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. . . I hope you enjoy the 1st day of Autumn.
Nice crisp days . . . nice juicy scrunchy apples . . . YUM!!!
Thank you for posting today's thread!!
Hoping for the best Diva! *HUGS*
Hey Everyone,
I'm drinkin' a toast(coffee) to one and all, and to all who have gone before us, and most importantly, to those currently serving in harms way! Great posts everyone!
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Good morning, Star! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Me for PREZ! VOTE !!!
Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
Heckling in the courtroom had constantly interrupted the trial, and the judge had had enough.
“The next person who interrupts the proceeding will be thrown out of my court!” he said severely, at which the defendant yelled, “Hooray!”
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| Sunset | 6:49 PM (CDT) |
| Hrs. of Daylight | 12 Hrs., 12 Mins |
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Last night, Sarge made the first meeting of his Writers' Class - and he took a selection of all the verses he's given to everyone here. The hit of the night was the poem that Star dared me to write, about dirt! They loved it - and some of the galz there liked my reading voice, too, so it was a double!
There was frost on Sarge's jalopy this morning, and Sarge's two pumpkins are turning a golden yellow - and the leaves are turning here, too!
Well, here's a few Personals:
TONKIN/DIVA LOCA: Another Super Tuesday thread, you two!
WRITER: A superb little piece, as usual...
KJ/USVET: Are y'all watching the river gauges, like I am? Got my wading boots ready, just in case...
TOMKOW: I am guessing that your cat's name is "Gem"?
Sarge will be in the area most of the day, so Let's Have Fun!
SARGE
DISCLAIMER: If you'd like to be on/off Sarge's Canteen Roll Call, FReepmail with details!
Good morning Everyone. Good morning/afternoon/evening to our
military and our allies. Have I said thank you lately? Well, thank you again!
My, my, my here I am at the office and it is almost 0830 and I have managed to get to the Canteen BEFORE 50 posts. I can't believe it. Was everyone busy chasing trolls last night or what?
It seems that FR is sluggish today. So, I'd better get in my personals this morning real quick and then get onto the job they pay me to do.
P.s. note to terrorist who have beheaded the hostages...........watch your back...........we are coming for you...............bwahahahahahahahahah...................
Good morning Mr. Tonk. HUGS to help you making until Thursday!
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on September 21:
1415 Frederick III Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor (1440-1493)
1452 Girolamo Savonarola Florentine monk/preacher/"reformer"
1756 John Loudon McAdam created macadam road surface (asphalt)
1788 Margaret Smith Taylor 1st lady
1817 Carter Littlepage Stevenson Major General (Confederate Army)
1824 Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn Brig General (Union volunteers)
1827 Michael Corcoran Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1866 H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells Bromley, England (War of the Worlds)
1886 Teiichi Igarashi Japan, climbed Mt Fuji at age 99
1902 Limari Salminen Finland, 10K run (Olympic-gold-1936)
1909 Kwame Nkrumah President of Ghana (1958-66)
1912 Chuck Jones animator (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck)
1918 Rand Brooks LA Calif, actor (Cpl Boone-Rin Tin Tin)
1931 Larry Hagman Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas)
1934 Leonard Cohen Montreal, singer/songwriter (Bird on a wire)
1935 Henry Gibson Germantown Pa, comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet)
1940 Bill Kurtis Pensacola Fla, newscaster (The American Parade)
1944 Fannie Flagg Birmingham Ala, actress/comediene (Candid Camera)
1944 Hamilton Jordan political advisor (Crisis, Last Year of Carter Pres)
1947 Stephen King suspense writer (Shining, Kujo)
1948 Michael Finneran diver (1st perfect 10 on 10m platform)
1950 Bill Murray Evanston Ill, comedian (SNL, What About Bob, Stripes)
1955 Richard J Hieb Jamestown ND, astronaut (STS 39, Sk:STS 49)
1962 Grant Fuhr Edmonton Alberta, NHL goalie (Oilers)
1968 Ricki Lake actress(?) (Hairspray)
Today's classic warship, USS Incredible (AM-249)
Admirable class minesweeper
Displacement. 530 t.
Lenght. 184'6"
Beam. 33'
Draft. 9'9"
Speed. 15 k.
Complement. 104
Armament. 1 3"; 4 40mm; 6 20mm; 2 .50 cal.; 1 Hedgehog; 4 Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 depth charge tracks.
USS Incredible (AM-249) was launched 21 November 1943 by Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., Savannah, Ga.; sponsored by Mrs. Herbert Hezlep; and commissioned 17 April 1944, Lt. R. N. Ekland, USNR, in command.
After shakedown along the East Coast and in the Caribbean, Incredible departed Norfolk 24 July, escorting a convoy to North Africa for the invasion of southern France, the Allies landing 15 August. She carried out her sweeping duties very effectively, sometimes without destroyer cover. On 10 September Incredible and her group gallantly repelled an attack of 12 human torpedoes, 2 of which she destroyed. She continued her minesweeping duties off southern France until 18 January 1945 when she sailed for a special mission to Russia and the Black Sea. Incredible performed sweeping duties out of Sevastopol, Russia, then served as air-sea rescue patrol ship in the Black Sea until resuming to Palermo, Sicily, 20 February.
Incredible returned to Norfolk 5 May; and, after overhaul, departed 23 July for duty in the Pacific. She arrived Pearl Harbor 8 days after the fighting stopped via the Canal Zone and San Diego. The minesweeper sailed from Pearl Harbor 31 August for Operation "Skagway", clearing the minefields in the East China Sea-Ryukyus area. This important duty lasted until 17 February 1946 when she returned to San Pedro, Calif. She remained there until she decommissioned at Puget Sound 6 November, joining the Reserve Fleet. From 28 November 1947 to 28 September 1949 Incredible was "In Service, out of commission", based at Yokosuka, Japan.
In June 1950 when the Communists again tested the will of the free world by attacking South Korea, President Truman readily accepted the challenge and immediately ordered American forces into the area to drive the enemy back and establish peace in Korea. Incredible recommissioned 14 August 1950 at Yokosuka and departed 18 September for minesweeping and patrol duties in the Pusan area. While on patrol in mine-infested waters, on 12 October she rescued 27 survivors from USS Pirate (AM-275) which had struck a mine. Delivering her passengers to safety, she continued her operations in the battle zone, sweeping harbors and serving on patrol and escort duty. Returning to Yokosuka, Incredible sailed for Long Beach, arriving 4 August 1951.
The minesweeper operated along the West Coast and out of Pearl Harbor until 6 August 1953 when she sailed for the Far East. For the remainder of the year she operated out of Japan and on patrol along the coast of Korea. Incredible returned to Long Beach 11 March 1954 and decommissioned there 21 September, again joining the Reserve Fleet. Reclassified MSF-249, 7 February 1955, Incredible remained in the Long Beach Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until she was struck from the Navy List 1 December 1959. She was sold for scrap 8 August 1960 to National Metal and Steel Corp.
Incredible received two battle stars for World War II service and four for Korean service.
HOLY COW!!!
I've been battling these bunch of negative naybobs by myself. Thought everyone might like to have a shot at some of these knuckleheads spouting off in the comments section against Bush in his hometown newspaper. Especially annoying is the idiot named "I Am Grouchy".
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12966466&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6
