"Supporting Our Troops Through Family Readiness"

Check here for activities, notices and information from G Troop's Family Readiness Group.

"Lord, hold our troops - our husbands, fathers, grandfathers and friends - in your loving hands. Let them feel your surrounding love and care as they take leave from their homes and families. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen."

Email Vicki - FRG Secretary
Email Elaine - FRG Treasurer
Email Peggy - Care Response

Please advise me (MJ) of any other email address links we need to provide here.

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  • A few pictures from the first bus bringing home part of G Troop on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2005.

    https://www.angelfire.com/tn3/familyofone/homecoming/gtroopfirstbus.html



    • "I've scheduled several meetings so that hopefully everyone can make plans ahead to attend. Since the meetings are scheduled in the middle of the day, we will just have finger food snacks. Everyone is asked to bring a snack (chips, brownies, etc.) and a 2-liter drink".

    ~ Teresa
    tnhc10@hotmail.com

  • April 23, 2005 @ 2PM.

  • March 19, 2005 @ 2PM.

  • February 12, 2005 @ 2PM. I would like to get some things together at this meeting to send to our soldiers and maybe have a Valentine's Party for the kids. I'm open for any suggestions on other things to do.

  • January 8, 2005 @ 2PM. This meeting is very important. Tracy has scheduled a regional meeting for the following weekend to update the telephone trees. We need to get the most current contact information on each family. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please call me with any changes.

  • December 11, 2004 @ 4PM. CHRISTMAS DINNER. Bring a covered dish and a 2 lt drink and join us for Christmas dinner at the Greeneville armory. We will exchange gifts, so if you want to participate, please bring a $5.00 to $10.00 gift to exchange. The FRG will have gifts for the children. See you there!!

  • POSTPONED. DATE TO BE ANNOUNED LATER! October 22nd and 23rd - Friday 6:00 pm til Saturday (?) FRG meeting at the Armory on Hal Henard Rd. Adults will be Scrap - Booking and YRG will be doing "whatever we decide to do". Bring your sleeping bag, cot, etc and plan to spend the night or stay as late as you want. Even if you aren't an avid scrop-booker, we hope you will still attend and enjoy the fellowship. We will order pizza for everyone, but please bring snacks and drinks.

  • October 15th - 17th, 2004 - Friday -Sunday. We have been invited to set up during the "Battle of Blue Springs" re-enactment. Please let Teresa know if you will be able to help with this fund-raiser.

  • September 11, 2004 Saturday - 11:30 am. Another planning meeting. Please bring a 2 liter drink and we will order pizza.

  • August 21, 2004 Saturday - 11:30 am. This will be the first of our "planning meetings". We have several things to plan for so please attend these meetings. Bring a covered dish and a 2 liter drink.

  • July 24, 2004 Saturday - 10 am FRG meeting at Mosheim Central Methodist Church. (From I-81 go North on 11 -E towards the armory approximately 5.4 miles, turn left next to First Tennessee Bank, go to the stop sign and turn right. The park for the church is on the left across from the library.

    Everyone is to bring a covered dish. The FRG will provide the drinks, plates, napkins, cups and utensils. This is for everyone that can come, whether their soldier went to Shelby or not or whether they are with another unit. There is a shed with picnic tables but you may want to bring a lawn chair. There are things for the kids to play on but if anyone has games for them or for the adults, please bring them.

    HOPE TO SEE YOU SATURDAY, JULY 24th @ 10 AM.

  • June 27, 2004 Sunday - 2:00 pmFRG meeting at the armory. The kids will be making bracelets with their (deployed)family member's name with Kim and Sam while the adults meet to support and encourage each other. Please plan to attend our first meeting since the mobilization.

  • June 20, 2004 Sunday - Father's Day With pride for our soldiers and all they stand for, but with pain for the separation of families, we watched Troop G as they left today. The community support was awesome to see. I am so proud of this community and the huge turn-out - with flags and banners flying - to see our soldiers off. God will surely bless our soldiers as well as the families they leave behind. The community stands ready to support these families and for that, we are so very proud!! Click here to see the pictues I have received thus far. I have more to develop but these are from some wonderful friends who spent at least 2 days making posters and encouraging people to turn out for the early morning event. Thank you Amy, Sarah, Joshua and Little Danny!!

  • June 20, 2004 Sunday - Father's Day - Go with God and the thoughts of those who will continuously be praying for your safe return. We send our love and our hearts with you as you go - be safe.

  • June 20, 2004 - Greene County Mayor Roger Jones and Greeneville Mayor Darrell Bryan are asking local residents to show support for the departing members of Greeneville-based Troop G of the Tennessee Army National Guard on Sunday morning.

    During a Tuesday morning interview, Mayor Jones said he and Mayor Bryan want as many Greeneville and Greene County residents as possible to line the sides of the West Andrew Johnson Highway between Hal Henard Road and Interstate 81’s exit 23 for the 9:30 a.m. Sunday departure of the local citizen-soldiers.

