Happy 247th Birthday To The United States Army

HOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!




First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation’s might,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle’s won,
And the Army goes rolling along.

Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.

Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks,
San Juan Hill and Patton’s tanks,
And the Army went rolling along.
Minute men, from the start,
Always fighting from the heart,
And the Army keeps rolling along.

Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.

Men in rags, men who froze,
Still that Army met its foes,
And the Army went rolling along.
Faith in God, then we’re right,
And we’ll fight with all our might,
As the Army keeps rolling along.

Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong; (two! three!)
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along! (keep it rolling!)
And the Army goes rolling along!

Happy Birthday Army!

The one I learned in music class in elementary school went like this:

Over hill, over dale
As we hit the dusty trail,
And the caissons go rolling along.
In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And the caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the caissons go rolling along.

In the storm, in the night,
Action left or action right
See those caissons go rolling along
Limber front, limber rear,
Prepare to mount your cannoneer
And those caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the caissons go rolling along.

Was it high, was it low,
Where the heck did that one go?
As those caissons go rolling along
Was it left, was it right,
Now we won't get home tonight
And those caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the caissons go rolling along.
That the caissons go rolling along.
That the caissons go rolling along.

Cheers.

Happy Birthday to the US Army! They've served us well over the centuries.

83v45magna's version of the song (1st stanza) is what I remember. (But I'm old.)

flashguy

Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army

Rock of the Marne!

Or as we used to say when I was in the Army,

FTA

Fun, travel and adventure.

Do you know why the sky is blue?

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
Rock of the Marne!

Indeed, my fellow Marne Man!

Me too, 1/64 Armor, 3rd ID, 1964-1965, Harvey Barracks.

Happy Birthday to all my US Army Brothers and Sisters with whom I have had the privilege of serving over the years!

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Me too, 1/64 Armor, 3rd ID, 1964-1965, Harvey Barracks.

4/3 Air Defense Artillery, 3rd ID, 1991-1995

Larson Barracks, across town and up the hill!

Happy Birthday Army!

USCG CPO (ret)

FTA!!!

Had to say that...

Happy (belated) Birthday to the Finest Service on the planet!

Hooah!

Infantry...because everything else is just support.

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by ArtieS:
Rock of the Marne!

Indeed, my fellow Marne Man!

Rock of the Marne!!

Garryowen


3/7 and 3/4 Cav, Schweinfurt 88-90

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Originally posted by BigSwede:

Rock of the Marne!!

Garryowen


3/7 and 3/4 Cav, Schweinfurt 88-90

Haha I worked with you Three Quarter Cav guys!

You all LIVED in the field compared to us ADA types who really couldn't do much unless we had a live fire range like Todendorf or Putlos.

My first experience with NVG's was with 3/4 Cav, that was pretty cool.

MY first time messing with those as well. I was the driver of an M88, my load out was 2 NVG's, 2 grease guns, my M16a2, a Ma Deuce, tri pod, night vision scope and extra barrel. Had to haul all of that shit about a half mile a several times a month


Anyway, my new shirt

Essayons!

Hooah to my youngest son, following in my footsteps, as a Combat Engineer Officer.