FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip ~ NAS Brunswick, Maine ~ 13MAY 2008

To: Kathy in Alaska

Howdy MA! *HUGS*

Sure hope your Monday is going smoothly!

41 posted on 05/12/2008 6:27:14 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: SoldierDad; sneakers; arbee4bush; vigilante2; Jemian; jackv; Old_Professor; mystery-ak; freema; ...

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, Sonora, for the perfect woohoo.

42 posted on 05/12/2008 6:27:26 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

Awesome pic Sandy, thanks!

Those kids are a joy to see.

43 posted on 05/12/2008 6:28:23 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

And The Mayor is right there to claim the gold!

44 posted on 05/12/2008 6:28:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: laurenmarlowe

Our troops always seem to be surrendering to those Iraqi forces. lol

45 posted on 05/12/2008 6:29:10 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

And JJ is in for the silver!

46 posted on 05/12/2008 6:29:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: laurenmarlowe; All

This Day in U.S. Military History May 13

1863 - Union General Ulysses S. Grant advances toward the Mississippi capital of Jackson during his bold and daring drive to take Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.

In April, Grant had moved his troops down the Mississippi River and around the Vicksburg defenses, landing south of the city before moving east into the interior of Mississippi. He intended to approach Vicksburg from the east to avoid the strong Confederate defenses on the riverfront. Grant, however, had to contend with two Rebel forces. John C. Pemberton had an army defending Vicksburg, and Joseph Johnston was mustering troops in Jackson, 40 miles east of Vicksburg. Grant's advance placed him between the two Southern commands. He planned to strike Johnston in Jackson, defeat him, and then focus on Vicksburg when the threat to his rear was eliminated. On May 12, Grant's troops encountered a Rebel force at Raymond, Mississippi, which they easily defeated. The following day, he divided his force at Raymond, just 15 miles from Jackson, and sent two corps under William T. Sherman and James McPherson to drive the Confederates under Johnston out of Jackson, which they did by May 14. Grant also sent John McClernand's corps west to close in on Pemberton in Vicksburg. A few days later, on May 16, Grant defeated Pemberton at Champion's Hill and drove the Rebels back into Vicksburg. With the threat from the east neutralized, Grant sealed Vicksburg shut and laid siege to the city. Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, and the Confederacy was severed in two.

47 posted on 05/12/2008 6:29:48 PM PDT by gpapa

To: BIGLOOK; PROCON; SandRat; TASMANIANRED; EsmeraldaA; mylife

Evening FRiends!

48 posted on 05/12/2008 6:29:55 PM PDT by MeekMom (Love God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your being.)

49 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:01 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

50 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:02 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

51 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:02 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

52 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:03 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

53 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:04 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)

And Late boogies in for the bronze!

54 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:24 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

55 posted on 05/12/2008 6:30:35 PM PDT by MeekMom (Love God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your being.)

To: The Mayor; Jet Jaguar; PROCON

WTG Boys....all three of you in 8 seconds!

56 posted on 05/12/2008 6:31:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

Good evening, Mayor...((HUGS))...did you have a wonderful Mother’s Day for Mrs Mayor?

57 posted on 05/12/2008 6:33:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: EsmeraldaA; alnick

58 posted on 05/12/2008 6:34:31 PM PDT by MeekMom (Love God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your being.)

To: laurenmarlowe; MS.BEHAVIN; mylife; NYTexan

Brunswick, ME is a lovely village and I enjoyed my visit there, but I don’t even remember hearing about this navy base. DUH!

There was just so much to see and do, but I hate that I missed it!

God bless ALL our heroes!

59 posted on 05/12/2008 6:35:37 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)

To: PROCON; NYTexan

We did indeed PROCON!

Many, many fond and wonderful memories.

The trip will be unforgettable!

Missed you all last week, laptop got shanghaied, LOL! :o)

60 posted on 05/12/2008 6:37:13 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

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