Member Photos

Photo from Rex Hon 1st BN 83rd Arty -- Vietnam Aug. 1967.

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Model 1905 Three Inch field gun.

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Attached is M1898 Mk2 'Siege Rifle'.

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National Archives Photo-Coastal Arty being moved to position, 1937.

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A visual of what the FISTERS can do with a 25mm. I was on patrol during OIF 1 and this unsuspecting T-72 just was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There were actually five of them. This is the one that REALLY caught.

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A 3-321 FA out of Camp Clark, Afghanistan

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A 3-321 FA out of Camp Clark, Afghanistan

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83rd Arty 175mm gun firing at Firebase Bastogne 1969. Powder = 99 pounds

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The first trucks the Army used that were to replace the mules and become a prime mover to tow howitzers.

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The firing crew of the 105 or smaller MM howitzer. They also used a 75MM pack cannon which mules hauled while they were in Panama.

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Mindblower 3rd Sec A / 1 / 83rd Arty 101 Div Arty RVN 1969

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Mindblower 3rd Sec A / 1 / 83rd Arty 101 Div Arty RVN 1969

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The Black Beauty, a Tennessee Mountain Howitzer, sounding off at a 4th of July Parade! Huwald's Artillery Battery, C.S.A.

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Huwald's Tennessee Mountain Howitzers. Huwald's Artillery Battery, C.S.A.

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Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery - The 12lb Napoleon Cannons we fire were used in the Civil War.

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Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery - The 12lb Napoleon Cannons we fire were used in the Civil War.

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Captain Dan Trost and Platoon Mascot during his second tour in Iraq as a Platoon Commander Heavy Equipment Transport.

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B BTRY 4TH BN 7TH FA. GIESSEN, GERMANY.

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This is a photo of B12 from B Battery, 3-133FA of the Texas Army National Guard. This was taken during the final LFX for these howitzers.We're scheduled to get M119A2's, however, we're going to Iraq first.

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Hill 54 1968 A Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery - Taken in August right after the guns arrived from the States. Gun Section - A** Kickin Anne was the tube name.

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An M110A2 redone in Microsoft Paint by my 11 year old.

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This is a picture of recruits going through the gas chamber on the training side.

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A Civil War reenactment group in North Carolina portrays the 3rd U.S. light artillery and the 3rd North Carolina light artillery.

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A Civil War reenactment group in North Carolina portrays the 3rd U.S. light artillery and the 3rd North Carolina light artillery.

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A Civil War reenactment group in North Carolina portrays the 3rd U.S. light artillery and the 3rd North Carolina light artillery.

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Col. Jon Lehr, commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division who hails from Dover, Pa. shakes the hand of Williamsburg, Pa. native Spc. Brett Snauffer who works in the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment’s fire direction center, during an appreciation ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq Nov. 13. In appreciation for their efforts, Lehr recognized the Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment who have fired more than 2,000 rounds in support of combat operations for the 4th SBCT over the course of nearly seven months. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)

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During an appreciation ceremony, Dover, Pa. native Col. Jon Lehr, commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division addresses assembled officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment on Camp Taji, Iraq Nov. 13 to express his gratitude for the fire support the field artillery unit has provided the 4th SBCT. With Lehr, from left to right, are Capt. Derek Baird, commander, Battery A, 1st Bn., 82nd FA Regt.; 1st Sgt. Tim Keesling, Battery B first sergeant, and 1st Sgt. Kevin Milligan, Battery A first sergeant. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)

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Dover, Pa. native Col. Jon Lehr (center), commander, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division presents a 4th SBCT poster to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery senior leaders, San Diego native Lt. Col. Martin Clausen (left), 1-82 commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Giles, the unit’s senior-most noncommissioned officer, who hails from Omaha, Neb. during a ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq Nov. 13. Lehr presented the poster in appreciation for the fire support the field artillery battalion has given to Lehr’s brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)

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Unit Nickname: "DRAGON" - 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery. The dragon is our mascot. We used it to usher in our transition to MLRS several years ago, but it will serve us equally as well now that we're transitioning to the M198 (155mm-T) weapon system. The shield has the red and white St. Andrews cross (state flag of Alabama - we're an Alabama National Guard unit) and the crown symbolizing the "King of Battle". The jewels in the crown represent the trinity - the three windows in the tower from the Legend of St. Barbara and, of course, the lightning bolt crossing the face of the shield. Note the judicious use of "red" - the color of our branch.

