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    Fort Benning

    4.0(17 reviews)
    24.3 mi

    My GPS brought me here by mistake and I had to do a u-turn but the entrance is very beautiful…read more Thank you very much for your service and God bless America.

    The day my son left for Boot Camp was one of the saddest days on record in our home. It was…read moreemotional beyond any other event EVER as friends, family and neighbors came to say goodbye drenched in tears. We barely had time to celebrate his high school graduation when he was being picked up by his recruiters and whisked off to a new life. There is nothing like seeing you child leave on a new adventure filled with both excitement and uncertain danger. My heart still beats out of my chest whenever caller ID shows an incoming call from his home base area code. I wanted him to choose a safe Army career as far from conflict as possible. One that might keep him out of direct combat. As we argued back and forth @ MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), he held his ground and chose Infantry Airborne. Well, sometime during bootcamp he got introduced to the idea of becoming a Ranger and for the next few months, he went all out to fulfill this goal... and he reached it. He became a United States Army Ranger last Fall. Fast forward to today, where he has now completed all the requirements of becoming a Ranger including one of the most important... Ranger Leadership School. 13 plus grueling weeks of combat training in the worst of conditions where you are expected to maintain mental focus even when physically exhausted. Hurley Hill stadium was filled with proud parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, offsprings and loved ones as 177 Soldiers earned their Ranger qualified badge today. "I'm the" ... brother, dad, mom, wife, daughter and son of a Ranger shirts were everywhere and the pride for our country was incredible as Hall of Fame veteran Rangers stood to be honored during the ceremony. To my surprise, ALL of the armed forces divisions can take this leadership training, including Navy, Airforce and Marines, as well as NATO allies from other countries. We saw soldiers from Finland and the Middle East here as well. All in all, I have enjoyed the many visited we've had to Fort Benning over these last two years of watching our son fulfill his dream. I have not been to very many Military Installations, but Benning is far more that I ever expected a Military Base to be. I thought it would be small and filled with tanks, bunkers and marching soldiers like in the movie Stripes. Although you will see that in various places, largely it just seems like a normal small town with grocery stores, malls, homes, gas stations, barber shops and restaurants just like any other town. Well, just like any other town that has heavily armed checkpoints... lol Posting pictures of Military Bases is discouraged, so I have very few pics to share. However, I did want to show the absolutely beautiful bridge that was just recently completed as you approach the first checkpoint off I-185: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/fort-benning-fort-benning?select=nXdA0X12KA1JBumNkVgxsg#EVk1-Jy2YcgVD-qaU3PLyw Fort Benning receives 5 stars for being a top facility in producing world class soldiers... one of which I am extremely proud of!

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    Fort Benning - Obligatory officer mom at graduation bathroom selfie! This is where you tell yourself not to cry.

    Obligatory officer mom at graduation bathroom selfie! This is where you tell yourself not to cry.

    Fort Benning - Hurley Hill Stadium @ Victory Pond

    Hurley Hill Stadium @ Victory Pond

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    Auburn City

    Auburn City

    5.0(2 reviews)
    36.5 mi

    Do not expect a comprehensive review of the city by any stretch. I do not live in Auburn, or…read moreAlabama and know next to nothing about the town. This was my first time even stepping in the state. I did snap a pic for those interested in reading a history from 1865 to Present if that helps. What I will provide in my write up is a week choke-full of observations from a glorious time. First of all when I rolled into town I immediately looked on my Yelp app for coffee shops. I get up early, well sometimes I never go to sleep and need my morning Joe. I was stunned to not find one Starbucks... I am not saying this is bad. There were a lot of local shops that fit the bill quite nicely. Toomers Coffee Co. was my fave. This is a college town, duh! What I mean is you cannot separate out the college from the town, the town from the college. They are one part in my opinion. Any place you drive their are personalized license plates and stickers on both students and locals cars of AU. Off campus homes in residential areas have flags hanging from the porch, or garden signs with AU. Businesses downtown have AU in every shape and form imaginable. As well store that sell merchandising such as J&M Bookstore and Auburn Art. This is a city that is united in it's love of the Tigers. I found the Auburn police presence to be quite strong. It appears the school does not have a police force. The black and white Auburn patrol cars were like stealth ninja's at every corner you looked. When walking downtown one day I witnessed a rear end collision. I called the police to respond and boy did they. Within a minutes lights and sirens were converging from every direction. You would almost think this is Mayberry and they had nothing else to do. I have no problem with police presence and I am assuming they have a little less to do in the Summer. Auburn almost completely subsidizes it's use of the Frank Brown Recreation Center to it's citizens. When I say almost... all that residents have to pay is a lifetime $25 for a swipe card to use all of the in-house facilities, classes are of course extra. A sore spot for me was that they do not allow non-residents to purchase a day pass. The town has a lot to be proud of, much more than I saw in a week. However, some of my favorite recreational and cultural places were Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve that is associated with AU, Davis Arboretum, AU associated, Jule Collins Smith Museum again AU associated and Chewacia State Park which is in city limits of Auburn. I spent a great deal of time in the heart of downtown on my visit. The AU campus rolls right into Toomer's Corner which is the beginning of Auburn's downtown. The streets and sidewalks are clean. The business take care of their store fronts and show community pride. Pulling off a neat and clean atmosphere cannot be easy with college kids that party in bars late at night. So kudo's to the Auburn city sanitation workers who do a magnificent job everyday. I did not see store vacancies which shows me this is thriving business district. Finally a town is about it's people. For visitors that come for a short time a first impression is formed quickly. From the hotel clerk who checked me in to the server at Mellow Mushroom to the young man that rang up my first lemonade at Toomer's Drugs to the coach who checked my son into the dorm for camp. I had a positive attitude and warm feeling of the town immediately. There is something that is very special and unique at Auburn. Those that reside in Auburn already know what I learned in a week. This is a grand old Southern college town that welcomes all with open arms and a charm that has you wanting to plan a return visit in the near future.

    Well since this is where I spent a good amount of my youth growing up and where my family still…read morelives, I have to say it was a pretty good little town. It is the "Loveliest Village on the Plains" of course...

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    Auburn City - Hubert and Grace Harris Center lobby

    Hubert and Grace Harris Center lobby

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