This past fall there was a terrible accident that occurred at Camp Williams here in Utah. The National Guard was holding machine gun practice during a HOT, DRY, WINDY summer day here in the Utah dessert when a brush fire started and ended up getting out of control and taking over the ridge into the town of Herriman, which is just west of the valley from us. Andy and I watched the ridge burn from our back yard. It was amazing to see how quickly a fire can get out of control. Thankfully no one was hurt and only a few structures were destroyed. This fire made national news - we had gotten phone calls from family back in PA wondering how close the fire was to our house. According to our neighbors across the street who moved in from Herriman just after the fire, it was pretty scary not knowing what the outcome was going to be.
Well, the National Guard invited Riley's Tiger Cub den to visit the base. They had so much fun and thankfully the only machine gun shooting happened via simulator! The boys got to check out a tank simulator, practice machine gun shooting, and sit in an amphibious vehicle. This allowed the boys to earn a "Go See It" elective. What fun for a bunch of first grade boys and their dads on a dreary Saturday morning!
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