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Posted in Editorial, Flag Photos, History, Scouting on Oct 31st, 2008
Do you remember the USS Boy Scout?
I wrote about Boy Scout last May, having found the name and photograph while researching at the Department of Navy—Naval Historical Center, looking for old photographs that showed the Stars and Stripes.
Historical photographs are indexed in myriad ways, but not by whether the U.S. flag is included in [...]
Posted in Editorial, History, Information, Scouting on Oct 30th, 2008
Is there a special Boy Scout in your life? Looking for the gift of a lifetime? How about this beauty!
In celebration of 100 years of Boy Scouting, the Henry Repeating Arms Company has built the Henry Golden Boy “Boy Scouts of America Centennial Edition” Rifle.
This special rifle features the Scout Oath, Scout Law, scrollwork [...]
Posted in History, Information, Scouting on Aug 12th, 2008
The five national park service projects of ArrowCorp5 are finished. There are several ways to quantify the value of this work, but for the young men themselves, the value is immeasurable.
In the years and decades to come, each young man will remember one very hard week in the sun, and see how his [...]
From The Daily Times in Farmington, New Mexico.
World War II icon dies at 82: Rockwell model inspired scouts to aid country, community
By James Monteleone The Daily Times
08/04/2008 12:00:00 AM MDT
AZTEC — Boy Scouts of America lost its poster face last week when Arthur Robert Hamilton died in Aztec at the age of 82.
Bob [...]
Four down, and Bridger-Teton will be completed this week.
Time to check in with ArrowCorps5 and see how those Scouts are doing. Video is here for Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and Washington & Jefferson National Forests.
Posted in History, Information, Scouting on Jun 5th, 2008
Planning ahead for the next 100 years
DALLAS, June 3 /PRNewswire/ — The Boy Scouts of America announced today it is expanding its search to find a permanent home for one of America’s great traditions—the Boy Scouts National Scout Jamboree.
Securing a permanent home for the National Scout Jamboree, beginning with the 2013 event, is one of [...]
Posted in Editorial, Information on May 22nd, 2008
Some The Daily Flag readers may be taking Friday off this week, to enjoy a four-day weekend. Typically, we stay tucked in on holidays, or try to get out days early and stay late to avoid traffic. But husband has a long honey-do list for the weekend—which he’ll learn about around six o’clock this evening.
I [...]
Posted in Flag Photos, History on May 5th, 2008
USS Boy Scout
No, really.
Maybe the Boy Scouts of American should lobby the U.S. Navy for a new USS Boy Scout, in time for the BSA centennial.
Readers—help me out here—and identify the three flags flying on the boat. One on the bow, one on the stern, and one up top that is hard to [...]
Posted in History, Information, Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2008
What an outstanding project. I can’t imagine how long an endeavor of this size has been in the works.
Congratulations and Good Luck to everyone involved, and thank you.
Five National Forest Sites, 5,000 Scout Volunteers, Five Weeks of Service
The Boy Scouts of America announced today (April 29, 2008) that the Order of the Arrow, the [...]
Posted in Information on Aug 15th, 2007
I confess that I don’t always agree with the social agenda of at&t, but I want to acknowledge them for this investment in today’s youth. As readers of this site know, I believe in the mission of the Boy Scouts of America program. The BSA, by building men, is also building honest, ethical, moral leaders [...]
