Eagle Scouts

I went to London on Friday... Stephen (another LT) and myself were invited to a reception to honor all the scouts that have earned the rank of Eagle in the last year who live in the London area. Stephen has been involved with the scout troop on base since he got here and is an Eagle himself. The reception was held at the US Embassy and the guest speaker was the Supreme Commander of Naval Forces in Europe. It was fun to go to a BSA event in the UK. I haven't really done much with scouts since I got out of high school so it was good to be around a room full of Eagle Scouts and to say and hear the Law and Oath again(yes I still have them memorized). There was close to 20 boys in the London area that earned the rank of Eagle in the last year. And after talking with a few of them, they seemed like really good kids. Most Eagle Scouts are... but I must admit... just as with everything else... a few bad seeds slip through and give us all a bad name once in a while. Anyway... it was a fun trip and I think it was enough to convince me to get more involved with the Boy Scouts again this fall and if time allows... maybe even this summer. I still think it's cool that I can take evening trips to London if I want too. :-P

- footprints of Chad, 8:08 PM

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