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Just as a side note:   FACEBOOK   there are a couple pages devoted to   Scout Patches     There is a Trade O Ree page    All trade o rees are listed   And most are helpful as far as identifying patches.  Of course there are some who sort of brag when they get 125 or more patches from a trade o ree.   Just for anyone who would like to know other places for Scout Patches

New to this forum, but NOT to Scouts. Just consider close to 20 years, with both sons, and not done yet.  Both went to Philmont, both went to Northern Tier, youngest went to Seabase.  They also went to Haliburton scout reservation in Canada. Both went to two National Jamborees, and the youngest just went to first one at the Summit as a Venture Scout.  BOTH  are Eagle Scouts. Oldest started a trend,  some other scouts started working on staff, at the council's summer camp, but he went to Philmont as a Staff member.  Youngest followed him, and applied and was accepted as a Ranger (2012)   How about 2 years as Philmont Staff Ranger?  yup, followed it up with  2014 summer. 2012 the family picked him up from Philmont and we traveled the west, all the way to Alcatraz, and other spots too. 2014 dropped him off at Philmont and then traveled again, but, to a couple different places/ Roswell, Grand Canyon, San Diego zoo.  After leaving the vehicle at Philmont, we flew home.   He is still involved with Ventures, so, the trek continues.  And the youngest also has his plans for the 2019 World Jamboree at the Summit.    What you ask brought me here?  well, was searching to learn about the scout who lost his life at Philmont,  and while I thought about that scouts family,  as a Dad to a Ranger,  thought about the possibility of his being the Ranger for this trip.  He left this morning with his brother on a wedding trip for someone else, and he does not know about this yet.  On another site, someone more or less bashed scouts for non weather reports, non information about the storms. But, as a family we know, there are not many places (they bashed the in this day and age of mobile devices) for cell phones. And we know, the youngest called his brother on July 4th and the brother was on top of Baldy.  It is mostly walkie talkie, and despite the terrible weather, I can only guess that there were not many people awake when this storm ripped through the Philmont area. As a Dad, I can not imagine the heartbreak and anguish.  Here is hoping the scouting world surrounds that family in their time of need.