Go Scouting!
We'll see if the ACLU tries to stop this.
Some from our troop are heading out this weekend.
Yippee! My Dad, brother and I camped at Ft. Hill once. Nice post.
Excellent - great news!
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 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.
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..
My oldest son is packing as we speak!
I like this. Fort A.P. Hill is a neat place.
Go Scouts! My oldest son and I are in the middle of summer camp at Camp Thunderbird near Olympia, WA. Having a great time. BSA is one of the finest American organizations in our country.
Good news bump!!!
AMEN
Okay, this is this guy's name? Honest?
Here's the thing: If you are an atheist, then you believe you have no duty to God, because you believe God doesn't exist.
Therefore, a pledge that has you pledging to "do my duty to God" is a pledge to do absolutely nothing. So, how can that be offensive . . . unless you really do, in the innermost recesses of your mind and heart, know that God exists. Then it's a reminder you'd rather not hear.
Oh well, my reply is mostly OT, so I'll drop it there.
We went to Fort AP Hill in 1981 as a Troop. Flew in to D.C. Toured the White House. Saw the sights.
...and got interviewed by the Washington Post. They asked me if I was afraid of nuclear Armegeddon now that Reagan was President. I said "No, it takes his kind of courage to prevent such things. Look at Iran releasing the Hostages peacefully." Keep in mind that lots had just gone on in 1981.
They didn't publish the interview (held on the escalator at then Dulles airport) the next day, but it came out on Sunday and completely misquoted me. I was appalled at how they framed the interview.
That was my first direct experience with the lying news media. Up until that day, I'd always trusted them.
Had a great Jamboree, too. Went back home a little wiser.