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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina ~ 09 SEPT 2014
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| laurenmarlowe
Posted on 09/08/2014 6:03:04 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The base's 14 miles of beaches make it a major area for amphibious assault training, and its location between two deep-water ports (Wilmington and Morehead City) allows for fast deployments.
The main base is supplemented by five satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, Courthouse Bay, Camp Johnson, and the latest addition to the facility, the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. There are several major Marine Corps commands and one Navy command aboard Camp Lejeune. Some tenant commands include Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and the naval hospital. To help prepare warfighters for combat and humanitarian missions abroad, Camp Lejeune takes advantage of 156,000 acres, 11 miles of beach capable of supporting amphibious operations, 34 gun positions, 50 tactical landing zones, three state-of-the-art training facilities for Military Operations in Urban Terrain and 80 live fire ranges to include the Greater Sandy Run Training Area.
The base and surrounding community is home to an active duty, dependent, retiree and civilian employee population of approximately 170,000 people. The base generates almost $3 billion in commerce each year, coming from payrolls and contracts to support the structure required to train and equip our modern Marines.
Camp Lejeune is a six-time recipient of the Commander-in-Chief's Award for Installation Excellence. This award recognizes the base on a Department of Defense level for effectively managing assets and developing quality programs to accomplish the mission of providing expeditionary forces in readiness. Learn More About Camp Lejeune HERE!!
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KEYWORDS: canteen; military; roadtrip; troopsupport
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To: mylife
Oh, MY! I do, too! I hope this kind of weather holds for the shoot! Well, maybee without a lot of rain, so no one gets stuck this year. LOL!
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posted on
09/08/2014 9:56:21 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Oh, goodness! Know she hates to be without the ‘net! I’m surprised she stopped in Dallas, with home base so close!
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posted on
09/08/2014 9:57:32 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
To: ChildOfThe60s
Thanks, Child, for sharing your experience. Our thanks to your Dad for his service to our country.
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posted on
09/08/2014 10:07:54 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; Titan Magroyne
My dad was stationed at Camp Lejeune (New River) in 1960, after he retuned from duty in Japan as the coach of the USMC boxing team. Although he was the senior enlisted man in G2 (military intelligence) section, he remained the coach while at Lejeune. Having been a onetime golden gloves champ in Indiana, his duty as coach made sense, but I suspect his “real” job was a bit more covert with the boxing team allowing him to travel extensively without raising suspicion. I can remember going to several boxing matches in large venues and watching him corner fighters, but I’m sure the boxing was simply a cover while he was in Japan, although he would never admit it. I know he was in intelligence and “recon” at Guadalcanal and The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, so it didn’t make much sense that he was suddenly out of the spy business.
We lived near the base in Jacksonville and my most vivid memory of Lejeune was the night Hurricane Donna passed over. Even though I was only 5 years-old, I recall prepping for the coming storm and at the last minute my dad got called away to Camp Elmore (now Camp Allen) in Norfolk, VA, the Atlantic/Fleet Marine Force headquarters. I remember saying goodbye after dark when it was already raining and I was worried whether he’d be alright driving in a hurricane. A USMC Major picked him up in a military jeep and they were both wearing sidearms - it made a big impression on me. My mom and I spent that night with neighbors and I remember we went outside when the eye of the storm passed over.
Dad never returned from Norfolk, and we moved there within weeks (Marines loaded our furniture and belongings into a big green truck) and mom and I moved to Norfolk and rented a house for a few months until we bought a house in Virginia Beach. Dad was the first Master Gunnery Sargent (E-9, equivalent to Sergeant Major) since the SpanishAmerican War. He was the senior Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in the Operations Section of Headquarters of CINCLANT.
Though it took over 30 years to get him to breech the subject, he was involved in the formation and training of the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group (Brigade 2506) which invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961. He made several covert trips to Cuba to recruit Cuban refugees and take them to Guatemala for training. I’ve done a lot of research on the subject (without much help from Dad), and I do know that his codenames were Daniel and Carlos and his superior was Edgardo (CIA operative E. Howard Hunt). I’ve read in various books about the cloak and dagger stuff leading up to the invasion and by 2003 when Dad began showing signs of Alzheimer’s he confirmed a lot of it, but the subject was hush-hush for 30 years. After Dad died I inherited a box with a Brigade 2506 battle patch, some Cuban currency and a Cuban General de Ejército (Army General) Insignia Device from an officer’s dress cap. I’ve never learned how Dad came to have that silver shield, but I suspect the General who wore it didn’t give it up willingly.
