Interview w/Iowa Boy Scouts : We Were Prepared

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Uploaded by on Jun 12, 2008

Two Iowa Boy Scouts, interviewed by NBC's Today Show, discuss what happed when a tornado came through their camp killing four people and injuring more than 50.

One of the scouts, only 13, explains how it would have been worse had the storm came through any other populated area rather than their camp - because, "we were prepared for this." The scout was referring to the extensive first aid training each scout is taught and all the supplies available which probably saved many lives that day.

The Boy Scout Motto is Be Prepared, and it appears that is exactly what these scouts were when disaster struck. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the few organizations which teach real life lessons and values.

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  • As a former scout and an Eagle from Troop 6 in Jackson, MS, my thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those impacted by this tragedy.

    This is a perfect example of why the Boy Scout's motto is "Be Prepared." When disaster hit, these scouts and their leaders knew what to do and took action.

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  • I total agree. She needed to back off. It was as if she wanted to get the Scout to break down and cry. She obviously has poor interviewing skill wills with youth. I was impress how these two Scouts held their composure. The 10th Point - A SCOUT IS BRAVE!

  • OMG! What a reporter...lol  Let the kids tell there story!! Very bad reporter.

    The kids were brave.

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  • Well done young men!

  • when we herd this in our scout group in Western Austraila we had a paryer for them and thier familys it was a really bad tradery to scouting world wide

  • RIBIT RIBIT!!!

  • Yes we were prepared

  • Illidan Stormrage Says: YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!!

  • Mat those four scouts rest in peace. I was at Summer Camp when I first heard of it. I was terribly Discouraged and afraid. It was a good thing that they followed the boy scout motto "Be Prepared" if they weren't it would have turned out to be much much worse...

  • I'm a real boy

  • Go scouts, go, go, go scouts!

    It's a total tragedy to hear that four people lost their lives. I wish their family's the best.

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