So glad there are some others here who have good memories about scouting, and Boy's Life. I was in a very small troop, Troop 203, but we were active in camping, hiking, attending jamborees and summer camp, etc. I made Eagle and was inducted into the Order Of The Arrow. Dad knew my adventurous spirit and made me a promise that he would pay for me a summer trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico if I dedicated myself and achieved Eagle rank. I did, and I went. It was a trip of a lifetime. We climbed Baldy Mtn., some 12,000+ ft., that August. I also achieved my God And Country award before leaving the Boy Scouts and entering the Explorers, which was a BSA sanctioned organization for older Scouts who had achieved Eagle rank and wanted to help younger Boy Scouts, at camp, etc.

I was introduced to competitive shooting at summer camp near Augusta. GA, at Camp Linwood Hayne. That also awakened something in me that has never died.

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May God bless America and those who defend her.