FReeper Canteen ~ Camp Run-A-Muk ~ WooHoo! ~ Friday, JULY 30, 2004

Distribute this link to everybody who wonders
about President Bush
and his service during Vietnam.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0185.shtml

ALONG with this

DD 214 shows 17 Feb 72 terminal date of Reserve Obligation for John Kerry

http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/DD214.pdf

Kerry's anti war activities were doing this period!

What is Senator John Kerry's relationship to VVAW?

http://www.vvaw.org/faq/#4

Since Vietnam Veterans Against the War's inception in 1967, tens of thousands of vets, GIs and supporters have participated in and supported the actions of VVAW. One of those members in the early 1970s was John Kerry. Kerry was appointed to the VVAW Executive Committee to assist in preparing Dewey Canyon III, VVAW's limited incursion into the land of Congress in 1971 (Nicosia, 98-99). Kerry made his greatest contribution to the anti-war movement and to VVAW in his speech to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 23, 1971 (Brinkley, 371-373: Hunt, 109-110; Nicosia, 136-138; Wells, 495).

Content of the speech is found at:

http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Primary/Manifestos/VVAW_Kerry_Senate.html.

By 1972, John Kerry had moved on from VVAW (Brinkley, 406: Hunt, 127-128; Nicosia, 211).

He was not one of the original founding members of VVAW in 1967.

241 posted on 07/30/2004 4:10:54 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Hanoi Jane and Hanoi Kerry sitting in a tree F-R-E-N-C-H-I-N-G)

Man, Radix, you are on a roll today. Can't pick a favorite caption....too much stifled laughing. Thanks.

242 posted on 07/30/2004 4:13:08 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

Scoot on over: Basie, a damp golden retriever, tries to claim some of Michele Steger's towel for herself on a Lake Michigan beach in Racine, Wis.

243 posted on 07/30/2004 4:16:41 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

To: Kathy in Alaska

244 posted on 07/30/2004 4:16:40 PM PDT by Pippin (Support EJ Pipkin for US Senate......GOP Maryland)

Nice Holstein, fraulein Judging from Marianne Grandl's wide smile, cowgirls don't get the blues in Riegerau, Germany. The 13-year-old was working Tornado into shape for the traditional Bavarian ox races.

245 posted on 07/30/2004 4:17:55 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

Underground resistance: Holding the Polish flag in his teeth, a boy scout squeezes out of a storm sewer in Warsaw. He and 19 other scouts retraced the dangerous path that teenage insurgents took 60 years ago to smuggle food and arms, and help citizens flee the Nazis.

246 posted on 07/30/2004 4:19:54 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

To: Jet Jaguar; MS.BEHAVIN; bentfeather; All

OVER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Tim Brady refuels an F-15C Eagle from a KC-10 Extender during operation Coopertive Cope Thunder here July 23. Airman Brady is a boom operator with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., and the F-15 is assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

247 posted on 07/30/2004 4:21:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Fawnn; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

248 posted on 07/30/2004 4:22:48 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Good Evening Ladies)

Sniper skills To the rescue

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- Staff Sgts. Alexander Erb (foreground) and Brian Little practice their sniper skills during a training scenario here. Both sergeants are members of the 52nd Security Forces Squadron's emergency services team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bonnie A. White)

249 posted on 07/30/2004 4:24:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

To: Radix; HiJinx; tomkow6

"But Sarge, the building's trashed!"
"Wrong answer, son. Hijinx lost his Combination Decoder Ring and Laser Pointer, and we're gonna bygod FIND it!

"How do you like me NOW!"

"Ya know, it's a good thing you left your Copenhagen on the ground, or this would be MESSY..."

"No! Don't let him jump, he's got a wet suit! Tomkow, you sneaky b@stard, it's BATH TIME!!!"

"Dang, they weren't kidding - AAA really DOES have the best coverage area!"

"Those Vietnamese guys are playing a REALLY hard game, how do they DO it, Sarge?
Simple - I told them there's a grenade in the ball...

"You're 28?!? Ma'am, I had you pegged for 22, at most. Yeah, and auburn hair? Wow. And from Panama City, there's some great beaches there, aren't - "
LET THE LADY BY, TROOP!
"Sorry, Sarge, just trying be as smooth as you..."

