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IST Spotlight: Greg DeVor

IST Spotlight: Greg DeVor

Greg DeVor. (Photo: Greg Bulger/U.S. Contingent Media Team) Everyone say hello and thank you to Greg, a member of the USA IST from Ohio who is working in the Jamboree dental clinic! You read that right — Greg joins a few IST from other countries as well as some Korean...
IST Pre-tour Recap

IST Pre-tour Recap

Members of the International Service Team stand in front of a pavilion at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. (Photo: Greg Bulger/U.S. Contingent Media Team) More than 60 US IST members became fast friends during their pre-Jamboree tour of Seoul and neighboring Suwon.  On...
Pre-Tour Check-in #2

Pre-Tour Check-in #2

A Scout walks through a traditional Korean folk village south of Seoul during pre-tour day two, July 30, 2023. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins/U.S. Contingent Media Team) On their second pre-tour day, Scouts departed from Seoul and headed south to see many cultural sites on...
Pre-Tour Check-in #1

Pre-Tour Check-in #1

Members of the U.S. Contingent pose for a photo while shopping in Myeong-dong shopping district on pre-tour day one, July 29, 2023. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins/U.S. Contingent Media Team) Today, the Contingent embarked on its first full day of the pre-tour after all...
South Korean Flag Symbolism

South Korean Flag Symbolism

Scouts BSA Scouts are quite familiar with the flag that they wear on their right shoulder: a stripe for each of the 13 colonies, a star for each of the 50 states, and colors signifying hardiness & valor (red), purity & innocence (white), vigilance,...