Troop 772 at Ft Benning

5/9/14 -5/11/14
Troop 772 went to Fort Benning May 9-11 and visited Uchi creek camp & the infantry museum. The troop played activities that Andrei Edwards and Aidan Dinehart planned. The scouts played games with a purpose such as first aid carries; “why knot”; "capture the flag”; and last but not least football.  The Scouts used Andrei’s knot kit for “why knot”.  We also visited the museum that had cool and exciting stuff.  We took pictures, but sadly the camera died. They had a row of soldiers that earned the Medal of Honor, and there were interesting stories to read. This was the best campout because of the planned activities, hands-on learning of knots, and many advancement activities. Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers in troop 772.

List of the people that went:

Scouts:
Patrick
Aidan
Westby
Nick
Jon
Andrei
Jared
Connor
Eddie
Scouter:
Dr. Carter
Mr. Smith
Mr.Edwards

Greetings from Andersonville

The Troop went down to South Georgia during the weekend of March 18th for a great weekend of camping and to visit Andersonville National site. This is the home of the National POW Museum and also the site of the infamous Civil War Prison Camp, Camp Sumter.

We had perfect weather and were able to camp just off the park grounds. The site was primitive, but was one of the best camp sites we have seen in a long time. We spent most of Saturday visiting the Museum, which really made us all think about how people treat people during time of war. It sure made us all proud of where we live and the sacrifice made by others. We also had a great game of capture the flag.

The mock-up of the Prison Camp also made us realize just how bad things were during the Civil War and how POW’s were treated. All in all, we walked away having a great experience and Andersonville is on our list to do again in a few years.

Mr. Kolakowski's Group Photos