USO Canteen FReeper Style....Submarines "Silent Service"....... June 1,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

[MistyCA]

Goodnight Mayor....goodnight spooky!

[MistyCA]

Thank you, Jen! :)))

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Well At least I got the smooch first.

[Snow Bunny]

LOL....hahahhhaa`

[The Mayor]

I am gonna hit the hay.Good Night one and all.

The Mayor

[WVNan]

Two men were out in the field hoeing corn when a man came over in a hang glider. The glider made a big shadow, and one of the men looked up, grabbed his shotgun, and yelled, "That's the biggest chicken hawk I ever saw!" He let go with both barrels. The second man never looked up but asked, "Did you get him?"
"No, but I made him turn that man loose."

[WVNan]

Night Mr. Mayor. God bless you.

[SAMWolf]

Good Night, Mayor

[Snow Bunny]

Hi, Welcome to the USO Canteen FReeper Style.

Thank you to your Grandfather for serving our country!!!!
If it were not for him and others serving in our military I would not be living in a land of Freedom and Liberty.A debt that can never be repaid.

What a story he has to tell and share.The true Heroes of America are our Veterans.

Thank you again Axenolith for sharing about a man that is an honor to read about.

[Jen]

Good night Mr Mayor! Sleep well.

[The Mayor]

LMAO!!!!!Good night!

[Snow Bunny]

I was wondering about that. Jim Robinson has said many times that there are even more lurkers then posters at FR.People that register but never post. I get a lot of freep mail from Veterans that lurk at the Canteen, and it is so inspiring. I wonder like you said about female lurkers that are here too.

[SAMWolf]

On 7 December 1941, Canopus, aging but able, lay at Cavite Navy Yard, as tender to Submarine Squadron 20. In the anxious days that followed, her men worked day and night to repair ships damaged in the daily air raids as well as to keep her brood of submarines at sea. With the Army falling back on Manila, Canopus sailed to Mariveles Bay at the tip of Bataan on Christmas Day. On 29 December 1941 and 1 January 1942, she received direct bomb hits which resulted in substantial damage to the ship and injuries to 13 of her men. Working at fevered pace, her men continued to care for other ships while keeping their own afloat and in operation. To prevent further Japanese attack, smoke pots were placed around the ship and the appearance of an abandoned hulk was presented by day, while the ship hummed with activity by night.

Just before the New Year, the last of the submarines left Canopus, but her activity continued as she cared for small craft and equipment of the Army and Navy, sent her men into battle in the improvised naval battalion which fought so gallantly on Bataan, and converted her own launches into miniature gunboats which attacked the Japanese moving south near the shore. But the overwhelming Japanese strength could not be held off forever, and upon the surrender of Bataan on 9 April, Canopus was ordered scuttled and sunk, to deny her use to the enemy. On 10 April, she was proudly backed off into deep water under her own power, and the brave veteran whom the Japanese could not sink ended a lifetime of service to the Navy when she was laid to rest by her own men.

Canopus received one battle star for service in World War II.

[WVNan]

There may be more women lurkers than men, because men are more comfortable with computers I think. I really am dumb about computers and it took me a long time to learn how to get around in FR.

[SAMWolf]

Well. I'm sure glad you decided to learn and come to the Canteen.

[Snow Bunny]

......."Thanks, Sam! I think we need to make sure this song gets dedicated to our military every single day! Or one as good! :)"...............

I agree, how wonderful.

[SAMWolf]

Well, I have it loaded on my server, feel free to use it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good night, Mayor. Sweet dreams.

See you tomorrow.

[Snow Bunny]

( smiling ) I hope they know we care about them and there is a place here for them.

Nan, I am so glad you came to the Canteen.You are loved here by me and so many.

[Tennessee_Bob]

No - I was reading their lips in Korean.