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Joint Eagle Ceremony for brothers Daniel and Dusty Albertine, May 2006.

 

Paul D. Albertine (Eagle '76), LCpl Paul D. Albertine, II, USMC (Eagle '02), Daniel J. Albertine (Eagle '05) and

Dustin "Dusty" J. Albertine (Eagle '06) at the occasion of the joint Eagle Ceremony for Daniel and Dustin.  May 2006

 

 

Taking thier oath as Eagle Scouts

 

 

Old Troop 53 scouts and scouters: Dana Smith, Paul D. Albertine, Paul K. Albertine, Michael W. Corey and

Donald K. McKnight.  May 2006.  Dana Smith is a past Asst. Scoutmaster of Troop 53, CDR McKnight was the

Scoutmaster (2003-2008).  Paul K. Albertine was Scoutmaster from 1970 - 1973, when Michael W. Corey took

over for a tenure of 6+ years (1973-1979).  Paul D. Albertine was Scoutmaster from May 1998 thru October 2003.

 

 

Two weeks after the joint Eagle Ceremony the two boys were on their way to the Minnesota wilderness.

 

Order of the Arrow Trek into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  132 miles in two weeks!!  The boys were in

seperate crews, but managed to link up once during the two weeks. 

 

 

 

Norwich University Scouting Association Camporee 2001

Scoutmaster Paul D. Albertine, P. David Albertine, II, Daniel J. Albertine, Dustin J. "Dusty" Albertine and "Rook" Brett Goertenmueller.

Photo by D. Weggler, Courtesy of Norwich University Office of Public Affairs photo archives. Photo taken September 29th, 2001.

 

Troop 53 in the Tug o'war.

 

 

 

 Both Daniel and Dusty had the honor of being "Honor Guard" at the Twin Rivers Council Recognition Dinner in 2005.

The honor guards escorted the Silver Beaver recipients up to receive thier award.  All of the honor guards received this

neckerchef.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boys in the troop (along with much help from the Peters Family) made a float for some of our older Scouters,

and another one of our Eagle Scouts to ride in.  The float had the names of all of Castleton's War Dead listed on

it, along with Troop 53's 1924 - 1999 dates.

from left to right, Fred Wolff (red hat), Eagle Scout Jim Ray (purple shirt), Past Scoutmaster Earl Simpson (far side),

Past Scoutmaster Paul K. Albertine (far side, dark glasses), Past Scoutmaster Vaughn Mudge (plaid shirt), and

Past Scoutmaster Norm Wiley (red hat).

 

Past Troop 53 Scoutmasters (left to right) Earl Simpson (Troop 253 uniform), Vaughn Mudge, Paul K. Albertine

and Norm Wiley.  While Earl Simpson was a Scoutmaster of Troop 53 for a short time only, he went on to start

Troop 253 and was their Scoutmaster for 14 years.  Troop 253 split up the area served by Troop 53 into two

areas, and both troops thrived during that time.  Troop 253 produced 12 Eagle Scouts during a total duration

of 16 years, 1967 to 1983.