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Would anyone like a free dinner at Golden Corral? Well, there is an easy way if you are an American military veteran. Golden Corral just announced this year’s Military Appreciation Monday will be November 12, 2007, from 5 to 9 pm. For the past 6 years, Golden Corral has been honoring the US Military with a free “thank you” dinner and beverage at any Golden Corral restaurant on Military Appreciation Monday (first Monday after Veteran’s Day), to honor any person who has ever served in the United States Military. In the past the only requirement to receive the free meal...

Mr. Chairmen, Ranking Members, Members of the Committees, thank you for the opportunity to provide my assessment of the security situation in Iraq and to discuss the recommendations I recently provided to my chain of command for the way forward. At the outset, I would like to note that this is my testimony. Although I have briefed my assessment and recommendations to my chain of command, I wrote this testimony myself. It has not been cleared by, nor shared with, anyone in the Pentagon, the White House, or Congress. As a bottom line up front, the military objectives of the...

The ignominious fall of Senator Larry Craig casts new light on the importance of the nation’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning open homosexuals from military service. If preventing public sex in airport men’s rooms is important enough to justify the deployment of undercover cops, isn’t it similarly significant to avoid, at all costs, sexual encounters in military latrines? Imagine the impact on morale and unit cohesion if two guys from the same barracks engaged in toe-tapping hanky-panky (and perhaps much more) while occupying adjacent bathroom stalls in the military facilities? Of course, advocates for gays in the military will...

TOMS RIVER (1010 WINS) -- A fiery streak across the sky got the attention of the Coast Guard Saturday night, after the reported fireball crashed into the waters off the Jersey Shore. Concerned calls started coming in from South Carolina to Long Island about 9 p.m. Coast Guard boats were searching near the site of the reported impact, off Normandy Beach in Toms River, about 10 miles off shore. No debris has been found in the water. The Toms River Fire Department says it also got some calls and there were at least 20 people on the beach with the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2007 – The September edition of the Pentagon Channel’s monthly documentary “Recon” will focus on the Coast Guard’s efforts in the Caribbean Sea’s most perilous waterway. Small-boat crews from the Coast Guard cutter Escanaba transfer Haitian migrants from an overloaded sail freighter to the Escanaba. The 101 Haitian migrants eventually were repatriated to Cap Haitien, Haiti. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Newland  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The show, titled “Perilous Passage,” will provide an inside look at the men and women of the Coast Guard who patrol Mona Passage,...

AN EPIDEMIC of obesity could have serious consequences for America's economy and its ability to defend itself, according to a leading politician. Self-confessed "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee, a Republican Party presidential candidate, told a group of governors from the American South that the increasing numbers of people who were either over-weight or obese meant more and more people were having to take time off work for health reasons. And Mr Huckabee, who lost 110lb - nearly 8st - several years ago when he was governor of Arkansas, said he was concerned by reports that nearly two-thirds of American military personnel...

Standing atop a pile of rocks in Lower New York Bay nearly four miles north of Sandy Hook, the faded Romer Shoal Lighthouse has a colorful past and an uncertain future. The 109-year-old lighthouse was recently honored with a designation as an historic site on both the national and state registries. But that doesn't ensure it will even remain in New Jersey. While the sparkplug-like, 54-foot-tall lighthouse still throws its signal of two white flashes every 15 seconds as far as 15 miles to sea, it is a forlorn sight. Dirty paint -- top-half red, bottom-half white -- is peeling...

Four top-tier presidential candidates have accepted invitations to speak to the 108th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., which starts Aug. 18 in the hometown of the VFW's national headquarters, Kansas City, Mo. Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ) are scheduled to speak Aug. 20, and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will speak Aug. 21. "This is the candidates' opportunity to address the national convention of America's oldest and largest organization of combat veterans," said VFW Commander-in-Chief Gary Kurpius, from Anchorage, Alaska. "In our audience will be...

WASHINGTON - Everyone knows the Coast Guard has saved countless lives in U.S. waters. Now they've gone back and counted: more than 1 million rescues from the days of wooden sailing vessels to the current era of swooping high-tech helicopters. After reviewing old log books and records dating back nearly to 1790, when Congress created the 10-boat fleet that would eventually become the Coast Guard, the agency concluded that it has saved at least 1,109,310 lives. The Coast Guard is touting its exploits to mark its 217th birthday on Saturday — at a time when it comes under increasing criticism...

