A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-22-03....A Few MORE of FR's Finest

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

Please join me as we salute Group 12 of a Few of FR's Finest Military. Some are serving now, some are veterans, some are no longer with us, but all are deserving of our thanks and appreciation.

Top: Mo1's dad; BuffyT's Uncle (right, w/ her dad & grandmother); Armymarinemom's 3 sons.
Middle: ru4Liberty's dad; SheLion's husband, MaineRebel; wirestripper.
Bottom: fivetoes; bigghurtt; hurricane; ladtx' dad; Pippin's brother.

Mo1's dad never liked to talk about his time in the war, but she does know he served with the Army in the 69th Infantry Division in WW II.

BuffyT's uncle, Richard H. Thoos, is still MIA from WWII; his B-17 was shot down over France. The photo below is the crew in front of their flying fortress. Uncle Richard is in the second row, second from left. Another B-17 was nearby when his was shot down. They saw the crew parachuting to safety, but Richard was never found, either dead or alive.

Armymarinemom has much to be proud of, with three sons actively serving in the U.S. Army and U.S.M.C. The photo above with two of her sons is about six years old, and several ranks behind. She is hoping they will all be home for Christmas, so she can have a new formal photo of all three.

Ru4Liberty's father was in the U.S. Army in WWII. The photo was taken at Ft. Crockett in Galveston, Texas.

SheLion's husband, FReeper MaineRebel, passed away last year. He was Active Duty Military for a total of 26 years. He was in the U.S. Army from 1964 - 1968, serving in VietNam from June '66 until July '67 (6BN 27th Artillary). He received two Purple Hearts for injuries sustained while serving in Viet Nam. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1970 and retired in 1992.

Wirestripper enlisted in the Army in November, 1969, on a 3-year commitment. After extensive training in Ft. Belvoir Virginia regarding a new mobile assault bridge that the Army developed for armored units, he landed in West Germany in the fall of 1970. He remained there until his enlistment was up in the fall of 1972. Wirestripper was a proficient marksman, and spent about a year and a half on the 3rd Armored Division Marksmanship team, shooting in National Match Competitions throughout Europe.

Fivetoes joined the US Marine Corps a week after graduation from high school in 1970. He left active duty as a sargeant in 1973, In his words.."One thing that I do not remember is being debriefed when I left the active service of the United States Marine Corps. I took an oath upon entering the service to defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. I believe that anyone who has taken that oath still has an obligation to live up to it."

Bigghurtt has been in the U.S. Army for the last 5 years, and will soon enter the special forces...he is currently stationed at Ft. Detrick, MD, and has served at Ft. Knox, Ft. Gordon, and in the Republic of Korea.

Hurricane enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He advanced from E-1 to E-7 and then was commissioned in the Warrant Officer Program, where he rose through the ranks to CWO 4 in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps (Seabees). He stayed in the Reserve and retired in 1986. Hurricane's photo is circa 1982.

LadTX' father was in the U.S. Navy, WWII. A military family, Ladtx served in Vietnam, and two of his sons are currently Active Duty.

Pippin's brother served in the U.S.M.C. Pippin is one of our frequent guest writers, and we know how proud she is of her brother.

Today we salute you, one more group of FR's Finest! On Monday, your group will be added to our regular Military Monday tributes. Thank you for serving!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-21-03 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[Billie]

[Billie]

Good morning! Today as we salute a Few MORE of FR's Finest, I hope you'll join us in our appreciation for their service to these United States of America!

I regret that I have misplaced the information that belongs to one other photo I received in November, and if anyone can tell me whose Uncle Ron this is, I'd like to apologize for not getting his picture in this group and hope we can include it in the next one.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie.

[FreeTheHostages]

[Auntbee]

Good morning, Billie. Have a great day.

[Billie]

Good morning, Aeronaut. I need coffee. I'll be back in a few minutes. :)

[Billie]

Oh, look how much fun that little girl is having on the beach. :) Wish I could join her, walking in the sand. :)

[Billie]

You're here today! Thank you for coming - it's so nice to see you again. :)

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Billie! You did an excellent job on the formatting today. :)

[armymarinemom]

Great page. Thanks for honoring our military! You put a lot of work into these pages and it is appreciated.

[Cold Heat]

Billie:

Thank-you and bless all of the folks who keep these threads updated and fresh each day. I know it takes a great deal of time and effort to do so.

Thanks to our veterans and current crop of super people who are serving today, this country is well, strong, and as great as it can be.

Keep up the great work and "Keep on keeping on!"

wirestripper..................

[Pippin]

Hi, Billie!

I finally get to step in for a momeent to see another great group of our Finest! :O)

I'm working on getting either a new modem or a new computer altogether.

My pc is so antiquated that I'm wondering weather it's worth putting a new modem in it (As in "will it work")

I guess I'll wait and see!

[Billie]

Good morning, Sistah! Thank you - will answer your email in a few minutes. :)

You had more guests last night on yesterday's thread, I noticed. Was good to see that Nan had popped in. :)

[Billie]

Good morning, mom of those three goodlooking Army/Marine guys above. :) I'm glad I can do something to honor our military - they were and are there for all of us - the least we can do is let them know we appreciate them. :)

[knighthawk]

Howdy!

Hope all is well.

Over here we got a heatwave (still). My brains are frying out.

[Billie]

The thanks goes to you and all the others before you and after you.

The other hostesses and I enjoy making this place fun for others to drop in and see what's new today. :)

[ladtx]

Very good presentation as usual {{{{Billie}}}}. I've emailed my family to let them know of the posting of our Dad's picture. He's been gone almost 25 years, but I feel he still watches over our family. Maybe we'll get some new posters here because of it.

[Aquamarine]

they were and are there for all of us - the least we can do is let them know we appreciate them. :)

I second that! Especially during these tough times when the democrats are using our men in uniform to harm President Bush.

BTW...it's good to see more FReepers and family of FReepers in uniform, smiling and being patriots.

[Billie]

Good morning, Pip! It's a tough decision to make if you're not really ready to spend the money on a new pc. Do you patch the old one and hope it keeps running for a while, or chunk it and go for broke. :) Hope you get back online at home soon, whichever way you go.

[dansangel]

(((((((Billie)))))))

My heart swells up with pride whenever I see these wonderful people who have served and are still serving our country.

May God protect those that are still active as they strive to protect us. May He bless those that have served in the past and their families abundantly for the sacrifices that they have made. May we all take the time to pray for and thank these wonderful people for all that they do to keep us free.

We ask this in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen