Commander's August Comments

September 02, 2010

Friends and Family of the Washington Artillery,

The era of Operation Iraqi Freedom has passed and we are now in Operation New Dawn. The Iraqis are doing a great job with security and we have no issues. Thanks for your support.

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Iraq N' Bowl Pictures

September 01, 2010

Iraq N' Bowl - August 29th

August 18, 2010

FRG Family Day Pictures

August 18, 2010

Family Day pictures have been posted in the website's media gallery.

Commander's July Comments

August 08, 2010

Friends and Family of the Washington Artillery,

We have had a great month in July because we finally got everyone out of Tallil, Iraq. It took us quite a while to get our Convoy Security Mission equipment turned in to a materials storage facility. Typically, there is another unit that arrives in country and replaces you. All that is required is a joint ...

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Family Day Tomorrow!!!

August 07, 2010

We hope to see you tomorrow! There will be hamburgers and hot dogs, waterslides and spacewalks, music and activities. T-Shirts (pdf) will also be available for purchase. See the flyer (doc, pdf) for details.

Chaplain's Corner: Home for R&R

August 07, 2010

Dear 1-141 FA Family:

After 3 days of traveling I am finally home for two weeks of R&R! It is always interesting to hear some of the traveling stories of soldiers when they come back to Iraq. I thought I would share mine for everyone’s enjoyment, just to see what we go through to get home!

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WAVA Update

August 06, 2010

WAVA will be having their annual Barbecue Social coming up in October. Family and friends are invited. The reservation form is enclosed in the July newsletter and costs $15 for adults & $7.50 for children under 12.

Also, a donation has been made to the 1-141 FA BN Family Support Group to assist with their near term activities. The WAVA Board has personally agreed to donate a minimum of an additional $25 each to the group and ask that other members voluntarily do the same.

Next Meeting: 7PM on June 17^th at Delta Lions Hall, 1725 Hickory Ave, Harahan

Rotolo's Event a Big Success

August 04, 2010

With only one week of advertising, the Rotolo's fundraising event went very well! Many if the customers that packed the resturant were our own military families, former 141 soldiers and plenty of friends - including "flat daddy", Jeff Nelson and Eric Chabert whom both welcomed everyone to the bar! In addition to the dine in crowd, I delivered over 40 take out orders to my office building in Kenner.

According to the owner, Mike Diaz, this was the most successful fundraising event in the past four years. Because of the success, he will allow us to do it again sometime in September. We're hoping (and working) to get a few more resturants involved, so be on the look out and get ready to spread the word to everyone you know. This was really fun and we're ready to rock and roll again!!

Family Day This Sunday!!!

August 03, 2010

This is going to be a really fun event! There will be hamburgers and hot dogs, waterslides and spacewalks, music and activities. T-Shirts (pdf) will also be available for purchase. See the flyer (doc, pdf) for details.

Rotolo's to Donate Percentage of Sales

July 27, 2010

Rotolo's Pizza in Luling, LA will be donating a percentage of all sales on Monday, August 2, 2010 to the soldiers welcome home celebration. See flye and menu for details.

FRG T-Shirts

July 25, 2010

Shirts will be available for purchase during the Family Day activities on August 8th. See flyers for details.

Website Updates

July 25, 2010

• Family Readiness Group
• Soldier Resources --> Pubs and Forms
• Soldier Resources --> Software
• Sitemap
• About This Site
• Contact Us

FRG Meeting Next Saturday

July 16, 2010

Meeting will involve an update on the battalion, introduction and sign up for the Spouse and Parent Social Groups. The spouse group will be led by Jessica Nelson, and the parent group by Pam Tapie. We are just trying to help some of the family members socialize with other family members that they can better identify with. Light refreshments and day care provided. We will need RSVPS for both children and adults attending.

Kids Receive 5 Days Off School

July 16, 2010

1. A child whose parent is a member of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard of a state and such parent has been called to duty for or is on leave from overseas deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting shall be granted excused absences, not to exceed five school days per school year, for the day or days missed from school for the child to visit with his parent prior to the parent's deployment or during the parent's leave and, upon returning to school, shall be permitted to complete all class assignments, including all tests, missed while the child was absent pursuant to the provisions of this Item.
   
   
2. For the purposes of this Subparagraph, the term "parent" shall mean the person responsible by law for the child's school attendance.