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Tens of thousands of Scouts camping together for ten days. Bloggers covered every National Jamboree of the era, from Fort A.P. Hill in 2010 to The Summit Bechtel Reserve.
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When you’re on a list that includes Neil Armstrong, Hank Aaron, Gerald Ford, Bill Gates and Walt Disney, you must have done something right. But “something right” doesn’t begin to describe the 10 volunteers who join the list of Silver Buffalo Award recipients this year.
The Great Alaska Council’s 2017 set. A father-son duo from Alaska created a massive mural to display patches they collected together at the 2013 and 2017 National Jamborees. The entire mural, made up of four square sections, measures 4 feet high and 16 feet long.
A Boy Scout from Washington, D.C., and a Venturer from Cincinnati were selected to join a leg of National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek’s 21,000-mile walk around the world . Christopher Sherman and Miciah Thacker penned thoughtful essays reflecting on their experiences at Philmont and the 2017 National Jamboree, respectively.
