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FReeper Canteen ~ FReeper Canteen Kids Wednesday ~ Proud To Be A Military Brat! ~ 15FEB06
Serving The Best Troops In The World | The Canteen Kids

Posted on 02/14/2006 5:31:20 PM PST by MoJo2001


 

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!!
 




 


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteenkids; military; patriotic; troopssupport; troopsupport
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To: MEG33; SevenofNine

It vaguely resembles beer...

561 posted on 02/15/2006 7:38:56 PM PST by Lady Jag ( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and world domination)
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To: trussell

BTTT


562 posted on 02/16/2006 3:04:37 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: MoJo2001

BTT


563 posted on 02/16/2006 3:07:19 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Which of those redneck cookers would make for the best meal IYO? /snicker


564 posted on 02/16/2006 7:11:13 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: Fawnn
Still catching up.....

These charms are really cute.


565 posted on 02/22/2006 1:56:52 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: beachn4fun; tomkow6; bentfeather; StarCMC
Caught up.............

wh!!

beachy.....#400!!
tom.....#450!!
ms feather.....#500!!
Star.....#550!!


566 posted on 02/22/2006 2:08:15 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Ma, I'm beginning to worry about you. What on earth are you still doing on this old thread? Do you need assistance finding your way to the new Wednesday thread?


567 posted on 02/22/2006 5:08:19 AM PST by beachn4fun (“I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.” ~ Daniel Webster)
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To: beachn4fun

I'm still trying to catch up on my reading. I'm only a full week behind, but......eventually I will make it. Thanks for the guide. LOLOL!!


568 posted on 02/22/2006 8:26:14 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: beachn4fun
Exercise for Canteeners: Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day, you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks. Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.

569 posted on 08/15/2007 8:34:46 AM PDT by Sonora
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