FReeper Canteen ~ FReeper Canteen Kids Wednesday ~ Proud To Be A Military Brat! ~ 15FEB06

Hi! I'm The Sailor and MoJo's youngest son. My nickname at home is *Tibby*. You've probably seen my older brother, hotstreak, before. I'm 6 years old and currently in First Grade.

See the big guy pictured above? Do you know him who he is? If you like the NBA, you'll know it's Shaquille O'Neal.

He, hotstreak, and myself are part of a special community. We're proudly known as *military brats*. His father was in the Army while our Dad is in the Navy.

Military brat is an informal term for a child who has one or more parents who serves or served full-time in the military. It implies that such an upbringing is different in important ways from that experienced by those in the community at large, and can be an insult or a compliment, depending on the context. Although brat is usually taken to mean a spoiled child, military brats are usually considered more disciplined than their stateside peers.

Click here for a neat story about him and one of our heroes.

Other famous *Military Brats*

Johnny Damon
Kathy Lee Gifford
Mia Hamm
Crystal Kay
Kris Kristofferson
Martin Lawrence
Shawn Michaels
Jim Morrison
Nelly
Priscilla Presley
Jeri Ryan
Blair Underwood
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Lionel Richie
Victoria Principal
Mary-Louise Parker
Mitch Pleggi
Hunter "Patch" Adams
Christina Aguilara
Jessica Alba
Leslie M. Alexander
Michael J. Alexander
Ray Allen
America
Michael Anderson
Rick Atkinson B Barbara Babcock
Alonzo Babers
Kendall Baker
Bob Barr
Sarah Bird
John Blaha
Susan Blakely
Neal Boortz
Deborah Bryant
LeVar Burton C Julia Campbell
James Carroll
John Casper
Eddie Cheever
James Clapper
Glenn Close
Henri Cole
Pat Conroy
Donald G. Cook
Deedee Corrandini
Vivian Crea
Robert Davenport
Diane Mott Davidson
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
John Denver
Faye Dunaway
Ann Dunwoody
Robert Duval
Michael J. Fox
*Some of these folks were schooled overseas with military brats or themselves military brats.

*More info here.

Are you a military brat?
Where have you lived?
Did you go to school overseas?
Do you still keep in touch with those friends?

Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and family members.
Thank you to our fellow military brats! We're everywhere!!

How are You?

I was just wondering!

101 posted on 02/14/2006 7:21:31 PM PST by Radix (I really love the liberals, they put the FUN in funerals.)

BratStar......

BratStar!

102 posted on 02/14/2006 7:22:00 PM PST by Radix (I really love the liberals, they put the FUN in funerals.)

Ahh.. well... 2.5 years of collecting data. What kind of INT would that be??

103 posted on 02/14/2006 7:22:06 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Lots of fun words. Thanks, t.

104 posted on 02/14/2006 7:22:08 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: Tennessee_Bob

LOL -- nope! I'm in WIldwood (outside St. Louis) but Scott is a hop, skip and a jump away!

105 posted on 02/14/2006 7:23:08 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

It's my pleasure. I hope they are enjoyed.

106 posted on 02/14/2006 7:23:46 PM PST by trussell (Work for God...the retirement benefits are great!)

a used snowblower that won't fire up during a snowstorm

Oh no!!! Say it ain't so!!

107 posted on 02/14/2006 7:23:51 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Did you not start it, etc, before said storm? Did it just get too cold? Did it have new/good gas?

108 posted on 02/14/2006 7:23:55 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Whoops!! Sorry about that, chief!!

109 posted on 02/14/2006 7:24:29 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Good evening, Sand. Thanks for raising your military brats to be good citizens.

110 posted on 02/14/2006 7:25:29 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

I'm sorry Es!! It's been fun just seeing you here though!! *HUGS!*

111 posted on 02/14/2006 7:25:47 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: Knitting A Conundrum

Good evening, Knit....thanks to hubby's Dad for his service to our country.

112 posted on 02/14/2006 7:27:04 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: Kathy in Alaska

I kept that thing clean as a whistle.

Two mos. ago, I cleaned off my area, and that of my neighbor while he was away on holiday.

Sunday, I couldn't fire my snow blower puppy up, and so I surrendered myself to the shovel again.

Later my neighbor, nice kid, really, plowed me out with his own brand new snow blower.

"Thats what neighbors are for" he said.

Saved me hours of back breaking work he did.

113 posted on 02/14/2006 7:30:07 PM PST by Radix (I really love the liberals, they put the FUN in funerals.)

Thanks, Nate, for your service to our country.
And thanks to you too, sneakers, Proud Navy Mom.

114 posted on 02/14/2006 7:31:20 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Thanks, Bilbo, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

115 posted on 02/14/2006 7:33:22 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Thank you, Kevin, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety as you prepare for your mission.

116 posted on 02/14/2006 7:34:23 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

117 posted on 02/14/2006 7:44:21 PM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)

To: Tennessee_Bob

Good evening, TN Bob. Thanks for your service to our country.

118 posted on 02/14/2006 7:49:28 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Hmmmmm.....thank goodness for nice neighbors.One good turn deserves another. Do unto others....... Gotta find out why it wouldn't start before the next storm.

119 posted on 02/14/2006 7:52:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Thank you, David, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

120 posted on 02/14/2006 7:53:40 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

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