It wasn’t the Boy Scouts, but close. It was the Boys’ Brigade, an international, church-based group for boys 12 to 18 that emphasized military-type discipline. Pilgrim Congregational Church in Pomona ...

The photo of Otara 6-year-old Junior Upoko on parade with the Boys' Brigade shows his cheeky curiosity. It doesn't show the bare feet he wore with his No 1 dress uniform.

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