I’m behind the curve in bringing this up but Stop the ACLU reports on the Senate’s 98-0 vote to allow U.S. military to continue to host Boy Scout events. Since Morristown’s Troop 112 (with which I and my Eagle Scout/Marine reservist/college student son have had a very nice relationship for the past dozen years or so) is sponsored by the NJ Army National Guard and meets at the local Armory I was very pleased to see this happen.
The founders/leaders of the troop were members (now retired) of the Army National Guard when they decided to reach out to the community with first a boys' club and then the Scouts some 25 years ago. The Guard has generously supplied a meeting place the boys can call their own and it is the envy of many troops who have to make due with church halls and the like where materials can't be stored or displayed on a full time basis. Additionally, the main floor of the armory is available for activities during the winter and the ballroom can be used for special occasions (Eagle Courts, advancement ceremonies and the such). The Troop number--112--is in honor of the Guard's 3rd Battalion, 112th Artillery, their sponsor and the Troop logo includes the crossed cannons of the artillery. A great deal of honor and tradition would have been lost if they were forced to separate. Of course, NJ still has a say and who knows how those dipsticks in Trenton will act.
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