GOTTA SEE THIS-War Endur.Freedom 8/20/02 Kabul,Indep.Day,baseball,Kandahar,bakeries,Teerat

Reuters, AP, Yahoo, and others | 8/20/02 | Pres. Bush and the brave US military destroying Al Qaeda

[caddie]

Thanks Diogenesis: I liked the girl with the huge baseball glove. There is hope for that culture, IMHO.

[B-Cause]

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As part of National Military Appreciation Month, the Department of Defense is gathering signatures on a brief message thanking the men and women of the U.S. military for defending our freedom. The compiled list of names will be sent out to our soldiers at the end of the month. So far, there are only about 460,000 names. It is really easy. The web page brings up a space to type your name, city and state.

Click Here

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[Cobra Scott]

Nice bump in the middle of a long morning! Thanks!

[McGavin999]

Teaching the Afghanis baseball is a brilliant move. It teaches the kids teamwork, how to follow the rules to get ahead, and how to have just good clean fun (and you don't even have to behead a goat to do it!)

I understand that the ball and mitt that the little girl has came from the sister of one of the SF guys. She wanted to make sure that a girl got it. This whole thing just brings a warm smile to my face.

[Bars4Bill]

The flat shoulder edge of the butt and the small cap on the forestock distinguish the Enfield from most other mid-19th century rifles. Also note the side bayonet lug on the one carried by our white-bearded friend.


Enfield Rifle Musket
The second most widely used weapon of the Civil War was the British Enfield three-band, single-shot, muzzle-loading musket (above). It was also the standard weapon for the British army between 1853-1867. American soldiers liked it because its .577 cal. barrel allowed the use of .58 cal. ammunition used by both Union and Confederate armies. Originally produced at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, England, approximately 900,000 of these muskets were imported during 1861-1865. Many officers, however, preferred the Springfield muskets over the Enfield muskets--largely due to the interchangeability of parts that the machine-made Springfields offered.