250 posted on 07/30/2004 4:24:48 PM PDT by Old Sarge

Guarding the point A nice day for a fly by ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Senior Airman John Key guards an entry-control point near a B-2 Spirit bomber recently during a Coronet Bugle 49 exercise here. Airman Key is assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He is deployed supporting B-2 operations as part of Air Combat Command's ongoing global power missions. The missions enable aircrews to train for long flights from the United States to overseas locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

251 posted on 07/30/2004 4:26:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

Except for the seafood, the rest sounds great! LOL! (Ok, so I'm not a big seafood lover...)

252 posted on 07/30/2004 4:29:48 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

To: Jet Jaguar; MS.BEHAVIN; bentfeather; All

A nice day for a fly by

OVER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alsaka -- Four F-16C Fighter Falcons from the 18th Fighting Squadron fly in formation during a training mission here July 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

253 posted on 07/30/2004 4:29:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

Does Antarctica sound appealing to you?

Good one!! THanks for the laughs!! :o)

254 posted on 07/30/2004 4:31:37 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Awwwww! Cute!! Thanks!!

255 posted on 07/30/2004 4:33:05 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

256 posted on 07/30/2004 4:34:34 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

I am thinking that I should find the images, and you should be doing the captions.

You are a funny guy, Sir, I mean Sarge! Well, I actually mean both!

LoL!

257 posted on 07/30/2004 4:48:30 PM PDT by Radix (What part of Kerry are you from?)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Howdy Boys and Girls.

I hope everyone has been havin' a good week.

I finally had some free time last night,

so I read some of my mail.

New Pics of pups soon, 10days old.

wow, could it could it be? lol... I guess one could call

it lost in space.

Here is an email from a dear friend that

(another marine mom) just dug up a news piece

looking for her son.

Kathy if you could post the picture like you have done

for my son, my friend said she would love it.

and she is really hoping that Luke will have

time to see it posted.

That is with what ever time he has free.

So, can you imagine this story?

A Girlfriend writes,

She ID's her son by his Hands!

That's too funny.

We as Parents/spouses and of course

other family members and friends,

we are always looking for our loved ones,

as it turns out, They all look alike most of the time.

Nonetheless, sometimes we can recognize them

by the walk

or stance if it is a film.
Still shots are tougher to ID.

Here is my dear friend's Email.

Subject: Fw: Re:

Found Luke on Web/Attached article to Email
Date: 7/29/2004 12:08:40 PM Central Standard Time

*************** I went looking around the Internet

most of the day looking for maps of

Iraq showing Mahmudiyah. Did not find any,

But I know it's near Babylon.

So I went to WWW.USMC.MIL And went to
the search there and looked up Camp Mahmudiyah.

I found all these articles on the 2/2

LeJuene dudes and

searched through all until I found the article toward

the bottom of the page entitled

"Lujeune Marines back on old

stomping ground in Iraq."

And sure

enough I opened the page and looked at
the marine's hands.

I knew at that moment those were Luke's hands.

So I clicked on the picture

and it was him!

I was so excited.

******************* I share your excitement Peggy,

Good looking Boy you have there.

Lance Cpl. Lucas B. Hodges, a sniper with 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,

climbs the back of a transport truck in full gear.

The 23-year-old from Chicago recently participated in a

battalion-wide move from Camp Fallujah to
Camp Mahmudiyah.

(USMC photo by Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes)

Photo by: Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000. nsf/lookupstoryref/200462712420

I'm sure happy that my girlfriend found

the article mentioning her son. I too know

how much that means.

Thank you Peggy, for sharing your email

and tell Luke I'm sure glad he has those hands,

We might have missed this great picture.

Tell him how we are so grateful to him

for his service in our country's military.

Way to go Luke and the rest of the 2/2!

And Folks, the 2/4 is almost home ward bound,

less than 60 some days to go!

As Lou Lou Belle would say.....Urah!

Remember Peggy,

Semper Fi

HUgs to Ya

your,

Marine Nanna AKA Sandy

****************************************

258 posted on 07/30/2004 4:50:55 PM PDT by sns5151

To: Old Sarge; Radix; tomkow6

"Wrong answer, son. Hijinx lost his Combination Decoder Ring and Laser Pointer, and we're gonna bygod FIND it!

Found it...Tell the PileIt he can stop, now.

259 posted on 07/30/2004 4:51:00 PM PDT by HiJinx (Lt. John Kerry was a war hero. So was Gen. Benedict Arnold.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

His Father was six weeks late.He came out smoking a pipe and said Hi Mom.I said son it is nice you came to visit:)Baby Jeff might take a few more weeks but Kathy is holding water other than that she is doing great.

260 posted on 07/30/2004 4:51:18 PM PDT by fatima (My Granddaughter Karen is Home-WOOHOO We unite with all our troops and send our love-)

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