[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren!

[Jet Jaguar]

Happy New Year!

[MrEdd]

Evening

[laurenmarlowe]

U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob J. Friday carries gifts of stuffed animals and toys to the 170 kindergarteners that attend school at the Chaldean Catholic Church in downtown Basra, Iraq. Friday is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Maurice A. Galloway

Santa Claus, with the help of UH-60 aircrew members from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, spent Christmas Day delivering care packages to soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team at a number of combat outposts throughout Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2009. U.S. Army Staff Sgt

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Clarisse Bernier, assigned to Regimental Higher Headquarters Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, trains on Dec. 12, 2009, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Hattiesburg, Miss. The unit is scheduled for its second tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.Russell Lee Klika

[edpc]

Love the Ordnance Museum. Grew up in the area and marveled at Tank Row many times as a kid on the drive in to Ruggles Golf Course.

They take great care of the exhibits on the museum grounds. If you get a close up look at that King Tiger, you can see where it was struck multiple times by our munitions and barely got scratched.

[SandRat]

In.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

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[cyclotic]

An army buddy of mine took me to the museum two weeks ago. What a cool place. Thanks to all the folks who toil in anonymity there making sure all the systems, weapons and assorted big boy toys work as expected.

[mylife]

Merry Christmas Lauren!

[luvie]

Good evening, (((Lauren)))!

Hope you had a great Christmas!

Good road trip! I was in Maryland a couple of years ago, and
didn’t even know this place was there! Of course, there is SO
much to see and do in that area! Thanks for the hard work!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[SandRat]

Overnight snow levels could reach as low as 4,500 feet, with Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties could possibly seeing “noticeable” snow accumulation, the weather service said.

[richiep]

Memories. I was stationed at Edgewood Arsenal a few miles south of APG during the mid 70s. Good three years with USAPDSC. Went to the museum a couple of times. Looks like it has grown. Good.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Tamatoa]

It bring back old memories. It is where I went for my MOS 63W, 1999. Thanks for sharing.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren, Kathy.

[MoJo2001]

Awesome thread, laurenmarlowe!!

Hope everyone in the Canteen had a great Chanukah and Christmas!! Blessings for the New Year!!