USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ U.S. Coast Guard 213th Birthday Celebration ~ August 4 2003

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[tomkow6]

Hmmmmm! WHO got 100????

..............giggle....giggle.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Coast Guard Birthday morning, SouthernHawk. Great warm up exercises this morning. Off to email. And thank you for your service to our country too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you stuck at work? Awww...you are? Bummer! Don't you wish you were on the beach doing absolutely nothing? Me too! I'm at work! All I can do is post this lousy rant before I can come and play!!

Troops, Canteeners, Visitors, Aliens, and Burka Man's "voices"! It's great to have you with us today!

Mocha Frappo anyone?

While I'm slaving away at work, think about things like this:

Do not ruin your day thinking about these below:

The French and slobbering smiley are to be ignored!
And if a strange guy with a Teddy Bear and burka come up and ask you to buy a burka, JUST SAY NO!

Oh! If you see my Ma, tell her I ran off with a sailor! That will brighten her day!

Have a great day everyone! See you later tonight! Don't forget the reason we are free and who provided it.

Ma grounded me for life because she's evil and mean. So? She decided to post this for me because she's so darn controlling. If you don't hear from me in the morning, it's not because I don't want to post to any of you. It's because she's made me go to work and then home again. Such is life for a child that is misunderstood by her Ma. Ugh! She needs reform school!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Tom! Good morning, Patriotic Pattie!

[blackie]

U.S. Coast Guard 213th Birthday Celebration ... Bump!

Be Well - Be Armed - Be Safe - Molon Labe!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, minor!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Morning, darkwing, great to see you! Hope you had a great weekend. And thanks for helping protect this great country of ours.

[Eva]

My husband was on one of the 44 footers, like in #10, off the coast of Shinnecock, when the boat turned over twice in high seas and caught fire. The boat righted itself, they put out the fire and made it back to shore, but it was not a fun experience.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, son. I hope you will behave while 2 of your sisters are gone today.

I'm off to work. Back in a bit,

[stand watie]

another bit of USCG trivia for you:

during WW2, the USCG armed Chesapeake Bay watermen's boats, with .30 & .50 caliber machine guns & rifles (mostly 1917 Enfields), for defense against German U-boats.

at least ONE large private boat was fitted out with a 3 inch naval gun!

the CG also paid for NEW diesel engines for the fishing boats;MANY of those same engines are in use TODAY.

NONE of the watermen received any other compensation for their service as "bay watch" personnel.

to my knowledge, this was the last time that private citizens were armed by the US against a foreign power.

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

ROTFLMRO!

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

free dixie BUMP!

[stand watie]

morning Linda!

free dixie,sw

[beachn4fun]

Hey Semper911........

[beachn4fun]

WOW! Thanks for sharing with us. It is awesome to get a "look" at some of those brave men & women who are serving not only the USA, but the whole world. It is especially important for those who have been on peace-keeping missions for so many years. We do not want them to think we have forgotten them. Can we send him cards/letters? Care packages?

[Radix]

Just what do you think that you are doing Linda?

 

 

[beachn4fun]

Morning Tonk. Thanks for some interesting facts about the CGA. I never knew most of it. I think they must be one of the most overlooked services in the world. Thank you for your service. Not only to the Canteen, but to the CG.

[M0sby]

You are so welcome!
Thanks to all here who have helped get this up and running!
Absolutely, you can send him letters, care packages etc...
If you want to FReepmail me I will get you the address...
They all share just about anything they receive from home, so a letter or packaget to him will be shared by all of the others too!
Thanks for thinking of this!
I appreciate it (and so will he!)
M0sby!

[beachn4fun]