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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: HMS Glowworm ~ January 6, 2014
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| StarCMC
Posted on 01/05/2014 5:01:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: yarddog
Good evening, yarddog...she sure was a tough little ship and fought, hard, to the very end.
And her captain and crew fought tough as well.
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:01:59 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Honoring Our Fallen
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:03:50 PM PST
by
BIGLOOK
To: ConorMacNessa
And in first....Mac grabs the gold!!
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:06:18 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: momtothree
And in second....momtothree snags the silver!!
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:07:26 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Evening, Kathy! How was your weekend?
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:09:13 PM PST
by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: BIGLOOK
Good evening, Brother! I see thanks are due to you for tonight's thread as well - an excellent find!
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O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:09:24 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
And rounding out the top three....Connie bags the bronze!!
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:20:58 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you have a great time at the “Blessing of the Bikes”?
Did the weather cooperate?
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:23:08 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
I woke up this morning with a raging sinus headache and ended up sleeping most of the day.
Disappointing.
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML!!
***HUGS***
It's great to see you this evening! Another piece of Brit metal for your consideration.
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:56:22 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
That one is lovely!
It looks very similar to the 1971 Honda CB350 on which I learned to ride.
On Cobblestone streets in Boston year round.
To: ConorMacNessa
To: ConorMacNessa
...till they all come home.....
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:06:19 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
What a great legacy this ship had! Lots of heroes to salute who were part of her history!
Thanks, Galz, for letting us hear about a great warship!
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:07:54 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: left that other site
1957 Velocette 350cc. In my youth, I saw a lot of Triumphs and Beezers, an occasional Norton or Royal Enfield, but cannot recall ever having seen a Velo.
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O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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01/05/2014 7:08:06 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; All
The story of HMS Glowworm is is remarkable..and barely recalled this day. In many ways this saga of a destroyer charging a heavy cruiser/battleship presages the Battle off Samar (in Leyte Gulf); superbly told in "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. It's must reading.
IMHO, likely the best retelling of the Battle of the Atlantic is a novel, Nicholas Monserrat's "The Cruel Sea." It's magnificent, and well worth trying to find. The movie ( of the same title) was a fairly faithful rendition.
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:09:59 PM PST
by
ken5050
(This space available cheap...)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Indeed so Kathy. Tonk would have loved this Thread.
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:10:13 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConorMacNessa
The displacement reminded me of the CB350. It was a nice sized engine, big enough to take the two of us plus all our camping gear out to the Berkshires, but manageable enough to too around the streets of Boston.
I commuted to work for ten years on it, rain, shine or even snow.
I am not as “tough” as i used to be.
To: LUV W
Good evening, Luv!
*HUGS*
It's wonderful to see you this evening! Our temps have moderated a bit but we're about to plunge into single digits again tomorrow night!
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America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi! |
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O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:13:31 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: left that other site
That was my problem last night. Must be going around. I didn’t even get to play any tunes. :(
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:13:37 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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