FReeper Canteen ~ Ernie Pyle, War Correspondent ~ 03 August 07

Serving The Best Troops In The World | Alarm Rider, The Canteen Crew

[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."

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[Tanniker Smith]

I had about half as many students as I had last Friday. Same classes. The teachers get one day off in July and one in August, and this guy took back-to-back Fridays.

I had two students out of 20 for the 11:30-1:00 class.
But considering the number of girls walking the hallway with highly visible bathing suits beneath their tops, I'm amazed as many students stayed in the building all the way to 1pm with the boardwalk just a couple blocks away!

TS
(Samuel Admas ... good choice)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my......an interesting day for you. d:o)

[Tanniker Smith]

Interesting? Yeah. a bit. I handed out worksheets and I had a few that actually wanted to get the work done. They're taking a final exam on the 15th. Some of them just show up to sleep.

But, hey, I'm just the sub. I'm not there to make myself crazy. Those who want my knowledge are welcome to as much of it as they can absorb in 90 minutes. The rest can go back to their breakfasts and their newspapers, which they'll still be doing next summer.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Look at you....so smart with your walking cane.

[Candor7]

HBD ........GRIN!

Keep Safe.

Post from London and give us some fog.

WE ARE IN YUR CAKE!