USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 20 August 2003

Canteen FRiends ~ Radix

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

AHOY! We've boarded your thread and want all the pancakes!
Resistance is futile!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Hey Brother!
Thanks for your post AND the 12 step one from the other day.

[Fawnn]

school-kids-church....

Those are your priorities now. Enjoy them! ;)

[Fawnn]

"Pillsbury All-Purpose, isn't it?"

The rest of the story is not pleasant.

LOL!!! (...especially when all discerning, health-oriented cooks that aren't using whole grains are at least using unbleached flour whenever possible.) ;)

[Old Sarge]

AS A REMINDER OF WHO WE ARE:

The Soldier's Code of Conduct

I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

[Fawnn]

UN says they are staying in Iraq, but they are blaming the US for not having better security.

I just turned on TV. I know yesterday the head UN guy (I'm too lazy to go find out how to spell his name) was complaining about that, but since then (now that the damage is done and all news services have the story that the "US failed again") the Pentagon has said AND the UN has admitted that they turned down our security help, opting instead to hire a private security firm.

(Emphasis mine)
FBI: Iraq Bomb Made From Old Munitions
Found at: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/coxnet/iraq/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V5225.AP-Iraq.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)-- < snip >
Except for the recently built concrete wall, U.N. officials at the headquarters refused heavy security because the United Nations "did not want a large American presence outside," said Salim Lone, the U.N. spokesman in Baghdad.

[Radix]

 

A soldier scans the perimeter Wednesday from the site where a cement truck packed with explosives detonated Tuesday at the United Nations’ headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 20 people.

 

 

 

A soldier keeps watch by a damaged truck after a roadside bomb exploded near Baqouba, Iraq, on Tuesday, wounding four soldiers.

 

 

 

A soldier inspects a damaged truck Tuesday after a roadside bomb exploded near Baqoubaon.

 

 

 

An injured man is carried from the United Nations headquarters after a bombing Tuesday.

 

 

 

Troops inspect damage at the United Nations headquarters after Tuesday’s explosion. A suicide attacker set off a truck bomb, killing at least 20 people, including the chief United Nations official, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

 

 

 

A soldier walks through the dust Wednesday as a destroyed vehicle is removed from the United Nations’ headquarters in Baghdad.

 

 

 

Soldiers take a break Wednesday after working all night to rescue trapped victims at the site of the U.N. headquarters bombing.

 

 

 

A Los Angeles firefighter looks at the ‘United In Memory’ quilt made by more than 3,600 volunteers to honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

 

 

US soldiers and UN compound workers evacuate victims at the United Nations headquarters at the Canal hotel in eastern Baghdad after a huge explosion rocked the building leaving several people dead.

 

 

 

US soldiers clear debris at Canal Hotel, the United Nations headquarters in eastern Baghdad.

 

 

 

U.S. soldiers inspect the bombed Canal Hotel housing the United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq.

[Aeronaut]

Brings back memories, Sarge. I wish I would have taken it as seriously when I was in as I would take it now.

[Fawnn]

I saw that girl on Leno. Really cute, articulate kid. (So cute in fact that if she weren't doing something to support the military, I bet Hollywood would already have her starring in her own show!)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah! You got to talk to your son. PLEASE be sure he knows that the Veterans for Peace people DO NOT represent the majority. Please be sure he knows HOW MUCH we appreciate and thank him for the job that he and all our troops are doing!! And please be sure his Mom knows how much we thank her too for her job as Military Mom.

[Fawnn]

Your poem reminded me of this one:

Do you know why there are so many trees in Paris?

Because the Germans refuse to march in direct sunlight!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, ms feather. You'd probably have a heart attack if I ever got here in time to tell you, Good Morning! I hope you are having a good day musing.

[Old Sarge]

When I asked him why on earth he would want to recieve mail from those idiots he told me that he would like to clean a certain part of his anatomy with the letters and then mail them back!

BAHAA! Spoken like a man! Give 'em a pat on the shoulder for me, Momma!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful countryside. Jinxie, I love it. Calm, peaceful, doesn't look too hot. Thank you so much for today's travelogue and story.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Under the boat, still strapped in place securely, was the trailer.

ROTFLOL!! Very good, minor.

[Kathy in Alaska]

NOT YOUR TYPICAL CHAIN LETTER

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ma had nary a drop of the promised STEADY rain. WAAAAAAAAA!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Canadian fan club: Curious Afghan kids swarm Cpl. Jay of the Canadian 3RCR Battlegroup, whose military engineers were touring villages around Kabul to see if they can help with rebuilding wells, irrigation systems and schools.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We'll have you gnawing on editors' feet in no time: Dr. Oh Soon sticks acupuncture needles into Tirto, a Komodo dragon with an eating problem, at the Singapore Zoological Gardens.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Go Granny, go Granny go: A conga line of family and friends follows 80-year-old Pat Smock to a plane in Caldwell, Idaho, that the retired nurse boarded before making a 10,000-foot skydive. She landed gingerly in front of her relatives.