Our daughter, Athena, and her husband, Josh, just moved from Savannah, GA to Ft. Benning which is outside Columbus, GA and quite a change from the southern charm, beautiful beaches and dreaminess of Savannah. Ft. Benning is an army "city", with over 120,000 military personnel and their families. It is the home of the infantry and the 75th Ranger Regiment, to which Josh is assigned. Thankfully, he just completed his 7th deployment to Afghanistan and was home to show us around. He is our hero! He's also Athena's and the dogs' hero. The cats'-not so much.
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| Athena and Josh's on-post neighborhood where senior non-coms live |
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| Their house |
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| The Maneuver Center of Excellence Headquarters |
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| The Ranger Memorial to canine warriors of WWII |
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| The names of all the dogs killed in action in WWII |
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| Memorial to the Rangers of WWII |
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| This is where the Rangers practice jumping out of planes. |
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| Athena loving her Leo and vice versa. |
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| Athena and Hunter fall asleep watching "Homeland". |
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| They love our little guy, too! |
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Sofia made a rare appearance. Her brother, Lucca,
heard about the camera and was not to be seen again
that day. |
The Hubbard household is so far away and we miss them all so much, but we know they are happy and spending some much needed time together. Athena is getting her PhD in Psychology and working hard at that. She goes to Santa Barbara, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta several times a year, but otherwise, can be found at home studying. Josh is amazing. He seems to adjust well to all the comings and goings of his unit,manages to be fit and ready for action at a moment's notice and remain sane in the process. It was just so wonderful to be with them and really get a taste of what their life here is like.
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