100 Years of Scouting
AP News 2009-12-20 04:31:56
In this Oct. 3, 2009 photo Tenderfoot Scout Bradley Corr, 11, right, and his father, Troop 29 committee member Warren Corr, walk a wooded trail at Boy Scout camp at Camp Minsi in Pocono Summit, Pa. As the Boy Scouts of America heads toward its 100th anniversary in February, its first century adds up to a remarkable saga, full of achievement, complexity and contradiction. On one hand, no other U.S. youth organization has served as many boys, an estimated 112 million over the years. On the other hand, in both the courts and the public arena, the BSA has doggedly defended its right to discriminate, excluding gays and atheists from its ranks, and overriding requests from some local units to soften those policies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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