USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Pro-American Celebrity Appreciation Day ~ April 19 2003

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[aomagrat]

In honor of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, 19 April 1775.

Today's classic warship, USS Lexington

USS Lexington, a 448-ton side-wheel steamer, was built in 1860 at Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, for commercial use. She was acquired for the Army's Western Gunboat Flotilla in June 1861 and converted to a "timberclad" river gunboat, with officers to be provided by the Navy. Assigned to duty on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, Lexington took part in several actions with Confederate vessels and land forces during the last four months of 1861 and early 1862. In February 1862, she took part in the capture of Fort Henry and in other operations on the Tennessee River. During the next few months, she continued her activities in that area, participating in the great Battle of Shiloh in early April.

In June 1862, Lexington went up the White River and helped to bombard enemy positions at Saint Charles, Arkansas. She operated on the Mississippi during much of the rest of 1862 and was formally transferred to the Navy in October. November and December found her on the Yazoo, clearing "torpedoes" and bombarding the Confederates. Lexington was active in Arkansas and Tennessee in 1863, participating in the Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas, in January, the defense of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in February, and the burning of Palmyra, Tennessee, in March. In March-May 1864, she took part in expeditions up the Black, Ouachita, and Red rivers in Louisiana, and helped defeat an attack on White River Station, Arkansas, in June. Following the end of the Civil War, USS Lexington was decommissioned in July 1865 and sold the following month.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are,God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

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Bless This House

Bless this house O Lord we pray;
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall,
Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
ever open to joy and love.


Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there,
with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within,
keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we
May dwell O Lord with thee.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Canadian, Israeli, Great Britain, Australian, Poland, New Zealand, and Taiwanese allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 6:24am
Sunset 9:33pm

Hi 51F
Lo 33F

Sunny

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 52F
Lo 28F

State Hi 54F Big River Lakes
State Lo 8F Wainwright

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for dropping by the Canteen, apackof2, and adding to the list of pro-American celebrities. Question: was Ron Silver the actor at Clinton's inaugeration that said something like, "now those are ours", when the Air Force did a flyover? It would be wonderful if he is the one and has seen what it takes to protect America.

[fatima]

Kathy in Alaska,Happy Easter

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great list of actors, Dutchgirl. What an assortment! Thanks.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Tom! Good evening, Patriotic Pattie!

[fatima]

Happy Easter,

[fatima]

Happy Easter

[Kathy in Alaska]

"No, I am not and I haven't a man that is!".

This reminds me so much of our brave soldiers and marines still on the forward lines, continuing to preserve our freedom today. What an amazing heritage.

Great quote NVA. You are right about being reminded of our brave military who are working so hard to preserve our hard won freedom and safety. Thanks for the reminder and link.

[blackie]

Pro-American ... Bump!

Be Well - Be Armed - Be Safe - Molon Labe!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Meekie, for my cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Kiddo! It's Saturday!

[Kathy in Alaska]

EYES IN THE SKY

Air Force members deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, "spot" a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft being towed into hanger after returning from a mission April 13. The U-2 is a high-altitude multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft. It can fly above 70,000 feet and provide near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to war fighters and national authorities in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen

Air Force members deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, refuel a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft returning from a mission April 13. The U-2 is a high-altitude multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft. It can fly above 70,000 feet and provide near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to war fighters and national authorities in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen

[Kathy in Alaska]

EYES IN THE SKY

Senior Airman Marshall Jones, a repair and reclamation technician deployed from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, checks over a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft after she returned from a mission on April 13. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen

[Radix]

 

 

Rescued U.S. POW's wave to the media from a balcony at a U.S. military hospital in southwest Germany, April 18, 2003. From left are: Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, of Lithia Springs, Ga., Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Park City, Kan., Sgt. James Riley, 31, of Pennsauken, N.J., Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, of El Paso, Tx., Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams, 30, of Orlando, Fla., Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, of Mission Tx. and Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, of Alamogordo, N.M. They were found safe and well in Iraq  on Sunday after their captors apparently fled from U.S. Marines advancing on Saddam Hussein 's crumbling northern bastion of Tikrit.

 

 

 

[GooberDoll]

Hey everyone!

Too bad the finest patriot to ever grace these posts is no longer here.

Long Live 4TheFlag!

Saw that you had a whopper of a party last weekend.

Love to Tonk, Sam, Kathy, and Cote, etc., whoever remains of the originals....

[fatima]

Happy Easter ,

[fatima]

Happy Easter GooberDoll

[fatima]

Happy Easter blackie,