Matt Etzrodt '17 Selected for American Legion Boys Nation

Matthew Etzrodt, Jr., a rising senior at Archmere Academy, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation in the Washington, D.C. area, July 22-29. Boys Nation is an annual American Legion program that includes civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism. Matt was previously elected at Boys State as the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. He is one of two students representing Delaware at Boys Nation. 

Matt also just received a Bronze Good Citizenship Medal from the National Society of The Sons of the American Revolution, “in recognition of notable services in behalf of our American principles.” 

This year’s crop of Boys Nation senators represent the finest of nearly 20,000 incoming seniors who attended the 49 annual Boys State programs. Famous Boys Nation alumni include former President Bill Clinton, actor Donal Logue, Govs. Chris Christie and Scott Walker, and Sens. Mike Lee and Tom Cotton. Notable Boys State alumni include Tom Brokaw, Michael Jordan, Rush Limbaugh, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Neil Armstrong, Roger Ebert and Justice Samuel Alito.