There are still many surviving veterans of the June 1944 Normandy Invasion. Also many who landed at Iwo Jima in February 1945. But how many can claim to have participated in both battles? Not to mention Operation Dragoon in southern France and the “Typhoon of Steel” at Okinawa? If he can, there is a good chance he was a member of the United States Coast Guard, which celebrates its 217th birthday this Saturday. One such veteran is Marvin Perrett, a Coast Guard landing craft coxswain assigned to the USS Bayfield (APA-33). He joined up in 1943 when he turned 18...

My son who is in the Coast Guard, was in Boston Saturday when his Cutter pulled in and was out with some of the crew doing bar hopping. He steps outside and down an ally to make a cell phone call. Two older ladies (his mom's age) were in the ally taking a smoke break. A "bum" walks in to the ally leans his back against the wall and starts to relive himself. My son then suggests the ladies leave the ally and then he goes back and gives the guy the riot act (using sailor's language) over his behavior....

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a pilot whose F-15 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, officials said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT The remains of Maj. Gregory D. Young, 34, of St. Helens, Ore., were found nearly 40 miles west of Cannon Beach in north Oregon, the Oregon Air National Guard said in a statement. "He was a very talented young man with many years of dedicated service to the protection of the freedoms we enjoy today," said Col. Steven Gregg, commander of the 142nd Fighter Wing stationed in Portland. The plane...

Two Coast Guard helicopters and a cutter are racing to an area 46 miles off the northern Oregon Coast for an Oregon Air National Guard F-15 that went into the sea about 1:30 this afternoon. There was only a pilot on board during a training mission. The Coast Guard said a parachute was seen. The F-15 was from the Air Guard's Portland base.

Mexican crew believed fishing U.S. waters jumps ship Mexican nationals caught illegally fishing in U.S. waters were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico Friday morning. The four men leapt or were thrown from their boat after crashing into a U.S. Coast Guard vessel. Shortly after 6:40 a.m., Coast Guard officials patrolling the U.S. Exclusive Zone near the U.S.-Mexico border spotted a 25-foot vessel, Executive Officer Phil Jackson said. As the Coast Guard approached, the boat headed south, toward Mexico. “We tried to stop it,” Jackson said. “Eventually, it did stop, but it tried to cross our bow.” Jackson said the...

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Memorial Day holiday means it's a day on the water with the family. Chuck Singleton does what he can to makes sure his kids are safe out here. The concern is who else is out there. "You don't know where they come from," said Singleton. "You know, they could load up with a bomb or whatever and come right out here." With thousands of boats on the waterways, the worry is the recreational boat is now a Homeland Security threat. "Just the sheer numbers and ability to hide among recreational traffic is something that makes it...

Passion Was There For The 'Other Side' Bush's Visit Attracts Gathering Of Eagles For Show Of Support By Julie Wernau, Published on 5/24/2007 New London — It was 8 a.m. Wednesday, three hours before President Bush was scheduled to arrive at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Keith Soileau had been ready since 4:30. Soileau, a member of a newly formed national group called Gathering of Eagles, was one of the first to situate himself in front of a fence decorated with American flags at the academy entrance. Across the street, anti-war, anti-Bush demonstrators had taken over the hill. “You may...

. Today, President Bush Delivered the Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Transcript Here Various ”Fact Sheets”, “In Focus”, Announcements and Statements may be found HERE The First Lady attended a meeting of the Senate Women's Caucus on Burma on Capitol Hill. Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne Cheney, pose with their sixth grandchild, Samuel David Cheney - Congratulations Vice President Cheney and Lynne! Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

After action report: New London and the Coast Guard Academy I left Bristol, Ct, with Larry Baily, Larry Hoffa, George Samet and Jim Sorry-I-forgot-your-name! Anyways, we got there late because I drive an old vehicle, and it needed water. After we got coffees, we headed out at high speed to the location where we found that the Army landed First, instead of this Marine! Chris Hill was there with the Good Doctor Raoul. Also, the American Legion Riders were there in force with about 30 riders. Additional riders showed up as the rally went on. Due to the security issues,...

In a hit piece on the U.S. Coast Guard, CBS 60 Minute's Steve Kroft made the following statement: "This is a story the Coast Guard didn’t want 60 Minutes to tell. It refused to make Commandant Thad Allen or any other officer available for an interview." At the very end of the hit piece, when most viewers were in the bathroom, or in the kitchen making a sandwitch or getting another beer, Kroft made this statement: Late last week, after our story had been completed, the coast guard finally offered to make Commandant Thad Allen available, but only for a...

