FReeper Canteen~Woman In The Military~29 May 08

Thank you Troops, Vets, Allies & Military Families! | Canteen Crew

[AZamericonnie]

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From the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq , women have served in some way in every conflict. Not that they were legal in the early days. History tells us that thirty three thousand women served in World War One and almost 500,000 took part in World War Two. During the Korean era 120,000 women were in uniform and seven thousand were deployed in theater during Viet Nam. During Desert Storm seven per cent of the total U.S. forces deployed were women - over forty thousand of them.

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Twins stick together, even on deployment - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - - Staff Sgts. Sharon and Lerinda Carle joined the Air Force two weeks after graduating from high school in Silverton, Idaho. They are currently deployed together here. USAF photo by Capt. Shellie L. Russell.

First female B-2 crew. Maj. Kristin Goodwin and Capt. Jenn Jeffords fly a training sortie in a B-2 Spirit bomber. Flying the Spirit of Mississippi, they practiced conventional bombing and refueled with a KC-135 Stratotanker . The women are assigned to the 325th Bomb Squadron. Major Goodwin has been a B-2 pilot since May 2002; Captain Jeffords became B-2-certified in August.

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Capt. Kim Black performs preflight checks. She has flown B-1 Lancers for more than 9 years and is currently the only female pilot in the 37th Bomb Squadron. (USAF photo by Senior Airman Jason Piatek)

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Senior Master Sgt. Ann Highnote marches with the U.S. Air Force Band's ceremonial brass unit at Arlington National Cemetery. She is the band's superintendent and was recently selected as the recipient of the 2005 U.S. Armed Forces Spirit of Hope Award for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Casey McCormick)

~Great Link from Sandrat~



FOR THE BIRDS A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman takes a break to feed birds while visiting a park in Paris, France, May 18, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Justin Smelley

~Military Woman Firsts~

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[AZamericonnie]

[AZamericonnie]

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at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up.

[PROCON]

Hi Connie!!

[AZamericonnie]

Such a treasure Red Skelton & thank you for this evenings pledge dear Hope.

Hand over heart & prayers up always! *Hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[laurenmarlowe]

Chief Petty Officer Robert Melancon, of the Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island, and Chief Petty Officer Julie Gunderson, of the Coast Guard cutter Rush, prepare to place a Coast Guard wreath during the Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Monday, May 26, 2008. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Chad Saylor, U.S. Coast Guard

SEATTLE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua P. Van Poucke and Petty Officer 3rd Class David Scott, of Coast Guard Station Seattle handle a wreath while Cmdr. Bryan Finch, the Coast Guard 13th District Chaplain, gives a benediction during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony held in the Puget Sound May 26, 2008. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin)

[PROCON]

Evening H&G!!

My favorite military gal!

[alarm rider]

Nice thread.

I salute all military women, especially the nurses of WWII, Korea and VN. So few realize what they did, where they did it and the comfort they brought.

Thanks ladies, we will not forget your service, we honor your sacrifice.

[AZamericonnie]

A very good evening to you Pro! A good day?

*Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Women In The Military

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[PROCON]

Doing great Connie, thanks for tonight's thread!!

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Miss Lauren & thank you for the pics of our finest & our anthem!

I hope your week is going well. *Hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

So good to see you AR & very nicely stated!

I trust you are doing well & as always thank you for your service! *Hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening dear Connie! *HUGS*

Thank you for the awesome thread!

[alarm rider]

Did You Know?
A WWII Nurse Story

On 18 December 2001, Katherine Baltzer Roth, known to
her many friends as “Pat”, passed away quietly in
Columbia, S.C. She was in her late 80’s and had been
in failing health for awhile. Mrs. Roth was a quiet,
kind and unassuming person who enjoyed a long life
filled with family and friends. Not so unusual you
say?

Not so.

In January 1944, Pat Baltzer was a 2nd Lt. nurse
assigned to the U.S. Army 56th Evacuation Hospital.
Clustered together with other medical units along a
narrow beachhead near Anzio, Italy, the hospital had
been vulnerable to both aerial and artillery
bombardment throughout the month since the amphibious
landing of the allied forces in January 1944. Such
attacks became so frequent that they were almost
routine.

At Anzio, the 56th was one of several hospitals
located on a patch of terrain between the beach and
the front lines that became known as “Hell's Half
Acre”. Equipped with 750 beds, the hospital swelled
in size to 1,200 beds. During one period of
especially intense fighting, the 56th admitted 1,129
patients during a single 36-hour period.

When the attacks came, everyone in the hospital was
ordered into shelters that were dug into the ground
and covered with thick wooden planks and sandbags.

On one particular day, the hospital surgery was filled
with wounded soldiers undergoing various procedures.
When the attack came, Lt. Baltzer was on duty as
nurse-anesthetist while surgery was performed on a
soldier that could not be moved. As the artillery
attack commenced, the surgeons and technicians bolted
for cover. Lt. Baltzer called out to them, “We can't
just leave him”, so with the help of a couple of the
men, they laid the injured soldier gently on the floor
of the tent. “Just toss me two steel pots (helmets)
and I will stay”. Lt. Baltzer put one of the helmets
on the head of the soldier and one on herself. With
her body, she covered the injured man while dozens of
large caliber shells rained down on the hospital.

This time, as in most attacks, considerable damage was
inflicted upon the medical unit, but no shells landed
on or near the surgical tent. And when the shelling
subsided, the soldier was lifted back onto the table
and the operation was completed without further
incident.

For her valor in the face of grave danger, she became
one of the few Army Nurses awarded the Bronze Star
medal.

[AZamericonnie]

Great pic Pro!

I've posted this one before but can't help myself from posting it again!:)

[AZamericonnie]

Thank your for the ping dear Ma!

I hope the mechanical failures are “healed”!

*Hugs*

[The Mayor]

May 29, 2008

Finally Home

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READ: John 14:1-6

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. —John 14:3

Jan and Hendrikje Kasper sailed into United States waters in January 1957. Their family of 12, along with other Dutch immigrants on board the Grote Beer, crowded on deck to catch their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

That initial view of Lady Liberty was exciting—and emotional. They had just endured an arduous 11-day journey across the sea on a no-frills voyage. They had left many friends and family members behind in The Netherlands. They had experienced rough seas brought on by a hurricane and had dealt with seemingly endless seasickness. But now—finally—they had arrived. They were home!

Someday those of us who have trusted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior will leave this life and go to the place He has prepared for us (John 14:3). The journey may be difficult or uncomfortable, but we certainly look forward to the final destination.

Composer Don Wyrtzen wrote the music for a wonderful song that pictures our earthly life as a “tempestuous sea.” It ends with these words:

Just think of stepping on shore—and finding it heaven!
Of touching a hand—and finding it God’s!
Of breathing new air—and finding it celestial!
Of waking up in glory—and finding it home!

When we see Jesus face to face for the first time—we will be “finally home.”

 

Those who love and serve God on earth will be right at home in heaven.


Bible in One Year: 2 Kings 1–3; Proverbs 21:1-10

[Randy Larsen]

BIG PING!