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USO Canteen FReeper Style....Night Stalkers Don't Quit..
..October 9,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny
Posted on 10/09/2002 4:04:55 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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The USO Canteen FReeper Style
Delivering a Touch of Home
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A Touch of Home
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This is how I think of the USO Canteen
Freeper Style. It is like a cottage down a road,
a place where a weary veteran can spend the night.
Since it opened, it is magical how so many
Freepers who post here, feel it too.
It has been so dear how the Freepers
kept making it a cottage - a home-type of
place that had a huge living room
for them to visit in and a dance floor,
a library, etc.
Many Veterans have written to me,
saying that the Canteen is like home
to them for the first time since they
served.
This is your Canteen -
a respite from our busy
and sometimes troubling world.
Make yourself at home.
Snow Bunny
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If you know a Veteran, someone in your family,
friend of the family, neighbor, who served their
country, take a brief moment of your day to thank
them.
Thank them for the sacrifice they made
for the better good of their country.
We at Free Republic, and the USO Canteen FReeper
Style, are thankful for every service member
in our military, who has served our great nation.
So, to the men and women who answered the call,
in both times of war and peace, thank you.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae
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Night Stalkers
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
"Night Stalkers Don't Quit"
Regiment motto
Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying,
whom shall I send, and who will go for us?
Then said I, here am I; send me.
Isaiah 6:8
The 160th SOAR (Airborne) provides helicopter
support to Special Operations Forces worldwide.
The members are experts at night missions.
Operation Enduring Freedom
"They and all who are participating in
Operation Enduring Freedom are heroes.
They put their lives on the line on behalf
of freedom and on behalf of America,
and they do it each and every day. Im
so very proud of them and their
comrades in arms."
General Richard B. Myers
Night Stalkers:The Army's 160th Special
Operations Aviation Regiment ,whose motto
is "Death waits in the dark" gets its nickname
from its focus on operations requiring nighttime,
low-level flying. The Night Stalkers fly aircraft such
as a version of the Army's Blackhawk helicopter,
customized with infrared imaging gear and high-tech
weaponry.
The Army owes its modern night fighting
aviation capabilities to the
160th Special Operations Aviation
Regiment (Airborne) who pioneered
night flight techniques, shared in
the development of equipment,
and proved that
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"Night Stalkers Don't Quit"
a motto the Regiment lives by.
The unit originally was formed from
attachments from the 101st Aviation
Battalion, 158th Aviation Battalion,
229th Aviation Battalion and the
159th Aviation Battalion, immediately
entered into a period of intensive night
flying and quickly became the Army's
premier night fighting aviation force
and the Army's only Special Operations
Aviation force.
Task Force 160 was officially recognized
as a Unit on 16 October 1981 when it
was designated as the 160th Aviation
Battalion. Since that time, the 160th
has become known as the
"Night Stalkers," because of their
capability to strike undetected
during darkness, and their
distinguished performance around the world.
It is often difficult to describe the many varied
reasons why certain individuals elect to join in
military service to their country. Life in the United
States Army can be arduous and demanding.
It is a lifestyle in which much, often beyond
comprehension, is asked. Rewards, for the most part,
can be no more than a feeling of have done a good days
job, all the while finding yourself sleeping alone in a cold,
dark, dreary foreign land with no more to eat than a 5 year
old dried out MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), and the fleeting
memory of your wife and kids. Why a handful of select
individuals would desire this life time pursuit is inexplicable.
However, the following photograph may shed some light.
Ceremony marks return of wings
A pair of well-traveled wings found its
final destination Tuesday after serving
a role in America's war on terrorism. The
wings represented the spirit of American
Airlines flight attendant Sara Low, who lost
her life on Sept. 11 when Flight 11 crashed
into the World Trade Center.
The flight attendant wings were given to
Sara's father, Mike Low, by Karyn Ramsey,
Sara's friend and co-worker, as a remembrance
of his daughter. The same wingspan medallion
took flight on more than 20 combat missions with
a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
flight crew in Afghanistan. A Tuesday ceremony,
attended by about 500 people, embodied a father's
fight to keep his daughter's memory alive in the hearts
of family, friends and American aviators.
