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FReeper Canteen ~ Cpl Apiata, NZ, Awarded Victoria Cross
Serving The Best Troops In The World
| Diehard the Hunter & The Canteen Crew
Posted on 07/12/2007 6:08:02 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Canteen Mission Statement
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.
Corporal Bill Henry "Willy" Apiata, VC (born 28 June 1972 in Mangakino, New Zealand) is a member of the Special Air Service of New Zealand and the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He is also the first New Zealander to be awarded a Victoria Cross since 1943. He received the award on July 2, 2007 for bravery under fire during the Afghanistan conflict in 2004, after carrying a wounded compatriot across a battlefield to receive medical treatment.
Fanfare For The Common Man
God Defend New Zealand
Po Karekare Ana
How Bizarre
Temaeva Haka
Queen Victoria chose the design for the new decoration. It is in the form of a Maltese Cross ensigned with the Royal Crest and a scroll inscribed simply "For Valour". It is connected by a V-shaped link to a bar engraved on the face with the recipient's name. The date of the deed for which the honour is bestowed is engraved on the back of the Cross itself. It is worn on the left breast, before all other medals and awards, suspended from a 1½-inch wide red ribbon. Originally the VC ribbon was blue for the Navy, and dark red for the Army. Since 1918, all VC awards use the crimson shade. The medal itself was, and still is, made of bronze melted down from the Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol in the Crimean War.
The Haka
Pacific Colours
Kilikiti Dance
Tarakihi (The Locust)
Po Ata Rau
The Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZ SAS) was formed on July 7, 1955 as an elite New Zealand Army and highly-secretive unit capable of undertaking special missions. It was modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS).
The New Zealand Government states that NZ SAS is the "premier combat unit of the New Zealand Defence Force", is based in Auckland, and has the motto "who dares wins". The elite unit is "capable of undertaking unconventional warfare". Its key roles are to undertake overseas missions and respond to domestic terrorist attacks. The New Zealand SAS is held in high regard internationally - as demonstrated by the United States Presidential Citation awarded to the NZSAS on 7 December 2004.
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To: TASMANIANRED
Hugs its been a while. Indeed, it's been too long!
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:05:58 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
To: BIGLOOK
Quit bacause you have your 40lK and you need to spend more time with those cuties! :D
Freepmail, Big Guy!
162
posted on
07/12/2007 10:06:55 PM PDT
by
luvie
(You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
To: Tamar1973
Better watch it Tamar..I’ve heard about spontaneous combustion...
163
posted on
07/12/2007 10:09:46 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
To: TASMANIANRED
By Christmas she’ll be playing in her first Christmas concert. She’s growing up too fast! :(
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:11:02 PM PDT
by
luvie
(You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
To: Tamar1973
It has been too long and now I have to run.
Just durn,durn, durn.
Love all ya’lls.
Night all.
God Bless our troops and all that love and support them.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:11:06 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
To: TASMANIANRED
Methinks you speak from experience. :D
Gotta go to bed, Sissy!
See ya tomorrow night? We’ll be rockin’ the night away!
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:12:11 PM PDT
by
luvie
(You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
To: BIGLOOK
Korean beans and rice? Hmmm....you mean azuki beans? The closest recipe i found is
Pah Jook or Rice and Beans Their recipe uses kidney beans. I've never made it myself so I don't know if it's any good or not.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:14:28 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
To: TASMANIANRED
I used to live in South Korea. If I'd died from spontaneous combustion, it would have happened there. LOL!
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:15:16 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
To: TASMANIANRED
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:16:25 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
To: Tamar1973
Good evening, Tamar....something for every taste. Lots of caffeine I assume. d:o)
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:31:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: TASMANIANRED
Good night and rest well, Taz...((HUGS))...safe journey.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:33:35 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: SevenofNine
All these missing girls....too sad, and almost all with bad endings.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:37:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: LUV W
Good night and rest well, Luv...((HUGS))...thanks for helping honor our troops.
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:39:27 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Tamar1973
No, not it. But Big Time thanks for looking.
It seems so easy to divine the recipe for a simple dish that you're enjoying......but then.... it's gone.
(I've tried to replicate the dish but didn't come close.)
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:40:34 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
To: LUV W; HiJinx
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posted on
07/12/2007 10:44:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: All
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
How about a donut?
Coffee is always on........
Or a sandwich?
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posted on
07/12/2007 11:15:38 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Jade Falcon; LadyHawk; SouthernHawk
Thank you, Jade Falcon, for helping keep us free.
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posted on
07/13/2007 12:18:09 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: U S Army EOD
Sandford, Kenneth (1963). The Mark of the Lion: Charles Upham, Victoria Cross and Bar, Washburn, Auckland. A book-length biography
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posted on
07/13/2007 12:41:07 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
179
posted on
07/13/2007 12:59:18 AM PDT
by
Pusterfuss
(Proud member: Minnesotans for Global Warming)
To: Pusterfuss
Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...a working Friday? The hometown team playing at home Saturday night?
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posted on
07/13/2007 1:01:52 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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