Yesterday my son's Cutter was commissioned. This is a 110' Patrol Boat used as a law enforcement platform. This is his 1st assignment in the Coaust Guard. WOODS HOLE, MASS. - The Coast Guard Cutter Tybee was commissioned during a ceremony here today. The Tybee, a 110-foot Island-Class patrol boat commanded by Lt. Blake Stockwell, will be homeported here. During the traditional commissioning ceremony, Capt. Roy Nash, commander of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, read the commissioning orders and granted Stockwell permission to assume command of the newly refurbished Coast Guard cutter. The vessel's commissioning pennant was raised and...

Back in 2002 - and still in May 2007 - Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) wanted the United States Coast Guard, FEMA, INS, and U.S. Customs Service to remain independent and directly responsible to the local communities they serve to increase their efficiency. USCG - "The Coast Guard and its mission are very important to the Texas Gulf coast, and I don’t want that mission relegated to the back burner in a huge bureaucracy." FEMA - "FEMA needs to be a flexible, locally focused, hands-on agency that helps people quickly after a disaster." U.S. Customs - "My coastal district also relies...

The Gathering of Eagles, a patriotic organization of Veteran's and supporters will be holding a rally to welcome the families of the graduating Coast Guard academy cadets on May 23, 2007. In addition to our support of these families and graduating cadets, we will be welcoming the President of the United States as he addresses the graduating class. Normally this would be a private event that we would welcome with silent respect. However, this event is already marred by the planned attendence of a radical left wing group known as A.N.S.W.E.R. We believe that this left wing group's presence is...

When Heinz Richter visits the Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, he talks personally about a wreck site that brings many divers to the area. But he stops short of taking the dive with them. Richter's last trip to the ocean's bottom was 65 years ago today, when the German U-boat on which he served was sunk off the coast of North Carolina. He isn't interested in going back. "One dive was enough for me," Richter chuckled.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Gathering of Eagles, an honorable group of Veterans and concerned Patriotic Americans has requested a permit for a rally to be held at the Coast Guard Academy on May 23, 2007, during their graduation ceremony. This rally is being held to counter the left wing A.N.S.W.E.R. Rally being held on the same day. The Graduation of some of America's finest citizens from one of our most prestigious academies should not be marred by the vocal outrage of what is a minority in our country. The GATHERING OF EAGLES requests that all concerned parties make an effort...

Marine General Peter Pace – decorated war hero and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – continues to find himself fending off a vicious and unfamiliar rapid fire assault from his extreme left-flank. In recent days, the good general has been widely and unjustly vilified by America’s self-appointed thought police as they step up their unified and widespread campaign of homofascist speech enforcement. During a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, Pace violated one of the cardinal rules of political correctness by noting that, “homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral.” While defending the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell”...

Echoes of the past are heard as vets gather in D.C. to back the troops, oppose war protesters. Chris Hill visits the Wall every Veterans Day. He follows the path to Panel 4W, Line 36, and stops at the name Curtis R. Smoot. It's the same name on the POW-MIA bracelet Hill has worn for 22 years. Hill picked up the bracelet at an ROTC recruitment table in high school. He didn't know Smoot, but the bracelet was a poignant reminder of service and sacrifice during Hill's years with the Seventh Infantry Division in the late 1980s. At Panel 4W,...

The US coast guard is staging a huge exercise in Florida in preparation for a possible mass exodus from Cuba in the event of the death of Fidel Castro.More than 300 agents and 85 law enforcement agencies are taking part in the two-day Operation Vigilant Sentry. Actors are playing imaginary Cuban migrants in mock interceptions. The operation has taken on a renewed urgency since President Castro fell ill and handed temporary power to his brother Raul last July. President Castro recently spoke in a live broadcast with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, but has not been seen in public...

Two Coast Guard divers killed in a botched Arctic training dive were loaded with too much weight and were assisted by untrained crew members who had been drinking beer, an official investigation has found. The two divers, from the Seattle-based icebreaker Healy, plunged to about 200 feet - about 10 times deeper than intended - shortly after entering the 29-degree water on Aug. 17, 2006.

(AgapePress) - An increasing number of servicemen and women are confessing to pornography addictions and most government-run military base and post exchanges are only adding to the problem by selling it. In 1996, Congress enacted the Military Honor and Decency Act, which bans military stores from selling sexually explicit material, but according to Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, the act is not being enforced. "Congress is going to have to take a look at this," Donnelly said. "Certainly the Pentagon is going to have to enforce those rules. It's a matter of good order and discipline...

