[MoJo2001]

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Calling All Military Brats!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060131-10.html

White House | January 31, 2006 | President George Bush

"Our nation is grateful to the fallen,
who live in the memory of our country.
We're grateful to all
who volunteer to wear our nation's uniform
-- and as we honor our brave troops,
let us never forget the sacrifices
of America's military families."




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Thanks Tibby!

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[StarCMC]

Hey there military brat!! You ROCK!! GREAT thread!! Now go steal your mom's chocolate!!!

[indcons]

Greetings to my FRiends in the FReeper Canteen.....Happy Valentine's Day, everybody!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.

To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The FR Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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[Army Air Corps]

I grew-up, for the most part, in San Antonio and most of my friends were military brats. Among my friends were two identical twins whose father was a USAF Master Sergeant; their bedroom was always in Bristol fashion - hospital corners on the beds, etc.

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, they're fighting for our Freedom.

Prayers going up.

[SandRat]

Raised three Military Brass Hat Brats of my own.

[laurenmarlowe]

Ray Charles~America The Beautiful

[laurenmarlowe]

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Stephanie Pitassi conducts quality control during a training mission at a distributed ground stations for the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Unmanned aerial vehicles represent a new way of using technology to remotely affect the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

2/13/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland keeps fuel flowing into a B-52 Stratofortress over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel at about 16 gallons per second. The bomber is from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Airmen 1st Class Ali Saffarini and Jeremiah Gordiano (standing) work together to input an event during a recent night-shift turnover. They are 380th Air Expeditionary Wing command post controllers, and are a vital link in the flow of information to the wing commander from base agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)

[trussell]

 

 

 

 

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.

Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.

Always read stuff that will make you look
good if you die in the middle of it.

Drive carefully. It's not only cars that
can be recalled by their maker.

Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing
worse will happen to you for the rest of the day.

If you can't be kind, at least have the
decency to be vague.

If you lend someone $20, and never see
that person again, it was probably worth it.

It may be that your sole purpose in life
is simply to serve as a warning  to others.  

Never buy a car you can't push.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the
same time, because then you don't
have a leg to stand on.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.

The early worm gets eaten by the bird,
so sleep late.

When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you; the more
you have, the longer you live.

You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person. 

Some mistakes are too much fun
to only make once.

Don't cry because it's over;
smile because it happened.

We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty, some
are dull, some have weird names, and
all are different colors but they all
have to learn to live in the same box.

A truly happy person is one who can
enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Happiness comes through doors you
didn't even know you left open.

Have an awesome day, and know that
someone has thought about you today....

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HiJinx]

To: Tibby
From: Another Military Brat!

Are you a military brat?
Yes, and I'm proud of that. My experiences growing up shaped me and (IMHO) made me a better person.

Where have you lived?
Hmmm....as a Military Brat? England, Italy, and North Africa. California, Mississippi, and Ohio.

Did you go to school overseas?
Yes, I did! I went to the second and third grades in Libya at Wheelus AFB. I learned to speak a little bit of Russian and Arabic in my third grade class, I learned to drink goat's milk, and I saw how women were treated as second-class people when we visited a Libyan family for dinner. I also captured the biggest black scorpion I have ever seen, even to this day, and took it in for show and tell!

Do you still keep in touch with those friends?
Unfortunately, no. We moved away from Air Force bases, and we lost contact with any of the families that we knew. Part of that was due to the fact that I had attended 12 different schools by the time I graduated from High School!

[Radix]

 

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Keith Brookings (center) and Carolina Panthers head coach Jon Fox (left) sign autographs for sailors aboard guided-missile cruiser Port Royal (CG 73) during a visit to the ship at Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, Hawaii, on Thursday. Brookings and Fox were in Hawaii for the NFL’s Pro Bowl, played Sunday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The NFC’s team of all stars prevailed over the AFC, 23-17.

 

 

 

Marine Staff Sgt. Dewey Scott is greeted by his wife upon his return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sunday, with fellow members of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, also known as the “Warlords.”

