Happy Saint Barbara's Day!
Today (or yesterday for some), December 4, is the greatest day of all for us Redlegs.
The Saint Barbara celebration has been a tradition for the artillery since about 1400.
Read more about the Legend here:
http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/pabarbar.htm
And more here: ) (In Norwegian....)
http://www.artilleri.com/Santa-barbara.htm
:firedevi: "The Fire is Everything, the rest Nothing...." :firedevi:
http://www.military-quotes.com/artillery%20quotes.htm
I wish a Happy Saint Barbara celebration to Gunners all around the world!
(even if I wasn't able to attend to this years celebration myself...)
Today (or yesterday for some), December 4, is the greatest day of all for us Redlegs.
The Saint Barbara celebration has been a tradition for the artillery since about 1400.
Read more about the Legend here:
http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/pabarbar.htm
And more here: ) (In Norwegian....)
http://www.artilleri.com/Santa-barbara.htm
:firedevi: "The Fire is Everything, the rest Nothing...." :firedevi:
http://www.military-quotes.com/artillery%20quotes.htm
I wish a Happy Saint Barbara celebration to Gunners all around the world!
(even if I wasn't able to attend to this years celebration myself...)