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FReeper Canteen~Thank You Troops~Sept.08.05~
Sept. .07.05 | bentfeather/Canteen Crew

Posted on 09/07/2005 7:03:58 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.

Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom?
Support The United States Armed Forces today!!

Thank You TROOPS!
Dedicated to our TROOPS, and their rescue efforts in the face of disaster.


A Navy sailor takes down information from a woman evacuee brought aboard the USS Tortuga (LSD 46) moored in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 5, 2005. The evacuees will be given hot meals, showers, and beds to sleep in aboard the dock landing ship. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael B. Watkins, U.S. Navy. (Released)



Navy Search and Rescue Swimmer Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Chun hangs on to an evacuee pulled from a rooftop in New Orleans, La., as his SH-60B Seahawk helicopter heads for the landing zone on Sept. 5, 2005. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jay C. Pugh, U.S. Navy. (Released)



Forklift operators move pallets of bottled water and Meals, Ready-To-Eat onto an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Sept. 6, 2005. The relief supplies will be moved to helicopters on the flight deck for airlift to those in need in the areas along the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson, U.S. Navy. (Released)



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Let's give our Troops a huge Thank You for serving our nation both at home and on foreign soil.
If you have favorite pictures of our Troops in action, please feel free to post them.
Favorite links are welcome, too.
Don't forget about having some fun along the way, music is great, post it if you wish.


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Click here...

bentfeather



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To: MS.BEHAVIN

You sure do. A massage is a massage is a massage. Some day I am going to break down and get one.


861 posted on 09/08/2005 8:27:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Oh, you should!
There's nothing like it, Ma!
Ms.B


862 posted on 09/08/2005 8:33:54 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Yep. Just now getting back on after Scout duties. Have a good amount to post too.


863 posted on 09/08/2005 9:33:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Kid meetings? Adults?

Good evening, btw.


864 posted on 09/08/2005 9:35:36 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: txradioguy
The whole Lurker thing is because that 95% of the time...the "guests" are DUmp folks trying to find out info on things that got flushed at DU.:

Yup, that's what makes it so funny!

865 posted on 09/08/2005 10:35:38 PM PDT by JLO
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To: All

Good evening everyone!


866 posted on 09/08/2005 11:21:11 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)
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To: LUV W
Darkwing, have you found another house yet?

Presently I am south of Chicago building overhead cranes for the next few weeks. Hoping I can get a break between projects so I can meet up with Tomkow.


867 posted on 09/09/2005 1:36:37 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104

Woo Hoo darkwing!! I was missing you. Glad to see you have checked in. *GRINS*


868 posted on 09/09/2005 3:57:28 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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