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Boy Scout Jamboree returns to Fort A.P. Hill
ARNEWS ^ | July 19, 2005 | Rey Guzman

Posted on 07/19/2005 4:16:25 PM PDT by SandRat

Boy Scout Jamboree returns to Fort A.P. Hill

By Rey Guzman
July 19, 2005

FORT A.P. Hill, Va. (Army News Service, July 18, 2005) – Thousands of Boy Scouts from across the nation will navigate their way to Fort A.P. Hill, Va., for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree July 25 through Aug. 3.

More than 42,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders, along with an additional 270,000 visitors, are expected to convene at the 10-day, national event conducted every four years by the Boys Scouts of America.

About 2,000 Soldiers from the active Army, Army Reserve and National Guard, and an additional 200 members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard will be on-hand to support the event.

The theme for this year’s National Scout Jamboree is “On My Honor – Timeless Values.”

In a welcome letter to Army units attending the event, Maj. Gen. John A. Yingling, commander of Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree, noted the similarity of the Army’s values with those of the Boy Scouts.

“The Army embodies the seven Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless-service, honor, integrity and personal courage,” Yingling said. “The Boy Scouts embody the Scout Laws (to be) trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. I have every confidence that each of you will live up to these values and be good role models to the Scouts while we support them during the Jamboree.”

The event is widely considered by Army officials as an excellent opportunity to sharpen the skills of Regular, Reserve and National Guard troops as they build a “tent city” equipped for more than 40,000 inhabitants.

In order to accommodate the large number of guests, Soldiers engage in various tasks from road building to installing water, sewer, electrical and telephone systems.

Fort A.P. Hill has been the site of the National Scout Jamboree since 1981. Among the many military units supporting this year’s event are the 61st Medical Group, 1710th Transportation Company of the Virginia National Guard, U.S Coast Guard Sea Services and 159th Aviation of the Army National Guard.

Scout leaders and members of Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree will attend a special Staff Show June 25, two nights before the arrival of the young scouts. The show will feature a Twilight Tattoo performed by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) and the U.S. Army Band (Perishing’s Own).

The official jamboree festivities kick off in grand fashion with an opening show July 27. The U.S. Navy Leap Frogs, Army Reserve 85th Division Jazz Ensemble and the Continental Army Band from Fort Monroe, Va., will perform during the opening night celebration, along with a military fly-over.

The Closing Show, scheduled for Aug. 3, will feature performances by the Army’s Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp, U.S. Army Brass Quintet, U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Band and Downrange U.S. Army Rock Band. The event will also include another military fly-over and close with a fireworks show.

In his letter, Yingling urged Soldiers to enjoy their opportunity to make a positive impact on the young Scouts attending.

“I guarantee that you will find this experience both personally and professionally rewarding,” he said. “Take full advantage of this great opportunity to train and make a positive impact on young people’s lives.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: active; army; boyscouts; bsa; coastguard; fortaphill; guard; honor; jamboree; marines; nationalguard; navy; reserv; scouts; soldiers; usaf
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1 posted on 07/19/2005 4:16:32 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: RonF; AppauledAtAppeasementConservat; Da Jerdge; Looking for Diogenes; Congressman Billybob; ...

2 posted on 07/19/2005 4:17:15 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Go Scouting!


3 posted on 07/19/2005 4:19:16 PM PDT by Jackknife (No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.-MacArthur)
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To: SandRat

We'll see if the ACLU tries to stop this.


4 posted on 07/19/2005 4:21:26 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (Stop the ACLU - Support the Public Expression of Religion Act 2005 - Call your congressmen.)
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To: SandRat
I have been through artic school, etc.

And I swear, the coldest night of my life was spent in a foxhole at AP Hill, in water up to my *ss, in 32-degree weather.

Brrrr. I thought I was a goner.

5 posted on 07/19/2005 4:22:01 PM PDT by patton ("Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.")
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To: SandRat

Some from our troop are heading out this weekend.


6 posted on 07/19/2005 4:24:35 PM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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To: SandRat

Yippee! My Dad, brother and I camped at Ft. Hill once. Nice post.


