“We Were Prepared.” The Wisdom of Boy Scouts
June 13, 2008 at 10:32 AM |
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Four boys died when a tornado ripped through their camp in western Iowa this week. It was a terrible loss. But it was also an example of how reasonable acts of preparation can save lives.
The Boy Scouts take great pride in being prepared. It isn’t a sign of weakness or neurosis--the way preparedness is viewed in much of adult land. It is a sign of strength. And here is what it looks like:
On Tuesday, the Scouts held an emergency preparedness drill. On Wednesday, the storm rolled in. When a Scout leader…