11/02/2026
We were asked to assist with dismantling & loading up the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - The Wall That Heals yesterday afternoon. Even though it was short notice, we had 3 adult leaders and 6 scouts report to help out in the rain.
Adult leaders Kris B. & Ryan S. volunteered to be the “Load Masters” – which meant accepting every wall panel inside the trailer. (everyone looked at them when the coordinator asked for the 2 biggest guys there 🤣 ) Every name, every panel, handled with respect & placed into its proper slot. Then they moved on to placing every other part of the mobile display into its dedicated spot. Adult leader Dylan N. assisted the volunteer crews dismantling and carrying components into the trailer.
Scouts Ben P, Corran M, Carter C, Vinny J, Vincent T, & Wyatt B. stepped up and worked hard to assist the team of around 60+ adult volunteers. They even stepped up and volunteered for the “small guy” tasks, getting items from under the trailer, and placing items into tight spaces.
We received NUMEROUS compliments from adult volunteers, expressing how awesome our scouts were, their excellent attitude, and willingness to help. The 3 workers that were staffing the event for VVMF even individually pulled a few of them aside to thank them personally, compliment them, and tell them how awesome they were!
FUN FACT: Anybody that has ever touched a wall panel (where the names of the soldiers lost are engraved) wears gloves out of respect and dignity.
This was an amazing experience, and was a great reminder for the leaders to remember exactly why we do what we do! 399… we do things differently… and people notice!
