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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[Soaring Feather]

Boone Creek~I'm Blue Lonesome

[unique]

Here's a couple of FR Canteen worker bees taking care of business......

[Arrowhead1952]

That was in the latest upgrade to FR. I noticed since the “improvement” that everything EXCEPT the day of the week shows up and FR goes into a stall mode. Once the weekday shows up, it is back to normal.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, U

[unique]

You mentioned something about you as a swinger, so......

[unique]

Actually, the swing set was falling apart so I fixed it....

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!!

{{HUGS}}

[Allegra]

That's just obscene, really. I mean the sun is setting for crying out loud. :p

[Arrowhead1952]

I hear you. The humidity here is only around 50% and 60% at my home. I know by 1600, it will be in the 85% range with the heat and 3/4” rain yesterday. Do you know how much it rained in Houston? My sister lives in San Antonio and they had quite a bit. Also some flooding reported there.

[Soaring Feather]

Eddie Kendricks~Boogie Down

[Soaring Feather]

Big Fat Snake~Only The Lonely

[Allegra]

Do you know how much it rained in Houston? My sister lives in San Antonio and they had quite a bit. Also some flooding reported there.

I heard Houston got some rain, but I don't know how much. I know they needed it; I think it rained maybe three times when I was home.

We won't see a drop of rain here until about November.

[Soaring Feather]

Eddie Kendricks ~ Happy

[Soaring Feather]

Scott Kirby~Rum & Coca Cola

[Soaring Feather]

Emerson Lake & Palmer~Honky Tonk Train Blues

[Soaring Feather]

Colonel Hathi's March~J. Pat O'Malley

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...hope you and your house guests are enjoying your time together...and maybe that you got some rain and cooler temps.

[Soaring Feather]

Peter Frampton~Grits & Cornbread

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Meg...((HUGS))...no rain at all...bummer! Stay cool, and hope your back is better.

[Arrowhead1952]

Well, I hope we get some rain here soon. I can’t afford to water my lawn as much as it needs. I wish I had pulled up all that carpet grass and planted the native Buffalo grass.

I have two small areas of Buffalo in my lawn and that stuff can be dry and brown, get 1/4 or 1/2” of rain and be green the following day.