There were over 3,200 attendees at this event.  Most troops were from the local NY and NJ areas, but one troop came all the way from Miami, FL and one troop brought a bag piper who played that "Old Spice" song - over and over and over...  The guns were all real - but shot blanks - very loud blanks!  MRE's are pretty great - if you're really hungry.  There was a Huey that roared by at 100' off the deck at 100 mph that was pretty cool.  The "Virtual Army Experience" was tops on our Scouts' list of fun things.  We learned that Mrs. S. is frighteningly proficient with an with an M-4.  A Blackhawk  flew in on Saturday.  Sunday morning, as it spooled up, the jetwash blew over a line of latrines that were close by.  Two Scouts (not ours) were in said latrines as they blew over, door side down - now there's a memory!

  

Our Cadet guide, Brady D., shown here with his cadet brother Brook, spent a lot of quality time with the scouts and could not have been a better role model for how to prioritize a very busy schedule to earn top grades.  Brady is interning with the Supreme Court this August and we hope to see him while he is in town.