"Supporting Our Troops Through Family Readiness "

Check here for activities, notices and information from our Family Readiness Group.

Email Sherill Shults - Leader
Email Tammy Wilde - Vice Leader
Email Stephanie Turner - Secretary
Email Debbie Shults - Treasurer

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  • Due to the lack of R.S.V.P.'s by requested time, this is the policy for the homecoming banquet on November 26, 2005, following the parade:

    Those invited to the banquet include: Troop E soldiers, their wives and unmarried children. Single soldiers may bring a girlfriend. If space is available, guests may attend at $15 per person while food is available.

    Plaques will be presented at 5:30 at the armory. Each Troop E soldier who returned from Iraq is eligible for door prizes which will be given out in a drawing after the meal. Soldiers must be present to win.

    Sherill Shults and the FRG

    • October 29, 2005

    Dear families,

    I won't be publishing any more newsletters because our soldiers are almost home, but here's a few notes from today's meeting in case you are interested.

    During the meeting, the 1SG called and stated there will be a busload of Troop E soldiers arriving at the armory on Wednesday, November 2. Their departure time from Camp Shelby is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sherill Shults contacted the newspaper with this information and is asking the community to come out and show your support when soldiers return.

    Some churches across the state are preparing baked cookies, etc. for soldiers. If your church would like to make individual goodie bags for our soldiers, it is requested that many of the baked goods be brought to the armory on Tuesday or Wednesday morning. We have approximately 77 soldiers but not all will be arriving on Wednesday so goodies will be accepted for a week or so later as well.

    Many Troop E family members are in Mississippi so there was probably only 20 of us on hand today. We decided to order some more wide banners, and we hung up a few bows and signs in the community. The FRG decided to wait until after Halloween to hang most of the bows, signs, balloons, etc. around the armory and community. This Tuesday has been designated as our unit's day to decorate and we will meet at the armory at noon. Free pizza will be available and everyone who would like to help is welcome.

    Everybody is getting excited about the homecoming and some people have completed their soldier's scrapbook page. Each family is welcome to come in the armory during the week and put your soldier's photo(s) in the book. We would not want any soldier's picture to be left out.

    Thank you.

    Debbie V.



  • November 26 - Newport Christmas Parade & Homecoming party/banquet The parade is expected to begin around 3 p.m. and Troop E soldiers will be the Grand Marshalls. Immediately following the parade we will be going to the armory for the Homecoming Party/Banquet. Please call or e-mail Tammy Wilde or Stephanie Turner with number of guests you will be bringing to the banquet by October 31. Troop E soldiers and their wives and children are invited, and unmarried soldiers are welcome to bring their parents and girlfriend.

  • October 29 @ 11:00 a.m. - FRG meeting and finish decorating armory plus surrounding area

  • A special thanks to everyone who donated their time and energy to work the August fundraisers and the September 3rd roadblock in Newport!

  • Upcoming fundraisers for September:
    - September 16 - Wal-mart in Jefferson City 9:30 - ?
    - September 23 - Wal-mart in Newport 8:30 - ?
    - September 24 (tentative)- Food City, E. Broadway, Newport

  • Doughnut orders will be taken up to September 28 2005 from area businesses. Please contact one of the FRG leaders if you can help take orders or deliver doughnuts. The doughnuts need to be picked up from Krispy Kreme and delivered on September 30th.

  • There will be an Employer Appreciation Breakfast at the Armory on Saturday, October 8, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. PLEASE CALL ROGER AT THE ARMORY AT 423/623-1266 TO GIVE HIM YOUR SOLDIER'S EMPLOYER NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30. Following the breakfast for employers there will be an FRG meeting at 11:00 a.m. Your input is welcome and we hope to see you there!

  • November 20, 2004 - Plans are in the works for all FRG's to set up at their local WalMart Stores to receive donations for our soldiers. More plans will be forthcoming as they are made available. We will need help with this, so please check your calendars and let you FRG Leaders know what hrs you can help with the booth. In conjunction with this event - we would like to include a "Yellow Ribbon Campaign". We want to see yellow ribbons all over East Tennessee in Support of Our Troops. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please pass them to us.

  • October 13th, 2004 - MEETING NOTICE- General Hargett will be at the Holiday Inn in Newport on Wednesday, October 13th at 6:30 pm to meet with family members. Anyone is welcome to attend.

  • July 13th, 2004 - MEETING NOTICE- FRG meetings will be the third Saturday of each month at 2 pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend your FRG Meeting. This should make it easier for everyone to remember. July 17th will be the next meeting. See you there!!

  • June 26th - We will be having a road block from 8am to noon in Newport. We will then follow with our FRG meeting at the armory at 2pm. .

  • June 20th - Our unit will be leaving our armory at 8:30am on Sun June 20th. The families must be gone from the armory by 8am. We will then line the streets from Armory RD to I-40. Please show up to show community support for our soldiers.

  • June 5th and 6th, 2004 - Drill Dates.

  • June 4th, 2004 - Next FRG meeting at 6pm at the armory. We expect to see each of you who cam possibly be there!

  • May 22, 2004 - Community wide "Send Off Rally" for our soldiers at Cocke County High School in Newport. Hope to see a huge turn-out! I'll see you there.

    NOTE: The send-off rally was really nice!! Thank you to our community and each of you who helped in anyway, or who showed up to show your support for our soldiers!

    Cyndi

    • Hearts are heavy now, dear Lord
    For WAR is looming there.
    Our prayers are calling out to you,
    Our thoughts too much to bear.
    Be with our loved ones--THEY NEED YOU.
    Guide them, lead them, see them through.
    Bless our leader, for we know,
    He asks Your blessings, and needs them so.
    Protect the innocent, shield their lives,
    As bombs and missiles streak the skies.
    Open our hearts and fill us with grace,
    Guard our loved ones in that place.
    This I say, in earnest prayer,
    THANK YOU LORD
    I know YOU'RE there.

    ~ From "Saints and Heros"

    LINKS

    Click Here to read "278th Armored Calvary Regiment Mobilizes for Active Duty" from Cocke County Online.

    Click Here to read "Newport’s 278th ARC to depart on Sunday" from Cocke County Online.

    Click Here to read "Cocke County's Troop E leaves for duty today" from Citizen Tribune.

    Click Here to read "“Letters to the Troops” campaign kicks off"

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