USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ July 2, 2003

FRiends of the Canteen ~ Chef Radix

[Radix]

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in
The United States Armed Forces.

Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
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Pancakes on Wednesdays

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Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday July 2, 2003

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Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly usesless data.

Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.

We have links, lots of them.

One entry found for fanatic.

Main Entry: fa·nat·ic
Pronunciation: f&-'na-tik
Variant(s): or fa·nat·i·cal /-ti-k&l/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple -- more at FEAST
Date: 1550
: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion <they're fanatic about politics>
- fanatic noun
- fa·nat·i·cal·ly /f&-'na-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- fa·nat·i·cal·ness /-k&l-n&s/ noun

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Happy Birthday

    Hermann Hesse 1877

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Dave Thomas 1932

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1881 - Charles J. Guiteau fatally wounded U.S. President James A. Garfield in Washington, DC.

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I am an excellent driver

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1926 - The U.S.Congress established the Army Air Corps.

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Maple Syrup

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1947 - An object crashed near Roswell, N.M. The U.S. Army Air Force insisted it was a weather balloon, but eyewitness accounts led to speculation that it might have been an alien spacecraft.

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1956 - Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog" and "Don’t Be Cruel."

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1964 -U.S. President Johnson signed the "Civil Rights Act of 1964" into law. The act made it illegal in the U.S. to discriminate against others because of their race.

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Pancakes stuffed with chocolate
Slim pancakes covered by chocolate enamel, served
with ice-cream

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1995 - "Forbes" magazine reported that Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, was the worth $12.9 billion, making him the world's richest man. In 1999, he was worth about $77 billion.    

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Todays Wednesday Field trip is to the Zoo

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1922 - Happy Birthday Dan Rowan

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July 2, 1982 

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Pancakes Wednesday

Definitely

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[Kathy in Alaska]

"The same idiot who named the Rottweiler Jesus."

I love this one, beach. I would love to see the look on the burgler's face.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I keep suggesting that you share, but you never send me any of your rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Do you feel old yet? If you do, then pass this on to some other 20 old fogies...but don't send it back to me, I feel old enough.

*SIGH* I'm old. LOL!

[Radix]

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[Old Sarge]

Oh, good, a yummy dish...

...of pancakes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, ms feather, for the Pilot's Prayer.

We hold our nations pilot's of the skies of the United States of America before the throne of God.

AMEN

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! Cover your tracks.

[Kathy in Alaska]

At sea aboard the USS Kearsarge the crew renders honors to a passing destroyer as they man the rails for homecoming. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero

Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 in the early morning hours on June 28, 2003, for transfer to Camp Lejeune, N.C., for their homecoming. USS Kearsarge anchored in Onslow Bay, N.C., on the evening of June 27, 2003, and began the off load at sunrise on June 28, 2003. Kearsarge is on its way home from a successful deployment, having steamed more than 33,000 miles. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship deployed Jan. 12, 2003, with only 72 hours notice, and participated in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Finley Williams

[HiJinx]

Well, today was a busy one at work so our virtual tour of Arizona has been delayed…just a leetle beet, eh? With the Independence Day weekend coming up, I thought I’d list some of the events going on statewide and link to some resources for finding out what’s going on and where it’s happening in the Grand Canyon State!

Fireworks to cap colorful Fourth events around the state

Lateef Ellington, of Phoenix, holds his three-year-old daughter Tanicka in front of the Arizona State Court Building in downtown phoenix at last year's Fourth of July celebrations.

Click this pic of Phoenix's Millenium Celebration fireworks show to see more from the Fireworks By Western Photo Gallery!

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Prescott

"Frontier Days" in Prescott features old-time Americana, such as rodeo dances Thursday through Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight and the "World's Oldest Rodeo" (a name registered by the U.S. Patent Office in 1985), including competition at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. On Friday at 9 p.m., fireworks will be visible from the Rodeo Grounds, and at 9 a.m. Saturday, Gov. Janet Napolitano will attend a horse-drawn parade from Courthouse Plaza.

