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USO Canteen FReeper Style Salutes Norfolk Naval Base .... November 6,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

Posted on 11/06/2002 1:00:33 AM PST 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.

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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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Norfolk Naval Base

Just a few miles down the James River
is the gigantic Norfolk Naval Station,
home of the Atlantic Fleet, whose ships,
including six aircraft carriers,are providing
firepower and logistics for Operation
Enduring Freedom in South Asia.

Nearby at Little Creek Amphibious Base,
Navy SEALS train for Afghan operations.
In Virginia Beach, Oceana Naval Air Station
is the base for many of the carrier aircraft striking al-Qaida.

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth
will be refitting city-busting Trident
submarines so they can attack terrorist camps
with highly accurate conventional missiles
rather than nuclear-tipped ones.

Naval Station Norfolk occupies about
4,300 acres of Hampton Roads real
estate in a peninsula known as Sewells
Point. It is the world`s largest Naval Station;
in fact, based on supported military population,
it is the largest military station in the world.

When the 76 ships and 138 aircraft homeported
here are not at sea, they are along side one of
the 14 piers or inside one of the 15 aircraft hangars
for repair, refit, training and to provide the ship`s or
squadron`s crew an opportunity to be with their
families. Naval Station is homeport to aircraft carriers,
cruisers, destroyers, large amphibious ships, submarines,
a variety of supply and logistics ships, C-2, C-9, C-12
and E-2 fixed wing aircraft, and H-3, H-46, H-53, and H-60 helicopters.

Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships
movements annually as they arrive and depart
their berths. Port facilities extend more than four
miles along the waterfront and include some
seven miles of pier and wharf space.

Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight
operations each year, an average of 275 flights
per day or one every six minutes. Over 150,000
passengers and 264,000 tons of mail and cargo
depart annually on Air Mobility Command (AMC)
aircraft and other chartered flights from our airfield.
It is the hub for Navy logistics going to the European
and Central Command theaters of operations, and to the Caribbean.

NORFOLK NAVAL AIR STATION, Virginia --
President Bush on Tuesday praised the development
of high-technology weapons systems as part of his
plan to "keep the peace." The Commander-in-
message came in an address delivered to a crowd of mostly military personnel at the only NATO
military base in the United States, the headquarters
of the Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) in Norfolk, Virginia.

021009-N-9964S-075 Norfolk, Va., aboard
USS Harry S. Turman (CVN 75) Oct. 9, 2002 –
Steven Tyler (2nd from right), lead singer of the
rock band “Aerosmith” along with Joey Kramer (right),
the band’s drummer, take a tour of flight deck control
where a crewmember explains how aircraft are moved
in the hanger bay and on the flight deck of Truman.
“Aerosmith” boarded and toured Truman while the carrier
was pier side at Norfolk Naval Station. The band had
returned to perform in the area, having cancelled their
original performance scheduled for September 11, 2001
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class
Christopher B. Stoltz(RELEASED)

Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA. Apr. 16, 2002 -
An Electronics Technician 2nd Class heads home with
his daughter, at pier 6 after returning from deployment
aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61).

At sea aboard the cruiser USS Cape St. George
(CG 71) Apr. 19, 2002 - The Secretary of the Navy,
the Honorable Gordon R. England, addresses
crewmembers of the Norfolk, Va.- based cruiser,
thanking them for their dedicated service.

Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Apr. 20, 2002 —
A Navy wife greets her husband, an Interior
Communications Electrician 1st Class, as he returns
rom a deployment aboard the amphibious transport
dock ship USS Shreveport (LPD 12).

Norfolk Naval Station, Va., Apr. 25, 2002
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67)
returns to her homeport.

Norfolk, Va., May 6, 2002 — Assisted by tugs,
the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
glides up the Elizabeth River past downtown Norfolk's
waterfront on its way to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in
adjacent Portsmouth, Va.

Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., May 7, 2002 —
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, far right, along with
members of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic's Honor
Guard and Mr. Jon Clodfelter, second from left,
demonstrate the design of a new commemorative
Virginia license plate honoring those who lost their
lives during a terrorist attack the guided-missile
destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67).

This is why the USO Canteen FReeper Style is here,for our troops and their loved ones serving now! And to thank Veterans that have served!



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To: Radix

101 posted on 11/06/2002 12:36:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: coteblanche
She is wonderful! Thank you so much!
102 posted on 11/06/2002 12:47:44 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; CWOJackson; Delta 21; Snow Bunny; A Navy Vet; CIApilot; hedgetrimmer; ...
Exercise turns sour; Guardsmen rescued
TREK: Coast Guard picks up four soldiers training near Valdez.

