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. . . By remembering and paying tribute to the military past of our country, we are paying tribute to those who are serving our country today. . Operation RipperKorea 1951 Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway, commanding the Eighth United States Army in Korea (EUSAK), was dissatisfied. While the recently concluded Operation Killer had attained its terrain objectives and interrupted the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) plans for an immediate major offensive, it had not caused anywhere near the amount of enemy casualties Ridgway had desired. Ground taken today can be lost tomorrow, but an enemy soldier killed today has...

Support our Troops It's time to prepare Easter Care Packages for our Troops! All our Troops, regardless of their religious beliefs can use items from home and letters expressing our support. Doesn't everyone love PEEPS? Let's get in the mood! The Peep Dance Spring into Action :) Care Package Ideas Addresses of Deployed Friends and Freepers of the Canteen AGCS(AW/SW) Brian Wells USS TARAWA (LHA-1) OA Div Box 11 FPO AP 96622-1600 (FReeper bkwells is a Senior Chief on the USS Tarawa LHA-1 [The Canteen's "very own"], a frequent visitor to the Canteen and snippy about it's penpal.) The Chaplain...

. Welcome to The Canteen Chapel . Although we are always aware that the Canteen is operatingin Cyberspace, we want the troops and anyone who is on the receiving end of prayers at the Canteen,to know that these prayers are very real. I hope the troops and Canteenersalike, will view this Canteen Chapel, as a place where you might go in times of trouble or times of joy to be with your God. "Come unto me all ye who are weary and burdened,and I shall give you rest." (Matt: 11:28). .. . The Chaplain's Corner . J. Grant Swank,...

I can't seem to find the video feed anywhere in a google search (on the Internet), but I have seen the video on television several times now. In the video of the shuttle crew, look closely, outside the window and you will see an object streaming upward. Can someone provide a link to the video and I will circle it and repost here?

Blue Heron Fruit Shippers Offering “Juicy Greetings” to Service Members Overseas Blue Heron, a Florida-based fruit shipping company, is offering individuals the opportunity to show their support for service men and women stationed in Europe and the Middle East. For a special USO price of $30.00, your loved ones will receive a ¼-bushel box of oranges or grapefruits (approx. 10 lbs.), or a ½-bushel box (approx. 20 lbs) for the special price of $40.00.                                           To place your order, either call Jane at Blue Heron Fruit Shippers – 1-800-237-3920 -- or e-mail her at: jblueheron1@cs.com. You can also visit their website...

Announcing the "Canteen's very own"USS Tarawa LHA 1National Geographic Documentary! WARSHIP Premieres on MSNBCThis Sunday night March 2, 20038 and 11 PM EST Brian reports he is not the star, in fact he wasn't even interviewed. :)That's okay.I am here to remind bkwells he will always be the Star of the Canteen!It's true that the Senior Chief is our special FRiend and indeed we pray for and support the entire Tarawa GroupSo grab the popcorn and whatever your drinking and enjoy the show! PREMIERE AIRS SUNDAY ON Click below for more about the show

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. The viruses are out there, and they are out to get us It is possible that the Black Death is not dead and that a new 'bird flu' is another potential mass killer The Canberra Times Section A; Pg 17 February 27, 2003 Thursday Final Edition LATE last month an eight-year-old girl from Hong Kong visiting relatives in southern China fell ill with influenza and was admitted to hospital. A week later she died, and since then her father has died of the...

Recently I was contacted by snippy_about_it about helping post threads in the Canteen by various FReepers. You will be seeing different FReepers doing threads during the week. snippy is in the process of forming a "schedule". Everyone is encouraged to post a thread, just FReep e-mail me so I can help co-ordinate it. I'll being doing at least one thread a week AND pinging you to the other threads daily.My "role" as helmsman of the Canteen will remain unchanged. So when we are in calm seas you may not even notice me. If we run into rough weather or seas...

USCG 01-03                           Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Contact: Jolie Shifflet                          Tel.:  (202) 267-2050   Secretaries Mineta, Ridge ‘Change Watch’ of Coast Guard  At a historic a ‘Change of Watch’ ceremony at the D.C. Stadium-Armory, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today transferred leadership of the U.S. Coast Guard to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, formally recognizing the change in civilian leadership over a military organization.    “This morning is an historic occasion for both the Coast Guard and the Department of Transportation.  The explosion of maritime drug traffic, mass movement of illegal migrants, a new sensibility and...

