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FReeper Canteen ~ Get Out The Military Vote! April Thread! ~ April 29, 2004
MoJo2001, Kathy in Alaska and FRiends of the Canteen

Posted on 04/28/2004 8:02:59 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

 
 
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Welcome to the Canteen Sports Corner!

As you can see, we have taken a break from sports for today. If you still can't live without your sports, please look on the bottom left hand side of the thread. The sports links will be provided as usual.

We will be running a "GET OUT THE MILITARY VOTE" thread once a month until September.
 


Today we have decided to do a thread on getting the vote out for our military heroes and their families. While many of you have already taken care of this issue, there are still quite a few that have not. With that in mind, we decided to help you out.

The FReeper Canteen does steer clear of politics as much as possible. We believe that you should be able to visit the Canteen to get away from all the dramas in your life. We include politics as one of them. However, we believe strongly that as you are defending America so bravely around the world and at home; it is important that your voice be heard for the upcoming Presidential election.
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We will try to keep everyone informed about any changes that may occur throughout this process. Links will be provided around this thread with the locations of where you can register. If you are able to get to a computer, you will have no problems doing this. If you have loved ones that can help you with this process, we hope to make this as easy as possible for them. As always, if you have any questions please email us at
canteenusa@canteenusa.com . Or please put the questions on the thread for possible answers or help.


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You fight so bravely and valiantly on our behalf. It is the least any of us can expect that your votes are counted and not disregarded because of politics. The way around this is to get the information on absentee ballots as soon as possible. Don't wait to do it. If you have a few minutes on the computer after "visiting" with loved ones, it should be a simple step. If you have any problems, please email us at the above email. We will try to help as much as we can.

Thank you.

By the way, we are kicking off our own Presidential campaign today. Check below for further information. If you want a man for all people, then you won't want to miss this!

Vote America

 


 
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2. They are not allowed to persuade you to vote for any specific political party. They are there to provide a service to you, not to promote campaigns or political parties.

3. Many States allow you to register to vote when you renew or register for a driver's license. You can find out more information here from the DMV.

4. You must be a US citizen to vote in any election. It is illegal and prosecutable by law if you are caught voting as a non-citizen.

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6. If you are stationed overseas, please click on the "Service Voting Web Sites" on the left hand side. Your commands should have someone on staff to help with any voting issues that may arise. If not, please visit your "home of record" (your home address when you entered the military) to find the information.

7. Postage is important. As soon as you receive your ballot, please vote and then mail it back as soon as possible. Don't wait too long or your ballot may not count. Every vote matters.

8. If you are a dependant, you can help alleviate any registration problems by calling, emailing, or mailing the service member's home of record. Most of the time they will mail out the voting registration information and you will have to send it back to them as quickly as possible.

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To: MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; Fawnn; Bethbg79; bentfeather; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
We will be running a "GET OUT THE MILITARY VOTE"
thread once a month until September


Click on the pic and I'll guide you
to the start of today's thread




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.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREAD.





2 posted on 04/28/2004 8:06:51 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (The Military Vote WILL be counted!)
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To: XtreMarine; gorio; The Sailor; thumperusn; darkwing104; Long Cut; OneLoyalAmerican; Defender2; ...

3 posted on 04/28/2004 8:09:52 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All

4 posted on 04/28/2004 8:10:14 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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To: MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; Kathy in Alaska; All
Operation FR Canteen

An Opportunity to Help Our Wounded Servicemen and Women

Freepers, We have been sent an email from someone stationed in Iraq regarding an urgent need by our wounded servicemen/women. For security reasons, the whole email can NOT be posted here. Read on, please.


Today I went to visit the military hospital here in the Green Zone. Yesterday my boss (a Marine) had gone to visit some of the Marines brought here from the Fallujah fighting. When he asked one of the wounded Marines if there was anything he could get for him, the Marine requested a razor so he could shave and be within standards again before he was discharged from the hospital. My boss also found that the hospital basically was lacking phones for the patients to be able to call home and talk with their loved ones. I think they only had one that the chaplain carried with him and let the patients use when visiting them. We were able to scrounge up a few razors and got a couple of our cell phones signed over to the ward. I took the items back today along with some candy folks gave me and spent some time talking with the patients.

Afterwards, I talked with the ward personnel and they gave me a list of items they can always use. Our hospital is the largest surgical hospital here in Iraq so most of the patients are evac'd here for their initial care until they can be stabilized and evac'd to Germany or returned to duty (although it is not a big hospital-more like a clinic sized unit).

Of course most of the wounded come in with only what they were wearing in most cases. As such, they don't have things like toothbrushes, etc. A lot of you are always asking if there is anything you can send me. There really isn't anything I need, but these folks could use some things for the wounded. It really is humbling when you think about these young men and women who have been wounded, some of them terribly, and they are really excited about getting a razor or some chocolate candy. So, following is the list of things the ward personnel said they could really use for their patients.

