FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: USS Abraham Lincoln, Washington ~ 9 NOV 2010

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: USS Abraham Lincoln, Washington

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after former president Abraham Lincoln. Her home port is Everett, Washington.

Lincoln's contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at Newport News, Virginia. The ship was launched on 13 February 1988 and commissioned on 11 November 1989.

Abraham Lincoln boasts all the amenities found in any American city with a comparable population. These include a post office (with its own ZIP code), TV and radio stations, newspaper, fire department, library, hospital, general store, barbershops, and more. The ship has enough electrical generating power to supply electricity to 100,000 homes, food and supplies to operate for 90 days, and the capability of distilling more than 400,000 gallons of fresh water from the sea each day.

Keeping the ship ready at all times is critical. This requires repair shops to maintain machinery and aircraft, heavy duty tailor shops to repair parachutes and other survival gear, and electronic shops to keep communication, navigation, and avionics equipment up and running. Of course, there are a few things that are unusual for a city of 5,000 people. For example, Abraham Lincoln is a floating airport, capable of launching as many as four aircraft every minute.

The various functions of the flight deck crew are identified by the colors of the jersey they wear. For example, yellow is for officers and aircraft directors purple for fuel handlers green for catapult and arresting gear crews blue for chock and chain runners and red for crash/salvage teams and ordnance handlers. Four aircraft elevators, each the size of two average city lots, bring aircraft up to the flight deck from the hanger bays below. Aviation fuel is pumped from the tanks below and bombs, rockets, and missiles are brought up from the magazines.

Learn More About The USS Abraham Lincoln 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]

Welcome to the Canteen, Michael.SF...can’t see graphics at work, but I will when I get home. d:o(

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening to you Taz! *hugs*

I’ve been watching ‘W’ on NBC....prolly one of the only occasions I’d watch NBC.

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SkyDancer]

Hi All And G'dye ... Greetings From Oz ....

[luvie]

Saluting our Canteen heroes...
and ALL the brave men and women around the world
who guard this homeland from all harm!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for your service sionnsar!

[Army Air Corps]

Work is going well and the weather is beginning to have a hint of Autumn; it is neither hot nor cold at present.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Taz!

Twice......

[luvie]

Now?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Hawaii...((HUGS))...your Giants won! Did you get to visit with son and wahines?

About 6” of snow here. Remains to be seen if it will stay.

[luvie]

Now?

[luvie]

...or not.....:D

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

LCpl. Matthew J. Broehm, USMC, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, KIA Afghanistan 4NOV2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, amid these who heeded the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

That’s not bragging Michael.SF...that’s placing honor where honor is due!

Thanks to your son for his service! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

G'Day, Sky, to you and your Mates...((HUGS))

[AZamericonnie]

Rest In Peace our Heroes

Il Silenzio

Let Them In St. Peter

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nana Hope...((HUGS))...and thanks for today’s Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[ColdOne]

Evening TASMANIARED!!! **((hugs))**

[Michael.SF.]

Thank you very much.

One strong memory we have, of his homecoming, was going to dinner at a very nice downtown Seattle Restaurant (He was in uniform), as we were seated the diner's broke out in applause, we had several people come over to thank him, someone anonymously bought us the first round of drinks, the restaurant comped an appetizer and waived the corkage fee (I had brought a wine I had been saving for just such an occasion.

It was a beautiful evening, in many ways!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Mayor for our Daily Bread! *Hugs*