[Snow Bunny]

Welcome to the USO Canteen FReeper Style. Thank you for your support of our troops, their families and our Veterans.

I love how FReepers make a difference in the world.

[75thOVI]

BubbleHead Bump! USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632 B),USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689), USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631 B) USS Augusta (SSN-710), ComSubGru-Two. Nucs now but DBF! R. Nigh QM1(SS)

[Iowa Granny]

G'morning SB. Wow! Great information about the Silent Ones.

Thunder, Lightening & Rain here this morning.

Breakfast is being served in the Canteen: French Toast w/warm maple syrup and lots of whipped butter. The first strawberries of the season are ripening in the midwest, so I've got a nice big bowl of lightly sugared sliced berries and a big container of Cool Whip. You can pile them on your french toast, if you like. Sausage links, orange & grapefruit sections, OJ and coffee.

[larryjohnson]

Good Mornin. I was waiting for your ping to get in faster. I did sleep later tho. I was up from 1-2 and found myself dropping in on a private chat at the canteen. Being a guy,I think Servicemen would also get a kick out of these wee hour conversations,and yes,even the spats. So don't change a thing. We who have served love the attention and your apreciation for what we tried to do right.

[firewalk]

Good morning everyone! (-:

[kneezles]

Thanks for the great subject today!!! Most of the reactor operators and a lot of other personnel here at the nuke plant are former Navy nukes. I have heard so many stories from these guys and never tire of hearing them. One very close friend of mine that I worked with 15 years ago another plant, married a girl from Tasmania while on shore leave from the sub he was on there. They recently moved here and I'm so happy!!! I understand even the personnel on the nuke boats come home smelling like diesel fuel! Have a great day everyone!!!

[MamaB]

Good morning, Snow Bunny, How are you today? Thank you for doing this. When I was in high school back in the "dark ages"--according to our daughters--one of my favoirite old books in the high school library was one about submarines. I think it was "Run Silent, Run Deep". Morning everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful day. MamaB

[Euro-American Scum]

Morning Bunny.

My son-in-law -- in his first active duty tour with the Navy -- was aboard nuclear submarines. As someone who got panicky when they closed the hatch on the submarine ride at Disneyland, I had great admiration for his ability to even go aboard one of those boats, let alone serve on one.

As is typical of so many submarines, as I came to find out, he was very reserved about everything he did aboard ship. He mastered the fine art of talking about it while saying nothing. But I did come to appreciate what it took him to qualify for those twin dolphins. From what I gather, only SEAL training is tougher, and maybe not by much.

[sleavelessinseattle]

Good Morning Snow Bunny! Heart Brick & Breaker! Sounds like Bric a Brac...What a great layout!!! Imagine watching a head of lettuce disappearing into your kitchen and knowing that its the last one you can eat for months and months and trusting the cook to use every leaf because he KNOWS the crew is counting on him to make meals as good as they can be with no fresh supplies for months and months...ANY Idiot can be a captain(fired for effect only,SIRS)...I want to talk to a cook on a Nuke!!!

[MistyCA]

Wow, that is awesome, Bunny! Thank you for all the work you put into presenting this thread to us!

[blackie]

"Silent Service"...Bump !!!!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!