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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[MS.BEHAVIN]

Sheesh!
I just peeked outside..
It’s a monsoon!

[BIGLOOK]

I like those taps.....

I've been waking up to the morning news at 0430 and it's been the same thing for the last three or four day! A half hour or more of a presidential candidate campaigning in foreign countries???

I think he should go to Gitmo.

[mylife]

Did you hear that speech?
At the beginning right after he says his daddy was a goat herder you can hear several muslim women loudly ululating!

I’m serious!

[luvie]

Good idea...and STAY!!!

I don’t listen to the news. I can’t take Obama all the time!

So I listen to XM Radio smooth jazz! :D

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha My!

Didn't catch that.....but somehow I'm not $urprised.

[mylife]

Skeery stuff. Wake up America!

[TheMom]

We got about 4” today at the house. I’d be happy to send the rest of the rain your way.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Guess I’m gonna cruise on out..
See ya tomorrow!

[BIGLOOK]

If he succeds, it’ll give new meaning to the Dark Ages.

[luvie]

Pleeeeeeeeeze!

My skin is like sandpaper from being so dry! :D

[mylife]

No doubt

[luvie]

Nite, Sis!

I am SO glad you are feeling better. I’ve been that worried!

((((hugs))))

Take care o’ you!

[mylife]

Gnight Ms B

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Don’t worry about me, okay?
*HUG*

[MS.BEHAVIN]

G’night you!
*HUG*

[mylife]

Stay safe.

[luvie]

Ok...just be careful!

And have a lovely rest tonight!

[MoochPooch]

Hi, Kathy.

My mother was in the WAVES. Nice to see them honored.

[luvie]

Guess I’d better go, too.

Gotta work in the morning. Darn it!

Why couldn’t I have been born rich instead of beautiful!

ROFL!!!!!!!!