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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Military Valentines Day Project ~ January 15 2003
68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

Posted on 01/15/2003 5:23:37 AM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

The original idea about organizing a Canteen project to mail packages
to the military belongs to MoJo2001
What started out with a simple FReep mail to several people quickly became a hit.
My 2 cents was to suggest that we get this project underway
in time to get these packages to the military by Valentines Day.
I think there are many different ways to do this.
Our goal is get get packages and/or cards, letters and e-mails to the military
so thay do not feel alone or forgotten on Valentines Day.

If you have not been to the USO Canteen Post Office recently there are new links and info there.
Info on what to include in Care Packages, snail mail postcards, new e-mail links, phone cards, etc.
Several FReepers have obtained snail mail addresses for active duty military.
Some of you have family and friends serving right now.
As you can tell this project can go in many different directions.
Some of you may want to "team" up with others to send one big package.
Others may want to do this by themselves.
Some may just want to e-mail or snail mail Valentines messages.
What is needed now is to post approved snail mail addresses of military bases and/or individuals.
I propose that each Wed between now and Valentines Day the thread be used to update info and ideas.
So to qoute a great patriot of 9/11 "LETS ROLL" and get this project underway!


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To: tomkow6

GOOD MORNING TOMKOW!!!!!

GOOD MORNING TROOPS!!!!


41 posted on 01/15/2003 6:15:40 AM PST by Pippin (Just a Freeping hobbit!)
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To: bentfeather

Luv ya Ms Feather (:

42 posted on 01/15/2003 6:17:43 AM PST by Bethbg79
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To: Pippin
GOOD MORNING!!
43 posted on 01/15/2003 6:18:44 AM PST by Bethbg79
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To: bentfeather; All
Good morning, ms. feather!

"Emailing the troops is one of the easiest things to do and they absolutely love hearing from home! The emails I receive never fail to express thanks for remembering them!"

I second that!!!

44 posted on 01/15/2003 6:18:47 AM PST by radu (God bless our Military men and women!!)
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To: MoJo2001

Thank you MoJo! It's a fantastic idea for our troops!
It's as loving and thoughtful as you.

45 posted on 01/15/2003 6:21:04 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~~Valentines Day project. ~~Remembering and Loving our Troops~~MoJo 2001)
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To: radu
Good Morning radu!

Glad we can gab for a second!

Thank you radu for your great support of our fabulous troops!

46 posted on 01/15/2003 6:23:03 AM PST by Soaring Feather (~~Valentines Day project. ~~Remembering and Loving our Troops~~MoJo 2001)
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To: Bethbg79
You know I share your love for cats. I have four and wish I had as many as you do.

You sure about that? This is what I wake up to every day...and this is only a third of the critters! LOL!!


47 posted on 01/15/2003 6:24:41 AM PST by radu (I've gotta be nuts!!)
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To: Pippin

48 posted on 01/15/2003 6:26:05 AM PST by tomkow6 (.......tomkow6----where the world comes to buy used burkas!.......)
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To: tomkow6
You think you're confused??!! LOL!!!

I've been up all night e-mailing. It's veeeeeery close to "good night" for me. :-D

49 posted on 01/15/2003 6:28:36 AM PST by radu (pulls the drapes shut before the sun hits her)
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To: All

50 posted on 01/15/2003 6:29:05 AM PST by Bethbg79 (Be back in a bit....)
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To: radu
Awww Lookit em....Who wouldnt want to wake up to that?
precious precious...lol
51 posted on 01/15/2003 6:31:29 AM PST by Bethbg79
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To: bentfeather
'Mornin feather! Hope you're not as cold up there as we are down here. brrrrrrrrrr!

Between e-mails from overseas and being excited about today's thread, I just couldn't sleep. giggle!

You're quite a supporter of our fantastic troops yourself, y'know. I know they appreciate it!
52 posted on 01/15/2003 6:38:24 AM PST by radu (fingers keep moving slower....)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub

Today's classic warship, USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)

Tucker class destroyer
Displacement. 1,160 t.
Lenght. 316'3"
Beam. 30'7"
Draft. 9'9"
Speed. 30 k.
Complement. 99
Armament. 4 4", 8 21" tt.

The USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) was laid down 3 August 1914 by New York Shipbuilding Corp.. Camden, N.J.: launched 29 May 1916; sponsored by Mrs. Jerome Parker Crittendon, great-granddaughter of Jacob Jones; and commissioned 10 February 1917, Lt. Comdr. W. S. Pye in command.

After shakedown, Jacob Jones began training exercises off the New England coast until entering the Philadelphia Navy Yard for repairs. Upon the outbreak of war between the United States and Germany 6 April 1917, Jacob Jones patrolled off the Virginia coast before departing Boston for Europe 7 May.

