View Full Version : off to fort benning
jk the sooner fan
2/15/2006, 08:37 AM
leaving this afternoon, flying to atlanta, to see JK2 graduate from Infantry training..he'll get his crossed rifles and blue chord tomorrow and then his graduation ceremony is friday morning.....he gets to stay there another 2 weeks for javelin training before he heads off to Fort Riley
i'll come back with pictures!
Sooner in Tampa
2/15/2006, 08:45 AM
Congrats Chief...you have got to be one proud pappa!!!!
OU-HSV
2/15/2006, 08:46 AM
Congrats!
Howzit
2/15/2006, 08:51 AM
Tell him hey and congrats, jk.
ChickSoonerFan
2/15/2006, 08:54 AM
How proud you must be!!! Congrats.
:)
IB4OU2
2/15/2006, 08:54 AM
Congrats to your son JK and tell him many thanks for his service.
1stTimeCaller
2/15/2006, 09:42 AM
leaving this afternoon, flying to atlanta, to see JK2 graduate from Infantry training..he'll get his crossed rifles and blue chord tomorrow and then his graduation ceremony is friday morning.....he gets to stay there another 2 weeks for javelin training before he heads off to Fort Riley
i'll come back with pictures!
like this?
http://www.supermanfred.it/javelin-lamar.jpg
You sure go a lot of places, jk.
And congrats!
Hatfield
2/15/2006, 09:51 AM
my brother just qualified as expert on the automatic grenade launcher.
me thinks the army should have at least talked to me prior to making this decision.
jk the sooner fan
2/20/2006, 11:10 AM
so i got back late friday nite....had a good trip. as military installations go, fort benning just flat out sucks....not easy at all to get around from one place to another
anyway, i have a couple of pics to post but for some reason putfile isnt working, so i'll try again later.
i did ask him if after javelin training, he was moving on to the shotput and discus...... :)
he looked really good in his uniform!
jk the sooner fan
2/20/2006, 11:13 AM
i'll host it on my ftp later, i probably need to resize them anyway
Infantry. I'm curious, what is javelin training? We didn't do that in Air Defense Artillery school.
jk the sooner fan
2/20/2006, 11:15 AM
javelin is a shoulder fired anti tank weapon....apparently with better capabilities than the AT-4
there's a video of it here (http://www.guzer.com/videos/javelin_tank_missle.php)
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 11:49 AM
http://x11.putfile.com/2/5110483073-thumb.jpg (http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=2/5110483073.jpg&s=x11)
http://x11.putfile.com/2/5110450180-thumb.jpg (http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=2/5110450180.jpg&s=x11)
Howzit
2/21/2006, 11:53 AM
Hey, I think I had that same DI.
colleyvillesooner
2/21/2006, 11:54 AM
http://x11.putfile.com/2/5110483073-thumb.jpg (http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=2/5110483073.jpg&s=x11)
Dude, is that a "gig em" aggies hand sign? What did you do?!? ;)
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 11:55 AM
Dude, is that a "gig em" aggies hand sign? What did you do?!? ;)
umm no, thats a "hey lookatme i'm cool" thumbs up
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 12:00 PM
the interesting part of this trip is that my ex-wife was there (youngest son as well), on the same flight there and back.....shared the rental car, made for an interesting 2 days.....
Jimminy Crimson
2/21/2006, 12:19 PM
congrats, jk
i know youre proud
the interesting part of this trip is that my ex-wife was there (youngest son as well), on the same flight there and back.....shared the rental car, made for an interesting 2 days.....
Did you score some old-times sake poon?
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 01:30 PM
good god no
Howzit
2/21/2006, 01:33 PM
You dog.
good god no
I think I know what you're saying.
Wink-wink.
Dog, indeed.
Shamrock
2/21/2006, 02:01 PM
Victory Drive in Columbus has some great booby bars.
Howzit
2/21/2006, 02:13 PM
Wink-wink.
Nudge-nudge.
homerSimpsonsBrain
2/21/2006, 02:23 PM
Nudge-nudge.
say no more!!
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 04:30 PM
Victory Drive in Columbus has some great booby bars.
that town is an absolute hole...
