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These are REPRODUCTION felt and cloth backed patches, they were NOT originally issued patches at the conference.
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These REPRODUCTION felt and cloth backed patches were made to commemorate National Order of the Arrow Conference\'s (NOAC), the biennial national gathering for members of the Order of the Arrow (the Boy Scouts of America’s national honor society).Left Patch: 1948 15th National Meeting
Event: Held at Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) in late August 1948.
Significance: This was a pivotal meeting in OA history. In 1948, the Order of the Arrow was officially integrated as a full, permanent national program of the Boy Scouts of America (previously having been an affiliated or experimental program). The \"W.W.W.\" represents the Order’s watchwords (Wimachtendienk, Wingolauchsik, Witahemui). Original patches from this era were typically printed/screened twill, which this reproduction replicates.Right Patch: 1971 National ConferenceEvent: Held at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) in August 1971.Design & Theme:Displays the conference theme along the top borders: \"Aim High – Serve All\".
Depicts the University of Illinois\' iconic Assembly Hall (now State Farm Center), where the arena shows and general assemblies took place.Features the red OA arrow across the arena dome and the signature red \"WWW\" at the base.
These are REPRODUCTION felt and cloth backed patches, they were NOT originally issued patches at the conference.Combined shipping is available.
