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Members
of the 2005 National Jamboree Contingent
were: Rene Mancha, Adam Buck, Conner McKeel,
Matthew Miller, Neal Buck, Zach Vincent,
Josh McGuire, Matthew Dirkson, Bryan Sablan,
Ethan Flores, Garrett Maxwell, Daniel Lumpkin,
Matthew Perez, Marcus Martinez, Westin Zamarippa,
Chase Beasley, Nathan Calk, Eric Martinez,
Jacob Calk, Steven Silva, Mark Zamora, Mario
Zamora, Jesse Sandoval, Jakob McKeel, Matthew
Mahler, Cole Milne, Randy Rountree, William
Sims, Cal Hengst, Trevor McKinney, Matthew
Smart, Thomas Nunley, and leaders; Butch
SimpsonScoutmaster, Chris Calk-Asst. Scoutmaster
and Pat Ramos-Asst. Scoutmaster.
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It
started off with a late night bus trip to
DFW airport for the thirty-plus participants
of the 2005 National Jamboree. After
a plane ride to Washington DC, these Scouts
from across West Texas toured such notable
sites as the Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
Memorials and the Smithsonian for three
days. They enjoyed hotel rooms with
all the amenities during this brief stay
in our nation’s capital. Then it was
time to board another bus and head off to
Ft. A.P. Hill Virginia for the 2005 National
Scout Jamboree.
At
Ft. A.P. Hill the Scouts were able to participate
in a myriad of different activities; Scuba,
Kayaking, Rock-climbing/rappelling and the
Adventure Mine just to name a few. Other
popular distractions were the merit badge
midway and the always present patch trading.
Scouts from our council enjoyed meeting
Scouts from all across the globe and trading
a memento or two to help remember the experience.
One
of the highlights of the Jamboree was the
long-awaited arrival of President George
W. Bush to the closing ceremony. The
President’s visit to the Jamboree had been
postponed twice due to inclement weather,
but once he finally had the opportunity
to address the 45,000 plus Scouts and Scouters
in attendance, he made sure to stress the
importance of Scouting and service to our
country.
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