Coast Guard Won't Conduct Firearm Exercises On Great Lakes Proposal Withdrawn Amid Criticism From U.S., Canadian Mayors December 18, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Three congressmen said the U.S. Coast Guard is giving up on its plan to conduct live machine-gun firing exercises on the Great Lakes. The lawmakers said the Coast Guard's commandant has told them the controversial proposal will be withdrawn. A Coast Guard spokesman could not immediately comment. The plan has been criticized by several U.S. and Canadian mayors, business leaders and environmentalists who said it could be unsafe and disruptive. Coast Guard officials had stressed in hearings around...

***USN SPECIAL OPERATIONS*** ANCHORS AWEIGH my boy,Anchors Aweigh,Farewell to foreign shores,We sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.Through our last night on shore, Drink to the foam,Until we meet once more,Here's wishing you a happy voyage home. The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 27, 2003 The "Air Boss" observes flight operations from primary flight control as an S-3B Viking of the "Checkmates" of Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22) launches from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The "Boss," the Air Department Head on a carrier, oversees all aircraft operations on the flight deck, the hangar, and the operations of the various maintenance...

"In the first place God made idiots," observed Mark Twain. "This was for practice. Then he made school boards." The San Francisco Board of Education's 4-2 vote last week to abolish the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, which has been active in the city's high schools for 90 years, tends to support his view. Why is JROTC being done away with? It isn't for lack of interest. More than 1,600 San Francisco students currently take part in its voluntary activities. "Kids love this program as if it's family," notes the San Francisco Chronicle. It is "a program that students...

One of two Coast Guard divers who mysteriously died during a training dive in the Arctic last summer sank uncontrollably as far as 190 feet below the icy surface and suffocated, according to an autopsy summary obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The divers had slipped into a patch of open water near the ship's bow and were planning to dive to a maximum depth of 20 feet, said William Hill Jr., whose daughter Lt. Jessica Hill, along with Boatswain's Mate Steven Duque, died Aug. 17, 500 miles north of Alaska. A support team supposedly held ropes attached to...

SEATTLE– One of the two Coast Guard divers who perished in the Arctic last summer died of trauma to the lungs — a condition caused by rapid ascent — and possibly had dived deeper than planned, her father said Tuesday. William Hill Jr., of St. Augustine, Fla., told The Associated Press that he finally received the autopsy report for his daughter, Lt. Jessica Hill, two weeks ago, but couldn't bear to open it for several days. "It was pulmonary barotrauma — trauma to the lungs — that was the immediate cause of death," Hill said. "There was speculation they were...

I said nothing when John Kerry ran for president, even though I was once stationed with a person who was on the Coast Guard patrol boat that John Kerry was treated, after one of his so-called combat wounds. This person said that he had received worse paper cuts while filing, than the wound that John Kerry had received. The "punchline" of the sea story was that the "person who was treated" had gone on to run for congress and, at the time, was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.... Below is the email that I sent to John Kerry. I just...

Bush signs law on security for US ports, ban on online gambling President George W. Bush signed a law designed to bolster security at US ports and prevent terrorists from smuggling in nuclear weapons. The law also included an unrelated provision inserted by lawmakers in Congress to severely restrict Internet gambling, prompting gaming companies abroad to close down their US operations. Hoping to retain control of Congress in legislative elections on November 7, lawmakers in Bush's Republican party adopted the measure two weeks ago to persuade voters that they are better able to prevent another terrorist attack. The Republicans rode...

Seven Stranded Fishermen Rescued By Coast Guard (CBS 3)     MASSEYS LANDING, Del.     A fishing trip turned into a fight for survival for seven fishermen who were stranded for two days after their boat sank over the weekend. It was not until Monday that a Coast Guard heliocopter from Atlantic City rescued the men 70 miles off shore. The group set out on a fishing trip from the Indian Yacht Basin in Delaware Friday. Approximately 30 miles into their trip, the 50-foot boat reportedly struck an unknown object and sank within three minutes. The seven fishermen...

  For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   ****************** Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~             Acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.  What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each...