7 posted on 07/19/2005 4:28:12 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Democrats ... frolicking on the wilder shores of Planet Zongo.)
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To: Tax-chick

My first Jamboree was in 1956 in Yokohama as an Army Brat.


8 posted on 07/19/2005 4:38:22 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Scratch a Liberal. Uncover a Fascist)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Wow! My oldest son (11) is in his first summer as a Boy Scout, but his troop is not going to the Jamboree. Maybe they'll go in four years.


9 posted on 07/19/2005 4:39:40 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Democrats ... frolicking on the wilder shores of Planet Zongo.)
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To: SandRat

Excellent - great news!


10 posted on 07/19/2005 4:45:51 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (NEW and IMPROVED: Now with 100% more Tyrannical Tendencies and Dictator Envy!)
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To: SandRat
I was at AP Hill in 1985 - and boy was I glad that we had dome tents (and those fiberglass rods were near invincible.) Hurricane Bob (well, says TD in the Scouting article below) really tore through the encampment and the morning after, it was very much like those television reports of disaster areas in foreign countries.

But we had one heck of a great time, some Good Vibrations and the First Lady. Couldn't have asked for a better trip.

1985: 'The Spirit Lives On'



Hurricane Bob couldn't dampen camper enthusiasm in 1985.

As 1985 marked the Diamond Jubilee of the Boy Scouts of America, the theme of the 11th National Scout Jamboree celebrated the enduring nature of the spirit of Scouting.

And that spirit was put to the test early by an unexpected visitor named Bob—Hurricane Bob. Although reduced to a tropical depression by the time the storm roared into Fort A.P. Hill, Bob still flattened tents, knocked down gateways, soaked sleeping bags, and turned pathways to mud.

But Scouting perseverance paid off. By midweek the sun was out, the ground was drying, and Bob was soon forgotten. Scouts focused on the fun activities in the Challenge Trail, fishing and boating, and visiting the 92 booths at the largest Merit Badge Midway to date.

New jamboree activities included board-sailing on lower Travis Lake, snorkeling in aboveground pools, a trap shooting range, and a bicycle motocross (BMX) course.

Onstage, the Beach Boys were the celebrity entertainers, but the No. 1 guest of honor was First Lady Nancy Reagan, substituting for her husband, President Ronald Reagan, who was ill.

11 posted on 07/19/2005 5:02:44 PM PDT by kingu
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To: ViLaLuz

In a vindictive way I hope they do. That will make a whole bunch of future voters, their parents, releatives and when the news gets out soooooooo mad at the ACLU that there may finally be a big enough cry for the DOJ to go after the ACLU under RICO and for Congress too repeal the law that lets them bill us for their fees to sue us.


12 posted on 07/19/2005 5:21:51 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

ah, yes...camp AP Hill...

Remember it dearly.

Treated lots of heat stroke there when our NG unit trained in 100 plus degree temperatures, and we were from the mountains of PA, where it rarely reaches 85...

Of course, that was in early June. Hopefully by July the boyscouts will be acclimatized..


13 posted on 07/19/2005 5:26:04 PM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: SandRat

My oldest son is packing as we speak!


14 posted on 07/19/2005 6:16:31 PM PDT by Carolina
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To: Carolina

Tell him to look for folks from Catalina Council.


15 posted on 07/19/2005 6:19:50 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

I like this. Fort A.P. Hill is a neat place.


16 posted on 07/19/2005 6:21:28 PM PDT by 185JHP ( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
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To: SandRat

Kudos and salutations to the Scouts and all that support them! The Scouts are (along with homeschoolers) are part of the best part of our future. VIVA! BSA


17 posted on 07/19/2005 6:24:06 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: Carolina

We need an update and after action from him too.


18 posted on 07/19/2005 6:25:23 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Cousin Eddie

We need updates and an after action report.


19 posted on 07/19/2005 6:28:52 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Will do! Do you know which sub-camp they're assigned to?


20 posted on 07/19/2005 6:29:26 PM PDT by Carolina
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