The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Casimir Pulaski - Mar. 15th, 2003

http://www.paulbrozek.com/pulaskipark_2002/pulaski.htm ^

[The Real Deal]

Good to see you to, CB!

[TEXOKIE]

Dear Foxhole Freepers,

Recently some of us have been discussing the need to compile a troop prayer thread. We have started this thread

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/863153/posts?page=49

and wanted to invite you to submit any names you might be aware of so that our freeper prayer warriors can get to work! Following is our updated list to date.

Thank you for your interest in this effort for our troops.

TEXOKIE

~Mystery-ak-1Sgt Mike, Spc, Johathan both waiting deployment as of the 12ot of March
~SAMWolf-Freeper BKWells, and Freeper Radix’s son
~Tarheel-Capt. Eric US Army
~Tiki-Anton Peterson, Steve McKinley, Tim McKinley, Cory Simmons
~prairiebreeze-Marine Corpl. Nick, Navy seaman Brad
~LBGA- son Tyler overseas
~HiJinx-SPC Anna, Black Hawk Crew Chief, PVT Tom B cannon crewman.
~Mr. Silverback-Corpsman Michael in Japan, Specialists John Colin Army near DMZ in Korea, Pudgeless and his unit the 333rd Mps of the Ill National Guard. County Board member Hadley in training at Bragg.
~JohnDoe#1-son Sergeant First Class Terry in Kuwait
~h8klintoon-Maj. William Glover, Sgt. Ellis Caudle
~FrogMom- son-in-law Sgt Mike in Kuwait husband and father of two adorable children
~fatima- Adam-spec ops, granddaughter Karen Army, Jim USN USS Constellation, freepers Daughter in law Patty Air Force.
~Mystery-ak- son Spc. Jonathan
~Shezza-darling husband Scott (Freeper Giles Corey) US Army
~amon-Defender2, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
~Lando Lincoln-Seth Crawford USAF
~68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub-the Men and Women at the Coos Bay Coast Guard Station. Along with active duty Coast Guard FReeper CWO Jackson.
~My back yard-brother’s youngest son Bryce Owen USNavy sailed right after Christmas
~RedWhiteBlue-nephew LCpl. Brian Kaul, USMC in Kuwait
~Linsberry-1st Lt. George Lansberry USAF
~doug from upland-PO2 Josh, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT
~OhioWfan- Son PFC Eric, Army Reserves, activated
~Heylady-Son Lt. Gregory Worden, 1ST CAV
~amom-Freeper Mike, WUSAF, Air National Guard
~GatorGirl -Husband “LT Gator”- USNR, Brother in Law-Jason-USNR, Cousin Rich-USNR, Friend Tom-USNR, Friend Alex-USAFR
~amom-Major Sellers, USMC in the ME. Son Dillion and mom Betsy. 4 mo old Dillion just had heart transplant.
~buffyt- Son in LawRobby Ellis Boswell USN
~WellsFargo94- CPT Bill, CPT Dan, MAJ John, CPT Tom, SGT Brian, CPT Dave, LTC Jim, Chaplain Dave, COL N, COL L, COL S, General Franks, LTC Pat, Dr. W
~GoRepGo-Husband Willie, Navy Corpsman, Ist MEU somewhere in the sandbox.
~amom-FReeper bkwells (Deployed on USS TARAWA (LHA-1)) from the Canteen.
~ProudArmyWife-Sgt. Roney 4th Infantry Divison (hubby)
~exhausted momma-Nephew, Matt Morgan, Navy
~Severa- husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner, brother Wes, USAF Little Rock AFB, friend Tosca, USN Corpsman, USNS Comfort, husband's cousin David, US Army, Fort Gordon, GA
~ stand 4 something- husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21- a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ LKR59-Timmy (Army) in Kuwait, John (Army) in Afghanistan, and ~Karen (Army) in Saudi Arabia
~Joy Angela-cousin Steve Jr. early 20s with a 6 year old son
~FReeper Proud Legions
~FReeper Hostel, USN Active Duty Submariner
~ Ohio fan -son Eric
~ mystery-ak -husband Mike and their son Jonathan both deployed
~ Gogrammy - grandson
~ Inspectorette -son Eric
~ LBGA - son is deployed
~ Slip18- nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ anniegetyourgun - nephew Josh
~ Himyar - son Robert
~ homeschool mama- nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ CyberAnt- nephew Jody
~ milagro- son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ BlessedAmerican- nephew David Marine deployed to the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 -friends of daughter, Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East,
Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East, cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ TruthNtegrity- younger brother, John (Navy), has been deployed.
~ Hoosier mama- Brad who has been deployed, His brother Jeff who has just enlisted. Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately), Bill and Bill (both military academy grads), (when you teach, they're all your kids) Brad from Maigrey, Sgt. C. Cole
~Notpoliticallycorewrecke- husband soon to be deployed
~ Wneighbor -son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala -brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ tamikamaria- cousin Annette (Navy) stationed on an aircraft carrier,
…best friend’s brother is in the Army, sister is in the Navy
~ Radix -son is deployed
~ Pippin - niece in the Air Force, nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard -a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East-Troy (Air Force) – Italy, Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseball mom - friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ a special Freeper -brother is an Army Chaplain
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator -friend’s son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ ivoteright - hubby (Air Force) has been deployed, he is also b-i-l to I’m ALL Right!
~ kemathen7 -boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ Gretchen -son of dear friends, Silas (Army), deployed to Mid-East
~ Warrior mom -CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia, dear friend Greg, deployed to Mid-East
~ Freeper Per-Ling active duty in the Navy has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rentense-friend's brother, Brian Z.
~ AF_Blue -active-duty AF
~ TruthNtegrity - lurker friend Pat’s nephew Ben (Marines) deployed
~southern grit- coworker and dear friend SFC Sarah Augustine Kuwait
~AntiJen- Young men who went to school with son:Jason Bontrager, USN, Justin Lapp, USN, and Jack Snowden, USN

[Maigret]

One of my direct ancestors fought with Pulaski in the American Revolution, thanks for the post.

