[Myrddin]

I wanted to go to Philmont, but that never happened. My nephew did get to go. My parents could only manage to get me to scout camp once when we were in Virginia. That one time netted advancement to 2nd class, swimming merit badge, cooking merit badge, rowing merit badge, canoing merit badge and a mile swim patch. The Goshen scout camp was really first class.

My two favorite "jamboree" events were at Yorktown in 1968 and the 200th Anniversary in San Diego. The area where I camped at the 1969 event was about 1/4 mile from where the house I purchased in 1983 was built.

I had the pleasure of standing on the tarmac at Miramar Naval Air Station as the first F-14 Tomcat arrived with the Secretary of the Navy in the RIO seat. That pre-dated the formation of the Top Gun school. It was also the event that grow into the annual Miramar Air Show. My troop had been invited to pass out the airshow schedule flyers.

[MarMema]

That one time netted advancement to 2nd class, swimming merit badge, cooking merit badge, rowing merit badge, canoing merit badge and a mile swim patch.

That was one busy and wet week! We've been looking at Rowing for my youngest son, but it's not offered much out here and looks pretty tough.