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Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different...

H.L. HUNLEYExcavation of submarine complete The Associated Press CHARLESTON - The excavation of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is complete, more than three years after the sub was raised from the Atlantic off the coast of Charleston. Scientists this week finished removing sediment from the ballast tanks of the sub after recovering a coil of waterlogged rope. They also recovered some tools from the crew compartment, which might indicate the crew had been making repairs the night the Hunley sank. A small wooden cask found in a ballast tank last month, once thought to be a chamber pot, is likely...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Scientists who opened a pocketwatch from the Civil War submarine Hunley found a cloudy crystal and corroded hands but the information within the ornate timepiece will take them closer to solving riddles about the hand-cranked sub, researchers said this week. The scientists said the position of the hands on the gold watch allowed them to narrow the time frame for when it stopped. The new information may give scholars an answer to the question of how long the Hunley survived after she torpedoed the USS Housatonic at about 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 17, 1864, researchers said...

U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. We hope to provide an ongoing source of information about issues and problems that are specific to Veterans and resources that are available to Veterans and their families. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood...