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Re: "da marlboro man"
Paul Oman (poman@WICHITA.INFI.NET)
Tue, 30 Dec 1997 23:48:00 -0600
Gladys,
This has nothing to do with camo gear or military gear. Serving in the
Military is an honorable thing to do.
This has to do with promoting smoking to our youth. Do you think that is
"honorable"
Promoting smoking is promoting drug use and dependency.
YIS
Paul Oman (Major, USAF)
Advancement Chair Troop 580
Unit Commissioner 580/581/582
High Plains District, Quivira Council
-----Original Message-----
From: Gladys Jenner <sdjenner@AIRMAIL.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list SCOUTS-L <SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 1997 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: "da marlboro man"
>WA Howland wrote:
>
>> This is a kid who got a lot of gear with cigarette ads all over it.
>
><snip>
>
>> Spend an afternoon removing all those logos (and have a talk with your
Troop
>> about how companies counted on them for advertising... to whom, kids?
why?
>> and we don't carry advertising on our camping BSA gear)
>>
>> I'm all for ripping off the cig companies whenever possible (trustworthy
takes
>> an backseat here, I confess)...
>>
>
>I have a fantastic internal frame backpack, zero degree sleeping bag, and 2
>regular sleeping bags thanks to the Marlboro offers. I use these for
campouts -
>which is why I ordered them! My son uses a military mummy bag for
wintertime and
>often uses one of the Marlboro regular bags in the summer.
>
>I refuse to take the labels off my equipment unless everyone takes the
labels off
>of theirs. Do you also require the boys who got used military gear to dye
it some
>other color?
>Do you allow boys to wear camo clothing?-- Our SM wears a military parka
and I
>often wear a military gortex jacket or the field jacket with liner!
>
>You use what you have and what you can get without having to spend MAJOR
$$$ for
>the "name brand" equipment.
>
>YIS-
>Ginger Jenner Troop 502 - Longhorn Council
>
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