The traditions then surely have passed, because things most certainly were different back then. As kids we couldn’t wait to go to camp and get to hang with those old guys. Looking back they were mostly average men of their time. However, to us kids they were “Giants” and for the most part are bigger today than they were then.
They watched over us when needed and when the time came they cut us loose.
Any who missed out on something similar during their formative years, missed out on some really good sheit.
