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Pancakes On Wednesday Ping!!
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Whoa it is Queen MUM anniversary of her birth
Now she was cool Royal I always like QUEEN MOTHER
YEAHHH one of Tomkow former fellow Chicago resident LOUIS ARMSTRONG HEY Tomkow known fact Louis got his start there dude
Well report developing off Drudge site report that US Capitol cops are training with Israeli counterterrorism team better train them on how to smackdown terrorist IDF style going be report in Wash Post Wednesday runs
Also another report NY Liars err I mean Times are at again they asking that maybe that report raise terror warning got lost in State dept
WHAT
Back in Clinton administation days there is report it might be in Sandy Berger personal files
WHAT
Thank you for opening the doors MoJo!
And thank you DBR for the intro!
Pancakes on Wednesday...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Stack em high and dribble some real butter on em. But lets see-should I use the maple or the molasses? Thats always a tough call for me...
God Bless the USA and God Bless our President and our troops around the world!
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Good morning, MoJo ! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Me for PREZ! VOTE !!!
( Thank you, Lady Jag!)
Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
A new young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.
So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up. In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.
The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."
So, he goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscript is held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years.
Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes downstairs to look for him.
He sees him banging his head against the wall, and wailing "We forgot the "R", We forgot the "R" His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably.
The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?"
With a choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word is celebrate.
The word is celebRate."
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The Home Detachment is busy with country-charm stuff today; mainly involving cleaning up the debris from the family attempt at grape jam preserves, last night. I don't think it's supposed to be that messy...
Little by little, Sarge is sliding back into the routine of civilian life again, picking up all those little strings of office gossip and other fluff that builds up when away for a while. Old faces, new faces, that kind of thing. Who knew thongs and hip-huggers were casual business attire outside Louisville's Baxter Avenue?
Well, onto the Personals:
MOJO/BETSY/RADIX/TONKIN: Another successful Pancake thread in the making! Just watch what's in the batter, that's all...
KJ/USVET: Looks like another nasty weather event is headed our way. And it's still summer?
HIJINX: I've been watching your reports on Piper's progress. Glad to see she's on the mend;
TRUSSELL/STAR/SPOTSY/BENTFEATHER/KATHY/LAUREL: Thanks so much for the dance and the tunes last night, they were welcome additions!
Sarge will be in the area all day, so Let's Have Fun!
SARGE
Good morning Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME Military and our allies! Keep up the good work. There really are some of us in the world, although judging by the media you'd never know it, that really, really, really appreciate what you do! KUDOS to you all.
Thank you Mojo for opening up the Canteen this morning and Diva Betsy for making Pancakes on Wednesday.
Doors are open. COME AND GET IT. I'm buying!!!
I think I'll have mine with gravy and a couple slices of bacon, today.
Now for a few personals, then to the sewers work.
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on August 04:
1755 Nicolas-Jacque Conte inventor (modern pencil)
1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley England, romantic poet (Adonais)
1816 Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889
1818 Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers)
1859 Knut Hamsun Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)
1870 Sir Harry Lauder Scotland, comedian/singer (Roamin in the Gloamin)
1897 Joseph Calleia Malta, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil)
1901 Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Jazz musician & bandleader, "Hello Dolly" - oldest musician in Billboard history to have a Number One song
1900 Elizabeth Britain's Queen Mother
1910 William Howard Schuman NYC, composer (American Festival Overture)
1912 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews)
1920 Helen Thomas UPI journalist (starts press conferences)(scares little childern)
1921 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)
1934 Jonas Savimbi, Angolian leader of Unita
1939 Frankie Ford Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)
1943 Michael J McCulley San Diego Calif, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-34)
1944 Richard Belzer, comedian, actor
1946 Maureen Cox Starkey 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr
1952 Bobby Buntrock Denver Colo, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel)
1955 Andrew M Allen Phila Pa, Captain USMC/astronaut (sk: STS-46)
1955 Charles D "Sam" Gemar Yankton SD, army/astronaut (STS 38, 48)
1955 Billy Bob Thornton Hot Springs, Ark. US. actor, 'Sling Blade','A Family Thing'
Didn't have pancakes for b'fast; instead had 2 Egg McMuffins.
I had to fast for 12 hours as I had to have some blood work done; and they were the first edible things I ran into after leaving the "vampires"!
Of course, there was that one very good looking nurse...but I decided against that!
Have a great day!
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| Sailors aboard the guided missile cruiser Thomas S. Gates wave to family and friends as they wait to dock at Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., on Monday after a five-month deployment. The Dairy Queen Corporation has just recently graduated the latest class from their world famous Ice Cream University |
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Hocker greets his daughter, Jamie, 6, and wife, Malissa, after arriving at Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., on Monday after a five-month deployment.
Hey dad, I only had one cavity!
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| Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, wave to the crowd of Northern American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command troops as they enter the hangar at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on Monday. Cheney told nearly 1,000 military personnel that the Bush administration is "doing everything" it can to protect the nation against terrorists and other threats. Reportedly Vice president Cheney's wife told a reporter concerning the speech that he should "love it" but the the sound bite was not recorded for the mass media.
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Vice President Dick Cheney waves to the crowd of troops from the Northern American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on Monday as his wife, Lynne, looks on. Vice President Cheney reported for campaign duty, but there was not enough room for the New York Times to print that. |
A Delta II rocket carrying NASA's new Messenger spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Tuesday. The spacecraft is expected to travel on an eight-year journey to Mercury.
No word yet on how many years the return trip from Mercury is anticipated to require.
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A Delta II rocket carrying NASA's new Messenger spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Tuesday after a 24-hour launch delay. John Kerry's poll bounce never really made it as high as the Democrats anticipated and were hoping for. |
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Sgt. Miguel Puga, seated, and Pfc. Joseph Pederson, both assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, fire a 105mm Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on July 26. Until recently C Batteries were difficult to obtain in Afghanistan, but there were in contrast plenty of D Batteries available for their flashlights.
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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston speaks to first-week recruits during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in July.
After an unscheduled inspection, the Sargent Major declared that every single Troop in the formation was in need of a haircut!
Airman Diana Herbert climbs into the fuel cell of a C-130 Hercules trainer aircraft at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Herbert, who recently graduated from the aircraft fuels systems apprentice course at the base, had promised her brother, Pfc. Rayshawn Johnson, who was killed in Iraq, that she would join the military.
Getting used to the latest high tech military footwear is sometimes problematic for new recruits.
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Sgt. Sema Sebwe, a ground support equipment representative with Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 (VMAQ-1), spends his free time on Friday playing chess at his work station at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Sebwe recently returned from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., as a member of the Marine Corps Chess Team. The Marines are looking for a few good Knights to King Four!
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Senior Airman Howard Young inspects an AIM-120 launcher in the main weapons bay of an F/A-22 Raptor aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Young is assigned to the 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit. A lot of Airmen are unhappy because the Air Force has been installing Taxi style meters in many planes and charging our volunteers for the rides on board.
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Just another day at the office for our Troops!
040802-N-7034S-002 Manama, Bahrain (Aug. 2, 2004) - Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Michael Hale mans a .50 caliber assault rifle on a harbor patrol craft in the Manama, Bahrain harbor while USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) prepares to drop anchor and enjoy some liberty. Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are on deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Samuel W. Shavers (RELEASED)
040729-N-6213R-032 Pacific Ocean (July 29, 2004) - Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Mike Vonbuelow of Santa Cruz, Calif., fires a M2 .50 caliber machine gun from the fantail during a live fire training exercise aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea participating in a scheduled deployment and supporting Summer Pulse 2004 which is the deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED) For more information go to: www.cffc.navy.mil/summerpulse04.htm
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Two soldiers stand guard at the checkpoint in the demilitarized in South Korea on Wednesday. North Korea reportedly is developing a pair of new ballistic-missile systems, including a model capable of being launched from both ships and submarines, which could potentially enable the communist state to target the continental United States. The Carthaginians defending the city were attacked by three Roman legions. The Carthaginians were proud and brave but they couldn't hold. They were massacred. Arab women stripped them of their tunics and their swords and lances. The soldiers lay naked in the sun. Two thousand years ago. I was here. |
A U.S. soldier, left, and his South Korean counterpart stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Who ever heard of Panmunjom?
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A U.S. soldier walks away from two North Korean soldiers standing guard at Panmunjom, the truce village between North and South Korea, on Wednesday. It takes a brave Troop who would dare to walk away from such ones without having at least one finger on the trigger of his weapon.
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A prisoner is frisked Sunday before going into another area to play soccer at Camp Redemption, the section of the Abu Ghraib prison compound housing security detainees, located on the outskirts of Baghdad. The 16th Military Police Brigade, which took over the camp on Jan. 31, says it has worked hard to upgrade conditions and rid the compound of the stigma of the prisoner abuse scandal. The fabulous Falls in Iraq are not quite as impressive as those at Niagra in New York , but still, a good wet protection suit is always advisable.
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| A soldier stands in an observation tower overlooking Camp Redemption at Abu Ghraib prison on Sunday. Curley you take the right with Little John. Cage and I will take the left, You and the others including Doc will go up the middle, and introduce these aholes to the concept of Fire!. |
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| Cpl. Timothy R. Perea, a patrol leader for Combined Action Program, based in the outskirts of Kharma, Iraq, gives orders to one of his Marines during a joint patrol with the Iraqi National Guard’s Company D, 505th Battalion, on July 27. Why is it so tough to get a bus to stop here at this stop after 15 months of calm? |
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Cpl. Timothy R. Perea, a mortarman with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, looks over an aerial photograph of Kharma, Iraq, during a joint patrol with soldiers of the Iraqi National Guard. Badges? We ain't got no stinking badges!
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Mineman Steven Hill lowers the AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization Vehicle into the Arabian Gulf on July 28 using a vehicle handling system (VHS) aboard the mine countermeasure ship Dextrous, currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The AN/SLQ-48 system uses a remote-controlled submersible vehicle to identify and neutralize underwater mines.
Yo, Adrian. I could have been a contender!
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The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy drops anchor off the coast of Manama, Bahrain, on Monday for a port visit. The Kennedy and its embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen are on deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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Storekeeper Seaman Christie Brown, of Oxford, Miss., helps move over 6 tons of mail aboard the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy on July 30.
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| Sailors assigned to the Philippine Naval Special Warfare Group (SWAG) Nine One prepare to enter a hatch aboard the amphibious dock landing ship Fort McHenry during an in-port maritime boarding event in Subic Bay, the Philippines, on July 30. The boarding was part of the Philippines phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, a series of bilateral military training exercises involving several Southeast Asian nations and designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services.
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| First Lt. Jeremy Sparks, right, moves in to protect a bull rider at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Sunday. Sparks helped protect more than 1,500 contestants during the world's largest outdoor rodeo. He is a missileer with the 90th Space Wing at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Being a Circus Roustabout is a hard job, but it is is even more of a problem when the stupid entertaining Monkeys develope an attitude!
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Staff Sgt. Benjamin Kelly prepares munitions fuses, flares and .50-caliber rounds for disposal at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Kelly is an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and is deployed from the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.
Just another day at the office for our Troops.