[SAMWolf]

You get there twoyears before me. I didn't get there in 69

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the prayer list Texokie.

[SAMWolf]

Your welcome. It has to be really neat to be able totrace your roots back to the American Revolution

[CHICAGOFARMER]

Sorry you are wrong

This gun inititive WAS NOT SHOT DOWN!!!!!!!!!

GET THE STORY STRAIGHT

CHICAGO FARMER

[Jen]

Hi there, I think you intended to reply to someone on a different thread. My post to you was a ping to the FReeper Foxhole. Jen

[Jen]

Thank you for posting the list of servicemembers who are somehow connected to FReepers. Our troops need prayer cover now more than ever. Blessings to you and all who pray for our men and women in uniform.

[Jen]

Hi Real, I'm back after a nice nap. I'm not sick, just tired today. My mom spent the night with me and we stayed up too late - well, I didn't mind the staying up late part, it was more the getting up too stinkin' early part that bothered me.

My mom got sick today I think because of my 2 cats and an air freshner I put in the guest room. She has asthma and certain things trigger it. Plus, she left her suitcase at home in the garage - so she didn't have her 5 heart medications with her. So, she cut her visit short.

I talked to her a little while ago and she's feeling better.

[Jen]

Hi Victoria, I haven't watched TV today. How was the coverage of the Atlanta rally? Positive or leftist spin? Did any FReepers get interviewed? Did FR get mentioned or any of our signs shown?

[Jen]

Hi Sam, I know what Kielbasa is but what is Czarnina?

[SAMWolf]

You really want to know. It's Duck Blood Soup.

Czarnina (duck soup) recipe

1 duck, cut up for soup

1 small onion, diced

1 stalk celery, diced

1 apple, diced

1 carrot, diced

1 cup seedless raisins

8 dried prunes

blood from duck

2 tablespoon vinegar

4 tablespoon sugar

1 pint sour cream

1/2 cup flour

salt and pepper to taste


Cover duck with about 4 quarts of water in a 6 quart kettle. Add onion, celery, apple, carrot, raisins, and prunes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook until meat is tender, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours over low heat. Remove meat to thicken suop. Combine cream, blood, and flour together and stir into slightly cooled soup. Be sure soup is cooled or else the thickening will curdle. Cook for 5 minutes to thicken. Add sugar and vinegar to taste, one tablespoon at a time, until you get the right sweet and sour taste. Remove prunes and half of raisins. Strain for clear broth. Add meat back in and serve.

[Jen]

Fort Pulaski National Monument
Savannah, GA

The Third System refers to 19th century military architecture in the United States. Fort Pulaski National Monument exists as one of the best preserved forts in this defense system.

Shoreline defense was fragmented and weak when the British burned the nation's capital during the War of 1812. At the time coastal defenses were composed of a haphazard assortment of batteries and outposts. In response to lessons learned in the War of 1812, a new coastal defense system was designed. This new defense system was an attempt to protect critical United States shorelines.

The Third System was established during a relatively peaceful time for the United States. These conditions provided for an unprecedented level of standardization in design and planning. For the first time, a professional board was appointed to oversee design and construction. Close to 200 forts were envisioned to guard the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, however only 30 were built. The structures were never completed in part because of events at Fort Pulaski during the Civil War.

Upon graduation from West Point, Lt. Robert E. Lee, the future Confederate general, was in charge of designing the series of canals and earthworks that drained excess water from Cockspur Island, slightly east of Savannah, Georgia. This step was necessary to provide an adequate foundation for fort construction. During the American Civil War, Lee inspected the site and noticed the dike system had worked as planned. Land maps dated the year of the siege, 1862, show the area inside the dike as the only dry expanse of land.

The muddy, soft earth would not support the weight of the proposed 25 million brick fort. Construction started with seventy foot long pilings. These pilings, driven into the mud, would provide stability for the wooden subflooring. The subflooring, composed of two layers of timber, would provide direct support for the brickwork.

The laborers included military servicemen, skilled masons, and carpenters (hired out from owners) all of whom battled the humid southern heat as well as mosquitoes. From 1829 to 1847, construction on the massive two story fort was intermittent. Conditions were so bad in the summer that work was sometimes halted for months.

The completed two tier structure is a truncated hexagon that faces east. Included is a demilune, moat, two powder magazines, and a parade ground about the size of a football field. Local brownish "Savannah Gray" brick is found in the lower walls. The rose red brick is from Baltimore, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia. The latter is harder than the "Savannah Grays" so is used in the arches and embrasures. Visitors often mistake the red brick for modern brick.

In 1848, a year after fort construction, the 13,463 persons living in Savannah felt safe from foreign invasion. Fort Pulaski is one in a series of forts that protected the nation's shores and kept military powers such as England and Spain at bay. Ironically, it would not be until the American Civil War that the fort would see action.

[Jen]

Duck Blood Soup???? Gag! You can have my portion.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the info on Fort Pulaski.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! I don't eat that stuff.

[WaterDragon]

I love this thread. Always learn so much from it, from all the posters. Thanks, SAMWolf, Everyone.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I watched CNN (don't say anything, hahaha.) The coverage was good. I caught just the end of the news, so I don't know if they mentioned FR but, it was full of people and signs, which it's really good news.