The event to return the symbolic memento was the
first time a large number of media and television
cameras were allowed onto the heavily guarded
special ops compound at Fort Campbell.
"As Americans we are so thankful
for what you have done for us,"
Mike Low told the flight crew. "
After 9/11 my family and I struggled
to focus on positive things. You are heroes
in the purest definition of the word. You
have given us a great gift of brightness in
very dark times."
The 160th SOAR (Airborne) provides helicopter
support to Special Operations Forces worldwide. <>br> The members are experts at night missions. Flight
engineer Staff Sgt. Mark Baker, 27, volunteered to
wear the gold-colored wings above his heart during
every mission when he heard about the father's request.
He and the MH-47E Chinook helicopter flight crew
returned from their mission about mid-March.
"If my daughter died that way,
I would want someone to step up
and do the same thing," said Baker
who's been with the "Night Stalkers"
for six years.
The look of gratitude was sincere in Low's eyes
as he transferred a necklace with Sara's photo
and an Army coin to Baker. The ceremony also>br> solemnly reflected on the nine 160th soldiers
who lost their lives fighting terrorists since
Sept. 11.
"This is a great healing process for everyone,"
said 160th commander Col. Richard L. Polczynski.
"We had this ceremony because we want to show
that U.S. soldiers are doing something good. I've
got 1,600 people that are Night Stalkers and every
one is proud to have done this
~ to have payback for the nation."
Thursday, 7 March 2002, soldiers hurry to load
ammunition onto a waiting CH-47D Chinook
helicopter at Bagram Air Base.
The tarmac at Bagram Air Base, 65 km (40 miles) north
of Kabul, Friday, 8 March 2002, near CH-47D Chinook
helicopters belonging to A Company, 7th Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, that are
ready to take off for Gardez to participate in the campaign to
flush out Taliban and al-Qaeda holdouts in the mountains
of eastern Afghanistan
At least 9 people, 7 of which were
U.S. troops, were killed 4 March 2002
when an American Army special forces
MH-47E helicopter was shot down in
Afghanistan as Afghan and Western
forces pressed their biggest attack of the
war against regrouping al-Qaeda and
Taliban fighters. The map shows a
perspective view of the area of eastern
Afghanistan where the offensive was concentrated.
The nine people were killed in ferocious
exchanges with al-Qaeda and Taliban
fighters in the mountains of eastern
Afghanistan
10th Mountain Division load into a Chinook helicopter
as they prepare to return to Bagram Air Base on Sunday,
10 March 2002, from fighting near the villages of Sherkhankheyl,
Marzak and Bobelkiel, Afghanistan. The towns were an al-Qaeda
and Taliban stronghold which came under intense bombing and
firefights as the coalition forces battled to root them out. As there
we not enough seats available, soldiers climbed aboard and sat
down anywhere they could.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battalion
prepare to get on a Chinook helicopter Sunday, 17 March 2002,
in the Shahikot valley region of eastern Afghanistan. The helicopter
is one of the many operated by B Company - "Hercules", 159th
Aviation Regiment, from Hunter Army Airfield, near Savannah, Georgia.
A lone U.S. Army MH-47E Chinook, assigned to the
160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment
(SOAR) "Nightstalkers", Fort Campbell,
Kentucky, patiently
awaits the next assignment in the back
country of Afghanistan
while ground crews check the security
of the camp perimeter.
A CH-47 Chinook prepares to land for the extraction
of Canadian ground security forces from 1st Platoon, A
Company3rd Battalion Princess Patrichas Canadian Light
Infantry, as well as U.S. personnel on 11 April 11 2002.
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To: tmprincesa
Thank you tmp for your sharing this about Kuwait makikng arrests on the attack on U.S. Marines . I hate these horrible people, Bunny law would be no court just wack their heads off. Why waste time asking these people any questions.
