FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Riley, Kansas ~ 26 JUNE 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort Riley, Kansas

Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside. The fort has a daytime population of nearly 25,000.

Fort Riley, "Home of the Big Red One" (1st Infantry Division), is known for its excellent training, abundant recreational opportunities, rich history, and tremendous relations with surrounding communities.

Throughout the year, Fort Riley provides assistance to the Army National Guard (ARNG) and United States Army Reserve. Fort Riley provides training assistance to more than 30,000 Reserve Component soldiers, including the Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserves, Navy Reserves, Marine Reserves, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Air Guard, and individuals conducting individual training or attending schools. While at Fort Riley, they resided at this Complex, and use Tank Trails from Equipment Concentration Site #33 and Mobilization and Training Equipment Site (MATES).

Fort Riley is home to more than 10,000 soldiers. Population assigned-served 42,264; Active Duty Officer 1,117; Active Duty Enlisted 9,252; Family Members 12,020; Retirees 16,249 (Army 5,860 and Other Services 10,389); Civilian Work Force 3,626.

The Garrison Command is composed of dedicated Soldiers and civilian employees who play a critical role in supporting the Fort Riley mission. Their focus is to provide training, readiness, and deployability for three active component combat brigades and support for mobilization and deployment of active and reserve component units.

The Garrison Command also provides effective support services for the Soldiers and Family members. The quality of life is important at Fort Riley. The goal is to provide the best quality of life available in the Army. The Garrison Command is dedicated to making training at Fort Riley a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

Learn More About Fort Riley HERE!

In 1976, a group of cavalrymen met to assess the status of preservation initiatives relating to the history, equipment, literature, traditions, and heritage of the Cavalry. Their findings were not encouraging; many significant reminders of the past presented by artifacts, documents, and photographs of the Cavalry simply vanished or had been discarded, their value unrecognized.

To safeguard the legacy of the Cavalry and to halt the grievous losses diminishing the cultural substance of our country’s rich past, the US Cavalry Association was formed that year. From that small group of cavalrymen, the Association has grown to a diverse and unique organization, national in scope, striving to preserve the Cavalry heritage.

The US Cavalry Association is the proud sponsor of the U.S. Cavalry Museum, located at Fort Riley, Kansas. The U.S. Cavalry Museum is part of the Army Museum System and chronicles the colorful history of the American Mounted Horse Soldier from the Revolutionary War to 1950. The building that houses the Museum was once the headquarters used by General George Armstrong Custer.

Visit The U.S. Cavalry 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

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute.

Did you have a busy Monday? Hope your commute was easy, no obstructionists. *HUGS*

Mine started out slow and steady, but after the first hour became FAST and steady.

[luvie]

Howdy, Conor! It’s always good to see your cheerful self! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!


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Must retire – the 0500 0430 Reveille approaches relentlessly. Our Taskmasters vex us with an ever-increasing burden of work. They have sequestered us in a remote chamber known only as “The Land of the Lost”, which bears a banner over the lintel stating:

“ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE!”

They stand and watch mutely over us as we toil hour after hour without respite.

The Bugler, their minion, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

If I can escape their iron grip, I’ll chat with you all on the morrow. I can say no more – they approach!

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!

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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

Did you have an acceptable day? *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[BIGLOOK]

When the kid comes home story....

I made a Spanish Tortilla ( a Frittata) that would keep me happy for a couple days whebn the phone rang and my son said he was dropping by; did I want to go shopping or just hang out ?

When he came by, he saw the Spanish Tortilla and said he was glad I was eating healthy.....then he are seven of the eight slices himself.

But on the bright side, he told me he missed my cooking!

I was lucky the cute young wahines were at school that day. A slice of luck.

[HiJinx]

Woo-Hoo; been there and done that!

The training areas north of the motor pools and barracks are criss-crossed with well defined tank trails that are also well used. During the rainy season, travel on the tank trails could be difficult. Most soldiers supposed that was because of all the mud; failing to comprehend that buffalo roamed those prairies for thousands of years beforehand.

[HiJinx]

I don’t think we ever had a twister during the 3 years I was there. Something about being positioned between two large bodies of water kept them away; at least, that’s what we were told at the time.

[luvie]

I’m pretty sure they’ve had some around that area, but good
you never saw them. :)

They keep telling us that we don’t have them because we’re
on the edge of the “Caprock” (a very large plateau) which causes an updraft that
keeps them away. Whatever it takes! LOL!

[HiJinx]

101st MI Bn, right across the parking lot from Quarter Cav.
‘81-’84.

[HiJinx]

Caprock or Edwards Plateau - does indeed keep the tornadoes away.

We had enough damage from hailstorms while there!

[luvie]

Got that right! Doesn’t seem to protect us from those! Ugh!

[HiJinx]

Piper's daddy was born in Manhattan, KS while we were stationed at Ft. Riley. Here he is at a year old, on his birthday, at the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. This large lake is north and east of Ft. Riley.

[luvie]

Awww....what a cutie he was! :)

[HiJinx]

Yeah, wasn’t he, though.
Man, where have the years gone?

[luvie]

They are passing so quickly.....

Now our children have children.

[HiJinx]

What’s that saying?
If I had known how much fun grandchildren are, we’d have had them first!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, HJ...so you were at Fort Riley, too.

I can imagine the mud after all those buffalo, and years later, hundreds of tanks.

[luvie]

LOL! I totally agree! :)