The cannon salute during the evening flag ceremony had been a special event at the youth camp for three years, and it was an honor for a camp counselor to be selected to light the cannon. So the 16-year-old youth felt proud as he stood beside the cannon and attempted to fire it. But his pride turned to embarrassment as the wind blew out the touch stick - twice. The ceremony proceeded without the salute and everyone went inside for dinner. But the camp counselor remained behind to see what went wrong. His friend, another counselor, stayed with him to […]