Ross Dunfee Women have been participants in war since time began. In colonial days women used firearms to protect home, property, and loved ones. During the Revolution, Civil War, World Wars, and multiple other skirmishes, women often fought quietly alongside male comrades, but not as part of the uniformed services. During WWII able-bodied men were…
Tag: SOT
Sports, June 2022
SOT Golf Tournament Is a Smashing Success!
Lynne Moore Support Our Troops held its most successful golf tournament to date. The net income from the tournament was over $22,000, which will all go to supporting our troops. We sold out all the golfers’ openings, and even had folks on the waiting list. Five active military participated this year, and we had five…
Features, April 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Coast Guard Flag, Song, and Motto
Ross Dunfee The Coast Guard has a rich history of consolidation with other federal services. The Coast Guard was created in 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service (from 1790) was merged with the Life Saving Service (from 1848). In 1939, the Lighthouse Service (from 1789) was added, and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation…
Generals, April 2022
Support Our Troops News
Lynne Moore SOT has many activities that are ongoing and coming up in the next month. As of early February, we are supporting nine deployed troops. They are in many places, including Japan, Korea, the UK, and in the waters off Greece. This past month, we sent out 35 boxes of goodies to these troops.…
Front Page, March 2022
Support Our Troops Annual Golf Tournament Coming Up
Lynne Moore Coming up on Friday, April 29, is the 14th Annual Fidelity Investments SOT Golf Tournament and fundraiser. Although we will not be housing troops in our homes due to COVID-19, Robson residents with military family members on active duty or active reserve are welcome to invite them to play. Their tournament participation will…
Features, February 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song
Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted December 1864. It consisted of a…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Support Our Troops
Lynne Moore Support Our Troops monthly meeting took place on Aug. 9, with 40 people in attendance. We currently have 178 paid members of SOT. You do not have to have been in the military to be a part of SOT, and if you have a relative presently serving in the armed forces, let us…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
My Job Is Done, I’m Retired … Take Me Home
Cherlyn Conway As a supporting member of Support Our Troops (SOT) and at a recent SOT meeting, it was discovered there was a need around the Ranch to have a place to respectfully retire our precious red, white, and blue. Several SOT members, as well as many Robson Ranch Texas residents, love their country and…
Generals, August 2021
Support Our Troops
Lynne Moore Support Our Troops (SOT) was so happy to be a big part of the July 4 Independence Day parade at the Ranch. We even had the Argyle Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) group of young men and their moms joining us to give out candy to the folks lined up to watch the…
Features, July 2021
U.S. Military History: Independence Day
Ross Dunfee The first successful English colony settled in America was at Jamestown, Va., in 1607—and the migration was on—primarily of British, German, and Dutch extraction, but immigrants arrived from throughout Europe. Communities were settled and financed primarily by privately-organized British settlers or families using free enterprise without any significant English royal or Parliamentary government…