FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina ~ 1 JUL 2008

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

MCAS Cherry Point's mission is to provide the highest quality operating environment for all using activities; operate and maintain facilities and assigned aircraft; furnish a full range of vital support services; nurture the quality of life; protect the natural environment; conduct proactive community relations; and to provide America with the best trained, best led, best supported armed forces capable of operating anytime and anywhere.

Congress authorized Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on July 9, 1941, with an initial appropriation of $14,990,000 for construction and clearing of an 8,000 acre tract of swamps, farms and timberland. Actual clearing of the site began on August 6, 1941, with extensive drainage and malaria control work. Construction began in November just 17 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On May 20, 1942, the facility was commissioned Cunningham Field, named in honor of the Marine Corps' first aviator, Lt. Col Alfred A. Cunningham. The completed facility was later renamed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, after a local post office situated among cherry trees.

Cherry Point's primary World War II mission was to train units and individual Marines for service to the Pacific theater. The air station also served as a base for anti-submarine operations, with an Army Air Corps and Navy unit each being responsible for the sinking of a German U-boat just off the North Carolina coast during 1943.

Cherry Point's contribution to the Korean War effort was to provide a steady stream of trained aviators and air crewmen as well as maintenance and support personnel as replacements to forward deployed aviation units.

During the Vietnam War, Cherry Point deployed three A-6 Intruder squadrons to the Far East and again provided a constant source of replacements for aircrews and enlisted aviation personnel.

In Operation Desert Storm, Cherry Point was a major contributor to the victory in Southwest Asia by supporting the deployment of three AV-8B Harrier squadrons, two A-6E Intruder squadrons, one KC-130 Hercules squadron, one EA-6B Prowler squadron, and headquarters detachments from Marine Aircraft Group 14, Marine Aircraft Group 32, and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

Learn More About MCAS Cherry Point Here!

In nearby Beaufort, North Carolina, is The North Carolina Maritime Museum, where the Museum can trace its "humble beginnings" to the early 1900s, when it was little more than a collection made up of a few fish mounts, jars of preserved crustaceans, fishing tackle, and bird skins which had been put together to represent North Carolina at the 1898 International Fisheries Exposition in Norway. Around 1904, these items were put on display for the public at what was then the U.S. Fisheries Laboratory on Piver's Island in Beaufort, North Carolina.

The museum conducts more than 300 public programs each year, including field trips to coastal habitats, lectures, and workshops. In the year 2000 the North Carolina Maritime Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary. It has come a very long way from that original natural history collection. The museum remains faithful to its mission to preserve and interpret all aspects of the state's rich maritime heritage.

Visit The North Carolina Maritime Museum Here!

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[The Mayor]

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July 1, 2008

Joyful Living

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READ: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. —1 Timothy 6:17

Our search for joy takes us many different directions—dream holidays, shopping, food, clothes, friends, cars—the list is almost endless.

My guess is that if you perked up at the mention of shopping, holidays, or cars, you might have felt a twinge of guilt. We often view the joy of temporal things as less than spiritual and show our discomfort by apologizing for nice things: “I wouldn’t have bought this, but someone gave me a wonderful deal.” As if real Christians never eat quiche, drive cool cars, or wear designer clothes!

No doubt God’s greatest gift to us is our relationship with His Son Jesus. It’s a gift beyond comparison. Jesus promised that when we abide in Him we will experience the fulfillment of His joy (John 15:11), and without that kind of deep, abiding joy the rest of life is mundane at best.

But Scripture also casts the joy of the Lord in terms of temporal things. The enjoyment of “things” can be a positive spiritual experience. When we recognize that He “gives us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim. 6:17) and that “every good gift . . . is from above” (James 1:17), our hearts should be full of thankfulness and praise. This, in and of itself, is an act of worship! Enjoy the Giver and the gifts.

We thank Thee, Lord, for daily food,
For plenteous store of earthly good;
For life and health we still possess,
With house and home so richly blessed. —Mohler

Our heavenly Father delights in bringing us delight.

Bible in One Year: 2 Chronicles 13–15; Proverbs 1:1-7

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, lauren! How’s it going this evening?

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[ConorMacNessa]

Greetings To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, Our Veterans, Their Families, FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

[SandRat]

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[SandRat]

Playing Soldier

An Iraqi boy puts on an U.S. Soldier's helmet, pretending he is a Soldier during a patrol in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, June 24, 2008. Photo by Spc. Brian Pierce, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division

[laurenmarlowe]

Marines with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, get ready to attack a Taliban stronghold in Now Zad, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2008. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, are based out of Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit is a reinforced light infantry battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu

SAN CLEMENTE, Peru - LCpl Anthony Eskew, 21, from New Oxford, PA., enjoying a break from the humanitarian action in San Clemente, Peru. Eskew is taking part in Partnership of the Americas 2008. A detachment from the Special Marine Air Ground Task Force 24 (SPMAGTF 24), under the leadership of LtCol John Klink, Executive Officer SPMAGTF 24, is currently helping the citizens of San Clemente by removing debris from the city streets as well as lending a hand at a local school by fixing the school playground. San Clemente was devastated last year when the city suffered an earthquake registering an 8.0 in the Richter scale. (Photo Maj Winston Jimenez)

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, lauren.

