USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Adopt a Military Unit ~ November 20 2002

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Click on a flag to "Adopt a Military Unit"

Army	Navy	Marines	Air Force	Coast Guard

[Dubya]

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Just remove the $ sign and it will work. I put in to fool the PC.

[redhead]

"Now this looks like fun, and everybody will be comfy and can speed and be safe."

LOL! This looks like something I can drive! teehee! Morning, Kathy! Morning all you Canteeners!

And GOOD MORNING TROOPS!! May God be with you every moment while you are in harm's way. We are here for YOU, and we hope that you get a little taste of home when you come to the Canteen. Love and prayers,

[Dubya]

GREAT NEWS ON YOUR DAD

Thanks for the update

[Dubya]

#3 LOL.

[John Lenin]

On January 9, 1924, Strom Thurmond is commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Officers Reserve Corps. He volunteers for active duty on December 11, 1941, four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the same day that Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. As a South Carolina judge at the time, he could easily have stayed at home. Instead he went to England with HQ, First U.S. Army, as a civil affairs officer. Thurmond again answered the call of duty when the 82nd Airborne Division (Organized Reserve) needed civil affairs volunteers to go with them on D-Day. Lt. Col. Thurmond accompanied the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment to Normandy, crash-landing in a glider near St. Mere Eglise on June 6, 1944. Although wounded in the landing, Thurmond stayed in action, initially serving more as an infantry officer than a civil affairs officer in the first days of the Allied liberation of Europe. For his actions in the first week of the invasion, Thurmond later received the Bronze Star Medal, as well as the Purple Heart Medal for his glider landing wounds. Near the end of the war, Thurmond was one of the first Americans to enter Buchenwald concentration camp. When the fighting ended in Europe, Thurmond went to the Pacific to prepare for First Army's role in the invasion of Japan but the war ended before the invasion could be launched. Thurmond returned to civilian life, becoming South Carolina's governor in 1947 and U.S. Senator in 1954. He stayed in the Army Reserve and rose to the rank of major general before retiring in 1960.

On May 25, 1997, Senator Thurmond became the longest serving senator in U.S. history. The President signed the "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999" on October 20, 1998, named for Thurmond as a tribute to his 36 years in the Army Reserve and 40 years in the Senate. In 2001, Thurmond, who is also the Senate President Pro Tempore, continues to serve in the U.S. Senate.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for stopping by to honor our troops, Mud.

[Mudboy Slim]

"On May 25, 1997, Senator Thurmond became the longest serving senator in U.S. history."

That there's a record that'll never git broke.

"The President signed the "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999" on October 20, 1998, named for Thurmond as a tribute to his 36 years in the Army Reserve and 40 years in the Senate. In 2001, Thurmond, who is also the Senate President Pro Tempore, continues to serve in the U.S. Senate."

Ol' Strom will definitely be missed...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

Can't think of a better place to do it, my FRiend...MUD

[tomkow6]

Larry, a local football star, was jogging down
the street when he saw a building on fire. A
lady was standing on a third-story ledge holding
her pet cat in her arms.
"Hey lady!" yelled Larry. "Throw me the cat!"
"No!" she cried. "It's too far!"
"I play football, I can catch him!"
The smoke was pouring from the windows, and
finally the woman waved to Larry, kissed her cat
goodbye, and tossed it down to the street.
Larry kept his eye on the cat as it came plunging
down toward him.
The feline bounced off an awning and Larry ran
into the street to catch it. He jumped six feet
into the air and made a spectacular, one-handed
catch. The crowd that had gathered to watch the
fire broke into cheers.
Larry did a little dance, lifted the cat above his
head, wiggled his knees back and forth...





...then spiked the cat into the pavement.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Lance Cpl. Joseph Baranello (left) and Sgt. Jeremy Krueger, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) practice sighting in on targets. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

Marines from the Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) check over their weapons before sighting in on targets during individual sustainment training. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

Marines from the Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) practice sighting in on targets during individual sustainment training. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

Sgt. Roy A. Matthews, police sergeant, shows Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)'s Command Element how to sight in on a target from the prone shooting position. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

Cpl. Nicholas K. Harland, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) breaks down an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during individual sustainment training. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

Sgt. Roy A. Matthews, police sergeant, shows Marines from the Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) the proper way to get into a sitting shooting position. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Reed

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
(November 14, 2002) -- Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (Special Operations Capable) Command Element recently took some time to conduct individual sustainment training while participating in a bilateral live-fire exercise.

During the training, the Marines received classes on proper weapons handling and shooting techniques, first aid and stretcher carrying, and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense.

This training offered the Marines the chance to brush up on their skills so they will be better prepared if they face these situations in the future.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for the links to support our Israeli allies, Johnny. It's real easy to do and payday is Friday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, ms feather, for the daily blessing for our troops.

[Soaring Feather]

now that's a real groaner, I know it's a joke isn't it?

[Dutchgirl]

I had a story from a Navy wife in Jax. Jacksonville prides itself on being Navy Blue. (I am an Air Force brat, but I am happy to live anywhere that loves the military.) I thought Jacksonville did a good job of supporting our service men and women, but a friend of mine is envious of the treatment received by another Navy wife in the small town of Lady Lake, Florida.

When her husband was deployed, shortly after 9/11, they were one of the few military families in town. The neighbors arranged for their lawn to be mowed and other "rent-a husband" activities. The church provided Mom with a regular night out with free babysitting, and finally, on the night that her husband was to leave, the congregation gathered to serenade them with patriotic songs.

Now I know that some of our active duty military did not get a send off like this, at the town bandstand- but they DESERVED one. So, I am including the band stand, and hoping that some other savvy canteeners can include a little John Philips Sousa for the occasion!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my, Colleen, that graphic makes for a fuzzy monitor. Thank you for your daily support of our troops. Have a good day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Tom, I'm glad to see you are keeping an eye on things today. LOL!

[Dubya]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Johnny, for today's aircraft history of the C141 Starlifter.

[Dubya]

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Women never listen either. You were told to stop scrolling!!"

I love it Mud, I was warned. LOL!