Scouting!
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Thirty-seven years!!! ... |
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That's how long I've been in Scouting now...37 years since 8 February 1965...and counting!!! And I have NO intentions of ever leaving Scouting either, though my active time may diminish due to circumstances beyond my control. I intend to celebrate my 75th Anniversary as a Scout one day...and "retire" from Scouting a very old -- AND YOUNG -- Scouter! I am the second generation of my family involved -- DEEPLY involved -- in the Scouting movement. There's so much to do, so much to share with new generations of Scouts, AND adventure and fun!!! Why should I grow up completely??? Can we not choose to remain a child at heart for at least a little while longer while at the same time giving back to the Scouting Movement some of what it's given me in my youth!!! Over the decades, I've
earned: |
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![]() Exploring G.O.L.D. Award |
| Six Eagle Scout Palms | Ad Altaire Dei Award |
| 58 Merit Badges | 15 Historic Trails Awards |
| 10 50-Miler Afoot / Afloat Awards | 6 Mile Swim Awards |
| BSA Lifeguard Award | Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award |
| 15 National Battlefield Park Hiking Awards / Medals | |
| 24+ Jamborees / Camporees | Scouter's Trained Awards |
| Scouting in Other Countries | Commissioner's Key |
| Commissioner's Arrowhead Honors Award | |
| Bachelor of Commissioner Science | Associates of Commissioner Science |
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| Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps (The Boy Scouts' Own!) |
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