Good evening, all!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening, and thank you Mayor!

FIRST!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Mayor - thanks for the daily lesson.

[tsmith130]

Awww....my mom was stationed there during WWII. Yes, my mom. She was a WAC...or was it WAV? Can’t remember. Anyway, I think she worked in the weather station at Cherry Point.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy ConorMacNessa! Doin' great here, thanks!

SECOND!!

[Old Sarge]

PRESENT FOR DOODY!

[mylife]

Hoooahhh!

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi Sandy - how's it going this evening?

[laurenmarlowe]

And Sand takes

THIRD!!

[ConorMacNessa]

How was your drive home, lauren?

[Tanniker Smith]

Time flies when you're having fun, don't it?
Another poster pointed something out to me the other day (on another thread), but I didn't realize what he was talking about until I bumped into Cyber Liberty earlier:

Tanniker Smith Since Jun 29, 1998

Hmmmmm, look at that. We has the time gone?

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you for the Missing Man Setting ConorMacNessa, we will never forget.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Come on in and enjoy today’s thread

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Tann! It’s good to see you!

[ConorMacNessa]

Congrats on ten years, TS - way to go!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy tsmith130, thank you for stopping in, and thanks to your Mom for her service to our Country!

[philly-d-kidder]

Happy Tuesday... Sandstorms..Back..... Hope your Computer down time wasn’t long!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, My - how's it going this evening?

[laurenmarlowe]

HOWDY DOODY! How are ya Sarge?

[mylife]

Doing all right. Just decompressing after a Monday at work.

Hows about you?

[laurenmarlowe]

Hey you!

Missed ya, hope you’re doing well!

[SandRat]

Nicely, paying job is done for today, suppers done, Mrs.SR is all packed, FRWN is put to bed, 4 fence slats renailed, “Samantha the Attack Turtle” has been fed a Strawberry, .. yep I’d say things are well.

[The Mayor]

Hi, Thank you and Thanks for the thread!

[laurenmarlowe]

Drive home was very nice, and pretty. Thank you for asking!

Went home a different way than the trip out, went through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and then west. Gorgeous country.

Hope you’re doing well!

[mylife]

Doing just fine here. How was the wedding?

[laurenmarlowe]

Holy cats Tann, 10 years! That’s awesome!

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, tsmith.

[tsmith130]

Thank you Laurenmarlowe! Mom is looking at the weather from a different perspective now but I appreciate your 'thanks' for her service.

I was googling something on Ft. Knox the other day and the first hit I got was a "Freeper canteen Ft. Knox road trip" thread. My son is there training ROTC cadets. He graduated from VMI in May, commissioned in the US Army and his first posting (6-8 weeks) is Ft. Knox. He's then onto Ft. Sill and Ft. Leonard Wood.

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA! *HUGS*

[tsmith130]

Good evening to you Tanniker and congratulations on your anniversary!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
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The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
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The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
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We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Come on in and enjoy today’s thread

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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREAD

CLICK FOR Current local times around the world

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New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage

To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing great, thanks - just enjoying a nice apres-dinner glass of wine.

[MeekMom]

Evening dear Lauren. Thanks for the nice thread. :)
Hope all is well with you and you had a relaxing weekend. :)

[SandRat]

A Special Gift

Iraqi Soldiers assist a disabled man who cannot walk, by giving him a brand new wheelchair, in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, June 24, 2008. The wheelchair was donated by Beyond Orders, a Florida-based organization that supports U.S. military members deployed. Photo by Spc. Brian Pierce, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division.

[laurenmarlowe]

Wedding was beautiful. The whole week was fun, funny, poignant, and most memorable.

My baby's gone! (sniff)

I could not ask for two better daughter's-in-law, they are perfect for those boys!

[MeekMom]

Evening good people!
God bless our brave and wonderful troops!!!

[MeekMom]

Cool pics Sandy!

(((Hugs FRiend)))

[mylife]

Sounds perfect!

[SandRat]

CULTURAL EXCHANGE - U.S. Army Pfc. Travis Grimes "high-fives" an Iraqi boy as U.S. Army Pfc. Homer Thompson looks on during a mission in Shulla, Iraq, June 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 502nd Infantry Regiment's Company B, 1st Battalion. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez

[mylife]

Evening M&M

[SandRat]

50?