Thank you it is nice to see you.
To: SAMWolf
Are you sure? You never know.
To: Victoria Delsoul
I'm sure. No French in my family.
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:55:55 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
To: LaDivaLoca; SassyMom; Kathy in Alaska; All
Click on the picture to go to the Day in the Life of President Bush thread.
A Day in the Life of President Bush
President Bush hosted a White House Event for Hispanic Heritage Month today, honoring the many Hispanic Americans who have contributed to the success of the country. Bush was joined by many famous Hispanic Americans, including several baseball players- including Pudge Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro, Nomar Garciaparra and Rod Carew. The President also met with leading congressional Republicans and sharply criticized Senate Democrats for blocking appeals court nominees, Bush spoke with Republican senators to discuss how to break the logjam.
Quote of the Day:
"There is no question in my mind, because of our strength, diversity, because of the values we hold, that we will be a stronger and more compassionate and better nation."
(Thank you rintense for this daily thread.) |
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:57:38 PM PDT
by
Jen
To: Radix
OH my GAWD, did you ever get me good on that one. Right up to the last sentence. WOW !
(((((((((( hug )))))))))))))
ROTFL.....have a great four letter day tomorrow. heh heh
To: Victoria Delsoul
Hey there, Victoria. How's things in New York this fine autumn evening?
:-)
To: RadioAstronomer
Hi Starman! How are you tonight?
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:59:02 PM PDT
by
Jen
To: RadioAstronomer
Hi Starman it is sooo good to see you.
(((((( hug ))))))
To: HiJinx; Kathy in Alaska; AntiJen; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Hahahaha! Thanx Jinxie! This might not be so bad after all! With the cargo bay doors open, I might not even need much Dramamine...just a little bit, to be on the safe side. :-D
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:01:09 PM PDT
by
radu
To: LaDivaLoca
It is always nice to have new people join the USO Canteen in honoring our troops. You are one of those, and you do find "just the right" graphics. How did you manage to have both of those "babies" dancing to the same piece of music? LOL!
To: Terry's Take
Hi Terry,what a beautiful day this was.Thank you for being here.
(((( hug ))))
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To: Johnny Gage
OH Johnny, I love it, you look soooo cute!!!!! giggle
To: Snow Bunny; Victoria Delsoul; coteblanche; SpookBrat; MistyCA; SassyMom; LindaSOG; souris; ...
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Tony Sledd, shown in this undated family handout photo, was killed by two gunmen on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002, during urban assault training on Failaka, an island 10 miles east of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Another Marine was wounded in the attack. (AP Photo/Family handout)
Twin brothers Tony, right, and Michael Sledd, are seen in an ad, shown Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, taken out by their parents in the Gaither High School annual in Tampa, Fla. Tony Sledd, a U.S. Marine Lance Corporal, was killed by two gunmen during urban assault training on Faikala, an island 10 miles east of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Michael is also a Marine, stationed in Japan. (AP Photo)
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:04:21 PM PDT
by
SAMWolf
To: Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; All
Oh yeah, who is gonna fly this chopper? (8-O
275
posted on
10/09/2002 8:04:47 PM PDT
by
radu
To: BringingUpPatriots
Hi Buppy and hi to QuickDraw.....giggle.
To: AntiJen
I love that picture of President Bush! "you Dashole, Hitlery and the rest of the obstructionists, get in line." I do check the ADITL thread religiously. Thank you, rintense.
To: PhilDragoo
Hi Phil, thanks for that. I sure will too. I want all these terrorists gone....all of them.
Good to see you.
To: Kathy in Alaska
I don't need any Dramamine for the helo. I only get sea sick, not air sick.
OMG! Who's planning on jumping out? I hope it's not Linda - she's our pilot!!!
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:08:25 PM PDT
by
Jen
To: Kathy in Alaska
Actually, I found them on a website just the way it is and just copied it. I still haven't learned how to do my own yet - someday, I hope to be able to find the time. You should see my list of favorite sites - it's from here to Timbuktu! LOL!
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