tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41847680116248508992024-02-22T05:54:59.560-06:00Proud Mom to a 1-89 Cavalry ScoutLeaving the light on to help you find your way HOME!!Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-6180610734932075832011-03-23T07:30:00.003-05:002011-03-23T07:47:57.319-05:00Ceremony in NLR to honor war deadTaken from:Amy SchlesingArkansas Democrat-Gazette93 Arkansans killed over 8 yearsThe Iraq War kicked off eight years ago this week and was quickly followed by Arkansas' first wartime death.The anniversary of that death will be marked Saturday with a ceremony at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery also honoring all of the state's casualties over the years in Iraq and Afghanistan.Navy Corpsman Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-70822939117487630792011-03-10T14:31:00.003-06:002011-03-10T14:56:53.925-06:00RIP Son Squared Spec Loren Miles BuffaloMarch 23 1990 - March 9 2011Our hearts are broken and our minds are full of questions as to why this has happened, Loren was killed yesterday in an IED incident in Afghanastan.If I live to be 100 yrs old I never want to hear the pain and anguish that I heard when I answered the phone call from my seester....I never want to see the haunted look in the eyes of another Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-81183164222997667282011-02-22T10:53:00.002-06:002011-02-22T11:08:40.016-06:00PFC Kristopher Runyon Late last week I received a friends request from a Cavalry mom named Angela Frye.After reading some of her post I knew that I wanted to feature her Scout Kristopher on my blog so I sent her a request and asked her to tell me a little about her son.Here is her reply PFC Kristopher Runyon2/1 AD 1/1 Cav Alpha Troop 2nd Platoon Bravo Section Kristopher is 24 yrs old from Uriah, AL. by way of Gretna,Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-10453587710933605102011-02-18T09:49:00.002-06:002011-02-18T10:04:17.780-06:00PFC Buffalo There is always more than one way to skin a cat... Not that I would ever really skin a cat but hey I am a Southern Girl and we are expected to say things like that.When you can not get information concerning a certain Scout for a blog post from that certain Scout know that you can always call his mother. Especially when she is your seester..... PFC Loren Buffalo aka Buff is my son squared.He is Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-21432240888276179822011-01-19T16:30:00.002-06:002011-01-19T16:36:51.899-06:00Coming Soon to a Blog Near YouShe is blogging twice in one month??? I know it is kinda scaring me too... LOLSince I am often at a loss on blogging material from Scout I have decided to try a new approach. I will be featuring different Scouts that I have come to know and love and maybe even some I do not know but will love shorty if I can get enough of these wild men to play my reindeer games with me.If you have a Scout that Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-74233520917918992742011-01-14T11:39:00.003-06:002011-01-14T11:50:20.948-06:00OMG She has updated.I really suck at this updating thing but to be honest it is not all my fault.When I started this blog it was to keep everyone updated on our Scout and how things were going with him, then I found myself involved in things like OPSEC and Iraq and his favorite quote: "Can't really say anything right now mom". So to make myself feel better about my lack of post I will go on the record and say: I Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-62735642279959955022010-09-22T07:58:00.002-05:002010-09-22T08:04:04.746-05:00A few wedding picsJust thought I would share a few more wedding pics from Scout and Kristen's special day The gorgeous bride and her beautiful attendantsScout with his best man, brothers and nephewOur handsome Scout First dance as man and wife Have a wonderful Wednesday and please remember there are still many in harms way. Keep them in your prayers. God Bless,Cav MomTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-21292627717992363052010-09-21T14:40:00.008-05:002010-09-21T15:08:22.284-05:00Time FliesOh wow, has it been this long since I have been here. Time really flies doesn't it?So what have we been up to since January?Kyles jr promD~man's 6th grade graduationScouts R&RWe spent a hot humid Arkansas summer watching the D~man play baseball and continue with his catchers training.We also spent the summer falling in love with KristenWe made it thru Scout's tour in Iraq and I am happy to Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-59067044119134609482010-01-09T12:45:00.003-06:002010-01-09T12:53:39.705-06:00A few pictures from Scout My Scout Scout 1st platoon 1-89 Cav Alpha TroopSomething told me to go ahead and get out of bed early this morning. I really was fighting hard to stay under the warm covers but after tossing and turning for over an hour I decided that 4:30 was at least 1 1/2 hours more than I got yesterday so I went ahead and got up.Just by chance I checked IM and hello!!! there he was in the middle of typing aTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-7762012999410519262010-01-08T03:21:00.004-06:002010-01-08T05:54:52.875-06:00Contact Tools of the TradeFinally after a week we have contact again. Today I had the oppurtunity to spend a few minutes chatting on IM with Scout. It was so good to see his name pop up on line. I am sure that some people will never understand just how important it is to see that little yellow dot light up next to a name on IM but, to a loved one of a deployed Soldier that dot can make or break your dayTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-72395340406442594952010-01-06T18:35:00.002-06:002010-01-06T18:49:00.696-06:00No real excuse..... My HOOAH! I have been avoiding my blog because I really am not sure what I can and can not say while Scout is over in Iraq.We were very lucky for the first few months after he deployed with instant messages almost every day and even though Scout would never agree I was very happy each time he made the comment that he was bored. To a mother's ears bored in a war zone means all is well, no harmfulTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-24476051982074009492009-12-14T09:43:00.002-06:002009-12-14T09:46:07.604-06:00The Warrior SongHave you heard this song yet? Its worth a listen.Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-41192022380229403782009-11-29T17:31:00.002-06:002009-11-29T17:35:01.421-06:00A special Thank Youto Airman Mom for sending a care package to my Scout. You really made his day.I continue to be amazed by the out pouring of kindness when it comes to Scout. I receive numerous emails and phone calls each week from people just wanting to check on him. I get the sweetest comments on Facebook when ever I post that I have talked or IM'ed with him.Thank you to everyone for your thoughts, prayers and Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-67774831215189299522009-11-22T23:31:00.002-06:002009-11-22T23:41:14.629-06:00Saying our prayersNot long ago I started ending my night on facebook with a prayer for our military. Then I started to include the names of some of the Scouts that are with Christopher in Iraq and whose parents, wives or any other loved one I had met thru facebook and the 1-89 page there. Then it got to the point where I was maxing out my character allowence there. So in order to continue to add names and get my Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-31833166733837208352009-11-21T12:54:00.003-06:002009-11-21T13:02:04.974-06:00Happy weekend allI intend to do some redecorating here on the Cav Mom blog this weekend and hope to have it ready for it's Grand re-opening sometime tomorrow afternoon so please stop by and check it out. Leave me a comment and please say a prayer for our Soldiers.I love you Scout{{{ HUGZ }}}Cav MomTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-74627848435254399482009-11-17T16:38:00.006-06:002009-11-17T17:41:32.825-06:00WOW!!! Where do I start?It has been so long since I was able to sit down and blog. I guess the best place to start is close to where we left off. We had planned to fly to New York to visit with Scout before his deployment but, then he told me that there were some things he wanted to send home so we decided to drive. Almost there, the trip wasn't to bad. We drove straight through and other than trying to keep four Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-59529806518769053282009-10-10T21:00:00.004-05:002009-10-10T21:08:18.028-05:00Greetings from Ft. Drum NY We are currently in Watertown NY visiting Chris during his last week on American Soil, in a few days I will officially be the mom of a deployed Soldier.We arrived on Thursday after driving 24 hours and it has been a wonderful few days that have flown by and I am dreading tomorrow when we will have to get back in the truck and head for home.We still are internet deprived at home Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-1390487042328902022009-09-11T10:22:00.002-05:002009-09-11T10:24:12.053-05:00Let Us Never ForgetI just wanted to take the time today, to say Thank you to all of those that continue to remember 9/11, the victims and family members of this day and the men and women who continue to keep us safe each day.God Bless,aamTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-66812741648336795862009-09-02T13:59:00.002-05:002009-09-02T14:00:54.351-05:00UpdateHi all,Just a quick update to let you all know that our Scout has returned to Ft. Drum safe and sound. I will be away from my blog for a few days while we continue to move in and set up our new house. I am currently trying to decide between DSL and Satellite internet.I will be back soon.God Bless,aamTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-13717358687308037162009-08-25T00:01:00.001-05:002009-08-25T00:01:00.670-05:00Tuesday Photo07/29/2009 -U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Griesemer, assigned to 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, shakes hands with a young boy outside the Huda Girls School, in Tarmiyah, Iraq, July 29, 2009. Joint forces came to the school to conduct a junior academic achievement mission Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-21742898858475223202009-08-24T00:01:00.003-05:002009-08-24T00:01:00.827-05:00All Is Right In My World Our Scout is home.It is so good to have him home with us for a few days. We have been busy catching up and just being family, his brothers do not let him far out of their site and it sounds so good to hear his voice throughout the house.I promise to post pictures as soon as I find my camera cord. We are in the process of moving and the cord is in a box somewhere.Chris has promised that he will Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-70462441412899799472009-08-23T00:01:00.000-05:002009-08-23T00:01:00.694-05:00ExpectationsExpectations While talking to a potential recruit, the military recruiter said, "Exactly what kind of job are you looking for in the military?"The high school kid said, "I'm looking for something with an enlistment bonus of about $20,000, where I won't have to work too hard, and won't have to deploy overseas.The recruiter said, "Well, what if I could hook you up with a skill that allowed you to Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-74314816160303388202009-08-22T00:01:00.004-05:002009-08-22T00:01:00.374-05:00Today's the DayScout Sighting Checklist: Welcome Home Posters ~ CheckFavorite Foods in the house ~ CheckCamera batteries charged ~ CheckTruck gassed up ~ CheckExcited little brothers ~ CheckMom on overload ~ Check His plane lands is due in around 4:30 this afternoon. Do you think it is to early for me to head to the airport now? I am ready to see my Scout. For the next 10 days all will be right in my world. I Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-82794888840131105612009-08-21T00:01:00.003-05:002009-08-21T00:01:00.817-05:001-71 Cavalry recognizes Soldiers for extending contractsBy Pfc. Blair Neelands1st Brigade Combat Team JournalistLeaders of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment recognized and honored several Soldiers for extending their service contracts through 1st Brigade Combat Team’s upcoming deployment during a special breakfast ceremony July 23.After the breakfast, 32 troopers each received a certificate of appreciation from the battalion’s command team, Lt. Col.Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184768011624850899.post-10629318552499812762009-08-20T00:01:00.002-05:002009-08-20T00:01:00.601-05:00Afghan elders meet to discuss governance, future of districtCapt. Jose Vasquez, commander, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, greets local elders as they arrive at the mega shura, or large meeting, July 27 at the Kherwar District Center. During the shura, local elders voiced their concerns with the district, and Logar Provincial Governor Attiqullah Lodin talked about plans to pave roads and build hospitals and schools within the district.Photo Tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05813369763464230591noreply@blogger.com0