FReeper Canteen ~ The United States Coast Guard Honor Guard ~ 26 AUG 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

The United States Coast Guard Honor Guard

The United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard represents the United States Coast Guard through ceremonial operations held before world leaders and dignitaries, and to lay to rest with proper military honors, dignity, and respect the remains of fallen shipmates. The Honor Guard performs in over 1100 ceremonies annually.

The Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard was established at the request of President John F. Kennedy in 1962. The Ceremonial Honor Guard is under the direct control of the Military District of Washington and is loaned to the Coast Guard for special events. The Military District of Washington uses the Ceremonial Honor Guard for White House functions, dignitary visits, state funerals and other high-level, official ceremonial events.

The Honor Guard is comprised of 63 members, with a Lieutenant serving as the Officer in Charge, two junior officers serving as Operations Officer and Training Officer, a Chief Petty Officer as the Honor Guard Chief/Chief Master at Arms, and four Petty Officers.

The remaining 55 members of the Honor Guard are "first-tour" non-rates coming directly out of Training Center Cape May. The officers and non-rates serve a two year tour of duty in the Honor Guard, while the Chief Petty Officer and Petty Officers serve four year tours.

On March 5, 1962, Admiral Alfred C. Richmond, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, established the Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard. The Honor Guard, then located at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Md., had 33 original members.

 In order to reduce the logistical problems involved in responding to ceremonial tasking in Washington , the Honor Guard moved its base of operations to Coast Guard Radio Station Washington in 1965. That facility is now known as the Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM). TISCOM is located in Alexandria , Va. , and is still home to the Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard.

See Some Videos Of The United States Coast Guard Honor Guard HERE!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Allegra]

Wow...all my friends back in Houston are getting some good hurricane drill practice this season.

[Arrowhead1952]

We got an email from HQ saying we need to stay close to the phones and carry our GOV cells at all times. Looks like we may have GUSTAV mess up our Labor Day holiday weekend.

[MoochPooch]

Hi, Lauren, Kathy.

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!!

{{HUGS}}

[Kathy in Alaska]

Go, lauren!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hiya Jinxy!
*HUG*
Well, I just mopped myself into the office, and am taking a break from houswork.
Gotta a nice cuppa joe, and am cruising around FR.
Days off are the times we do the work we don’t have time to do, otherwise!
LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Coastie, and thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sunday night FR was done for 6 hours! Sand...your 6:30p to 12:30a

My primetime to play....ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!! It was awful.

[Kathy in Alaska]

You mopped yourself into a good place....great planning! Don’t forget to take it easy and don’t work too hard. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

STANDING TALL - An air crew member stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge before flight operations to send medical personal to Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Aug. 18, 2008. The USS Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission with the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo

GOOD-BYE PAVE LOW - A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operation Squadron, and an MH-53 Pave Low from the 20th Special Operation Squadron, fly over the coastline near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 20, 2008. The MH-53 will officially retire October 2008 and the CV-22 will be the primary workhorse to complete the Air Force Special Operations Command helicopter missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

[AZamericonnie]

[luvie]

Happy Adoption Anniversary!

[luvie]

EEKK! The Texas coast seems to be the hurricane magnet for
this season.

All I want from it is a bit of rain....so send the extra
this way...and y’all down there batten down the hatches! LOL!

[Arrowhead1952]

Yep. Looks like we may get another rush hour shower in a few minutes here.

[luvie]

That’s not from Gustav already, is it?

Send me your leftovers! :D

[Arrowhead1952]

No, just PM heating showers with that little disturbance here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome, Ramius, and thank you for your service to our country.

[SandRat]

Day is done. Spent the day working to update a standing operating procedure that hadn’t been touched or looked at since 1/17/2003. Still not done with it. That was on top of the normal stuff.

How’s yours going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I couldn't find the Canteen on the main page link.

I couldn't either....gonna have to recheck, and then contact a mod if it still isn't there.

[SandRat]

I know! Talk about the heebie-jeebies from withdrawal. LOL