Arriving Queenstown, Ireland, 17 May, she immediately began patrol and convoy escort duty in waters of the United Kingdom. On 8 July she picked up 44 survivors of the British steamship Valetta, the victim of a German U-boat. Two weeks later, while escorting British steamship Dafila, Jacob Jones sighted a periscope; but the steamship was torpedoed before an attack on the submarine could be launched. Once again a rescue ship, Jacob Jones took on board 25 survivors of the stricken Dapfila.

Throughout the summer the destroyer escorted supply laden convoys and continued rescue operations in submarine-infested waters. On 19 October she picked up 305 survivors of torpedoed British cruiser Orama. After special escort duty between Ireland and France, she departed Brest, France, 6 December on her return run to Queenstown. At 1621, as she steamed independently in the vicinity of the Isles of Scilly, her watch sighted a torpedo wake about a thousand yards distant. Although the destroyer maneuvered to escape, the high-speed torpedo struck her starboard side, rupturing her fuel oil tank. The crew worked courageously to save the ship; but as the stern sank, her depth charges exploded. Realizing the situation hopeless, Comdr. Bagley reluctantly ordered the ship abandoned. Eight minutes after being torpedoed, Jacob Jones sank with 64 men still on board.

The 38 survivors huddled together on rafts and boats in frigid Atlantic waters off the southwest coast of England. Two of her crew were taken prisoner by attacking submarine U-58 commanded by Kapitan Hans Rose. In a humanitarian gesture rare in modern war, Rose radioed the American base at Queenstown the approximate location and drift of the survivors. Throughout the night of 6 to 7 December British sloop-of-war Camellia and British liner Catalina conducted rescue operations. By 0830 the following morning HMS Insolent picked up the last survivors of Jacob Jones.

USS Jacob Jones was named in honor of Commodore Jacob Jones, USN, (1768-1850), a naval hero of the War of 1812.

53 posted on 01/15/2003 6:38:46 AM PST by aomagrat (IYAOYAS)
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To: Bethbg79
Awww Lookit em....Who wouldn't want to wake up to that?

ME!! lol

Oooooh, I have to admit, as aggravating as these critters can be at times I wouldn't take a million bucks for any of 'em. They're pretty special.

54 posted on 01/15/2003 6:44:53 AM PST by radu (maybe two million....)
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To: radu; bentfeather; Kathy in Alaska; Severa
Forgot to mention this:

It was 3 degrees on my car thermometer on my drive in to work this a.m.
55 posted on 01/15/2003 6:45:31 AM PST by tomkow6 (.......tomkow6----where the world comes to buy used burkas!.......)
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To: radu
Hope you're not as cold up there as we are down here. brrrrrrrrrr!

It's cold here down to zero some nights in rural areas, in the teens in the city. I am never cold however.

One puzzling thing though, yesterday all the email I sent last week to all the ships was returned marked as undeliverable?? This has happened before now also. Seems strange to me, has this happended for you??

56 posted on 01/15/2003 6:49:55 AM PST by Soaring Feather (Valentines Day Project~~ Loving and Supporting Our Troops~~Mojo 2001~~Canteen FReeper Style)
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To: radu; Radix; bentfeather; Kathy in Alaska; WVNan; SassyMom; kneezles; MeeknMing; SevenofNine; ...

At sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Jan. 11, 2003 -- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Kevin Tumulty, Airman Jonathon Calderon, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Calvin Kumba stand fire watch on the ship’s flight deck with the P-25 fire truck. Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr.

At sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Jan. 11, 2003 -- Lance Cpl. Michael Reed, assigned to the “Silver Eagles” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), performs ship preservation by sanding down a door to his shop for repainting. Truman and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Danny Ewing Jr.


57 posted on 01/15/2003 6:51:36 AM PST by tomkow6 (.......tomkow6----where the world comes to buy used burkas!.......)
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It was 3 degrees on my car thermometer on my drive in to work this a.m.

That is a tad chilly tomkow!!

58 posted on 01/15/2003 6:51:36 AM PST by Soaring Feather (Valentines Day Project~~ Loving and Supporting Our Troops~~Mojo 2001~~Canteen FReeper Style)
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To: tomkow6; bentfeather
Whew!! 3 degrees?? Ya got us beat. We're at 20 degrees but that hurts after the 60 we had just a couple of days ago.
59 posted on 01/15/2003 6:52:30 AM PST by radu (call me 'tropical lizard')
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To: bentfeather
Present conditions in Chicagoland:

Current Temp: 3°
Wind Chill Index (FEELS LIKE): -12°
UV INDEX: 0 Minimal
HUMIDITY: 67%
WIND (mph): NW 12
BAROMETER: 30.33 in

60 posted on 01/15/2003 6:56:09 AM PST by tomkow6 (.......tomkow6----where the world comes to buy used burkas!.......)
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