FReeper Canteen ~ Military Chefs & Cooks~ 27 February 07

Serving the Best Troops in the World. | February 26, 2007 | Soaring Feather/Canteen Crew

[Soaring Feather]

Military Chefs

by Timothy L. Hale March 15, 2005 Sgt. Karen Glanzer works with a flaming skillet during the Senior Army Chef of the Year Competition.




Good morning Troops!

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Showing 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.

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The problem of feeding an armed force engaged in combat, whether in alien or in home areas, has occupied the attention of military leaders since the beginning of organized warfare. Leaders learned that the ability of men to fight was related to the way they were fed and that the answer to the feeding problem often determined victory or defeat. The axiom that an army travels on its stomach is as good today as it has ever been, only now that classical stomach rides in airplanes, ships, tanks, submarines, and jeeps in every terrain and climate of the world. But there is no question that the problems of the army stomach have entered the age of specialization. This fact is increasingly evident as the story of army subsistence unfolds from the early simplicity to the contemporary complexity of the military feeding program.

The earliest rations of the United States Army were all-inclusive in purpose. For more than a century after 1776, the basis of all troop feeding--for soldiers in camp, on the march, in action, or just surviving--was the simple fare of meat and bread, and sometimes vegetables, known as the garrison ration. From the Revolutionary War to World War I, the garrison ration served the unit, the small group, and the individual. Moreover, it was intended to serve them in organized messes, in isolated groups, and in individual situations of combat and survival.

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2006 IFSEA/MHA Military Awards Miami, Florida

Military Chefs Training

Canteen's Own, Tomkow6, 2nd Class Petty Officer (E-5)

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Please check politics at the door.
Okay, put those hands together for the Military Chefs and Cooks.

[Kathy in Alaska]

tom....the hat trick +1.....#350, #400, #450, #500!!

[luvie]

I like it too. Things are easier to find, and the picture is very superior to the old one. And...it doesn't cut you off the internet when you X out of it when you're done. That used to drive me nuts! LOL!

It was a very dignified ceremony and Sgt.Crandall has a great sense of humor! What a man! And there were so many heroes...and are today!

[AZamericonnie]

That was maybe the best rendition of the anthem I've ever heard.

I laughed when he said he wasn't going to be loaning it out on weekends!:)

Looks like March 25th may become "National Medal Of Honor Day".

[luvie]

There ya are...and where did ya go? :D

I have missed you!

((((hugs))))

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Afternoon LuvW :)
How are you today?
Hugs!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks to your Dad for his service to our country as an Army cook.

[luvie]

My son needs to see those rules too! LOL!

[luvie]

I'm doin' good.

Had a Wattsburger and got my filthy car washed. Now the wind
is blowing. I hope it doesn't cause another sandstorm. *sigh*

How have you been?

[GodBlessUSA]

I've been trying to organize this place today. Hung some pictures.

You had off. That's great! :)

Mmmm, Watts!

[luvie]

That would be a cool day to celebrate...and it's right after my birthday! Easy to remember! 'Bout time they created it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We will NEVER forget, Ronnie.

Hope you were able to see the Pentagon ceremony for Maj Crandall. If you missed it, the video is on the main page for replay.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great pictures of Maj Crandall. Thanks, monk, for the link.

[luvie]

I'll bet it's beginning to look like "home", huh?

I would love to see what you have done. Have you gotten "before and after" pictures? Especially of the red room. Ugh.....not THAT Ugh. *wink*

[luvie]

Nice-looking young man!

Like all of our nice-looking young soldiers.

Thanks for posting!

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL! Yes, I do and will mail them to you once I get some afters. I still have so much to do. Sometimes it's overwhelming but I have to keep plugging away. :)

Do you have nice weather today? I still have to watch that video to see a sandstorm.

[luvie]

You need to watch it. It will make you appreciate your springs so much more!

We are having nice weather. Sunny, slightly breezy and 78 degrees.

I look forward to seeing them and laughing at the mistakes in decorating that were made by the former owner! LOL! You have done well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I will get to replay it later....someone dared to call, and then someone started using the copy machine which is within arms reach...I missed hearing all of the ceremony. Agreed the National Anthem was fantastic!

[luvie]

Need to go get some stuff done...since I took 2 hours to get through the car wash. There were lots of folks there!

See ya later. I think I am gonna take a nap too! LOL!

((((hugs))))

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks :) Back to work here also.

Have a good nap. Talk to you later
Hugs!

[HiJinx]

good recipe for eggplant parmigiana

We have one of those, too! Our boys get to pick their birthday dinner, and one or both invariably pick that every year.

Okay, let me qualify that a bit. I'm not sure there's an actual recipe, or that Nana ever makes it the same way twice - but it's always a hit!