Freeper Canteen: Thank you United Kingdom! 24 Sept 04 Camp-Run-Amuck

The Canteen All Stars

[Diva Betsy Ross]

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CAMP RUN A MUCK THANKS GREAT BRITAIN!!!

Camp Run-A-Muck Originator - Tomkow6

 

The United Kingdom, consisting of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland, is twice the size of New York State. England, in the southeast part of the British Isles, is separated from Scotland on the north by the granite Cheviot Hills; from them the Pennine chain of uplands extends south through the center of England, reaching its highest point in the Lake District in the northwest. To the west along the border of Wales—a land of steep hills and valleys—are the Cambrian Mountains, while the Cotswolds, a range of hills in Gloucestershire, extend into the surrounding shires.

 

About 31,000 British troops have already been sent to the Gulf. These include 26,000 soldiers, drawn from 1 UK Armoured Division, 7 Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats), 16 Air Assault Brigade, and 102 Logistics Brigade. About 4,000 marines are being sent, from 40 and 42 Commando of 3 Commando Brigade. Prime Minister Tony Blair told MPs on Monday there was no way the US and Britain would back down over Iraq disarming - despite opposition at home and abroad. He said he was prepared to gamble his career on the issue, saying he did not want to be remembered as someone who "did nothing" about terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Thank you Tony Blair!!

Looking for a spot of tea? Look no further:  

 

~ VERY FUN FIELD TRIP HERE ~

 

And when addressing our Allies, please...USE THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH!!  

THANK YOU UNITED KINGDOM! GOD BLESS YOU! WE LOVE YOU!

 

[Diva Betsy Ross]

You two are on "fire" today!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, TM, for today's fresh coffee and inspiration for our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Awwwwwwwwww.....what a cutie. Good job, DBR. Great thread today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

ALLAWI VISIT — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) greets Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2004. Allawi met with President Bush and addressed members of Congress during his visit to the United States. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James M. Bowman

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld holds a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2004. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James M. Bowman

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN — U.S. Marines, with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare for CH-47 (Chinook) helicopter insertion to their forward position on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 7, 2004. The battalion is currently conducting vehicle check points and village assessments while maintaining an offensive presence throughout the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, set up their defensive position while preparing for operations upon arrival at the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 7, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a presence patrol upon arrival at their forward position on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Meekie, for my cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows. Dreary day turned to bright sunny day, showcasing the new snow on the mountains.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Fantastic picture of our British allies.

[USVet6792Retired]

Thts some of theIrish Guards the land force in Market-Garden

[Radix]

You two are on "fire" today!

 

I'll be saving this one to my closet.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

That is because you are a little "devil". Heeheee...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gary Boyd, left, a retired Army helicopter pilot, and his friend Dennis Hall spread out the hide of a brown bear Boyd shot with his 44-caliber handgun in defense of his life on the tank trails near his Muldoon home. (Photo by Bob Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News) Published: September 24, 2004

Boyd holds the paw of the brown bear that charged him on the Fort Richardson tank trail near Muldoon. (Photo by Bob Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News) Published: September 24, 2004

Pistol-packing hiker kills brown bear in sudden Chugach foothills attack

SELF-DEFENSE: Muldoon man credits reflexes, shooting practice with saving his life.

By DOUG O'HARRA
Anchorage Daily News

(Published: September 24, 2004)

Muldoon resident Gary Boyd was walking his boxer puppy Wednesday afternoon along the popular "tank" trail in the Chugach foothills north of Campbell Creek when he heard something big crashing through the brush behind him.

"I thought it was a moose, but then I saw it was too low for a moose," said Boyd, a former Army helicopter pilot and retired maintenance chief. "I just had time to pull my pistol and spin around."

A massive male brown bear erupted from the forest less than 20 feet away, claws tearing up hard-packed earth as it charged toward the 57-year-old .

The bear, later estimated at 750 pounds, had apparently been guarding the remains of a moose taken in a Fort Richardson bow hunt in the woods about 75 feet off the gravel track used by hikers, bikers and dog walkers.

"I fired the first shot, and I aimed at its shoulders," Boyd said. "When the first shot didn't faze it, I fired the second time, and it turned into the ditch, and I shot three more times, and it went down."

With one shot remaining in his .44-caliber Magnum revolver, Boyd called Anchorage police on his cell phone and walked out a trail to the end of Klutina Street to meet Alaska state trooper Kim Babcock. It was about 12:30 p.m.

Babcock and Boyd returned to the scene and found the bear still alive but unable to move. Babcock finished the animal with a shotgun slug to the heart, while Boyd shot it in the head.

The Alaska Bureau of Wildlife Enforcement trooper said she believed Boyd acted appropriately in defense of his life and was glad he had been armed and had the skill to hit the animal with so little time at such close range.

"He didn't have a choice," Babcock said.

The rest of the story

JJ...you know where Ft Rich is. Folks, this is Anchorage!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William N. Townsend, with Scout Sniper Platoon Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conducts a village assessment with the aid of an interpreter near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a presence patrol through a local village near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

[Jet Jaguar]

Some sad news in Fairbanks.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226241/posts

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, wait for supplies to be inserted by a Blackhawk near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 9, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

U.S. Marines of Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, receive supplies at their forward position near the Afghan/Pakistan border, Sept. 9, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, unload supplies delivered by a Blackhawk helicopter near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 9, 2004. The supplies will be moved from the resupply point to a forward position near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason

U.S. Marines with Company W, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare to leave on a CH-47 (Chinook) helicopter from their forward position at Khowst, Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, Sept. 11, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps. photo by Lance Cpl. Justin M. Mason