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Pentagon will stop sponsoring Boy Scout troops because of oath.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | November 16, 2004 | Copyright

By Matt O'Connor, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 16--To settle part of a federal lawsuit in Chicago, the Pentagon has agreed to stop sponsoring hundreds of Boy Scout troops at military facilities across the United States and overseas, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois said Monday.

The agreement won't drive the Boy Scouts off military bases and other facilities, but it means veterans and other community groups will have to sponsor the Scout troops.

Military personnel will also be able to remain involved in…

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