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FReeper Canteen ~ Ernie Pyle, War Correspondent ~ 03 August 07
Serving The Best Troops In The World | Alarm Rider, The Canteen Crew

Posted on 08/02/2007 6:00:01 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.




Ernie Pyle's Corona


Jo Stafford & Her V-Disc Play Boys ~ Blue Moon

Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie Orchestra ~ Harvard Blues

Marie Greene & Her V-Disc Merry Men w/ Joe Dosh ~ It's Easy To Remember

Tony Pastor & His Orchestra ~ Makin' Whoopee

Stan Kenton & His Orchestra ~ Southern Scandal


Pyle wrote this column nearly a year before the United States entered World War II. It describes the awe he felt as he watched the German air attacks on London.


Capt Glenn Miller & the 418th AAFTC Orchestra ~ Tail End Charlie

Loumell Morgan Trio ~ Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Paul Nero ~ The Hot Canary

Connee Boswell & Her V-Disc Music Men ~ Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra ~ Willie


"The American campaign against the Japanese on Okinawa still raged when a war correspondent new to the Pacific theater stepped ashore on Ie Shima, a small island just west of Okinawa. Traveling with a group of infantrymen, the reporter was killed by a sniper's machine-gun bullets. Saddened by their loss, the soldiers paid tribute to their fallen friend with a simple plaque reading: "At this spot, the 77th Infantry Division lost a Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945."


Please remember that The Canteen is Family Friendly.





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To: alarm rider
The closest thing we have to Ernie Pyle these days, IMO, is Michael Yon.
341 posted on 08/03/2007 7:06:23 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: Allegra
Happy birthday Allegra!
Please stay safe over there!
*HUG*

342 posted on 08/03/2007 7:29:27 AM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

He was quite a poetic journalist.

Gut Shabbes, Kathy.


343 posted on 08/03/2007 7:37:49 AM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: MoochPooch

Gut Shabbes, Mooch.


344 posted on 08/03/2007 8:35:17 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Allegra

Have a wonderful birthday,
Allegra, and zillions more



345 posted on 08/03/2007 9:13:19 AM PDT by Lady Jag (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: beachn4fun
GA, dear.

free dixie SMOOCH,sw

346 posted on 08/03/2007 9:34:48 AM PDT by stand watie ("Resistance to tyrants is OBEDIENCE to God." - T. Jefferson, 1804)
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To: Lady Jag
Have a wonderful birthday, Allegra, and zillions more

Thank you so much, LJ and thank you for posting the picture of my precious Finbar!

347 posted on 08/03/2007 9:45:20 AM PDT by Allegra (14)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; LadyPilgrim

Thank you both so much, you sweet thangs! :-)


348 posted on 08/03/2007 9:49:07 AM PDT by Allegra (14)
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To: Arrowhead1952; Kathy in Alaska

This is not fair, except for Baghdad, Boston is hottest so far today.


349 posted on 08/03/2007 9:59:32 AM PDT by Lady Jag (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}


350 posted on 08/03/2007 10:06:20 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Lady Jag
This is not fair, except for Baghdad, Boston is hottest so far today.

That is because you are too close to the "hot air capital" in DC!! Rush just had the clips of the House chaos last night.

351 posted on 08/03/2007 10:19:31 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Good afternoon, Arrowhead. (Our internet has finally come back up.) It’s been raining a little this morning, and they say real rain this weekend,


352 posted on 08/03/2007 10:49:07 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: mylife

Good thing you were able to mow your yard last week. Pookie is going to get lost in the grass if you keep getting rain.


353 posted on 08/03/2007 10:50:50 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

We had another .5 or .6 of rain yesterday. Of course, it had to hit right at PM rush hour. We were about 1/2 way home when we ran into rain.

Most people slowed to the speed limit in the high traffic areas. The idiots on 1431 - a very curvy road - were running 5 - 10 miles over the posted speeds.


354 posted on 08/03/2007 11:01:13 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

I noticed.

It appears our govt is even adopting Asian “legislative” tecniques.

Pretty soon everything could be poison.


355 posted on 08/03/2007 11:16:37 AM PDT by Lady Jag (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: Lady Jag

Have you seen the three threads on FR about this “underwater vehicle”? Not terrorism related as per authorities.

WW II Sub Replica Intercepted Near Queen Mary 2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875900/posts

Three Pulled from Sublike Vessel in NYC River
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875876/posts

Make-shift submarine found in East River
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875857/posts


356 posted on 08/03/2007 11:27:48 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Department of Military Readiness: Coast Guard

On this day in 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard was created by Congress, which authorized Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton to build a small fleet of ten cutters to protect the coast. The Coast Guard continues to serve a critical role under the Department of Homeland Security and we at The Patriot offer our thanks for a job well done. Happy Birthday and Semper Paratus!

Thank you, Tonk!


357 posted on 08/03/2007 11:31:17 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: Arrowhead

Whups!! I meant to say I got that on email....


358 posted on 08/03/2007 11:31:55 AM PDT by StarCMC (This country is not free by the pen but by the back,brains and bullets of a soldier. ~advertsng guy)
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To: StarCMC

LOL!!!!

I’m still alive on FR
Arrowhead1952
http://www.freerepublic.com/~arrowhead1952/

Arrowhead is NOT.
Arrowhead
http://www.freerepublic.com/~arrowhead/in-forum


359 posted on 08/03/2007 11:39:53 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Stop the invasion. Secure the borders now.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Thanks! No, I haven’t seen those threads and I’m going to look at them now.

You know, it’s like having dogs, you can’t put anything past them.


360 posted on 08/03/2007 11:44:00 AM PDT by Lady Jag (The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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