My memories of Camp Lejeune are limited to those boxing matches and the night of the hurricane, but I have every reason to believe that the urgent call to HQ in Norfolk was the beginning of the Cuban mess which ultimately led to his retirement. He left the Marines because when he was sent into Cuba, he was told that if he was killed or captured he would be branded a traitor. After 20 years of service, I believe he felt that was a betrayal - but, he did his duty and when it was over he turned down promotion to commissioned officer and put in for retirement. He always said a Top Gun was worth a half dozen staff officers.
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posted on
09/08/2014 10:53:44 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Excellence
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posted on
09/08/2014 11:01:32 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Drumbo
Good evening/morning, Drumbo...wow, the stories he must have stored up in his head, but unable to share them.
Glad you did some research to give you a little "insight" to what he did in the service.
We thank your Dad for his service to our country.
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posted on
09/08/2014 11:34:36 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; LUV W
A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.
((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?
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posted on
09/09/2014 1:10:15 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))... just finished the work I brought home. I have a fierce headache and am off for bed.
You and Bo have a wonderful Tuesday.
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posted on
09/09/2014 1:27:29 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: E.G.C.; beachn4fun; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; MEG33; LUV W; PROCON; SandRat; Allegra; ...
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posted on
09/09/2014 1:28:54 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
Thanks, unique, for the pastries.
Coffee is always on........
How about a cupcake?
Cookies?
Waffles?
Treats?
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posted on
09/09/2014 1:30:12 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Jet Jaguar; txradioguy; JemiansTerror; MEG33; Laurita; CMS; OneLoyalAmerican; Defender2; ...
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posted on
09/09/2014 1:32:38 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska
Thank you for typing all that out, and to Kathy for posting the patch. Huge thanks to Mstr Gunny Drumbo for his service.
I was home from Lejeune on Christmas leave when the rare snow storm landed on the base. Well, to many areas, an inch or two of the stuff is nothing, but Jacksonville was snowed in. A fellow in my company who served lonely vehicle patrol duty during the holiday spoke of pulling - or trying to pull - idiots out of ditches who had their brakes locked down.
This was December of ‘89.
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posted on
09/09/2014 2:44:51 AM PDT
by
Titan Magroyne
(What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good morning, Kathy!
*HUGS*
Sorry I missed you last night - I was falling asleep at the keyboard and retired early.
Girding myself for the daily struggle - will Sally Forth in a matter of minutes!
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O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
09/09/2014 2:51:49 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
Good Morning To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!
Godspeed our Troops around the Globe, especially those in combat!
An American Soldier Patrolling At Sunrise, Dabay Province, Afghanistan
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GOOD MORNING! Some People Wake Up, Stretch and Enjoy Freedom - Some People Wake Up, Stretch and Defend It!
May The Lord Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Vital Mission!
May He Keep Safe Their Families During Their Time Of Separation!
May He Preserve And Uphold Our Beloved Nation In This Time Of Adversity!
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
09/09/2014 2:52:55 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Tuesday Morning Coffee Bump.
Get some rest. Hopefully that headache will go away soon. :-(
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posted on
09/09/2014 3:35:28 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: Kathy in Alaska
My father too was there. He only told me once what he did & only once. He was Recon at the time [as a young PFC] & he said that he went “hunting” in Havana with a list of vip targets to remove at any cost. And as things went badly with the landing/s he & his team worked their way back to “Gitmo” & safety. He said that he had fired several rounds, but did not say if he had hit anyone. He also said that he would take the rest of the info to his grave with him. Leaving me to believe that they got some of their list.
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posted on
09/09/2014 4:43:41 AM PDT
by
TMSuchman
(John 15;13 & Exodus 21:22-25 Pacem Bello Pastoribus Canes [shepard of peace,dogs of war])
To: ConorMacNessa; y'all; Arrowhead1952; beachn4fun; E.G.C.; GodBlessUSA; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; ...
Gimme strength, Early Birds!
How do y'all DO this all the time!
Mornings are for sleeping already! LOL!
Of course, maybe some of you go to bed early.
I guess that helps. :)
It's cool and clear...the moon is AWEsome!
It really is a supermoon!
Hope all of you have a Terrific Tuesday!
.....and get to relax tonight!
((((hugs))))
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posted on
09/09/2014 4:59:38 AM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
To: LUV W
In my spare time! LOL! :-)
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posted on
09/09/2014 5:21:23 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: The Mayor
Thanks! I remember my few years at Lejeune. I was with 8th Marine Regiment on Camp Geiger. The practice landings on Onslow beach we fun (usually).
Semper Fi!
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posted on
09/09/2014 5:21:42 AM PDT
by
rfreedom4u
(Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; txradioguy; beachn4fun; StarCMC; Lady Jag; laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; GodBlessUSA; ...
Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 72º with upper 90s again later.
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posted on
09/09/2014 5:23:53 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)
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