FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ Feb. 6, 2006

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[StarCMC]

 

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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That's right - the Canteen mission
Support the troops and all they do
They've given up so much
All for me and you

There are so many here
Who keep the aim sure and true
They support the troops
And have lots of fun too

We dance and play
And spin on our toes
A turn of phrase
A joke or some prose

All for the troops
Who visit and  bask
Looking for a friend
A break from their task

So thanks to my friends
You know who you are
This army sister's brother
Is home from the war

You made my life easy
You taught me some things
You brought me such peace
You gave me wings

I'll always hold dear
The ones who have cared
Who gave me their true friendship
Thank you FReeper Canteen.

StarCMC
1/18/06

 

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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~
 

           

Acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world."

What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word. 

What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each letter is spoken separately. 

What is an abbreviation? It is a shortened version of a word. 

What is Short Speak? It is any and all of the above.

Want to know what  they are talking about?  Read on...

R, part 14
 

RESDAT  RESTRICTED DATA - Atomic Energy Act of 1954

RESHIP  report of shipment

RESOMS  Resource Scheduling and Operational Management System

RESPO  responsible property officer

RESS  radar echo simulation system

RESTA  reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition

RESTAT  Reserve Components status reporting

ret  retire

RET  resolution enhancement technology

RETAIN  Remote Technical Assistance and Information Network

RETC  regional emergency transportation center

RETCO  regional emergency transportation coordinator

RETO  review of education and training for officers

retrans  retransmission

Retread 

Has a number of uses in the military, usually referring to a person who makes a change. A person who gets out of the military and then comes back in would be referred to in this way as would someone who retrains from one MOS to another.

Retreat

A bugle call sounded when the U. S. flag is being lowered at the end of the day.

Retriever

A special tank designed as a sort of "wrecker" for tanks. What they are able to do is almost a miracle.

retro  retrofit

REU  remote emitter unit

Reveille

A signal to awaken, get out of bed and begin the day. Often a bugle call, in boot camp more often the yells and screams of Drill Instructors and the sounds of GI cans crashing to the deck.

Today's Field Trip: NAS Souda Bay 
 

If you have a suggestion for a Field Trip - maybe a place where YOU have been stationed and would like to re-visit - PLEASE Freepmail it to starcmc!!  Thanks!

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Please remember: the Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops.
As such we attempt to keep it MOSTLY apolitical. 
Thanks for playing and have a nice day!  LOL!!!

[luvie]

I know...I missed your tunes on Friday! :o(

The sooner you get the new modem the better your day will get! LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

It is good news and I am proud of him.

Make sure you'll post it to him when the time is right.

HUGS!!!

[luvie]

Miss Kylie Rose? Has it been a year since her birth already? My goodness! Have new pics? :o)

[StarCMC]

 

ALONE AND FAR REMOVED

Alone and far removed from earthly care
The noble ruins of men lie buried here.
You were strong men, good men
Endowed with youth and much the will to live
I hear no protest from the mute lips of the dead.
They rest; there is no more to give.

So long my comrades,
Sleep ye where you fell upon the field.
But tread softly please
March o'er my heart with ease
March on and on,
But to God alone we kneel.

. . . Audie Murphy

 

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

It was a very cute little rodent and it did tricks.She was very lovable and it was sad when we had to put her to sleep,because of tumors.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Lovely Table Star!!!!!

Great poem.:)

[beachn4fun]

I was wondering why my pinger was going off like a machine gun

WOO HOO

[StarCMC]

One more...

"In 1948, I returned to France at the invitation of French Government. It was still a war-ravaged country ... but this time there was something different. It wasn't the absence of fighting, nor the silence of the big guns, nor the disappearance of uniforms and chow lines ... I didn't know what it was until one morning when I was taken to the grounds of a small French school. The children had been assembled in the play yard. They were grouped close together and arranged in wobbly little rows, their dark heads bobbing around like flower buds on long stems. One of the teachers rapped for silence. The kids quieted immediately and turned their eyes towards her. Their Faces were scrubbed and bright in the sunshine. The teacher raised her arms, and for a moment, there was no sound ... Then the teacher brought her arms down and the kids began to sing ... I Knew why I felt at home. The spirit of freedom was hovering over that play yard as it did all over France at that time. A country was free again. A people had recovered their independence and their children were grateful. They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that. America, at that moment, never meant more to me ... The true meaning of America, you ask? It's in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman's badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper... In all these things, and many more, you'll find America. In all these things, you'll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me." 

[luvie]

Oh...another wonderful one. He was very aware of the deaths of his brothers, wasn't he? Thanks Star!

[stand watie]

GM, beachn!

free dixie SMOOCH,sw

[StarCMC]

Thanks -- Audie Murphy is one of my greatest heroes.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

and ....

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and our thanks to the families of our awesome troops!!!!

[StarCMC]

Yes he was. He was a very special person and he suffered a great deal with PTSD. He was a great man.

[StarCMC]

Beautiful!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thank you Star for this lovely tribute to our awesome troops past and present.

[beachn4fun]

Yes, it is almost a year. Her mommy has new pictures but I have to go to my Yahoo email to see if she has sent them yet. I need updates on all of them thar grandkids!

[luvie]

Well, that one made me cry. And I saw him once in Lubbock Texas in a rodeo parade when I was little. He was so handsome!

Thanks Star! ((((hugs))))

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.:)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, sugar. SMOOCHES back atcha.

Have a good day!

I gotta sneak off and grab some lunch. BBL

[luvie]

He was very sensitive and kept everything inside himself. I was so sad when he died.