Important Notice : USO Canteen FReeper Style has a new Name ~ FReeper Canteen ~ JAN 05 2004

Jim Robinson FReep mail | 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[Jen]

... you know the USO has known about the Canteen.)

NO, I don't. I know what I read posted and what the original hostess CLAIMED. I also know she has been exposed as a liar, among other things, and was banned from FR. That's what I KNOW.

[Soaring Feather]

"What does matter is that active duty FReepers come to the Canteen daily." Amen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"I was under the impression that we were given permission to use the name."

After being here since Oct 7 2001 you know the USO has known about the Canteen.
They just did not find out last month. LOL

[snippy_about_it]

Re-hashing the past does not belong on this thread.

I'm not re-hashing anything. Let's see if I can be clear.

With your announcement people are now upset with the USO.
Jim said they were gracious.
Two questions have been asked.

1. Did they give permission in the first place as stated by the Canteen?
2. If so, why did they change their mind (is it political)?

I don't think people should be given a bad impression of the USO if it is unfounded. Can we clear this up. Believe me, I wouldn't be here otherwise but I support the USO and hate to see others withdraw support based on what has happened here unless of course legitimate reasons are found out, then they can make up their minds having the truth about what happened.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please keep your posts about the past off this thread.
It is conter productive to our active duty FReepers and lurkers.
Thank You

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Read post 54

[snippy_about_it]

After being here since Oct 7 2001 you know the USO has known about the Canteen.
They just did not find out last month. LOL

So what are you saying now? That the USO knew we were using their name? And that something about this is funny?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Should be read post 59
Jim Robinson has the answers, not me.
Keep it to FReep mail.
Thank You

[snippy_about_it]

54 is mine. I'm responding to your 59.

[MoJo2001]

Re-hashing the past is kind of ridiculous.

Okay, I think you are a vampire and you think likewise of me. Big deal. No one is gonna lose sleep over it.

This is the internet's most potent affect on people. People sit behind a computer screen and type in whatever they want or choose to be. As a matter of fact, how can you prove that I'm a female or that I'm fabulously tanned. It could be a figment of my imagination. Do I have documented proof that I am who I am? Sure I do. Am I gonna waste 37 cents or an email sending it to anyone: HELL NO!

Sometimes the behavior of Republicans is worse than anything you'll find at DU or MoveOn.org. We have freaking terrorists wanting to kill EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US because we are Americans and all we have time to do is complain and moan.

WAKE UP! They aren't gonna ask whether or not we had the moral high ground before they blow us to pieces. They are just gonna do it.

[SAMWolf]

I used the USO when I was active duty, they were always there when I needed them, I support the USO today. I just don't like the idea of Freepers dumping on the USO if the name was used without their authorization.

I have no doubt they were gracious in their letter to Jim, but if their name was used without their authorization, they shouldn't be getting slammed if they asked it not be used by entities not associated with them.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Lord in heaven, please listen to all those who are praying to you now. Those who are sad and crying, those who have lost friends and family. Those who are alone and frightened. Help them to remember, that you are there and you are listening.

We pray for the children who put chocolate fingers everywhere, who like to be tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, who sneak Popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks, who can never find their shoes. And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire, who’ve never squeaked across the floor in new sneakers, who never had crayons to count, who are born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead, who never go to the circus, who live in an X-rated world. We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions, who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish, who give hugs in a hurry and forget their lunch money, who cover themselves with Band-Aids and sing off-key, who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink, who slurp their soup. And we pray for those who never get dessert, who watch their parents watch them die, who have no safe blanket to drag behind, who can’t find any bread to steal, who don’t have any rooms to clean up, whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser, whose monsters are real. We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday, who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food, who like ghost stories, who shove dirty clothes under the bed, who never rinse out the tub, who get visits from the tooth fairy, who don't like to be kissed in front of the school, who squirm in church and scream in the phone, whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry. And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the daytime, who will eat anything, who aren't spoiled by anybody, who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep, who live and move, but have no being. We pray for children who want to be carried, and for those who must. For those we never give up on, and for those who never get a chance. For those we smother with our love, and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer. ~ by Ina J. Hughes

May all of the children who have watched their parents go off to war know that their parents are heroes.... every one of them. May they always know that there are millions of people in debt to them for their childhood sacrifices.

To those children who have to say good bye with a tear in their eye, I say thank you, and I will not forget you

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks for the notification on the name change! I think it's great!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Last Time :
IF you have any questionsabout the USO, etc, keep it to FReep mail to Jim Robinson.
It's up to him to tell you or not tell you anything.
If you are NOT here to boost the morale of our active duty FReepers and lurkers and their family members please go elsewhere.
Thank You

[Admin Moderator]

Please, continue to support the troops, politics of the forum are past history. If you have issues, let us know. Thanks, AM

[international american]

If there is a revised ping list, please add me to it like the old one.

God Bless, IA

[international american]

Thank you. We will lose nobody here:)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[snippy_about_it]

Will do. My issues were stated. Just looking for an answer to the USO's involvement and did they ever give us permission or not so we don't take it out on them if it isn't founded. I'll look for a reply but state no more as you wish.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Thanks for the notification on the name change! I think it's great!"

Thank You!

CLICK HERE for Troop Prayer Thread 9

Thank You TEXOKIE