1stTimeCaller
2/21/2006, 04:32 PM
5 points, heh
olevetonahill
2/21/2006, 06:37 PM
the interesting part of this trip is that my ex-wife was there (youngest son as well), on the same flight there and back.....shared the rental car, made for an interesting 2 days.....
Grats to you an JK 2
I only had to put up with the ex when My son left for iraq and then when he came home. she didnt bother with any of his graduations .
Shamrock
2/21/2006, 06:56 PM
that town is an absolute hole...
I know, but when I was there in '87, it had everything a young LT could find to get in trouble. I drove right down Victory Drive a couple years ago, and it still is a dump. It'll never change.
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 07:01 PM
i've been on alot of military bases, dont think i've ever been on one more difficult to navigate than benning was
my youngest son said "there's no landmarks to follow.....just tree's"
BajaOklahoma
2/21/2006, 07:36 PM
Congrats! Nice looking man.
Okla-homey
2/21/2006, 07:50 PM
JK,
Is your last name "Santee" by chance (per your son's nametag on his BDU's?)
If so, kinda cool.
FWIW, that is the name of a great tribe of extinct indians from Mrs Homey's home state of SC. Also, many experts agree, the worlds' best striped bass fishing is the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in SC (so named because it is fed by SC rivers of those names.)
Lots of stuff/places/things have "Santee" in their name in SC.
Oh, and congrats to junior. Tell him for me to go kill bad people and stay safe.
IMHO, God especially loves the infantry, because they go forth to close with and destroy the enemy on foot with little between them and the bad guys but their faith, courage and good old American common-sense -- which makes them pretty darn unbeatable.
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 07:56 PM
JK,
Is your last name "Santee" by chance (per your son's nametag on his BDU's?)
If so, kinda cool.
FWIW, that is the name of a great tribe of extinct indians from Mrs Homey's home state of SC. Also, many experts agree, the worlds' best striped bass fishing is the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in SC (so named because it is fed by SC rivers of those names.)
Lots of stuff/places/things have "Santee" in their name in SC.
Oh, and congrats to junior. Tell him for me to go kill bad people and stay safe.
IMHO, God especially loves the infantry, because they go forth to close with and destroy the enemy on foot with little between them and the bad guys but their faith, courage and good old American common-sense -- which makes them pretty darn unbeatable.
yes that is my last name......and now a lil history lesson for the you the teacher. Santee is NOT an indian name. The Santee Sioux tribe in the Dakota's (their reservation is in northeast Nebraska) is so named because a Santee gave the tribe a large piece of land. Santee is French Hugenot, and the Charleston area is where a majority of them landed when they fled their persecution. The rest landed in Pennsylvania/Ohio. Charleston is the location of the remaining French Hugenot church in this country ( i dont know of any others).
I've heard about the fishing on the Santee-Cooper and would love to go. The closest we've come is stopping on the bridge over I-95 there in Santee, SC for a photo-op!
Santee is also the name of the Lounge at the stadium, courtesy of distant relative Jack.....
Infantry = Tip of the Spear in the War on Terrorism.....
Okla-homey
2/21/2006, 08:00 PM
yes that is my last name......and now a lil history lesson for the you the teacher. Santee is NOT an indian name. The Santee Sioux tribe in the Dakota's (their reservation is in northeast Nebraska) is so named because a Santee gave the tribe a large piece of land. Santee is French Hugenot, and the Charleston area is where a majority of them landed when they fled their persecution. The rest landed in Pennsylvania/Ohio. Charleston is the location of the remaining French Hugenot church in this country ( i dont know of any others).
I've heard about the fishing on the Santee-Cooper and would love to go. The closest we've come is stopping on the bridge over I-95 there in Santee, SC for a photo-op!
Santee is also the name of the Lounge at the stadium, courtesy of distant relative Jack.....
Infantry = Tip of the Spear in the War on Terrorism.....
well whadyaknow...learn something everyday! but...
http://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/santee.html
jk the sooner fan
2/21/2006, 09:04 PM
i used to have the link to counter that saved.....i'll find it and post it later
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