This site is dedicated to all of the 1956-1958 veterans of the 553rd Field Artillery Battalion, and their family's, who forever will remember Ft. Sill Oklahoma and Darmstadt, Germany.

For the Star Spangled Banner, scroll all the way down.

WHAT IS A VETERAN?
A "Veteran" -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in their life,
wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount of:
"up to, and including his/her life."
(Author Unknown)

MAKE SURE YOUR SOUND IS ON.

WHEN THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG

Over hill, over dale
As we hit the dusty trail,
And the Caissons go rolling along.
In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And the Caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

In the storm, in the night,
Action left or action right
See those Caissons go rolling along
Limber front, limber rear,
Prepare to mount your cannoneer
And those Caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

Was it high, was it low,
Where the hell did that one go?
As those Caissons go rolling along
Was it left, was it right,
Now we won't get home tonight
And those Caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.
That the Caissons go rolling along.
That the Caissons go rolling along
by Lieutenant Edmund L. Gruber
(see links page)

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"The Star Spangled Banner"