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Come do some military short speak with me! Woo-hoo!!
No, "One Nation Under God."
Thnk You Momma to Be! (Again)
Thanks for the thread Star , lovely as it is.
Hello Everybody! I have absolutely nothing of value to add to this thread. But I want to take up some valuable real estate, and this seems to be the place.
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Good morning, Star! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Me for PREZ! VOTE !!!
Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
A man was crawling across the Desert dying of thirst, when a camel raced up and stopped, and an Arab jumped down opened a suitcase and said, "Would you like to buy a tie?"
"No" said the man, "I need water, do you have water?"
"No" said the Arab, "but I do have a wonderful selection of ties."
"I don't want a tie !, I want water!" the man protested. The Arab rode off, and the unfortunate man continued crawling across the hot sand until he came to a beautiful Hotel. He crawled up the steps, crying "Water! Water!"
The Manager approached him and said, "I'm sorry Sir, you can't come in here without a Tie !!"
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On this Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on September 20:
0357 BC Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia, emperor
1810 Alpheus Starkey Williams Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1820 George Washington Morgan Brig General (Union volunteers)
1820 John Fulton Reynolds Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1842 Lord James Dewar, physician who invented the vacuum flask and cordite, the first smokeless powder.
1878 Upton Sinclair novelist (Jungle)
1885 Ferdinand Lamenthe (Jelly Roll Morton), jazz pianist, composer and singer, one of the first to orchestrate jazz music.
1902 Kermit Maynard Vevey Ind, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup)
1917 Arnold "Red" Auerbach NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtics)
1920 Alexander Thereat
1928 Dr Joyce Brothers NYC, pop psychiatrist ($64,000 question winner)
1929 Anne Meara Bkln NY comedian/actress (Stiller & Meara, Archie's Place)
1934 Sophia Loren Rome, actress (Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid)
1938 Tom Tresh NY Yankee (1962 AL Rookie of the Year)
1941 Dale Chihuly Tacoma Wash, artist in glass (Louis Tiffany Award 1967)
1951 Guy LaFleur Quebec, NHL right wing (Montreal, NY Rangers)
1954 Silvio Leonard Cuba, 100m sprinter (Olympic-silver-1980)
1957 Fran Drescher NYC, actress (The Nanny)
Location: http://home.satx.rr.com/bandor/megaterm/megaterm.htm
Sorry, don't know how to link and don't have my cheat sheet with me at work.
040915-N-9593M-011 Pacific Ocean (Sept. 15, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Red Devils” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two Three Two (VMFA-232) launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) with a flash of fire caused by unburned jet fuel. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently conducting operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Philip A. McDaniel (RELEASED)
040919-N-8704K-004 Arabian Gulf (Sept. 19, 2004) - An S-3B Viking assigned to the “Diamond Cutters” of Sea Control Squadron Three Zero (VS-30), maneuvers the Aerial Refueling Store (ARS) drogue into position prior to refueling another S-3B Viking assigned to VS-30. S-3B Aircraft are tasked by the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) commanders to provide Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), surface surveillance and intelligence collection, electronic warfare, mine warfare, coordinated search and rescue, and fleet support missions including air wing tanking. Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW 17) are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Units in the Kennedy Carrier Strike Group are working closely with Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Iraqi forces to bring stability to the sovereign government of Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED)
040918-N-6371Q-036 Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Sept. 18, 2004) - Line handlers assigned to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), stand at parade rest as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) makes her way to the pier. Wasp returned to Norfolk, Va., following a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Wasp-led Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG-2) was the first East Coast ESG to deploy. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Orlando Quintero (RELEASED)
Today's classic warship, USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6)
Barnegat class torpedo boat tender
Displacement. 1,766 t.
Lenght. 311'8"
Beam. 41'1"
Draft. 13'6"
Speed. 20 k.
