Re: [Philmont]: Another Good Adventure

Peter,

Thanks to you and other Scout leaders across this nation, many our "boy"
scouts now are leading and teaching other soldiers. These young men are applying
all of the skills they were given as part of their advancement. The Lt's self
sacrifice shows alot about his character. It sounds like "brotherhood of
friendly service" and doing a good turn daily means something to this young man.
What would happen to our armed services without trained leader?

We had to attend a funeral on December 31st for one of our scouts who was 21
years old. He served in the Army in Iraq. He left behind a young daughter,
and wife. Several of my scouts and friends are also now overseas.

Keep up the good work.

Chas. Clifton
Scoutmaster -Troop 11
Port Neches, Texas
Advisor 708G2001
I used to a Bobwhite...SR-357, and then a Staffer...SR-439, SR-613

Remember : We are in this program for the boys.......let them lead

In a message dated 1/11/2004 3:37:18 PM Pacific Standard Time,
explorer@twcny.rr.com writes:

> One of the members of our crew in 1996 is a 1st LT commanding a cavalry
> scout platoon near Baghdad, Iraq. He could have had a two week leave pretty
> close to the Christmas holidays, but didn't take it so one of his men could
> spend time with his family and children. It would be presumptuous to suggest
> that level of selflessness came from Boy Scouts or being a crew leader at
> Philmont, however, I believe the Scouting program builds character, and a Philmont
> experience polishes it.

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Received on Sun Jan 11 20:30:44 2004