Posted on 11/19/2004 5:48:49 AM PST by AmericanMade1776
Saturday, November 20th from 12:00pm-4:00pm at the Columbus Civic Center - Open to the Public this is a FREE event celebrating all military personnel and their families - This event is alcohol free and is a family event - All military personnel will be fed a complimentary meal, all civilians will be fed for a donation - Free concerts featuring Cornbread and Lee Greenwood.
Lee Greenwood in Concert! Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum entertainer Lee Greenwood will be performing this year.
Click here for more information on Lee Greenwood.
- Motorcycle Support Run- all motorcyclists line up at 12:00 noon at the Columbus Civic Center and depart at 1:00pm. Wear red, white and blue and decorate your bike with American flags to show your patriotic spirit. All motorcyclists welcome.
- Please bring a toy or a gift certificate from Toys R Us for the Santa’s Castle Toy Drive- Toys R Us will give a 10% discount to Santa’s Castle upon Redemption
About Santa's Castle Santa's Castle is a private, non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and supported solely by donations. They have been serving the FT. Benning community since 1986. Their goal is to provide toys for the children of Ft. Benning soldiers who, because of financial difficulties, would otherwise not have toys for Christmas.
Anyone interested in making a donation, or for further information can reach Santa's Castle at (706) 685-4422 or P.O. Box 51951, Fort Benning, GA 31905.
(Excerpt) Read more at godblessfortbenning.com ...
Wish I could be there....Nothing like that up here in Washington State....
posting on the state page, GA that is.
Thanks..I meant to do that..but forgot :-)
My pleasure, I want the biggest turn out possible!
Anyone interested in making a donation, or for further information can reach Santa's Castle at (706) 685-4422 or P.O. Box 51951, Fort Benning, GA 31905.
But for those who can not attend and want to help out...see the post above.
Thank God for Ft. Benning...they produce the finest infantrymen in the world.
My son hated it many days...and has never regretted going there for a moment:) I, being a civilian, had an Aha moment one day while talking with him. He listed a litany of complaints (typical soldier fare) about the DS..the base, the food, on and on. After listening I was alarmed and asked if he was sorry he'd decided to enlist. He sounded shocked- and said "Hell NO, Ma, I LOVE the Army"...
I live in Columbus and work on Ft. Benning. This celebration began as a counter to the School of the Americas protestors that come out every year. SOA Watch is having their big annual protest this weekend, so supporters of the military in general and Ft. Benning in particular will have the God Bless Ft. Benning thing.
All in all, it's a big pain in the *ss for those of us that were planning on working this weekend. The long haired, pot smoking, peace loving, sock and sandal wearing, tie-dye making hippie freaks are already showing up.
Cpl. Nick Romero carries his teammate Cpl. Eugenio Mendoza during the beginning of the stress fire portion of the 4th Annual International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Friday, Nov. 5, 2004
The SOA protest is in a different location, is closer to Fort Benning right?
Yeah, the SOA Watch protest is right outside the front gate. They're not allowed onto Ft. Benning. The last few years, they've trashed the neighborhood right outside the gate (it's a low-income area), and some residents complained. This year, they have temporary fencing put up to channelize the protestors.
Good luck with your celebration. May you meet a deserving soldier so you don't have to remain single!
No thanks... I don't particularly care for girls who wear Army boots lol.. :)
Besides.... I got me one :)
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