FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Camp Mabry ~ 05 February 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

Camp Mabry

The third oldest active military installation in Texas

Texas Military Forces Museum

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[NYTexan]

Don’t y’all have furnaces in AZ?

[luvie]

That is TOO funny! LOL!

Actually it’s right here in central OK. It was in the
70s today. I brought warm weather up from Texas! :D

[PROCON]

The 5th time was the charm....*whew*

HELLO, BABY, WAKE-UP, GRANDMA WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOU!!!

[luvie]

Great thread, and good to know how old this installation is.

Thanks for all your hard work!

[SandRat]

We will.

[MoochPooch]

Weather was cold today but will be balmy tomorrow.

[luvie]

BRAT!!!

If she wakes up, YOU get to rock her back to sleep! Sheesh!

[NYTexan]

I have the answer. Just fly with us.

I’ll get ya stink’n drunk on margaritas. No Problems!

[SandRat]

Yep but when they built the houses they skimped on wall insulation.

[PROCON]

If she wakes up, YOU get to rock her back to sleep! Sheesh!

Sorry, LOL!!!

[gpapa]

This Day in U.S. Military History February 5

1865 - Union and Confederate forces around Petersburg, Virginia, begin a three-day battle that produces 3,000 casualties but ends with no significant advantage for either side.

Dabney's Mill was another attempt by Union General Ulysses S. Grant to break the siege of Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. In 1864, Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee pounded each other as they wheeled south around the cities. After a month of heavy battling that produced the highest casualty rates of the war, Grant and Lee settled into trenches around Petersburg. These lines eventually stretched 25 miles to Richmond, and the stalemate continued for 10 months. Periodically, Grant mounted offensives either to break through Lee's lines or envelope the ends.

In June, August, and October, these moves failed to extricate the Confederates from their trenches. Now, Grant sent cavalry under General David Gregg to capture a road that carried supplies from Hicksford, Virginia, into Petersburg. On February 5, Gregg moved and captured a few wagons along his objective, the Boydton Plank Road. He found little else, so he pulled back toward the rest of the Union army. Yankee infantry under General Gouverneur K. Warren also moved forward and probed the area at the end of the Confederate's Petersburg line. The Rebels responded by moving troops into the area. Skirmishes erupted that evening and the fighting continued for two more days as each side maneuvered for an advantage. The fighting surged back and forth around Dabney's Mill, but the Yankees were never able to penetrate the Confederate lines.

The Union suffered 2,000 men killed, wounded, or captured, while the Confederates lost about 1,000. The battle did extend the Petersburg line a few miles to further stretch Lee's thin lines, but the stalemate continued for six more weeks before Grant's forces finally sent Lee racing west with the remnants of his army. The chase ended in April when Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House.

[laurenmarlowe]

Awwwwww LUV, what a precious girl, she is so sweet.

Thoughts and prayers for your visit, and hope all is well.

*HUGS*

[HiJinx]

5 tries?
Poor Grammy LUV...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Governor announces site for Predator remote piloted vehicle

CAMP MABRY, Texas (Aug. 17, 2005) – Governor Rick Perry, in a news conference at Ellington Field in Houston, approved the recommendation presented by a panel of senior aviation and support officers and the Adjutant General of Texas naming Ellington Field Air National Guard Base the home for the new Predator squadron. The panel looked at every military installation in Texas and then ranked each potential site according to several demanding criteria that included airspace and range access, weather, existing facilities, robust communications access, and recruiting population base.

When the assignment of Predator units to the National Guard was first announced in December 2004, Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, said: “The Air Force has always viewed our three components -- the active duty, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve -- as equal partners. We have taken great pride in our seamless integration and expeditionary operations and feel the time is right to try this integration at home.”

The rest of the story

[PROCON]

She is a cutie, and definately a keeper!!

[laurenmarlowe]

EEEEEEEEK! :o)

[luvie]

Hee-hee. You just don’t know how many tears were shed just
getting her to sleep...and for her to stay asleep.

She is kinda cute, huh!

[luvie]

Thank you Lauren!

Piper and I drove to the hospital tonight and visited with
Mommy for a while. They were sure glad to see one another!

I think things are going to be just fine!

[SandRat]

100?

[SandRat]

100?