Posted on 07/29/2005 7:43:31 PM PDT by SandRat
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) came to Fort A.P. Hill July 27 to address the 2005 National Scout Jamboree. Foremost on his mind was the importance of the U.S. military’s support to the scouts gathered before him.
“Federal support for the jamboree -- what we are doing here today -- is important in helping to train our brave men and women in the military,” he said.
Frist said he was proud to announce the “Support Our Scouts Act of 2005” as an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill that he sponsored.
“The vote was ninety-eight to nothing,” Frist announced to rousing cheers from the crowd, and then went on to praise “our tremendous military that continues to support your activities.”
After his speech, which included a somber acknowledgement of the tragedy that befell the four Alaskan Scout Leaders Monday, Frist, drenched in sweat as the approximately 42,000 who heard him, lingered on stage to chat with Scout leaders and JTF-NSJ Commander, Maj. Gen. John A. Yingling, and other military service members and pose for pictures with Boy Scouts before departing.
President George Bush was scheduled to address the jamboree crowd next, but his speech was cancelled due to an approaching thunderstorm.
(Sgt. Frank Pellegrini is a member of the 361st Press Camp Headquarters from Fort Totten, N.Y.)
Help the Scouts out:
http://www.bsalegal.org
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1st Man to walk on Earth's Moon:
Eagle Scout NEIL ARMSTRONG
1st Man to walk on the Planet Mars:
Eagle Scout ______ _______???
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John Kerry or Al Gore?
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AL GORE = No Eagle Scout
JOHN KERRY = No Eagle Scout
Both probably joined in on the 2000 Democrat Convention's booing of an EAGLE SCOUT Honor Guard.
Both are joined in supporting the ACLU's targeted destroying of the Boy Scouts.
The Enemy is now Within...
and always has been.
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