Court of Honor Campout

It's not often that we car-camp. Our Scouts are used to carrying everything they need and hiking in for miles before we find a spot to nestle in for the night. But sometimes it's nice to have a cot to sleep on and a stove to cook with, especially when it's 15 degrees!

We headed into Powell Springs for our 'Court of Honor Campout', where the boys can bring some extra comforts such as tents, extra food, and chairs. Most of the boys still live out of their packs, but the leaders take advantage of it and bring pounds of bacon and bags of chocolate!

Thank you to David, our head cook, and all of the other Scouts who helped out with breakfast. And I appreciate all of the Scouts who showed their great respect for the outdoors by cleaning up the large trash pile that we found so that we could haul it away.

After the campout, we headed back into town to get cleaned up quickly so we could get to the Court of Honor. We awarded 4 rank advancements and 32 Merit Badges to 7 different Scouts. We had the opportunity to use the flag that was flown for us in Afghanistan (see the 'Signalling' blog entry from December) in our flag ceremony, and it was officially presented to the Troop. We also got a very special certificate of thanks from the VFW and AL for our help with the Veteran's Memorial.

Thank you so much to the Boy Scouts and fine young men that make up our program - we appreciate their hard work and diligence. And thank you also to the parents, family and friends of our Scouts who continue to push them to new heights and inspire them to be great.

Get more pics by clicking the picture below (I know it seems crazy, but David can actually cook!)