Boy Scout Wedding

[Kahuna]

Not really a Boy Scout wedding, but, being in Florida at the moment, I had the opportunity to go to the wedding of one of "my" former Scouts, now age 30 (how time flies). Two other former Scouts from the troop were in the wedding and yet another in attendance. It was a real trip to see those guys after probably ten years. The groom and one other were Eagle Scouts. Father of the groom was a troop leader, also an Eagle Scout. I rode over with another former Scoutmaster. Needless to say, a lot of reminiscing went on. He married a really beautiful girl, too. He was always a good kid, but you never know how they will turn out. It's always a good feeling to know that they actually remember you fondly after all those years. There is a brighter side to all this stuff, guys, if you hang in there!

[Eamonn]

I get fairly regular from Steve. Steve was without a doubt one of the best Scouts ever to to belong to the 17th. His son is now a PL and a little time back Steve became active as an assistant leader.

We still laugh about how he landed me in hot water for building a monkey bridge on the training field at Gilwell Park.

Some people have no sense of humor!!

Eamonn.

[Kahuna]

Indeed!

[eagle90]

I, too, went to a wedding this weekend of a former scout. He was a shy, quiet kid who wouldn't go to summer camp the first few years because he couldn't swim. We got him to a scout swim class one winter, he learned enough to get by, went to camp and eventually earned his Eagle, as did his two younger brothers. All are still active and dad is one of my ASM's. We had a whole "Scout table" at the reception. Isn't it funny how the kids get older, but we don't?

[Kahuna]

Again, indeed! I'm only 39, was SM when I was 8 or 9. :-)

[scoutldr]

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