 

 

Marine 1st Lt. Joe Seykora holds his newborn son, Ty, upon his return to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sunday, after an Iraq deployment.

 

 

 

Actress Molly Sims is shown wearing a $30 million diamond bikini in this publicity photograph released February 14, 2006. The bikini, designed by Susan Rosen is made up of over 150 carats of D flawless diamonds. The bikini is featured in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue which is being released February 14.

 

The trial of Sadaam Hussein continues, but who cares?

 

 

Pakistani people ride past burning shops set on fire by angry mobs during a demonstration in Lahore. Two demonstrators were shot dead as angry mobs attacked Western fast food outlets as Pakistan suffered its most violent protests yet against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

 

Meanwhile, back on the Ayatollah ranches....political profit is gained as seen from the eyes of Neandertal throwbacks calling themselves Imams, in Pakistan, Iran, and Syria.

 

 

 

Former Irqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail.

 

Saddam  initiated  his own filibuster today in his Baghdad trial, but the Judges were easily able to invoke the Iraqi version of the "nuclear option" and the former president learned how to spell the word "slammed."

 

 

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein holds a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he sits in his chair during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail.

 

The last refuge of a scoundrel is......The Ku Ran?

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Tibby: You and your brother are *cool* military brats! I love Military brats! I have a handful of them in my family too. Great thread! I know the troops and veterans will really love what you and your Mom have done here.

You done good kiddo! :]

Go Tibby, GO Tibby, Go Tibby ~GO!

[GoldStarBrother]

Hello Tibby

Thanks for the COOL thread.. And Thanks for Sharing Your GREAT, OLD people(Mom & DAD).. I know it can't be easy sharing your dad with the rest of the world but I am so glad that you will do it So that he can Help keep us Safe..Not to Mention your Mom and All she does for the Troops.. Either Way Your Family ROCKS!!! Keep Up the good work!!!

[SAMS]

You all might enjoy this poem that we have framed in our house.......


"Every Brat has a Story"


I am a Military Brat
My hometown is nowhere, my friends are everywhere.
I grew up with the knowledge that home is where the heart is
and the family....

Mobility is my way of life.
Some would wonder about roots, yet they are as deep and strong
as the mighty oak. I sink them quickly, absorbing all an area offers
and hopefully, giving enrichment in return.

Travel has taught me to be open.
Shaking hands with the universe, I find brotherhood in all men.
Farewells are never easy.
Yet, even in sorrow comes strength and ability to face tomorrow
with anticipation....if when we leave one place,
I feel that half my world is left behind. I also know that
the other half is waiting to be met.

Friendships are formed in hours and kept for decades.
I will never grow up with someone, but I will mature with many.
Be it inevitable that paths part, there is constant hope
that they will meet again.

Love of country, respect and pride
fill my being when Old Glory passes in review.
When I stand to honor that flag, so also do I stand in honor of all
soldiers, and most especially, to the parents whose life created mine
Because of this, I have shared in the rich heritage of Military life.

Anonymous

[Tennessee_Bob]

I was a brat.

Born in 1963 in Sherman, Texas, and adopted by my parent's, an Air Force Captain and his wife at Perrin AFB. When I was about 2.5, dad got sent to Vietnam, his second combat tour (the first was in the Marines in Korea, but that's another story). We moved to Memphis, Tennessee while he was gone.

On his return, he was sent to the Pentagon, and we lived in Oxon Hill and Georgetown, Maryland.

From there, the AF sent him to Texas A&M for his Masters in Computer Science.

Then on to Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain.

Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA was next. That was our shortest tour - six months.

Then to Gunter AFS in lovely Montgomery, AL. That was where dad helped design and implement ARPANet - now known as the Internet - and he swears he never saw Al Gore anywhere on the design team.

After that, we went to Scott AFB, in Illinois. That was a one year assignment. Dad retired - he had a line for full Colonel, but it meant going back to DC, although his boss swore it would be a short term assignment, and his ticket to his first star. He got out so my brother and I could finish school in one place, and retired to Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

I enlisted five years after he got out, and he swore me on to active duty, which was pretty cool.