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Top guns pose for photo

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Whatever it takes to succeed as a team during the Redleg Relay

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Top Gun Awards Ceremony

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The Top Gun crew in the Dragon Battalion

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SSG Cannon receiving his Red Muzzle Cover

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Site to Crest procedures during occupation

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Red legs relay

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Reassembling a 50 cal

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Performing a maintenance check

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One final check before completing the micrometer test

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Now that's what I call teamwork Redleg Relays

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Nothing but a drop in the bucket for this Dragon Soldier during the primer toss

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Making sure you are on target

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M109A6 Dragon Paladin beginning the occupation of the firing area

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Finalizing the load plan chart

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Evaluators on the trail of the Paladin

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Dragons Top Gun Battery is Hotsteel

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Dragons enroute back to the firebase

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Dragon soldier conducting deliberate occupation drills

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Can't do it without the entire crew Redleg Relay

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Breaking down the M2 Machine Gun

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Breaking down the breech

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And the race begins for the Redleg Relay

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A great ending to a great Top Gun competition day for the Dragons

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82nd FA at Ft. Bliss, TX 1941

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82nd FA Camp Weir, Japan 1945-51

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LZ Vandegrift, Vietnam 1971

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82nd FA Firing at Camp Logan, TX 1917

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Photo taken during tours to West Berlin in 1971-74 and 1979-8 with C Battery 94th Field Artillery. Members of Berlin Brigade, the only battery stationed behind the iron curtain.

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Photo taken during tours to West Berlin in 1971-74 and 1979-8 with C Battery 94th Field Artillery. Members of Berlin Brigade, the only battery stationed behind the iron curtain.

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Photo taken during tours to West Berlin in 1971-74 and 1979-8 with C Battery 94th Field Artillery. Members of Berlin Brigade, the only battery stationed behind the iron curtain.

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This illustration is of a Marine howitzer crew during the last big push during the Battle for Fallujah.

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Check out the cross sabers up close with 1SG Eddin (2-77 Field Artillery). Thanks to 1SG Eddin, who runs a company that makes Ghillie suits, for sharing this picture with CannonArtillery.com. For more info on The Camo Store, visit http://www.camo-store.com/.

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What a great-looking group! Here are the men of 2-77 Field Artillery in Baghdad. Thanks to 1SG Eddin, who runs a company that makes Ghillie suits, for sharing this picture. For more info on The Camo Store, visit http://www.camo-store.com/.

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The 3-29th FA, otherwise known as the Pacesetters, display their big coin outside the Tactical Operations Center at LSA Anaconda, Iraq.

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More Fine Detailing on the Freedom's Thunder Bike

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U.S. Army Engraving on Col. Tanzi's Freedom's Thunder Bike

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Crossed Cannons on the Back of the Freedom's Thunder Bike

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Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
June 2006

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Returning from a short deployment at Veages, Puerto Rico, this particular M110 from the 5/10 2d Mar Div ends up stuck in the sludge on its way back to Camp Lejeune. Curious what happened here? Find out in the "Stuff From Our Members" section.

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Members of "P" Btry 1Bn, 10Mar, 2d Marine Div and their Gun #3, better known as "Christine" (named after the Stephen King movie). Read a story about wild "Christine" in the "Stuff From Our Members" section.

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Read a story about wild "Christine" in the "Stuff From Our Members" section.

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This 175MM gun was assigned to the 1st 175MM Gun Battery, 1st Field Artillery Group. With a tube name of "Mr. Big Stuff," the Group and its gun operated out of 29 Palms, California in 1973.

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This photo comes from CannonArtillery.com buddy and author of Serving the Pieces, Ed Walsh. Members of the 242nd Field Artillery dug-in and camoflauged this 105-mm howitzer during WWII combat in France.

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Redlegs from the 242nd fire their 105-mm howitzer into Germany during combat in France in 1944. Photo sent courtesy of CannonArtillery.com buddy Ed Walsh.

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Cpl. Mewes and his buddies have fun trying to get their gun out of the mud.

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Cpl. Mewes and Cpl. Moser in Okinawa.

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Forward Observers for Bravo Battery Guns Plt. 1 Bn / 12th Marines 3rd Marine Div. stationed at MCBH Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

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Cool t-shirt from the Bravo Battery Guns Plt. 1 Bn / 12th Marines 3rd Marine Division.

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