FReeper Canteen~232 Army Birthday & Flag Day~14 June, 2007

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[AZamericonnie]

The Canteen mourns the loss of our dear friend Mr Tonkin.
Even more we celebrate his life.

We carry on, in his honor & as surely he would have wanted with our mission.

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[AZamericonnie]

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[acad1228]

3?

[Jet Jaguar]

Happy Birthday Army!

[AZamericonnie]

1! Check you out!:)

Good evening Acad....good to see you!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Hiya!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[AZamericonnie]

Indeed JJ. Hope you & yours are well! *Hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

{{{Grammie}}}

Hiya yer good self!

Hope all is well your way.

[Brad’s Gramma]

All is well! I had my NAP!!!! YEA!

And you?

[Army Air Corps]

KCBD News Channel 11 (Lubbock, Texas), 13 June 2007

A Lubbock soldier is now a purple heart recipient. NewsChannel 11 first told you about Jason Bates last month.

The Monterey High School graduate was injured in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated and destroyed the humvee he was in. He's recovering at a hospital in San Antonio right now.

Newschannel 11's Nicole Pesecky sat down with Jason's uncle and brings us Jason's story of bravery and courage.

Video here.

[AZamericonnie]

Photo by U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. O'Connell June 12, 2007 Left to right: Senator Daniel Akaka, Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey and Senator James Inhofe cut the birthday cake during the U.S. Senate Army 232nd Birthday Ceremony in Washington, D.C., June 12.

[AZamericonnie]

Nap? Nap? I didn’t get no NAP! *sniff* :)

All is well here...cept’ I didn’t get no NAP!

[SandRat]

The success of the C Canyon reclamation project can be seen in the wildlife that now abounds there. The wild flowers are a mix that was created solely for the Bisbee climate. The Indian Blanket flowers in the foreground lie in stark contrast with the unclaimed areas in the background.(Shar Porier•Herald/Review)

[Jet Jaguar]

Good here!

About ready to crash.

HUGZ!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

If it helps any......I will NOT get one tomorrow...

[SandRat]

And in Arizona the Flag is protected a little more by

ARS 13-3703. Abuse of venerated objects; classification

A. A person commits abuse of venerated objects by intentionally:

1. Desecrating any public monument, memorial or property of a public park; or

2. In any manner likely to provoke immediate physical retaliation:

(a) Exhibiting or displaying, placing or causing to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement of any nature upon a flag or exposing or causing to be exposed to public view a flag upon which there is printed, painted or otherwise produced or to which there is attached, appended or annexed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or advertisement; or

(b) Exposing to public view, manufacturing, selling, offering to sell, giving or having in possession for any purpose any article of merchandise or receptacle for holding or carrying merchandise upon or to which there is printed, painted, placed or attached any flag in order to advertise, call attention to, decorate, mark or distinguish the article or substance; or

(c) Casting contempt upon, mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, trampling or otherwise dishonoring or causing to bring dishonor upon a flag.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. Any act permitted by a statute of the United States; or

2. Any act permitted by United States military regulations; or

3. Any act where the United States government has granted permission for the use of such flag; or

4. A newspaper, periodical, book, pamphlet, circular, certificate, diploma, warrant, commission of appointment to office, ornament, picture, badge or stationery on which shall be printed, painted or placed such flag and which is disconnected from any advertisement for the purpose of sale, barter or trade.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. “Desecrate” means defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise doing a physical act in a manner likely to provoke immediate physical retaliation.

2. “Flag” means any emblem, banner or other symbol, of any size, composed of any substance or represented on any substance that evidently purports to be the flag of the United States or of this state.

D. Abuse of venerated objects is a class 2 misdemeanor.

©2007 Arizona State Legislature.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yea to the Arizona State Legislature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AZamericonnie]

A grateful nation prays for & thanks soldier Jason Bates for his service.

Praying for his recovery.

Thank you for that link AAC.

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Sandy for the link & Happy Birthday Army!!!! *Hugs*