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!!

To: Army Air Corps

Good evening, AAC. How's school?

61 posted on 02/14/2006 6:54:41 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

I saw that, it was great music hon. ;)

62 posted on 02/14/2006 6:54:57 PM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: HopeandGlory

Thanks, Hope, for today's Pledge. Welcome home, AfghanMan. Thanks to you and Penguin Girl for helping keep all of us free and safe.

63 posted on 02/14/2006 6:55:31 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: AZamericonnie

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue.

64 posted on 02/14/2006 6:57:16 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

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

65 posted on 02/14/2006 6:58:20 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Thank you, AbnSarge, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

66 posted on 02/14/2006 6:59:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Thank you, SSG Chris, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

67 posted on 02/14/2006 7:00:24 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

Diamonds...umm...what diamonds? There's diamonds in that picture??

68 posted on 02/14/2006 7:00:46 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")

Thanks, Ev, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of missions.

69 posted on 02/14/2006 7:01:02 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: laurenmarlowe

Thanks, lauren, for America the Beautiful.

70 posted on 02/14/2006 7:02:46 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

To: Kathy in Alaska; EsmeraldaA; LUV W

NCIS delayed broadcast, rerun, 9 central.....about the "newlyweds" in the hotel.

71 posted on 02/14/2006 7:02:54 PM PST by El Gran Salseron (The FR Canteen's Resident Equal Opportunity Male Chauvinist Pig)

To: Darksheare; MoJo2001; AZamericonnie; laurenmarlowe; StarCMC; LUV W; All

If you would like to be added/removed from the Canteen Ping list,
please FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska.

JEM ~~ 24

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Please ping laurenmarlowe to any requests that you may have. Thank you!
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72 posted on 02/14/2006 7:03:39 PM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: Kathy in Alaska

"Good evening, AAC. How's school?"

It is going well. I have been grading exams; some of the essay responses have been "interesting".

73 posted on 02/14/2006 7:04:52 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)

To: StarCMC; HiJinx; Radix

I'm still trying to figure this out.

Is Molly Sims a military brat? Did her father serve at Ft Clinton?

74 posted on 02/14/2006 7:05:46 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Order of Battle: Sink or capture as Prize, MS Media)

To: El Gran Salseron

Yep, great episode actually.

75 posted on 02/14/2006 7:06:50 PM PST by EsmeraldaA

To: El Gran Salseron

Thanks. I hope the tivo thingy will pick it up when it actually starts. It doesn't come on here for 55 minutes, 7pm Alaska time, so maybe it won't be an issue.

76 posted on 02/14/2006 7:06:56 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)

After that statement, I will allow you to humble yourself & kiss the hem of my burka....

77 posted on 02/14/2006 7:08:08 PM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: StarCMC; Tennessee_Bob; Old Sarge; HiJinx; All

"Do these diamonds make my butt look big??"

Why didn't I think of that?

Where is Old Sarge when you need him?

78 posted on 02/14/2006 7:09:08 PM PST by Radix (I really love the liberals, they put the FUN in funerals.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Time to cuddle up. Night John boy!

79 posted on 02/14/2006 7:10:03 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~www.proudpatriots.org~Supporting Our TROOPS~)

LOL!

Sure....

Is your chair comfortable?

80 posted on 02/14/2006 7:10:37 PM PST by EsmeraldaA

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