Troop 821, like the rest of the World, wants to express our deepest sympathies to the families of the Boy Scouts affected by this tragedy. We are holding our own Sons closer, while we pray fervently for yours. We feel it important, however, to impress upon our Boys and their Families, that if it were not for the skills our Sons learn due to Scouting, this tragedy could, horribly, have been much worse. We are deeply thankful for the Scout Leaders who led those boys and taught them their skills, and also for the ability of the boys themselves to draw upon those skills in their moment of great need. We thank God that so many were saved in light of what happened, and due to the ability of those well-trained boys. And we pray for the boys who were lost...
