HONORED GUESTS JOIN WALTER REED FREEP, Week 83, 11/17/06 (Join us tonight, 11/24!)

DC Chapter | November 24, 2006 | Albion Wilde

[Just Lori]

Thank you Thank you Thank you! You guys are wonderful! Did y'all know that troop supporters are the greatest lovers? =)

[W04Man]

It makes me feel selfish that I am not there enough.

But I will return some day, but how can I urge others to go, when I'm not going enough.

[CAluvdubya]

Thank you and Bless you all! Hmmmm, looks like you all have really stiffled the un-Americans on the other side of the street! Way to go!!

[DollyCali]

You would love to be with this group. Most of vets are your age..

FReep mail (on another "matter")

[DollyCali]

why don't you plan to come the weekend of Dec 9.. the DC chapter party & 2 FReeps.. can't beat that for a great trip!

[tgslTakoma]

Mr. Koster and Mr. Mayer both made a point to tell us this more than once - What we are doing every Friday night DOES MATTER. The troops inside know we are there, and they love seeing us when they ride through the gates.

It may not seem like much, but these two men drove over into our parking lot/staging area to tell us "Thank you" and to keep it up.

Suddenly it didn't seem so cold outside last Friday night.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the great report, AW and for what all you Freepers do every week.

God Bless our troops.

[hsalaw]

Many thanks, as always, for the ping - great report, wonderful pictures. And for the additional Gold Star Family links - am bookmarking those for later read. God bless all of you for all you do for our wounded heros. You make us all proud to be Americans by your faithful support of those who defend and protect us. We pray for our troops and for the success of their mission.

[Albion Wilde]

Great for you that you will have high-speed Internet! And many thanks for joining in prayer for our wounded and recovering soldiers. The caring of FReepers across the country never fails to amaze and humble.

[Albion Wilde]

Taking another opportunity to praise the fabulous photography skillz of [Mrs] Trooprally and Plea Deal.

It's almost like being there, folks --

but not quite!

Come on out and have some fun with us tonight!

[concretebob]

Could you please add Hal's foundation to the link list?

The Aleethia Foundation pays for the weekly dinners.

[Albion Wilde]

God bless you guys. Best wishes to all. (except the dirty, rotten Code Pinkos, of course)

Hey, Dinah! We miss you and look forward to the day you can be with us again!

Thanks for your blessings for our cold fingers and toes tonight, although the temperature has taken a turn upward today, and we usually have those toasty cups of hot beverage, many thanks to tgslTakoma.

As for the Pinkos, they are pitiful creatures and definitely need our prayers. I hope God blesses each one of them with an illumined heart and a clean spirit.

[concretebob]

I'd say that bear got a BufordP booty call.

[Albion Wilde]

God Bless all of you... I need to move there.

Funny, I often say that about New York!

DC is one of the greatest cities to visit, unique in all the world for its Athens-like majestic buildings and free entrance to dozens of national museums. You may be interested to see the Basilica, which is the second largest in the world, even larger than St. Peter's in Rome, as well as the National Cathedral that is often televised for state events. We have a lovely zoo, a walkable downtown, and the lovely, wooded Rock Creek that runs all the way through the city, from the Potomac into Maryland, with hiking and bike trails, horseback riding and nature preserves). Just across the Potomac from Georgetown is Arlington Cemetery, and downriver 14 miles is the newly restored Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, which has a fabulous new display museum and incredible, life-size figures of Washington at ages 19 and 45 that were done by computer age reduction. Lots to do here! Come and visit!

[Albion Wilde]

Taxman Bravo Zulu!

We miss you and Mrs. Taxman! Stay warm and keep well, Taxman!

[Albion Wilde]

P.S. Buford and the bear made me scream! Too funny.

You thought it was funny seeing a grown man mauled by a li'l old bear, huh? LOL!

[Albion Wilde]

Thank you for your kind words, DollyCali, one of our faithful out-of-state WR FReep alumnae, along with your two doggies! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We're looking forward to meeting your friend!

[Albion Wilde]

I talked to a soldier after the Ft. Huachuca FReep who came to thank us for defending the honor of the troops. He has been to Walter Reed too and has seen you all on the corner. He wanted to thank everyone for coming out and supporting the troops and tell you how much it meant to the soldiers there and elsewhere.

Another out-of-state WR FReeper weighs in! Spiff, magnificent FReeper wherever you go, thank you so much for letting us know about that soldier! And we're glad you've been giving the moonbats hell out there at Ft. Huachuca! Keep up the great work!

[Albion Wilde]

One thing that Hal Koster also said was that one night several weeks ago, a soldier from the dinner bus was not feeling well. He used his personal vehicle to take the soldier back early to Walter Reed. As they drove threw the gates, the soldier saw us and perked up, no longer feel bad.

[Mr] Trooprally, that is a wonderful story! Thanks for letting us know!

Hal Koster hero bump!

[Albion Wilde]

We'd be glad to have you come stand with us, Chewie84! We'll probably be here for some time, since the blatantly political Democrap view of the war is going to look different to them now that the shoe of judgment is on the other foot.