FReeper Canteen ~ Get Out The Military Vote! July Thread! ~ July 15 2004

MoJo2001 and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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STATE LINKS Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa Puerto Rico Guam   SERVICE VOTING WEB SITES U.S. Army U.S. Navy U. S. Air Force U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Coast Guard What County Do You Live In? County Laws and Guidelines Click here! Info obtained from fvap.gov	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. 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. 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!     What if I am in the military? Military personnel may apply for voter registration and/or request absentee ballots with a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) which may be obtained from the Unit Voting Officer. If the FPCA is not available, phone, send a written request to the Supervisor of Elections Office, or use the on-line request form. Spouses and dependents are considered to be of the same category of absentee voter as military members and generally should follow the same rules. Click on the logo for more information!   Do you know who represents you in Congress? If you don't have any idea who represents you, please click below. U.S. Senate U.S. Congress Things To Remember: 1. Most officials on the state elections boards are very helpful and will not hesitate to provide as much information as they can. 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. 5. Many states require that you have a picture identification when you vote. So? Keep that in mind when you go to the polls to vote. 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. 9. There are deadlines for having absentee ballot registrations filed or returned. Check to make sure that you have plenty of time to file and return your ballot. 10. Your voice. Your vote. Stand Up and Be Counted!
2004 CAMPAIGN

**** IMPORTANT VOTER INFORMATION ****   Click on the sample Postcard registration for our military servicemembers. You will need to open up the ballot with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't know how to open up .pdf files, don't worry. You can easily visit their site to get a free installation of Adobe's Acrobat reader. Click the above link to get Adobe Reader Help us ensure that all of our Troops have their voices heard. It is imperative that we sign up as many of our brave heroes as possible. ***END*** Oh! One More Thing: CLick to visit Burkaman.com

[SouthernHawk]

YUP!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

Well, I'm sitting here in the house trying to keep cool. It's hot and humid out there. There may be some relief in the form of rain ths weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed.

[blackie]

Thanks HiJinx ~ there is Power in Prayer!

[blackie]

Thanks bentfeather ~ there is Power in Prayer!

[Old Sarge]

Greetings, Canteeners, Troops,
and All the Ships at Sea!

Sarge has just heard the word, and the word is: ENDEX! So, the course is effectively over, we're just cleaning out the classrooms, the equipment, and the barracks, and our final end-of-course shindig, sponsored by the cadre, will commence this evening.

Tomorrow, it's Graduation, then the 8-hour drive to the house, for a waiting pizza party with the Home Detachment.

Until Sunday, when Sarge moves out again for AT with the kids from Kentucky, for two weeks in the field. They already want to know all about what Sarge picked up in the course, so it's more classes for a few days.

So, if y'all don't see Old Sarge on the thread for the next few days, I think you understand what happened.

With that said, on to this one big Personal:

TO ALL MY CANTEEN FRIENDS, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE:

I have had a far easier time, going through some of the most intense training I have had in recent memory, than I might have had without the support, the humor, and the good times provided by the FReeper Canteen. All of the madcap and silly adventures, the mailings of cards and goodies and Care packages, and the steady shoulders of support when things got rough, have made this particular side trip a most memorable one. The Canteen is now a permanent part of my deployment packet, and I shall carry you all with me to my next destination, wherever that might be.

So, in keeping with the Canteen's Mission Statement, I'd call it "Mission Accomplished!"

Sarge will be in the area for a few hours, so Let's Have Fun!

SARGE

[darkwing104]

Mine

[darkwing104]

Mine

[darkwing104]

Mine

[darkwing104]

Mine

[darkwing104]

[Lady Jag]

I hadn't run into DBR for a while and a search makes it look like she just took off. What's up with that? She went fishing without a computer for two months? How could she just blithely walk away from her computer like that?!

[Fawnn]

Godspeed!

[darkwing104]

Sarge has just heard the word, and the word is: ENDEX

You survived. I get to start mine in Vegas. I found out that I will have an INTERNET hook-up so I can stay in touch. The best part is leaving to come back home.

[Old Sarge]

Woo-HooBRATTDarkwing PPHHHBBBLLTTT!!!

[Soaring Feather]

WOOHOO!!

[darkwing104]

Just refreshing my SAW training.

[kjfine]

Nice going, Sarge!!!

[Old Sarge]

Oh, boy, VEGAS! A REAL hardship tour, right? :P

We flew out last year, from KY to NTC-Irwin on a C-23 Sherpa. Six hops to get us to Vegas, then a 3-hr bus into the post. What a nightmare; almost had a mutiny on the tarmac...

[Soaring Feather]

Gonna have to do something about you, your're getting "Too, dangerous"!!LOL

[darkwing104]

We flew out last year, from KY to NTC-Irwin on a C-23 Sherpa. Six hops to get us to Vegas, then a 3-hr bus into the post. What a nightmare; almost had a mutiny on the tarmac...

Talk about getting there the hard way