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Event: Boy Scout Report to State Parade
Date: 10-Feb-01
Location: Austin, Texas
Description: What an event!  Estimates were 6,500 cub and tiger scouts descending on the State Capital of Texas.  And our club came through with flying colors to support Oak Hill Pack 395 of the Comanche District.  Fred with his MB/M100, Scott with his M38A1/M416, Toby and his MB/M100, Danny and his M151A2/M416, Barry with the 'buggy' and Bill M. all made it on the very chilly morning.

We arrived at the Austin American Statesman parking lot and waited for the scouts to arrive.  As they filtered in, we realized we may be able to haul everyone including the parents for the parade.  About 8:30, we loaded up the vehicles with kids and parents and staged ourselves.  As usual, the staging process has a lot of work needed to make it smooth but overall went well.  The kids however were becoming restless with the cold. (about 29F at sunrise)

Once the parade got started, it went without a hitch.  All the kids tossed candy, lots of pictures were taken, lots of hand waves and comments about the vehicles and then our return to the Statesman parking lot.  There was one casualty however.  Danny's M151A2 died after the parade and on his way back to the parking lot.  Scott and Bill M. drove Danny's truck and trailer to where it died, hooked up the winch and pulled the dead jeep onto the trailer and secured it.

Once secured, we returned to the parking lot and dropped off the remaining scouts with their parents.  By now, the temp had warmed up to 40F - maybe.....

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01scout1.JPG (26823 bytes) Here's a fellow club members GPW with Texas flags and music...
01scout2.JPG (22691 bytes) My M38A1 as the lead vehicle sporting the Pack 395 banner
01scout3.JPG (26276 bytes) Another shot of Fred's and my jeep staged on the Congress Ave bridge prior to the start...
01scout4.JPG (23469 bytes) Club member Toby always looking like a poster child for a recruiting event...
01scout5.JPG (25246 bytes) Danny's M151A2
01scout6.JPG (24284 bytes) The Congress Ave lineup...
01scout7.JPG (25656 bytes) My M38A1 and trailer again.  Timmy, a good friend's son is riding shotgun
01scout8.JPG (23155 bytes) Club member John and his '45 MB with Monica, the pack leader...

   

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