Tag: SOT

U.S. Military History: The Tomb

Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…

U.S. Military History: Military Birthdays

Ross Dunfee The thought of independence for the 13 English colonies was revolting to the mother country and the colonies knew that they had to band together to obtain their freedom, and they did. The First Continental Congress convened and concluded at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774. Their primary…

Support Our Troops Brick Drive—Veterans Park

The Veterans Park Committee is kicking off the fall Brick Drive. Our park now contains over 700 bricks commemorating the service of over 1,100 Robson Ranch residents and family members. Those of you who have visited the park know that we have many blank bricks reserving space for the future honorees. The park is in…

Support Our Troops: Upcoming Fall Events

Lynne Moore There are lots of events coming up this fall for Support Our Troops (SOT), especially our annual Veterans Day Auction on Friday, Nov. 11. This annual event is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. All of the money that we collect from the auctioned items goes to support our military here…

U.S. Military History: The Star-Spangled Banner

Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…

Stampers Make a Grand Melody

Cherlyn Conway Another full house on July 16 in the Bluebonnet Room had several members of Sassy Stampers trying to get away from the scorching Texas heat. Each table was at full capacity in anticipation of the interesting card that was going to be presented to us this month by Marianne Diliberto. Marianne reviewed the…

Military History: Women in War

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…

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…

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.…