FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Birthday U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary! ~ 23 JUNE, 2009

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

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Happy Birthday United States Coast Guard Auxiliary!

Semper Paratus

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was established on June 23, 1939 by an act of Congress as the United States Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary on February 19, 1941.

The mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is to contribute to the safety and security of our citizens, ports, waterways and coastal regions, as directed by the United States Coast Guard. 

On June 23, 1939, Congress established the Coast Guard Reserve, a volunteer civilian organization, to promote boating safety and to facilitate Coast Guard operations. Initially, members conducted safety and security patrols and helped enforce the provisions of the 1940 Federal Boating and Espionage Acts. In February 1941, the Coast Guard military reserve was established and the volunteers renamed the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

As the U.S. entered World War II, recruits flooded Auxiliary flotillas in a burst of patriotic fever. In 1942, some 50,000 Auxiliarists became the core of the Temporary Reserve performing coastal defense and search and rescue duties, patrolling bridges, factories, docks, and beaches. They fought fires, made arrests, guided naval vessels, and conducted anti-submarine warfare. As their ranks grew, thousands of active duty Coast Guard personnel were freed for service overseas.

Learn More About The History Of The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary HERE!

The auxiliary is an incorporated, civilian organization. The Congressional mandates state that the Auxiliary supports all United States Coast Guard (USCG) missions but is not permitted to directly engage in either law enforcement or military activity.

The support provided by the Auxiliary in these situations can be administrative and it can be in areas that make available, either Active or Reserve members of the USCG. Once available, the Active or Reserve member is able to function in these two restricted areas. As of December 2008 there were approximately 30,000 active Auxiliarists.

Auxiliarists have a great deal to be proud of. Over the past ten years, Auxiliary members have:

Contributed 44,417,850 hours

Taught 1,678,946 people with 980,000 hours of classroom work.

Spent over 869,000 hours in community relations and media events

Conducted 1,170,535 Vessel safety Checks (VSCs) over 579,000 hours, including more than 167,000 first time VSCs and over 158,000 high risk VSCs

Made over 418,000 Recreational Boating Safety Program Visits spending more than 279,000 mission hours

Served 4,297,312 hours underway on safety patrols

And much more!

The Coast Guard Auxiliary will continue to meet America's changing maritime safety and security challenges, through a balanced allocation of resources towards recreational boating safety and maritime domain awareness missions.

Learn More About The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary HERE!

FR 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. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning Kathy. (69)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...50 here, amd a little breezie. How is your baseball team doing? I’m done napping at my computer and off to bed.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, AZ. How's it going?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. ACAD1228!!!!!!!!!!

[mylife]

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/boater.htm

[txradioguy]

Yes and he was looking even more the part of the bitter Lib in person than he does on TV

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CG AUXILIARY

Now for our local DC Metroland weather report

~ Today....A mix of clouds and sun. High 84F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

~Tonight....Clear to partly cloudy. Low around 65F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

woo hoo.....another day with no rain and enough breeze so that I could take a morning walk along the water!

Geez, I was just noticing all the announcements on FR's home page. I think I need to take a few minutes to read some of them and catch up on whatz happening.

But for now, I need to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. All is well. Just trying to get myself motivated to start on some work.

whatz up out your way? Howz the visit going? Are you all just hanging out or doing some local sightseeing together?

[E.G.C.]

Well it's going OK. My sister from the city and her duaghter who married last year and is epxecting came down to visit our guests. My nephew from Texas also came up here and is staying for the rest of the week.

Not doing too much. Except, cleaning around trhe house. It's too hot to do much of anything otuside.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
It's almost 80º at daylight today - heading for triple digits again.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Yuck! Too hot! Hope you get to work inside.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, ladies.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy. (((HUGS))) to you too.

Don’t worry, I will be in my office all day.

[luvie]

Whazzup?
Gotta go for now...
Work! Ugh!
See ya! (((hugs)))

[unique]