FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Riley, Kansas ~ 09 AUG 2016

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Fort Riley, Kansas

Fort Riley is named in honor of Major General Bennett C. Riley who led the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail. The fort was established in 1853 as a military post to protect the movement of people and trade over the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe trails.

In the years after the Civil War, Fort Riley served as a major United States Cavalry post and school for cavalry tactics and practice. The post was a base for skirmishes with Native Americans after the Civil War ended in 1865, during which time George Custer was stationed at the fort.

The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First".

The early history of Fort Riley is closely tied to the movement of people and trade along the Oregon and Santa Fe trails. These routes, a result of then popular United States doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in the middle of the 19th century, prompted increased American military presence for the protection of American interests in this largely unsettled territory. During the 1850s, a number of military posts were established at strategic points to provide protection along these arteries of emigration and commerce.

In the fall of 1852, a surveying party under the command of Captain Robert Chilton, 1st U.S. Dragoons, selected the junction of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers as a site for one of these forts. This location, approved by the War Department in January 1853, offered an advantageous location from which to organize, train and equip troops in protecting the overland trails.

Learn More About Fort Riley HERE!!

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[luvie]

Gooooood mornin', Early Birds!
Hope it's a lovely day where you are!
It was cloudy when I first got up,
...but no rain, of course!
Anyhoooo, hope all of you have a Terrific Tuesday!
Join me for tea? Or coffee?
One lump or two?
(((((hugs)))

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here. Just enjoying a day off before going back to work tomorrow. Hope you and Bo have a great day and that it’s not too hot for a romp at the lake!

...and pie! :)

[E.G.C.]

Well, thanks. I'm going to take the pickup to Billingsley Ford and have them check the battery.

I had to call AAA to the house this morning. The pickup wouldn't start. The guy from Eric's Wrecker jump started it. I let it run for 30 minutes and then turned it off and then restarted it and it came back on.

My brother recommended I have the battery checked and replaced if possible.I will be going up there soon.

[luvie]

Kinda sounds like the battery. I sure hope it’s something that simple! Maybe it’ll start easier after this. Shame you are missing your fun day! Glad you didn’t get stuck with a bad battery out there! Yikes!