    "We need to show that Greene County pride for these folks who are going to put their lives on the line for us,” Jones said. “You may be a little late for Sunday school, but I think the good Lord will approve of it."

    Jones said he feels it is important that local residents show their support for the Troop G soldiers as they leave Greene County. They are expected, eventually, to be assigned to duty in Iraq.

    Mayor Jones said about 60 members of Troop G of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s 2nd Squadron are scheduled to depart to National Guard Armory on Hal Henard Road by bus about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday en route to Camp Shelby, Miss., where the unit will undergo training for the next several months.

    Capt. Wiley Hammer, Troop G’s commanding officer, said last week that in late August or early September, the 278th Armored Cavalry regiment will transfer to Fort Irwin, Calif., for advanced training.

    The 278th ACR last deployed as a complete unit during the Korean War.

  • June 16, 2004 - The Greene County Ministerial Association will hold a prayer ceremony Wednesday morning for members of Greeneville-based Troop G.

    The Rev. Larrie Pike, president of the Ministerial Association, said the 7:30 a.m. event will take place at Troop G’s armory on Hal Henard Road.

    Bob Ellis of the Gideons International will offer troops copies of the New Testament, Rev. Pike said.

  • June 13, 2004 - Calvary Baptist Church on Biddle St. in Greeneville will honor 2 of it's members who are soldiers with G Troop - Rick Wood and Don Brown. Also invited are any other unit members and their families who would care to attend. Services begin at 9 am and at noon, lunch will be shared in the church fellowship hall.

  • June 5th and 6th 2004 - June drill dates. The FRG will meet at 3 pm on Sunday June 6th. The Youth Readiness Group will also meet at this time. We will be making the bracelets that we discussed during our last meeting. This is a very important meeting for our group. Please plan to attend. Looking forward to seeing everyone then.

  • May 13, 2004, Thursday, Mobilization Briefing at Towering Oaks Baptist Church in Greeneville. Newport's Troop E will be joining us. The briefing starts at 6 pm and should last about 3 hours. Bring pens and paper to take notes. This meeting is for adults only. It is very IMPORTANT that a family member (2 preferably) be present for each soldier. Soldier's are not required to attend, this is a briefing for the family members.
    • Note: The turn out for the MOB was great. We all learned a lot of important information for now and the future.

  • Saturday May 1st - We will be having a covered dish supper for our soldiers beginning at 6 pm. Please bring covered dishes to share with everyone. The 278th Kids WorkShop will meet for about 30 minutes beginning at 5:30 pm. Hope to see you there.

    • *** NOTE - Please plan to attend the dinner. We will be "painting the leaves" on our Troop G - Family Tree and we want everyone to participate. THIS is a family event.

    Note from Teresa (May 5th 2004)
    I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful dinner Saturday. I think it was a great success and everyone enjoyed themselves. Thanks to all who prepared food and made donations. Also, thanks so much to the ones who helped in preparations. There is no way one person can do it all and you all are great.

    Teresa

  • April 30th (Friday), May 1st (Saturday) and May 2nd (Sunday) - Regular monthly drill dates.

  • Sunday April 25th - we will have a table set up at Walmart in Greeneville from 10 am until 5 pm accepting donations for our soldiers. We will also be selling baked goods. If you wish to bake cookies, cakes, pies etc. for our sale, please deliver them at your convenience on Sunday between the hrs listed above.

    • ***MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!*** - Thanks to all who participated in any way to make our event a success. We even got some exposure in the Greeneville Sun.

    LINKS

  • Click Here to visit "Retiring the Flag".

  • Click Here to visit the 278th and 190th Youth Readiness Group.

  • Click Here to read "Troop G Served Appreciation Dinner".

  • Click Here to read the about the "Mobilization Briefing" from the Greeneville Sun article.

  • Click here to read "Capt. Hammer Outlines Troop G’s Plans"

  • Click Here to read "Covenant Family Worship Center Honors G Troop" from the Greeneville Sun article

  • Click Here to read "Troop G To Mobilize June 17, Depart June 20 For Mississippi" from the Greeneville Sun

  • Click Here to read "Ministerial Assn. Leads Prayer Service For Troop G".

  • Click Here to read "Troop G Begins Active Duty Under U.S. Command".

  • Click Here to read "Troop G Leaves 8:30 And 9 A.M. Sunday Public Turnout Urged".

  • Click Here to read "Gov. Bredesen Visits Troop G Before It Leaves Sunday".

  • Click Here to read "Troop G Safely Arrives In Hot, Humid Camp Shelby ".

  • Click Here to read "Camp Shelby Has Trained Troops Since World War I".

  • Click Here to go to SFC Geouge's Troop G web Page".

  • Click Here to see "G Troop's Family Tree".

  • Click Here to read "Troop G Guardsmen To Get 12 Days Of Leave Starting On Thursday".

  • Click Here to read "Emotional Send-Off For Company C (844th ENG CO)".

  • Or click Here to return to the 2/278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Home Page.

    • "A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself;
    and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles,
    the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth."
    --Henry Ward Beecher

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