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Scouting played a significant role in my childhood, but one particular scouting moment stands out. I was 12 and attended a scout camp where one of the activities involved using semaphore flags. For ...

The semaphore flags used by Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship HMS Victory to signal his fleet before the battle of Trafalgar (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) In days gone by, people relied ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (Aug. 15, 2012) -- Red and white flags flapped in the wind as they moved decisively in the semaphore bearer's hands, breaking the silence of a troop-filled Palm Circle, Aug. 15.

A sloppy track and red-hot pace battle did nothing to slow Semaphore Man, who repelled a challenge from Junior College through the stretch and drew off in the final strides for a front-running 1 ...