<p>Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion.</p> <p>A former Canadian resident is a key commander and ideologue with Ansar al-Islam, a group the United States considers to be the terrorist link between Al Qaeda and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, says a captured Ansar member.</p> <p>Ali and another Ansar prisoner interviewed by the Star, 20-year-old Didar Khaled Khedr, said two former Iraqi intelligence agents are among Ansar's leaders - Abu Zurbeh and Abu Wahil.</p>

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... Teacher's note: Please help me welcome Lunatic Fringe to our class! Also, due to the fact that I missed class yesterday, you will all recieve A's. palaver\puh-LAV-ur; puh-LAH-vur\, noun: palaver, intransitive verb, transitive...

A handful of states that once led the nation in their tobacco prevention programs have taken an ax to those efforts in order to trim deficits and balance their budgets. Maryland, Massachusetts and Minnesota were often praised for their use of tobacco settlement money. But thanks to deep cuts in tobacco control budgets, several anti-smoking groups claim they are now abandoning earlier commitments made when settlements with the tobacco industry were reached in 1998. A newly elected Republican governor leads each of those states, but even Democrat-controlled California has cut its tobacco prevention efforts to pay for a huge budget...

<p>Toni Smith (third from left) turns away from the flag during the national anthem.</p> <p>February 24, 2003 -- A Vietnam veteran walked onto the court yesterday and held an American flag in front of Manhattanville College basketball player Toni Smith - who again refused to face the flag during the national anthem.</p>

The Politically Correct Battlefield They're not our enemy; they're our socio-political compliment. We don't damage their aircraft; we make unauthorized in-flight modifications. We don't spy; we deal in unreleased information. They're not casualties; they're inoperative battle units. We don't have scouts; we have unauthorized observers. We don't miss; we fail to effectively engage the target. We don't waste missiles; we run a non-cost-effective equipment exchange. We don't attack; we aggressively move into pre-occupied territory. We don't retreat; we reconsolidate at a previously held position. We don't waste money, we fail to effectively utilize funding. We're not at war; we're...

. Welcome to The Canteen Chapel . Although we are always aware that the Canteen is operatingin Cyberspace, we want the troops and anyone who is on the receiving end of prayers at the Canteen,to know that these prayers are very real. I hope the troops and Canteenersalike, will view this Canteen Chapel, as a place where you might go in times of trouble or times of joy to be with your God. "Come unto me all ye who are weary and burdened,and I shall give you rest." (Matt: 11:28). .. . The Chaplain's Corner . J. Grant Swank,...

On Feb 13th, 2003 President George W. Bush gave a speech to the thousands of Sailors and their families attached to ships homeported at the U.S. Naval Station in Mayport, Florida. Here are some of their reactions. "What did you think of your Commander-in-Chief's speech?" Here's their response: 1. "It was a very good speech. It gave that camaraderie back to us…I think we lost it for a while our ship was getting refurbished. His speech gave us back that 'umph!' we needed. I liked how he said we are going to go kick Saddam's butt. Saddam's been pussyfooting...

It's been a critical Antietam for the film Gods and Generals, which opens in theaters Friday. Ron Maxwell's Civil War epic got massacred by reviewers. "Turgid, textureless and endless ... history as punishment," was the Associated Press verdict, typical of so many others. "Stiff, ponderous, fluttering in its 'poetry,' and crudely simplistic as an apologia for the Confederate ideology," says Entertainment Weekly. Declaims New York Press: "It is truly a whitewash of the past."Well. If the four-hour battlefield epic doesn't work for reviewers on an artistic level, it's hard to make a case against that kind of judgment. But...

<p>NEW YORK (AP) - An explosion rocked an oil refinery on the edge of Staten Island, sending black smoke and flames hundreds of feet into the air.</p> <p>"We have a preliminary report that tanker was transferring a product or was being fueled and somehow ignited," Fire Department Chief William Van Wart said.</p> <p>It wasn't immediately clear whether any of the dozens of oil tanks in the area were burning.</p>

I just turned and looked out my office window and saw a column of black smoke rising towards Union Beach/Perth Amboy NJ. I then felt the force of an explosion rattle my window.

Today we want to highlight the many upcoming Support our Troops and Patriot Rallies going on in our nation.We hope you are able to participate in a rally near you or can make the trip to Washington D.C. We want to show our troops, especially those forward deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom, that in fact America does stand behind her military. We also welcome support for our President, the Commander in Chief.Folks, check out the links and find a rally near you, plan to attend and show your colors.If anyone knows of a rally that isn't listed here, please...