Happy Birthday US Army Field Artillery

[GodBlessTheUSA]

The United States Army Field Artillery branch traces its origins to 17 November 1775 when the Continental Congress, unanimously elected Henry, The Ox, Knox "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery".

Happy Birthday Red Legs!! Hoo-Ah!

(FYI: It's MY birthday as well, how fitting, US Army Field Artillery Veteran and bringer down of the iron curtain!)

 

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[7pt62THOR]

HBD.

 

[Granite3]

Happy Birthday from one cannoneer to another!

 

[Bucket99]

I was a member of the 1/9 FA for a couple years, though I never fired one myself it is awesome to see them big guns fire. I just kept them rolling.

 

[Sneakypete]

It’s one of the weapons I haven’t had the chance to actually fire but I did call in a fire mission that took out and entire grid square. Total righteousness

 

[alleycat]

"I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did"
– Gen George S. Patton

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Every time I think of the Army's official song, I hear the lyrics in my head as
"the caissons go rolling along."

Now I understand a few decades ago they had some soldiers feeling left out over that song, because the Army was celebrating "field artillery" and not recognizing all the other jobs that soldiers perform.

So as to not hurt anybody's widdle feewings, the Army changed their theme song to be more inclusive. But I never went along with that; I still sing "the caissons go rolling along...and it's hi, hi, hee for the field artillery..."