Posted on 12/28/2002 6:11:55 AM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Many of you have asked if there was another way to contact
our military men and women besides sending e-mails.
This might make an easy to do classroom project or office project.
Just click on the links in the graphic to find out what to do.
No not really better, I have to do the Canteen Blessing no matter what happens.
Thanks for caring to all the well wishers. I will not be posting anymore today.
Best to all of you!
Troops take care, prayers for you going up!
Thanks for keeping the Canteen up and running. I can't imagine how you do it each day with all the other responsibilities you have.
I remember how you volunteered to assume this duty on extremely short notice not too long ago. You earned my respect then, and you still have it.
The Canteen is for the TROOPS. Some threads are going to more interesting and fun than others, depending upon how many individuals take the time to add their contributions. I personally fail to see how a poster can conclude that because the opening thread is 'boring' he/she will not post. This Canteen is not about us, it's a cyberspace home away from home for our troops.
I hope everyone who finds it, whether lurker or FReeper, will feel comfortable enough to share a little piece of themselves with our guys and gals.
We need to keep the Canteen door OPENED!!
You will always have a complainer no matter what you do.
Keep up the great work. This thread is the sum of it's participants and not one persons works. It never has been anything other than that. Thanks for all you do! Your role to get it up and running each day is a important one. It is up to the rest of us to provide content and comment.
It sure looks ok from my perspective.
Today's classic warship, USS Pasadena (CL-65)
Cleveland class light cruiser
Displacement: 14,400 t.
Length: 610’1”
Beam: 66’3”
Draft: 24’10”
Speed: 31.6 k.
Complement: 1,319
Armament: 12 6”; 12 5”; 28 40mm; 10 20mm
The USS PASADENA (CL-65) was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., 6 February 1943; launched 28 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. G. Wopschall; and commissioned 8 June 1944, Capt. Richard B. Tuggle in command.
Commissioned just before the thrust into the Marianas, PASADENA completed shakedown and training during the summer of 1944 and on 25 September got underway for the Pacific theater. On 3 November, she crossed the International Date Line and, continuing on, joined TF 38, the fast carrier force at Ulithi at mid-month. Through the remainder of the year she participated in that force's operations against Luzon and Formosa in support of the Philippine campaign. In mid-January 1945, as the assault on Luzon pressed forward, the force sailed into the South China Sea and hit Japanese installations and shipping along the Indo-China coast and on Formosa. In February, the ships, now TF 58, moved against the Japanese home islands, then swung southeast to cover the landings on Iwo Jima, during which PASADENA added her guns to the bombardment group and performed patrol duties.
Replenished at Ulithi, the force, with PASADENA in the inner screen, sortied again in mid-March to soften the way for the operation "Iceberg" assault force with strikes on the southern Japanese home islands and the northern Ryukyus in addition to those against the main assault target--Okinawa. At sea for 80 days, PASADENA, as flagship for CruDiv 17, participated in the night bombardments of Minami Daito (28 March and 10 May) and in the continuous strikes against other Japanese positions on Okinawa and Kyushu (1 April--30 May).
After a brief respite at Ulithi and Leyte in June, the force sortied from Leyte Gulf for its last strikes against the enemy's home islands in early July and from mid-month to mid-August pounded military and industrial complexes on the Tokyo plain, northern Honshu, and Hokkaido in anticipation of heavy resistance to what appeared inevitable--an invasion of Japan. On 15 August, however, Japan accepted surrender terms.
Following the cessation of Pacific hostilities, PASADENA commenced occupation duties. On 23 August, she became flagship of TG 35.1, on the 27th she anchored in Sagami Wan and on 1 September shifted to Tokyo Bay where she witnessed the official surrender ceremony the next day. >From then until mid-January 1946, she remained in the Tokyo Bay area supporting the occupation forces. On 19 January, she got underway for San Pedro and an overdue overhaul. Training and local operations followed and in September she headed west again. From November to February, 1947, she participated in division exercises in Micronesia, then, after fleet maneuvers in Hawaiian waters, returned to California. For the next year she conducted local operations, then, during the summer of 1948, conducted an NROTC training cruise. On 1 October, she got underway again for the Far East. At the end of the month she arrived at Tsingtao and until May, 1949, operated off the China coast. On 1 June, she returned to California. During the summer, she conducted local exercises and on 12 September departed Long Beach for Bremerton and inactivation.
Decommissioned 12 January 1950, she spent two decades in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was stricken from the Naval Register on 1 December 1970 and sold for scrap on 5 July 1972.
PASADENA earned five battle stars during World War II.
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What a year we've had in this country, world, and Canteen.
Here's to hoping that the new year will see the children of Iraq freed from the terror that is Saddam Hussein.
Here's to hoping that the Israeli children are protected from evil in their backyard.
Here's to hoping that the new year will allow Palestinian children to see courage on behalf of their parents and families to put a fork in the heart of Yasser Arafat, the PLO, Hamas, Hezbollah, and any other sponsors of terror.
Here's to hoping that the new year brings peace and joy to all those that dream and wish for it. For those that have never seen it with their own eyes, but know that tyranny isn't a promise of God. May you find the freedom that you long to have.
Here's to hoping that America will become more of a colorblind society in the new year. Here's to hoping that people like Jesse Jackson and Robert Byrd take up residence in Europe. (A continent that truly worships racial issues)
Here's to hoping that the new year will bring about prosperity for all peoples in the United States, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britian, and many of other allied countries. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Here's to hoping that the new year see regime changes in Saudia Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Europe, China, North Korea, Qatar, Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and any other country that opposes the destruction of terrorist and oppresses their people. Yes, Europe needs to have some regime change. They are a mockery of democracy.
May our troops be pulled out of South Korea. Those people don't deserve the protection.
May God watch over Taiwan and keep them free forever!
May our government keep their eyes focused not only on Islamic fundamentalist, but China as well.
May President Bush and his advisors be given wise counsel and may God guide them during their darkest hours of war.
May God bless each and every person that visits here.
May God keep our troops free and out of harms way. God Bless your families!!
Speaking of which, I'm dropping by for a few moments to say hello to my fellow Canteeners. I'm having serious withdrawals - my family and I agreed to stay away from the internet for the past week and a half. We agreed to spend the Christmas holidays together as a family w/o distractions. We would watch TV to catch the news but nothing more. Well, we would watch movies but as a family, play games together or just hang out and spend some quality time together which are few and far between. I will be back on a regular basis as soon as things settle down on the home front.
bentfeather, GET WELL SOON! TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.
To our Military, Vets, Allies, Volunteers and their families, GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY from the bottom of my heart.
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