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Article and photos courtesy of John Griffin
Wirt County Cub Scout Pack 30 held their Cub Scout Graduation meeting Saturday afternoon at Camp Barbe. Several
youngsters and their
parents, friends, and relatives gathered under the shelter to participate in and watch the activities. After dining on hot dogs
grilled
outside (the homemade sauce was incredibly delicious!), Cub master Keith Smith started things off with some Arrow Point
presentations, and then several Cubs advanced in rank.
The Bear Den admirably retired an American Flag in a very solemn and sacred ceremony that is seldom seen today. Holly
Parsons,
a local Vietnam Veteran who was invited to the occasion, said "I've never seen it done like this before." An "Honor Guard" of
Scouts
held their salutes as the Webelos Den took the well worn Flag apart slowly and carefully, then lowering each piece (Stripes
first)
into the flames as a Den Mother narrated the time-honored ceremony.
Just playing around
Nicholas Alt receives 2 Arrow points
Jamie Evans receives 2 Arrow points
Tiger Cubs advance to Wolf Den
A Bear Cub is about to be promoted into Webelos
Webelos 1 Cubs promoted to Webelos 2 Den
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