USO Canteen FReeper Style....St.Patrick's Day...-03-17-02

Graphics and Layout by Billie and Written by Snow Bunny

[SAMWolf]

THE FIGHTING IRISH (69th)

- In 1851, a group of immigrants formed a militia Regiment to protect their new homes and their families. And they did...First on their own soil -- Then in France -- Then in the Pacific. And now -- at their nation's darkest hour -- they defend their homes and families again. On their own soil -- in their own city -- in New York. The home, for 150 years, of the fighting 69th.

Gentle When Stroked, Fierce When Provoked."

On October 12, 2001 the Fighting 69th celebrated 150 years of service to the nation and the State of New York. Perhaps the most famous infantry regiment in the U.S., their history, from the 69th New York State Militia to the present day 69th Infantry (Mechanized) tells many stories...

Stories of immigrants, struggling against prejudice in their adopted land. The way they assimilated into that land's society and the way they changed that society in the process...

Stories of the sons and grandsons of immigrants who fought with unquestioned patriotism in the war to end war, and in the war after that one...

Stories told against the background of a nation growing in industrial, economic and political power...

Stories of volunteers and of draftees, of heroes and ordinary soldiers, of priests, poets, and politicians, of laborers, lawyers, leaders and loafers.

These web pages will attempt to tell some of those stories and to honor those who have served in its ranks and who still serve to this day.

FEDERAL SERVICE

Civil War
Spanish - American War
Mexican Border Campaign
World War I
World War II

BATTLE HONORS

Civil War

Bull Run
Peninsula
Antietam
Fredricksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Virginia 1863
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Appomattox
Virginia 1862
Maryland 1863

World War I

Lorraine
Champagne
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse

World War II

Central Pacific (Makin)with Arrowhead
Western Pacific(Saipan)
Ryukyus (Okinawa)

The beginnings

Civil War

Spanish - American War

Mexican Border

WW I

1919-1940

WW II

The Fighting Irish

Top of the Mornin' to Ye All and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[daisyscarlett]

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CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

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CORNED BEEF SANDWICHES

IRISH STEW AND IRISH SODA BREAD

DESSERTS An Irish Mist Tort and A Leprechaun Hat Cake

[SAMWolf]

I want one of those helicopters! Does "Helicopters "R" Us" carry them?

[SAMWolf]

Come and Shake Your Tallywhacker

4theFlag made me do it!

[SAMWolf]

LOL. My wife will love that one.

[SAMWolf]

Welcome Home, Soldier.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good morning, all!

Wonderful post # 4, Tonk. Thanks so much.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!!!

[daisyscarlett]

Wonder if these dear Marines are reminiscing about St. Patty's Day past? I don't think there are MRE's with corned beef and cabbage. God Bless and Keep them all....

A group of U.S. Marines talk by the fire at the military airbase at Bagram, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

[SAMWolf]

Prayers on the way.

[daisyscarlett]

We here at FR know the value of good friends and neighbors. And our country is learning that Canada is a good friend and neighbor. They are generally thought of as peace-niks but here they are fighting with us in Afghan in the War Against Terror.

According to the caption, this is the FIRST TIME since the Korean War that Canadian troops have been sent into battle.

Canadian soldier Pvt. Doug Tizya (R) gasps for air while moving through the Shahi Kot valley of Afghanistan March 15, 2002. The operation marked the first time Canadian Infantrymen have been sent into battle since the Korean War. REUTERS/Cpl. Lou Penney, Canadian Forces 3 PPCLI Battle Group Photographer/POOL

[SAMWolf]

Canadian soldiers move through the Shah-e-Kot valley of Afghanistan, Friday, March 15, 2002. The operation marked the first time Canadian Infantrymen have been sent into battle since the Korean War. (AP Photo/Cpl. Lou Penney, Canadian Forces 3 PPCLI Battle Group Photographer, POOL)

[SassyMom]

Can you imagine coming off of a night of drinking green beer and seeing one of those helicopters flying over....YIKES! That might start a NEW Irish legend...hahahaha;).

[SAMWolf]

This is getting spooky, Snow Bunny and I did the same thing the other day, posting the same subject minutes apart!

{Insert Twilight Zone Theme here)

[SassyMom]

Daisy, I LOVE the patriotic shamrocks! And the food looks GREAT!!!! :)

[daisyscarlett]

Same subject but different pictures. And what a nice subject-the USA and Canada fighting side by side!!!

[Severa]

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Over at a friend's house babysitting and getting laundry done. Kids are settled in, watching a movie cause it's cold and rainy outside. Heard from the hubby yesterday. He has duty TODAY of all days *L* and in Scotland, no less! But he'll be home the first week of April and that's all that matters to me.

[daisyscarlett]

Did you get a chance to bake those shamrock cookies? You can bring them out anytime...LOL...

Well as you may recall in the book and movie, my alter ego said, after the Yankees had ravished and destroyed the South, that "As God is my witness, me nor any of my kin will ever go hungry again". And since no one was more Irish than Katie Scarlett O'Hara, and since everyone is Irish on St. Pat's Day, that makes everyone my kin. So I must feed you all...Are you following?....

Right after this scene is where Scarlett said above. Rhett had just dumped her off on the road to Tara in the middle of the War.

[dansangel]

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of my FReeper FRiends!

[Billie]

Morning, Lads and Lassies. Glad to see the green's still going strong - Happy St. Patrick's Day......all day long! May not be around much today, but hope all of you have a wonderful day! (Bunny, your opening St. Patty's Day graphics so pretty! Also got that awesome paint job in my mail from Sk1 - it's really that - AWESOME!)

Thanks to all of you for your wishes, your support, and your friendship. You're the best!

Billie

[SpookBrat]

I didn't right click on that picture you put up the other day for me. Can you put it up again? Pretty please with sugar on top?