USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ WARSHIP ~ USS TARAWA PREMIERE SUNDAY March 2~ February 28 2003

National Geographic Explorer and MSNBC ^ | 02/27/03

[snippy_about_it]

Announcing the "Canteen's very own"
USS Tarawa LHA 1
National Geographic Documentary!

WARSHIP

Premieres on MSNBC
This Sunday night
March 2, 2003
8 and 11 PM EST

Brian reports he is not the star, in fact he wasn't even interviewed. :)
That's okay.
I am here to remind bkwells he will always be the Star of the Canteen!
It's true that the Senior Chief is our special FRiend and indeed we pray for and support the entire Tarawa Group
So grab the popcorn and whatever your drinking and enjoy the show!

PREMIERE AIRS SUNDAY ON

Click below for more about the show

[firewalk]

Hiya....

....got any snow left to ship to me?

....what I have left over here....you don't want...take my word for it...*grin*

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Hi, Canteeners! I apologize if you've already seen this, my new response to Sarandon and co.: (^:

I Am Coming!

Dear Terrorists,

I am a Navy Aviator. I was born and raised in a small town in New England. I come from a family of five. I was raised in a middle class home and taught my values by my mother and father.

My dad worked a series of jobs in finance and my mom took care of us kids. We were not an overly religious family but attended church most Sundays. It was a nice small Episcopal Church.

I have a brother and sister and I am the youngest in my family. I was the first in many generations to attend college.

I have flown Naval aircraft for 16 years. For me the flying was never a lifelong dream or a "calling," it just happened. I needed a job and I liked the challenge. I continue to do it today because I feel it is important to give back to a nation which has given so much to me.

I do it because, although I will never be rich, my family will be comfortable.

I do it because many of my friends have left for the airlines and someone has to do it.

My government has spent millions to train me to fly these multi-million dollar aircraft. I make about 70,000 dollars a year and after 20 years will be offered a pension.

I like baseball but think the players make too much money. I am in awe of firemen and policemen and what they do each day for my community, and like teachers, they just don't get paid enough.

I respect my elders and always use sir or ma'am when addressing a stranger. I'm not sure about kids these days but I think that's normal for every generation.

I voted for George Bush because I like him. I think I made a pretty good choice.

I tell you all this because when I come for you, I want you to know me. I won't be hiding behind a woman or a child. I won't be disguised or pretending to be something I am not. I will be in a U.S. issue flight suit. I will be wearing standard US issue flight gear, and I will be flying a navy aircraft clearly marked as a US warplane.

I wish we could meet up close in a small room where I could wrap my hands around your throat and slowly squeeze the life out of you, but unfortunately, you're hiding in a hole in the ground, so we will have to do this a different way.

I want you to know also that I am very good at what I do. I can put a 2,000 lb weapon through a window from 10,000 feet up. I generally only fly at night, so you may want to start sleeping during the day. I am not eager to die for my country but I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect it from animals like you.

I will do everything in my power to ensure no civilians are hurt as I take aim at you.

My countrymen are a forgiving bunch. Many are already forgetting what you did on Sept 11th. But I will not forget, and my President will not forget.

I am coming. I hope you know me a little bit better, see you soon...sleep tight.

Signed,

A U.S. Navy Pilot

6 posted on 02/28/2003 6:52 PM EST by Bruce Kurtz

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[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Cowgirl, I did see that thread, but no need to apologize. I'm glad you posted it here at the Canteen.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks for posting this in the Canteen!

[snippy_about_it]

Hey Tonk, are you going to be able to catch the show on the first airing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday!

Cool. I like Mario Andretti in the little race car. Thanks.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"are you going to be able to catch the show on the first airing?"

It will have to be the 2nd one. I work until 5PM PST on Sundays.
BTW, Thanks for today's thread!

[Soaring Feather]

Lovely fireplace and living room this evening.

Thank you Military men and Canteen men for this warm comfort in the Canteen.

[snippy_about_it]

I expect you to have both hands on the wheel next week, especially on the second Wednesday of next week. LOL.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Eleph-ator going up: Forest officials and workers lift a 3-year-old elephant calf out of a pit it fell into in Kodanad forest, Kerala, India. The rope around the neck seems questionable -- but these men apparently knew what they were doing: The rescue was successful.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Marquis de soggy: A wrecker retrieves a Mercury Grand Marquis that went for a dip in West Palm Beach, Fla. The driver, a 56-year-old Michigan woman, blamed a sticky accelerator. She and a passenger, her 87-year-old mother, were pulled from the pool unhurt.

[snippy_about_it]

Sleep well and God Bless all our troops. Goodnight.

[Bethbg79]

Goodnight Snippy :-)

Sweet Dreams!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I expect you to have both hands on the wheel next week, especially on the second Wednesday of next week.

Standby for heavy seas on Wed! tomkow6 will be posting the thread!

[MoJo2001]

Goodnight, snippy! Sweet dreams, Diva!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen. Thanks, getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL, for stopping in to help honor our troops.

[MoJo2001]

Absolutely fabulous, Goddess!

[snippy_about_it]

Good night Beth, hey if you see Tom, tell him to round up them kitty katz, they're loose and I've got to get some early sleeping in!

[Kathy in Alaska]

...'I hope there's another tunnel soon so I can smack Clinton again.'

LOL! Good one, Beth.