Fort Huachuca

photo credit: Sharyn Viel

We cooked out the night before going to Fort Huachuca and I babysat Matt's great grilling machine. We had taken Issac to his hotel in Phoenix and were all tired - but we ate well.

The next day Matt took us by his office and we met several of his coworkers. Matt has worked hard at his job and it was good to see the awards and certificates at his desk. He then took us to a picnic area on a hill above the Fort...


Where the views were spectacular. I took a few pictures and like this mother and son shot of Sharyn and Matt


We then went to the Fort Huachuca Museum...


... which was very well put together with great displays. I couldn't help thinking this soldier was related to Dennis Hopper.


We got a pretty good idea of the uniforms that once were worn here from the 1800's through the 1900's.


Some of the uniforms reminded me of Prussian troops of old.


This display shows the first pictures of Geronimo...


... and this is a carving of a sign for the 10th Cavalry.


Fort Huachuca was one of the homes of the Buffalo Soldiers and much respect is given them in the museum and at the Fort.




There were many great displays and I wish the light had been brighter...


...but our I-Phone did a good job capturing the displays...


... some a little better than others.


The museum captured more than the soldiers in depicting the families...


... of those who served here...


... and I like the woman cooking and her pie.


Respect was paid to the Scouts...


...and Generals ...


... and the Signalmen soldiers...


... and they pointed out "History is People"...


... in various times and beauties of humanity.



Standing on the porch of the museum I realized history is also places like this with a past and a bright future.


Sharyn walked over to a bench near the museum annex and a wonderful statue ...


... titled "Eyes of the Army" sculpted by Dan Bates showing a scout guiding the way for an army officer...


...and the sculpture was impressive even in silhouette framed by the sun.


We next drove around the Fort and ended up at the stables where some horses were grazing...


... along with a really cool donkey. It was a great day.

No scrabble except for Matt's slow motion (a play a day) game with someone using his I-Phone

Quote of the Day

"Mr. West, not every situation requires your patented approach of shoot first, shoot later, shoot some more and then when everybody's dead try to ask a question or two." ~ President Ulysses S. Grant