Posted on 01/17/2003 12:26:11 AM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Adopt A Village
![]() Air Force Capt. Nathan Schalles, commander of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, poses with local children after handing out school supplies in the village of Bakhshi Kyhal, Afghanistan. Members of Air Force Village at Bagram Air Base delivered clothes, food and school supplies to the village under an Adopt-A-Village civil affairs program. The trip was the first of monthly visits planned to the village three miles northeast of Bagram Air Base. Schalles is normally assigned as the operations officer of the 824th Security Forces Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Adam Johnston ![]() Army 1st Sgt. Steve Casaceci, assigned to D Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to village elders in the village of Bakhshi Kyhal, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Milton H. Robinson ![]() Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group pass out candy to children in the village of Bakhshi Kyhal, Afghanistan. The unit is participating in a program called Adopt-A-Village, in which the unit helps to improve the way of life in a village of their choice by providing such items as clothing, shoes, food and school supplies. When involved in the Adopt-A-Village Program the unit is required to visit the village at a minimum of once a month to provide assistance. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Milton H. Robinson ![]() Air Force Staff Sgts. Todd Weingeroff (left) and Reggie Bunting, both of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, are preparing to unload boxes of humanitarian rations in the village of Bakhshi Kyhal, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2003. The unit is participating in a program called Adopt-A-Village, in which the unit helps to improve the way of life in a village of their choice by providing such items as clothing, shoes, food and school supplies. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Milton H. Robinson ![]() Air Force Staff Sgts. Todd Weingeroff (left) and Reggie Bunting, both of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, pass out boxes of humanitarian rations to an Afghan man in the village of Bakhshi Kyhal, Afghanistan.
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Well, now, Ms Texokie, this is going to be a hilarious night with you here and BUNNIES strapped on your feet!
Snow rabbits for Snow shoes is that it, huh,huh? Get ready to ROTFLOL, TEXOKIE IS IN TOWN!
Oh, Ms. TEXOKIE, Bethbg79, is our own Ms. Southern Grit's daughter.:-))
![]() U.S. Marines Captain Tom Citrano kisses his girlfriend Beth Bunda good-bye prior to the departure of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer from San Diego Naval Station, January 17, 2003. A flotilla of U.S. war ships with some 10,000 Navy personnel and soldiers from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set sail for the Middle East today as the United States prepares for a possible war with Iraq. REUTERS/Mike Blake ![]() US Marines 1st Lt. Chris Martin (R) kisses his wife Kimberly goodbye as Captain Tom Citrano (L) has a final moment with his girl friend Beth Bunda prior to the departure of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer from San Diego Naval Station January 17, 2003. ![]() Former U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran Robert Berg (R) waves a U.S. flag as the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer sets sail from San Diego Naval Station, January 17, 2003 for deployment to the Middle East. ![]() Corporal Lawrence Stradnick of the U.S. Marines writes down last minute notes for his wife Michelle (R) before he boards the USS Boxer at San Diego Naval Station on January 17, 2003. The USS Boxer, along with seven other ships, including the USS Mt. Rushmore in the background steaming out of San Diego Bay, are enroute to the Persian Gulf region with more than 10,000 sailors and marines. REUTERS/Fred Greaves ![]() Sailor Chris Garrett kisses his girlfriend Jennifer Schmied (R) goodbye before he boards the USS Boxer at San Diego Naval Station on January 17, 2003. ![]() Petty Officer Patricia Axelsen hugs her 23 month-old son, Tristan, as she says goodbye to him and her husband, Michael, who is also in the Navy, but not deploying, as marines and sailors attached to the USS Boxer prepares to sail along with six others from San Diego, Friday, Jan. 17, 2003. ![]() Marine 1st Lt. Chris Martin, right, embraces his wife, Kimberly, as Capt. Tom Citrano, left, says goodbye to his girlfriend, Beth Bunda, as they prepare to board the USS Boxer as the ship prepares to sail along with six others from San Diego Friday, Jan. 17, 2003. ![]() Marines, who are sailing on the USS Boxer, say their goodbyes as the ship prepares to get underway, as another ship in the group moves past Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, as the flotilla left San Diego
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Signed the petition and passed it on.
Nancy asked today if the Boxer is named for Senator Barbara Boxer--
I have since learned that:
The first Boxer in American history was actually Her Majesties British Ship" (HMBS) Boxer, a Brig of 14 guns with a keel measuring 98 feet in length and just over 28 feet in breadth.
So, the Senator is actually older and larger than this, making any namesake mistake absurd on her face, or, its face.
Daisy cutters to the Anacephalics For a Second Munich.
Godspeed Swift Victory and Safe Return to the Finest Fighting Force on Earth.
Saddam-free in '03.
I'll take the oversized grown dog...uh....I meant the pony! LOL!
After a few more minutes, they came to another
intersection, the light was red, and again they went right
through. This time, the passenger was almost sure that the
light had been red, but was also concerned that she might
be seeing things. She was getting nervous and decided to
pay very close attention. At the next intersection, sure
enough, the light was definitely red and they went right
through it.
She turned to the other woman and said, "Mildred! Did you
know we just ran through three red lights in a row? You
could have killed us!"
Mildred turned to her and cried, "Holy Crap! Am I driving?"
Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
Half the people you know are below average.
99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.
OK, so what's the speed of dark?
How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously
overlooked something.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now.
I intend to live forever - so far, so good.
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I
made your horn louder."
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that
you tried.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal
from many is research.
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is
required to be on it.
Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.
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