American Hero Patch Series

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A special series of patches is being released by the Wulapeju 140 Lodge honoring American Heroes.

The first of the series honors Ronald Reagan.

The patches are available at the Blackhawk Area Council trading post.

Blackhawk Area Council P.O. Box 4085, Rockford, Il 61110 or calling 815-397-0210 ext. 2.

Patches are $10 for Wulapeju 140 Lodge members and $15 for non-Wulapeju 140 Lodge members plus a shipping fee.

The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National Honor Society. The purpose of the Order of the Arrow is fourfold:

• To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives;
• To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit;
• To promote Scout camping;
• To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934. In 1948 the OA, recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers, became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.