Troop 4277 Pictures

The Troop went to Ft. Hood on February 23, 2008. Mr. Moltz's father let us camp on his property in Copperas Cove from February 22-24, 2008.

It was pretty cold that Friday night, and felt like it was in the low 30's. We got the tents set up and then made some hot chocolate. In the morning we made more hot chocolate and oatmeal to warm ourselves.

We had to eat quick to make it to the front gate of Ft. Hood by 8:30. When we arrived we were greeted by Lt. Lilley. He and another soldier took us on base in 15 passenger vans. Our first stop was a tour of the trained dogs. A soldier named Shuck gave us a tour, explaining what they did there. He told us they have some dogs trained to detect drugs, and others trained to detect explosives. We also got to see a demonstration with one of the trained dogs.

Our next stop was the Calvary horses. They keep about 30 horses here, used mostly for ceremonial events. We learned about some of the Calvary history, how they care for the horses, how they make saddles, and how they make and attach horse shoes.

We then went to get some lunch. After that, we went for some target practice using M-16 semi-automatic rifles. There were 15 rifles connected to a computerized target system. We went through a number of different scenarios, with the boys being able to see how they did after each one. Some of the adults got to participate, too. We were there for 2 hours, but it felt like 30 minutes.

With the enemy population reduced, we left for the museum. There are some interesting things inside the museum, but the boys seemed more interested in what was on the outside. There are signs that say to stay off the equipment, but Mr. Hines happened to be talking with the gentleman in charge of the museum. Mr. Hines commented that it sure would be nice if we could get a picture with all the boys on the tank. The gentleman in charge came over when we were lining everyone up in front of the tank for a picture and said the boys could climb up on it. Thanks Mr. Hines!

While talking with the gentleman in charge, he mentioned a barbecue that was specially made for Ft. Hood. He asked if we would like to see it...

Yes, that is a barbecue. I think he said it can cook over 200 hamburgers at one time. It has no engine, so it has to be towed wherever they want to use it. We decided it was a good time to head to dinner...

Our last stop for the day was going to be the Ft. Hood Bowling Alley. Turned out that Kris and Lt. Lilley had a little conversation earlier that would result in us making an unscheduled stop on our way to the bowling alley.

"You're in the army now, you're in the army now..." With Kris' haircut complete, we went to the bowling alley.

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