It was fun. The soldiers of HHC were disappointed that Thak would not be able to be their quarterback, as he has easily the best arm in the battalion, but they still put up a good fight despite losing to F Co (whose Commander played the entire game in drag!) in the first round. It was still fun. The Officers beat the NCO's, which was a change from what I'm used to, but then again, they only allowed Senior NCO's to play on the team this time, and that's not exactly a fair fight when you consider that the average senior NCO is close to 40 years old, and most of the Officers are Lieutenants in their early 20's. It was all in good fun, though.
The single soldiers set up games for the kids (which were mostly played by other single soldiers), B Co's FRG sold hotdogs for lunch (which is why we came home and are making a chicken casserole for lunch! Hotdogs? Ewww!), and Sergeant Major kicked off the day by calling the entire battalion to a formation where she reminded everyone to be thankful for all they have because there are too many soldiers who are not able to celebrate the holiday this year the way we are. She is right, and Thak and I know that better than we want to since we've lost more than our share of holidays to Uncle Sam and his dirty bidding. It was good that she reminded the no-tour-wonders, though. They need to hear that kind of thing.
But anyhow, here are some pics. That's what you come here for anyhow (Hell, that's what *I* come here for!)
Erin throwing a baseball through the big tire:
Thak throwing the ball to some of his buddies, trying to help them warm up for the game:
The kids bored and cold while everyone was in formation:
Me with the kids, and Thak with the kids while we watched the Officer vs NCO game:
Your favorite re-up guy plus wifey:
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