On the hygiene items (toothpaste, shampoo, etc.), they are interested in the travel size products because the wounded are normally only here for a short period of time before they are transferred out to bigger hospitals that have better supplies of these items, or back to their units where they have access to their stuff. If you would like to donate any of these things (or start a drive for these things) just mail them to me. My office will sort the items and make sure they get to the hospital. If you would like to send food items, we'll need individually wrapped or single serving items. And, chocolate is okay if it's mailed soon before it gets too hot (but to tell the truth, we've been known to lick it off the wrapper when we want it bad enough!).

Razors
Shaving Cream
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Dental Floss
Mouthwash
Soap
Shampoo
Feminine Hygiene Products
Underclothes (male and female)-okay this may sound like a strange item, but remember they normally only come in with the stuff they are wearing and normally those are ruined
Slippers/FlipFlop type of things (in large sizes-apparently the things on the local economy are pretty small)
Hospital PJs
Candy
Crackers
Snack Items
Anything else you can think of


Additionally, we like to go out and give our young Marines pulling post duty candy/cookies, so we can always use that type of stuff. We had a great time delivering our Easter candy stash Sunday and we left a lot of Marines grinning from ear to ear.

* * * * * * *

MoJo20001's husband's division is going to be collecting the items and sending them via transport to the hospital in Iraq. IF you feel so inclined, and the need IS urgent...please let one of us know.

We also are coming across names...MANY MANY names of servicemen who need care packages, a letter, sometimes depending upon the branch of service, an email. If you can commit to being faithful with the correspondence, PLEASE let us know about that, too.


MoJo2001............................. Kathy in Alaska........................... Brad's Gramma

5 posted on 04/28/2004 8:13:01 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Support Our Troops!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross; All
May 1st Homecoming cyber-parade
to welcome home our troops and Vets

6 posted on 04/28/2004 8:14:33 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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To: All
To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.


To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The FR Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.

The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.


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.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREAD.


Click on a service emblem to send an online
Thank You to a service man or woman in any branch.


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7 posted on 04/28/2004 8:16:39 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; LindaSOG; LaDivaLoca; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
From the men in the Military and the Canteen


8 posted on 04/28/2004 8:18:23 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Good Morning Ladies!)
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To: All
Whoa NY Times reporting in Thursday runs that the US Marines found notes from Falijah Iraq that had Saddam in works if he overthrow have miltant start some crap with our US troops after the war in Fallijah Iraq

9 posted on 04/28/2004 8:34:02 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska
BTTT Beautifully done!
10 posted on 04/28/2004 8:35:57 PM PDT by Libertina (The circus is coming to town!)
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To: Ms.Poohbear
Ms. Poohbear,
Are you here, girl?
Ms.B
11 posted on 04/28/2004 8:36:56 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Re-elect G.W.Bush)
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Poor MoJo, she waits so patiently for her Piper fix, then I wait until she calls it a night to post...

Hey, Grammy, Piper wants to know what you think of her swing!

Auntie Fawnn, please tell your daughter "hello" from me when she calls this morning, ok?


12 posted on 04/28/2004 8:46:07 PM PDT by HiJinx (Go with Courage, go with Honor, go in God's good Grace. Come home when you're done. We'll be here.)
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To: HiJinx
That is ONE NEAT SWING! Far better than the ones our kids had. I remember how scared they got because they'd "flop" around...I LOVE the design.

Now....as to the BEAUTIFUL GIRL in the swing....WOW! That sweetie pie is getting cuter and cuter and CUTER!

Got the shotguns ready, Gramps????
13 posted on 04/28/2004 8:51:56 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Take THAT Kerry and Hitlery! FREEPERS ROCK!!!!)
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To: HiJinx
Thanks for the Piper fix Brother!
14 posted on 04/28/2004 8:52:35 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
Ms B
Yes i am
Ms.Poobear
15 posted on 04/28/2004 8:54:13 PM PDT by Ms.Poohbear
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To: Brad's Gramma
Got the shotguns ready, Gramps????

Do I ever!

Mix Italian, Mexican, and English-Mutt, and you get a real looker!!

16 posted on 04/28/2004 8:54:34 PM PDT by HiJinx (Go with Courage, go with Honor, go in God's good Grace. Come home when you're done. We'll be here.)
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To: Libertina; MoJo2001
Actually MoJo2001 deserves the credit!
17 posted on 04/28/2004 8:54:51 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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To: HiJinx
Well you better stay in practice cuz that cutie's gonna have the boys knocking on her door alright!
18 posted on 04/28/2004 8:56:18 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Take THAT Kerry and Hitlery! FREEPERS ROCK!!!!)
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To: Ms.Poohbear

For you....

19 posted on 04/28/2004 8:58:13 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Re-elect G.W.Bush)
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To: HiJinx; MoJo2001; All

The Swing
by Robert Lewis Stevenson
1850-1894

HOW do you like to go up in a swing,  
  Up in the air so blue?  
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing  
  Ever a child can do!  
  
Up in the air and over the wall,
            Till I can see so wide,  
Rivers and trees and cattle and all  
  Over the countryside—  
   Till I look down on the garden green,  
  Down on the roof so brown—   
Up in the air I go flying again,  
  Up in the air and down!  

20 posted on 04/28/2004 8:59:32 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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