FReeper Canteen ~ US Navy WAVES ~ 25 July 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents The Navy WAVES ~

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. Navy began building more ships and creating new bases and facilities. Facing a shortage of men for active and support jobs, in January 1942 the Secretary of the Navy petitioned the U.S. Congress for a women's reserve. Also in January 1942, the Office of Naval Intelligence began looking to colleges for women who could work in intelligence. Once the training was completed, the women were sworn in as ensigns in the U.S. Navy.

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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.

In July 1942, the Navy Women's Reserve Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization's official name became Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or "WAVES."The word "emergency" was intended to denote the temporary nature of the women's service. As the war continued, more WAVES were sent overseas to cover noncombat duties. By 1945 there were more than 84,000 women enlisted in the navy.

Codebreaking

Between June and August 1942, Axis submarines sank more than 600 Allied ships, and the need to intercept German radio signals became more urgent. Allied intelligence officers on both sides of the Atlantic hoped to break the encrypted codes that were allowing Axis commanders to organize and carry out attacks on Allied convoys.

The Axis codes created by the "Enigma" machine were difficult to break because they changed so often. When Polish and French resistance fighters captured parts of the Enigma machine, they delivered the information to the British, who developed a decoding device called the "Bombe". British and American codebreakers, including many WAVES, used this new high- speed system to decipher the messages sent by German U-boat captains. Many of the WAVES did not understand the messages, because the decoding had been broken into a series of steps. Once the messages were decoded, the position of the U-boat was plotted on a map by a WAVE and the information was sent to Allied ships.

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Great pic Sir Knight!
*HUG*

[mylife]

Bummer. I wonder if TheMom and Eakers Deer camp is ok.

Padre Island got whacked

[Old Sarge]

I’m playing a mountain dulcimer. Minstrel Woode boasts guitar, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, and me.

The King’s joke was, “Minstrel Woode Plus One!”

[luvie]

Yep!

Because they can!

You know how isolated we are!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Their deer camp is up here?

[mylife]

Very cool! I was thinking of building one.

[mylife]

No it was in the path of hurricane Dolly in Tx

[Kathy in Alaska]

Delivery made....he was waiting at the door. LOL!!

[mylife]

Yup. In the middle of no where.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Oh, I see...
They are showing pics of New Hampshire right now..
Whatta mess!

[luvie]

I would love to hear y’all play! I love those instruments!

[mylife]

Yipes!

[luvie]

Why did we know he would be! :D

He must be feeling better, eh?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Told ya!
It was really bad!
I witnessed a tornado in Nebraska, that was enough!
Never thought I would see them up here!

[Old Sarge]

Here you can see and hear them at Minstrel Woode

[mylife]

“It was raining cats and dogs, and maybe a cow or two,” Rumford police dispatcher Tracy Higley said after a downpour in the western mountain town.

[luvie]

The armpit of Texas! :D

[mylife]

:D

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[luvie]

I couldn’t find any music. They wanted me to download
Quicktime...and it causes me problems! I am sure that they
are very good. Thanks for sharing!