people . '' As a member of the Humboldt Boy Scout Troop No. 108 in Eagle Grove , Iowa , Aaron used his own money to make pillowcases for hospital patients , Gochanour said . He tried to donate the pillowcases to hospitals during a family vacation to Memphis , where he visited the home of Elvis , one of his heroes , according to a story that was published in the Eagle Grove Eagle last year . Aaron extended the same dedication to making fleece blankets for the Humane Society , according to the Omaha World-Herald . `` He embodied everything Scouting stands for , '' Dawn Sievertsen , principal of Robert Blue Middle School in Eagle Grove , Iowa , told the newspaper . `` He would start these projects to earn badges , but took them very seriously and would continue them long after he earned the badge . '' People who knew Josh Fennen of Omaha said he used many of the skills he learned in Scouting in everyday life . `` We 'd go hiking . He was a good hiker . He knew what to do , how to start fires and good with
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four Boy Scouts who died Wednesday when a tornado swept through a wilderness camp were remembered for the very qualities that had brought them to the camp in the first place . Clockwise from top left : Sam Thomsen , 13 ; Josh Fennen , 13 ; Aaron Eilerts , 14 ; and Ben Petrzilka , 14 . Josh Fennen , 13 , Sam Thomsen , 13 , Ben Petrzilka , 14 , and Aaron Eilerts , 14 , were among 93 Boy Scouts who were chosen by their troop leaders to attend leadership training this week at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch outside Omaha , Nebraska . In addition to the deaths , 48 Scouts and staff members were injured . Friends on Thursday described the fallen Scouts as multitalented , dedicated teens whose enthusiasm for life was matched only by their passion for Scouting . Aaron Eilerts ' best friend described him as a `` kindhearted '' person who took his commitment to Boy Scouts very seriously . `` He would do anything that you asked him to do , '' Colby Gochanour , told CNN 's Larry King . `` He just helped