FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Knox, Kentucky ~ 23 AUG 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The 109,000 acre base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army human resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet Command and the United States Army Accessions Command.

The most recent era of transformation at Fort Knox began in 2005 with the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. The Armor Center and School relocated to Fort Benning to merge with the Infantry Center and form the Maneuver Center of Excellence. In addition, the Armor School relocated to Fort Benning and, as with the Infantry School, is subordinate to the MCoE.

Relocated to Fort Knox were the Human Resources Command, Army Accessions Command and Cadet Command to join Recruiting Command information of the Human Resource Center of Excellence.

In May 2010, The Human Resource Center of Excellence, the largest office building in the state, opened at Fort Knox. The new center employs nearly 4,300 soldiers and civilians.

Fort Knox is one of only three Army posts (the others being Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Fort Sam Houston, Texas) that still have a high school located on-post. Fort Knox High School, serving grades 9–12, was built in 1958 and has undergone only a handful of renovations since then.

Learn More About Fort Knox HERE!!

The Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor was established in 1949 to preserve historical artifacts and archival materials relating to Mechanized Cavalry and Armor and General George S. Patton Jr.   It is one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of armored vehicles spanning 1917 to the present and has the finest collection of Patton artifacts in the world.

There are static displays of various tanks, other armor and a few helicopters. The museum also includes a number of Patton's personal effects, dating from the World War II, including his office van and touring car.

Learn More About The General George Patton Museum Here!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Much, much cooler, we're sitting at 73 degrees now instead of the 93 we had last week! More cooler weather too.

But popsicles still work regardless of the temps!

Not much happening with me today, grocery shopping happens tomorrow. Oh, I did get a car wash to remove some of the summer dust.

Wuz new your way?

[PROCON]

The heat has gone away for awhile thankfully.

I'm just living the dream!

[left that other site]

In Hawaii, I got a beautiful reddish-brown horse named Koa, presumably because of his color which was like the tropical wood of the same hue.

Anyway, Koa was a such a brat that I demanded that the trail boss and I switch horses, which we did, right in the middle of a stream (I know, I know).

Later, I found out that Koa was rather famous on the island for being a “handful”.

In fact, he wasn’t named after the hardwood at all, but after a Hawaiian war god.

LOL...the good ol’ days!

[luvie]

I did! Nope...not a grumpypuss...just a sleepypuss. I don’t talk much that early in the morning, and my manager...well,l let’s just say I don’t call her Chatty Cathy for nothing! LOL! She has learned to SORT of leave me be till I look like I’m awake! LOL!

How was your day at headquarters? What’s the word in TN about the election?

[radu]

WOOHOO for cooler temps! That’s a NICE drop y’all had today. And more to come? Lucky, lucky, lucky! It was in the low 80s here and is already down to 68. Open window weather!
Gonna be back in the 90s again by Wed. though. :-(

Slow day at the HQ but that was expected. Stopped by the grocery store on the way home and dang it, I forgot to get some popsicles! Guess I’ll have to settle for a bowl of ice cream tonight. LOL!

[mylife]

By God! I spent most of the day in silence, Shoulder to the wheel.
Got some good hugs and back scratch’s though after quitting time...

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....onona snags the silver!!

[PROCON]

Slooowwww...aren’t ya?

[radu]

Goin’ for the gusto!

[luvie]

Well, hugs and back scratches are a good thing. Hope they weren’t from Scotty! LOL!

[radu]

Goin’ for the gusto!

[PROCON]

Slooowwww...aren’t ya?

[radu]

Goin’ for the gusto!

[PROCON]

Slooowwww...aren’t ya?

[PROCON]

Slooowwww...aren’t ya?

[mylife]

Naw we have ladies here in Tx ;)

[radu]

AAAAAAARRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!

And WOOHOO! Good sneak job there, LUV! LOL!

[Bratch]

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, LUV #50!

Some good folks just live the charmed life!

[radu]

Faster than you were, PRO. :-)

But we had a SNEAK in the room!