Complement. 215
Armament. 1 5"; 1 quad 40mm; 2 dual 40mm; 4 dual 20mm
USS Oyster Bay (AGP-6) was laid down as AVP-28, a small seaplane tender, on 17 April 1942 at Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Wash. launched 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William K. Harrill; Reclassified AGP-6 on 1 May 1943, converted to a PT boat tender and commissioned 17 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. W. W. Holroyd, USNR, in command.
Oyster Bay departed Seattle 7 December for shakedown at San Diego, and got underway from San Diego 2 January 1944 steaming to Brisbane enroute to Milne Bay for tender operations. Oyster Bay serviced 2 squadrons of motor torpedo boats from 28 February and, on 9 March, got underway escorting 15 PT boats to Seeadler Harbor, Admiralty Islands.
The spring was an active one for Oyster Bay. On 14 March she bombarded the enemy shore installations on Pityilu Island for the Army; on the 20th she was underway for Langemak, New Guinea, with 42 wounded soldiers for evacuation to Base Hospital, Finsehhafen. After returning to Seeadler Harbor on the 31st, she bombarded Ndrilo Island to the east of Seeadler Harbor preparatory to the landing there by Army ground forces.
Oyster Bays hifted to Dreger Harbor 19 April. Allied forces moved on Aitape the 22nd, and on the 24th, two days after D-day, Oyster Bay departed for the area with 15 PT boats. Japanese planes attacked the convoy on the 27th, but, while 1 boat was hit, Oyster Bay escaped damage. In May, the ship proceeded to Hollandia, an area of heated Allied action. Air raid alerts were frequent, but no attacks ensued.
Oyster Bay got underway to Wakde Island 5 June with 2 squadrons of PT boats. After Allied forces had invaded this island to capture a major Japanese air base 17 May, the Japanese continued to hammer away at the newly acquired airstrip. Later in June, Oyster Baybombarded shore installations on the Wieki River and at Samar Village, preparatory to Army attacks.
Leaving Mios Woendi Island 12 July, the ship reported to Brisbane for availability. A R.A.F. plane struck the top of the ship's mast, carried away her antennae and damaged her navigation lights 22 July, but hasty repairs permitted Oyster Bay to depart for Mios Woendi 16 August.
The tender then steamed on to Morotai, needed as a staging area for the Philippine campaign. As the beaches were assaulted in October, Oyster Bay set out for Leyte Gulf. The enemy planes let loose but U.S. Navy planes and anti aircraft fire took a heavy toll.
In November, Oyster Bay went to general quarters 221 times, but was not attacked. She shifted to San Juanico Straits the 21st and three days later, while taking on gas, the ship was attacked by two Kates that were driven off by heavy AA fire. Two Zekes dived on the ship the 26th, but intense AA fire splashed both.
In January 1945, Oyster Bay got underway for Hollandia then returned to Leyte Gulf for tender operations 8 February. Departing for the invasion of Zamboanga 6 March she arrived two days before D-day and remained with the bombardment group until the landings. Oyster Bay next rendezvoused with PT boats in Sarangani Bay, Mindoro 24 April and supported them during night raids against the Japanese positions in Davao Gulf. In May, Oyster Bay reported to Leyte Gulf, thence steaming to Samar. She departed 18 May for Tawi Tawi, where she continued tender operations until she returned to Guinan Harbor 6 August.
The ship turned homeward 10 November and steamed into San Francisco Bay the 29th. Decommissioning 26 March 1946, the ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 12 April 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission 12 August 1946. The ship returned to the Navy 3 January 1949 was re-designated AVP-28, 16 March 1949, and was berthed at Stockton, where she remained in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until 1957.
She was transferred to the Government of Italy 23 October 1957. She became the Italian special forces tender Pietro Cauezzale (A-5301). She served in the Italian Navy for over 35 years, finally being decommissioned in October 1993 and scrapped in February 1996.
Oyster Bayreceived 5 battle stars for World War II service.
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