SEATTLE - Five hundred miles north of Alaska, a group of shipmates from the Coast Guard cutter Healy tossed a football on the blue-and-white, diamond-hard Arctic ice. Others snapped panoramic photos and took walks during the two-hour break, stretching their legs after a month aboard the 420-foot icebreaker. Lt. Jessica Hill and Boatswain's Mate Steven Duque seized the chance for a training dive and slipped into a patch of open water near the Healy's bow. A team held ropes attached to the divers, lest they become disoriented under the ice. Several research scientists watched from the deck. But no one...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22, 2006 – The U.S. Coast Guard will be featured in two major productions debuting this month: an original documentary episode of Recon airing on the Pentagon Channel entitled, “Always Ready,” and a Hollywood feature film entitled, “The Guardian,” starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutchner. Despite participation in nearly every conflict U.S. Forces have been involved in, most Americans know very little about the Coast Guard’s wartime contributions and way of life. As the smallest military service, the Coast Guard’s many unique missions aren’t always recognized by sister service members and civilians, however, this is about to...

If you thought our outdoors traditions were too much a part of the fabric of our nation to be threatened, that the Second Amendment protects our hunting and shooting traditions the way it was intended to, you'd better be sitting down as you read this. Richard Pearson, the Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, headquartered in nearby Chatsworth, is one of the few who has been standing between Illinois' 1.5 million recreational shooters, hunters and firearms collectors and the misguided and unruly horde that's clamoring at the gates demanding that American's guns be taken away. Another election looms...

  For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   ****************** Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~             Acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.  What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (AP) -- Margo Marks is a self-described fan of the U.S. Coast Guard, but draws the line at having a six-mile section of her Lake Michigan ferryboat route designated for target practice with machine guns. "It's probably not real appealing to the general public to be transported over a live-fire zone," said Marks, whose Beaver Island Ferry Co. hauls passengers and freight between the mainland town of Charlevoix and the island, 32 miles northwest. The Coast Guard is stirring up a storm with its plan to establish 34 "safety zones" across the five Great Lakes for the...

The FReeper Canteen Presents.... On Sept. 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key peered through clearing smoke to see an enormous flag flying proudly after a 25-hour British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry. Key was inspired to write a poem, which was later set to music. Even before "The Star-Spangled Banner" became our national anthem, it helped transform the garrison flag with the same name into a major national symbol of patriotism and identity. The flag has had a colorful history, from its origins in a government contract through its sojourn with several generations of a Baltimore family to its eventual...

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  The FReeper Canteen's Day of   The longbow was used in the Middle Ages both for hunting and as a weapon of war and reached its zenith of perfection as a weapon in the hands of English and Welsh archers. The longbow was first recorded as being used by the Welsh in 633 C.E., when Offrid, the son of Edwin, king of Northumbria, was killed by an arrow shot from a Welsh longbow during a battle between the Welsh and the Mercians -- more than five centuries before any record of its military use in England. Longbows were...

  FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENTShowing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.              What They Do Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes. She stays up for days on end.   You take a warm shower to help you wake up. He goes days or weeks without running water. You complain of a "headache", and call in sick. He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward. You put...

The Coast Guard wants to do target practice, with live ammunition, on all five of the Great Lakes. Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier, of the U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District, said the proposed target ranges would allow Coast Guard units to perform homeland defense exercises by firing at floating targets from cutters and small boats. Lanier said the Coast Guard has to be ready for anything. There would be specific times announced for the practice and boaters would be kept out of those areas. The proposal has many people concerned. Hugh McDiarmid Junior from the Michigan Environmental Council says so...

THE WHISTLE-BLOWER WHO AIRED ALLEGATIONS on YouTube that Lockheed Martin sold the U.S. Coast Guard $24 billion worth of refurbished Coast Guard patrol boats with significant security flaws and other deficiencies says it was a decision of "last resort." He turned to YouTube when the mainstream media dismissed his claims as "outlandish." "I contacted every single mass media outlet on television and probably 75 separate reporters at different newspapers," says Michael De Kort, the 41-year-old former engineer for Lockheed Martin. De Kort was laid off by the military contractor days after he posted his 10-minute video on August 3, soberly...

SEATTLE -- The captain of a Coast Guard cutter was temporarily relieved of duty following the deaths of two crew members during a dive in the Arctic Ocean, officials said Wednesday. Capt. Douglas G. Russell will be replaced by Capt. Daniel K. Oliver, a previous commanding officer of the Seattle-based cutter the Healy, as the investigation into the deaths continues, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Russell had been in charge of the ship since June; before that, Oliver commanded the Healy for a two-year tour of duty. The Coast Guard has released few details about the Aug. 17...