afghan and iraqi girl and boy scouts (06 april 15)
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Iraq
1. 1922 - ’40 (First Arab nation to embrace Scouting)
1940 - ’55 (WWII & Recovery)
2. 1956 - ’99 (12,000 Scouts)
1956 - ’03 (Saddam's Lion Cubs)
3. 2004-Present (150,000 Scouts in 2010)
Keith 2005 – ‘10Prince of Wales & B-P w/Iraqi
Scouts at 3rd World Jambo, Arrowe Park, England, 1929.
• Hasar Kashafa, Iraq
– 110-120 regular participants
– Started by soldiers of 116th Brigade Combat Team’s Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery & community leaders
– Leaders trained, uniforms distributed, weekly meetings
Hasar Tigers (8-11 yr olds)
• “One of the first things was to get the troop its own Scout Badge. The second was to have its own "Pinewood Derby". 1LT Jeremy Thomas
• July 7, 2005
• Cars donated by families of 116th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers
Famous Scouters Helped
Lt. Col. Roberta LubaGen. David Petraeus
Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp
Paul "Jerry" BremerHead of the Coalition Provisional Authority
Charged with overseeing Iraq's occupation after the 2003 invasion.
2010
• $100,000+ Raised
• 150,000 Scouts
• 18/18 Provinces
• 22 Camps
• Iraqi run, uniforms, trained leaders
• Integrated into schools
Afghanistan
• 1880 Robert Baden Powell
1. 1931 – ’47 (Royal decree)
1048 – ’63 (Fire worshipers)
2. 1964 – ’78 (36,000 Scouts)
1979 – ’09 (Soviets, Taliban, War)
3. 2009 – Present (PARSA)
Keith 2012 – ‘14
General Joe DunfordCommander, ISAF (Int’l Security Assistance Force)
& US Forces-Afghanistan, 2013 – ’14Commandant of the Marine Corps, 2014 - Present
Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry
Famous Scouters Helped