There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in Local Characters, Tennessee on Oct 21st, 2008
One of the Opposition Cousins sent me a link to a fantastic human interest story by Bob Moore at the Tribune: ‘Daddy’s home’-Mission accomplished: Local soldier orchestrates operation to surprise wife.
The article turned out to be a real tearjerker – but in good way. The link to the story is dead now, as is [...]
Posted in Hawkins County on Aug 9th, 2008
The Hubby, who was on his way to Knoxville, called around 11am to tell me, “Okay, I’ve spotted your runners. They’re at Holt’s Market here in Bean Station.”
My “runners” were those men and women participating in a Run for the Fallen. They are crossing America to honor more than 4,000 soldiers killed in [...]
Posted in Local Characters, Tennessee on Aug 1st, 2008
… is that you go read this story about a little girl in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Take a box of Kleenex with you.
Posted in Tennessee on Jul 19th, 2008
Daniel updates us on his big trip.
Well everybody, this more or less concludes my trip.
For a little while anyway. Click here to find out where he’s off to on July 28th. (There are shirtless Daniel pictures, which you can click to embiggen… not that I did that or anything. I’m just [...]
Posted in Tennessee on May 26th, 2008
(WATE) – The 60 men and women from the Knoxville-based Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion have been mobilized for duty in Iraq.
Posted in family on May 26th, 2008
Thank You.
USAF, Lackland AF Base, 3728 Squadron Flight 1299, Sept. 1971
Daddy is back row, 7th man from the left – the abnormally large cornbread-fed fellow right in the middle.
Posted in Tennessee on May 21st, 2008
WKSR in Pulaski reports Tennessee National Guard’s 1st Battalion of the 181st Field Artillery are expected to land on U.S. soil this week. The group has served nearly a year in Iraq. The 1/181st is headquartered in Chattanooga and mobilized on June 4, 2007. Click here for report.
Posted in Tennessee on May 15th, 2008
The Times-News reports the Tennessee National Guard has put soldiers of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment on alert.
Members of the state’s largest military unit, with about 4,000 soldiers, were last in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. (Knox News must-see coverage of 2004 deployment.) It was the largest deployment of a unit that size since [...]
Posted in Iraq on Apr 14th, 2008
His name is Sam. He’s the boy next door. He’s lived next door to me since he was a kid. Now, he’s all grown up – mostly, and he’s joined the Army National Guard.
Smartypants spotted him in uniform last week and had a hard time reconciling this proud young man in the [...]
Posted in Iraq on Mar 27th, 2008
(WVLT) — An Army National Guard unit in West Tennessee is being mobilized for an upcoming deployment.
Maj. General Gus Hargett said Wednesday that 76 soldiers in the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters in Humboldt are scheduled for deployment.
The date and location of their deployment has not been announced.
Several Tennessee National Guard units have been [...]
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