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  • AR Army National Guard (39th Brigade Combat Team) Annual Family Day..(come by and keep me company)

    12/02/2005 1:37:21 PM PST · by DCBryan1 · 10 replies · 704+ views
    AR Freepers: I know this is late notice (I just got my drill letter..sigh) and am back from Operation Katrina duties (yes thats right, AR 39th BCT guys are still in Nuevo Orleans). We are having our annual "Family Day" event at 39th BCT HHC (HQ) at Rick's Armory. The Armory is located at 4700 West 8th Street in Little Rock, AR. (Large Dome building just east of Travellers Baseball field and 50 meters north of I-630).Anyways, its a great time to stop by for a little BBQ and say hello (or thank you) to your AR National Guard members....
  • Soldier-penned 'Baghdad Blues' receives local airplay

    06/13/2005 8:09:03 AM PDT · by FatherBreadloaf · 18 replies · 2,035+ views
    The (Alexandria, La.) Town Talk ^ | June 13, 2005 | Andrew Griffin
    If you happen to scan the radio dial during a weekday morning and hear a familiar song with strikingly different lyrics, there's a reason. That's because it's a new song called "Mortaritaville (Baghdad Blues)," set to the tune of a classic Jimmy Buffett tune, and is performed by musically-talented members of Louisiana National Guards' 256th Infantry Division stationed in Baghdad, Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Jeremy Davis, 25, of Pineville is with the 256th. He was the soldier who recorded the song on a computer featuring other soldiers doing the song to the tune of "Margaritaville," Buffett's...