Hi Tom and Lily, HiJinx said it real well. The Canteen is a place where any and all can gather each day to honor our troops, our veterans, their families, and our allies. Tonkin starts a new thread each day and all who wish to encourage our troops are welcome to bring them a joke, a prayer, a word of encouragement, or just the news of the day. We know that active duty military are able to lurk here, and enjoy hearing about life at home. They are able to come to the Canteen and feel like it is a "home away from home", a pleasant time away for the jobs they do in protecting all of us back home.
Please join all those who enter the Canteen to honor our troops. Thanks HJ. Gotta get back to work.
I'm still catching up! LOL! The jokes here are very funny, the graphics as always are awesome and the prayers will always be needed by our military, Vets and allies. Here's an oldie but a goodie:
This is an actual radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95, MSG#H0000115020ecb52EMHS
#1: "Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision."
#2: "Recommend that you change YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision."
#1: "This is the captain of a U.S. navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course."
#2: "No, I say again divert YOUR course."
#1: "This is the aircraft carrier Enterprise, we are a large warship of the U.S. navy. Divert your course NOW!"
#2: "This is a lighthouse. Your call?"