| Front Row ( L
to R):
1. Tommy Hill, Jr. 2. Joe Shuffleld 3. Todd Baldwin 4. Shawn Murray 5. Tim Florer 6. James Waddell 7. Brad Gambrell 8. Tom Florer 9. Phil Cochran 10. James Bryant 11. Billy Overhulser |
2nd Row (L to
R):
1. Tracy Baldwin 2. Charlie Harris 3. Burt Frost 4. Jeff Craig 5. Michael Balmbridge 6. Joshua Brodnax 7. Scott Hurt 8. Mike Wagoner 9. John Hamlett 10. Lee Franke |
3rd Row (L to
R):
1. Greg Lane 2. Joel Joslin 3. Kyle Vernon 4. Mark Miller 5. Shawn McCarter 6. Roger Cleere 7. Paul Nelson 8. Phil Rowe 9. Shawn Cooper 10. David Harwell 11. Victor Burns |
Back Row (L to
R):
1. Jerry Norton 2. Bill Foster 3. Joel Hamlett 4. Tommy Bizzell 5. Larry Ward 6. Jamie McCarter 7. Dodd Griffith 8. Mike Stephens 9. Jeff Daily 10. Bill Waddell 11. J. P. Dodson 12. Jeff Rowe 13. Doug Rowe 14. Jerry Stephens 15. Steve Miller |
| Jamboree Staff:
Robert Davidson - Transportation Tommy Hill, Odessa - Transportation Samuel E. Howell, II, Odessa - Subcamp 14 Kenneth E. Lantrip, Midland - Aquatics Charles Stephens, Odessa - Commissary Aide Malcolm T. Upton, Colorado City - Subcamp 14 K. D. Van Horn, Midland - Subcamp 14 Bill Youngblood, Midland - Assistant Medical Officer |
The group traveled to the National Jamboree by chartered bus leaving on July 20, 1981 from the Permian High School parking lot in Odessa at 5:00 a.m. They loaded additional boys and equipment at the council office in Midland and at Colorado City. They visited Opryland in Nashville, TN and Gettysburg and Valley Forge. They spent a day sightseeing in Washington, D. C. and arrived at Fort A. P. Hill, VA for the National Jamboree on July 28th. On July 31st, they made a special trip from the Jamboree to Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia and back to the Jamboree. They arrived back home on August 8, 1981, after having been gone for 20 days. Each member of the troop received a special Buffalo Trail Council Jamboree neckerchief and shoulder patches on the bus. Also each person received a travel bag and South Central Region jacket patch and t-shirts. The theme for the 1981 National Scout Jamboree was "Scouting's Reunion With History." The nation's heritage was reflected in many of the activities at the Jamboree. Some 28,000 Scout participated in this first Jamboree to be held at Fort A. P. Hill, VA. Every Jamboree since 1981 has been held at this spot due to the tremendous cost of setting the Jamboree up and tearing it down at the end. One of the VIPs visiting the Jamboree was King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, who spent two days at the gathering. The arena shows include the Oak Ridge Boys, Burl Ives and fireworks by the Great Zambelli. Included in the shows were the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle team, the U. S. Naval Academy Band and of course, the Jamboree Youth band. At the closing of the last arena show, as has been at every Jamboree before it, some 25,000 Scouts lit candles and rededicated themselves to the Scout Oath. Thunderstorms whipped by 50 mph winds, hit the Jamboree around 7 p.m. in the evening. The wind shipped through the camps, tents were collapsed, and many of those that did not collapse by the wind were taken down by their drenched occupants. However, they only got about .74 inch of rain but it did give the Scouts something to remember the Jamboree by. |
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Updated: April 28,
2004 |