Bisbee
Coaster races down Tombstone Canyon will be Friday's main attraction, starting at 8:30 a.m. Mining exhibitions will be given at 2 and 4 p.m. on Brewery Avenue, and fireworks are planned at about 8 p.m. in the Warren District.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade board a helicopter onboard USS Kearsarge on their way home to Camp Lejeune, N.C., for a long-awaited reunion with their families and loved ones, June 28, 2003. Kearsarge is on its way home from a successful deployment, having steamed more than 33,000 miles. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship deployed Jan. 12, 2003, with only 72 hours notice, and participated in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Jose E. Ponce

Brig. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, Commanding General, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, congratulates Marines before they depart for their homecoming at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 28, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kenny Swartout

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge man the rails as the ship prepares for homecoming. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (SW) Jeffrey Truett

Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge man the rails as the ship returns to Norfolk, Va., on June 30, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Alicia Tasz

[Kathy in Alaska]

Airmen Natalie Williams and Marquis Pope stand by to raise the "Don't Tread on Me" flag as the USS Kearsarge returns to Norfolk, Va. on June 30, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Alicia Tasz

At sea aboard the USS Kearsarge, sailors man the rails as the ship pulls in to Pier 9, Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on June 30, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Fawnn]

I keep suggesting that you share, but you never send me any of your rain.

The sponges are still in the yard. You just haven't sent the tankers to pick 'em up!

(Love those pictures featuring nice forearms -- and other important stuff -- that you post!)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

OK, OK, I bear some of the responsibility. Incoming!

You are welcome for the pictures. My fervent hope is that loved ones will see loved ones.

[Radix]

 

 

President Bush attended the Presidential Reenlistment of Military Service Members ceremony Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to mark the 30th anniversary of the all-volunteer force.

 

 

 

 

Plebe Daniel Conley’s head is shaved during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

 

 

 

 

Plebes study a copy of “Reef Points” while waiting for their next station during Induction Day.

 

 

 

 

Plebe Justine Whipple is fitted for a cover.

 

 

 

 

Plebes learn how to adjust their caps.

 

 

 

Children surround a soldier distributing a local newspaper printed by Iraqi journalists in Fallujah, Iraq.

 

 

 

A child reaches for the hand of a soldier in an Army tank in Fallujah on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

Soldiers monitor a fire started by locals trying to extract copper from high-tension electrical lines in Fallujah on ay.

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

UP ANCHOR — Seaman James Todd, from Fresno, Calif., paints the USS Kearsage's starboard anchor while anchored in Onslow Bay, N.C., June 28, 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero

[Kathy in Alaska]

Three Marines fire a water-balloon sling to the amusement of several Iraqi children. The Marines, all members of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, are, from left to right, Cpl. Dean Treichal, 20, from Bay City, Mich.; Lance Cpl. Jon Bullock, 20, from Lilburn, Ga.; and Lance Cpl. Russell Johnson, 20, from Grass Valley, Calif. The Iraqi children are from the four families living in a transformer yard compound with the Marines. Photo by Spc. Benjamin Kibbey, U.S. Army

Iraqis, Marines Live Side-By-Side As Neighbors

By U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Kibbey

KARBALA, Iraq — In a power transformer yard in northern Karbala, protected by barbed wire, the Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines make their home.

What makes this arrangement unusual is that inside the company's perimeter, is a row of small apartment buildings were a handful of Iraqi men, who run the transformer yard, live with their families.

The families lived in the compound long before the coalition invasion of Iraq, and were still there when the company moved in. Because they share common ground, the Iraqis and Marines have benefited from each other's presence in ways both great and small.

"The first time I came down here was probably a week before we moved into Karbala," said Maj. Matthew Grosz, the company commander. "I met some of the men, and they showed me around the transformer station."

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