▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁Rick ▁She e hy ▁presented ▁the ▁first – ever ▁Be ▁P rep ared ▁Local ▁Hero ▁award ▁to ▁the ▁Mid - America ▁Council ▁P ah uk ▁P ride ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁and ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁torn ado ▁struck . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁storm ▁were ▁presented ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁the ▁E agle ▁Award , ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁Also ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ' s ▁National ▁Court ▁of ▁Honor ▁awarded ▁ 1 2 1 ▁med als ▁for ▁hero ism ▁to ▁Sc outs ▁and ▁Sc out ▁leaders ▁for ▁their ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁torn ado : ▁ 7 5 ▁Med als ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁ 3 0 ▁Hero ism ▁awards , ▁ 7 ▁Honor ▁Med als , ▁and ▁ 9 ▁Honor ▁Med als ▁with ▁Cross ed ▁Pal m . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁While ▁most ▁pra ise ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Sc outs ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁torn ado , ▁many ▁question ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁torn ado ▁shelter ▁on ▁the ▁grounds . ▁In ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Lloyd ▁Ro it stein , ▁Sc out ▁Executive ▁with ▁the ▁Mid - America ▁Council ▁of