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.…
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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…
Front Page, March 2021
Annual Support Our Troops Golf Tournament – April 30
Lynne Moore Spring will be arriving soon for us in the Ranch, and that means that our annual Support Our Troops (SOT) Golf Tournament is coming. This year’s tournament will take place on April 30. Forms are available at the Pro Shop and through email. So, keep your eyes out for those. This year’s tournament…
Generals, March 2021
Save the Date for Charity Golf Tournament on April 30
Sam Goodrich The Fidelity Investments Support Our Troops charity golf tournament will take place on Friday, April 30, on the Wildhorse Golf Course, at Robson Ranch. Any Robson Ranch resident interested in playing in the tournament can find entry information on the Support Our Troops website at www.supportourtroopstexas.com or can pick up an entry form in the…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Virtual Auction Was a Success for SOT
Lynne Moore On Veterans Day, Support Our Troops (SOT) held its very first virtual auction. We had some wonderful items that had been generously donated by members and others from Robson and outside our gates. Thank you all for buying things that will help us this next year in shipping much needed and wanted items…