By Tataboline Brant
Anchorage Daily News
(Published: November 5, 2002)

Four Alaska National Guard soldiers had to be rescued Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard after running into trouble during a weekend training exercise near Valdez.

Names and ages of the four Guardsmen were not available Monday. No one suffered serious injuries, said Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Mike Haller. All four soldiers were based in Valdez, part of Detachment 2, B Company, 3rd Scout Battalion, Haller said.

The Alaska National Guard requires most of its soldiers to train one weekend a month and 15 additional days a year. In this case, the four Guardsmen were dropped off at Jack Bay, 20 miles south of Valdez. Their mission was to hike to Anderson Bay, at least 2 1/2 miles away. A map of the area shows a 2,700-foot peak between the two points.

During the trek, one Guardsman sprained his ankle and hit his head, Haller said, so the group decided to split up. They set up camp, and two uninjured members pushed on to Anderson Bay to get help.

It was cold, windy and raining, Haller said, and the two members who pushed ahead left most of their survival gear behind for the injured man.

"They felt they could make it out to get help," Haller said. "It was a risk. There's no doubt about that."

On the way to Anderson Bay, one man fell, hit his head and hurt his shoulder. The pair kept on, suffering from mild hypothermia as the night wore on.

"They had radio equipment, but at some point it failed," Haller said. One man had a cell phone and was eventually able to call for help.

The Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage contacted the Coast Guard at 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The Coast Guard launched a helicopter from Kodiak early Monday morning. The Alaska National Guard was prepared to execute its own rescue but decided against it because the passes from Anchorage to Valdez were closed by bad weather.

All four soldiers were rescued early Monday and flown to the Valdez airport, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. None of the members had to be hospitalized, Haller said.

The four soldiers involved will probably have to undergo additional safety training before doing a similar exercise, Haller said.

"Weather played a factor here, and the weather could have been worse than it was. We're very fortunate," he said.

103 posted on 11/06/2002 12:55:04 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Dog

Hi Dog. Glad you can sneak in every now and then.

104 posted on 11/06/2002 1:12:49 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: herewego
Good to see you today.
105 posted on 11/06/2002 1:18:44 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: The KG9 Kid

Thanks for stopping by the USO Canteen. Thank you for your service to our country.

106 posted on 11/06/2002 1:22:08 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: LindaSOG
:I'm liking that senate graphic and I gotta steal it. Hope you can deal with that!"






Ok, Just remember that I stole it first, first and fair and square!.

107 posted on 11/06/2002 1:23:42 PM PST by Radix
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To: Kathy in Alaska; bentfeather
Hope your day is A+. Nice to see you again.
109 posted on 11/06/2002 1:26:55 PM PST by ProudEagle
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To: Mr_Magoo
I think that I got most of them right!


Can I play football now?
110 posted on 11/06/2002 1:29:05 PM PST by Radix
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To: ProudEagle
A+
111 posted on 11/06/2002 1:31:02 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Gee thanks Kathy. That sure was thoughtful of you!
112 posted on 11/06/2002 1:31:49 PM PST by Radix
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To: John Lenin
Fantastic picture of the USS Constellation, John. Thanks.
113 posted on 11/06/2002 1:32:36 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi, Kathy In Alaska
114 posted on 11/06/2002 1:35:23 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: LindaSOG
Hi LindaSOG, how are you?
115 posted on 11/06/2002 1:36:49 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: radu
"Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD)"

I suspect these guys are really really busy lately. Good find, radu.

116 posted on 11/06/2002 1:37:19 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: BeforeISleep
Now the Republicans have to perform! They are center stage.
117 posted on 11/06/2002 1:40:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: E.G.C.

Candles for Ted Maher and his family.

118 posted on 11/06/2002 1:43:23 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: aomagrat
Thanks, aomagrat, for today's history of the USS Norfolk.
119 posted on 11/06/2002 1:46:58 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska; radu; bentfeather; LindaSOG; Snow Bunny
There is a DOD Press Release posted here (on FR) that announces the resumption of ASE's (Armed Services Editions) by three major publishers.

These cargo-pocket sized paperback books will be provided free of charge to service personnel assigned overseas. They are being designed to have the same look and feel as the editions published between '43 and '47 for soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serving in WWII and during the occupation afterwards. First titles include:

"Medal of Honor: Profiles of America's Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present," by Allen Mikaelian, with commentary by Mike Wallace (Hyperion, 2002).

"Henry V," by William Shakespeare (Dover, 2002).

"The Art of War," by Sun Tzu (Dover, 2002).

"War letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars," edited by Andrew Carroll (Washington Square Press/Simon & Schuster, 2002).

120 posted on 11/06/2002 1:47:25 PM PST by HiJinx
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