[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.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up.

[HiJinx]

Hi, Beachie!

I’m thankful for friends and family, good health, and the opportunity to live here in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[luvie]

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Lee Greenwood~My Country Tis of Thee

~Ray Charles~America The Beautiful

[luvie]

BTW....beautiful thread, Beachy!

...and yes, there is that ONE small thing that all of us in this family are thankful for!

...our Piper!

[ari-freedom]

Mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce! Wooooooooooooooo!

[mysterio]

Only an hour left here in the midwest. Happy Thanksgiving!

[tillacum]

So true, give thanks to those who have made our Thanksgiving possible, year after year, OUR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL, those who are willing to give all or a part so we can enjoy the American Dream.

[toldyou]

Happy Thanksgiving!

GIVING THANKS http://www.cpmsglife.org/tg/2006tdm1.html

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for tonites thread beachy!
Good evening Ma!
*HUG*
Good evening Canteeners, Veterans and Troops!
Yeesh!
I thought this shift would never end!
Just got in!
Drove home in heavy drizzle and fog..
Now it’s time for fun!
Hugs alla round!
Ms.B

[gpapa]

This Day in U.S. Military History November 22

1963- President John F. Kennedy is assassinated during a visit to Dallas, Texas.

His death caused intense mourning in the United States and brought Vice President Lyndon Johnson to the presidency. Kennedy's untimely death also left future generations with a great many "what if" questions concerning the subsequent history of the Cold War. In the years since Kennedy's death, a number of supporters argued that had he lived he would have done much to bring the Cold War to a close. Some have suggested that he would have sharply curtailed military spending and brought the arms race under control. The most persistent claim, which served as the centerpiece of Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK, is that Kennedy would have withdrawn U.S. troops from Vietnam after being re-elected in 1964. Stone went on to charge that right-wing militants in the U.S. government coordinated the assassination plot. It is difficult to say what Kennedy would have done had he not been killed in November 1963, but the arguments raised by Stone and others do not seem supported by the available evidence. During his brief presidency, Kennedy consistently requested higher military spending, asking for billions in increased funding. After the humiliating defeat at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, his administration approved Operation Mongoose, a CIA program that involved plots to destabilize the communist government in Cuba. There was even discussion about assassinating Cuban leader Fidel Castro. In Vietnam, Kennedy increased the number of U.S. advisers from around 1,500 when he took office, to more than 16,000 by the time of his death. His administration also participated in the planning of the coup that ultimately overthrew South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, who was murdered by his own military just three weeks prior to Kennedy's assassination. If Kennedy was going to become less of a cold warrior after 1964, there was little to suggest this change prior to November 22, 1963.

[Tanniker Smith]

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

[Tanniker Smith]

A Thanksgiving Math Lesson...

wave your pointer over it for an added bonus.

[yorkie]

Today, (Nov. 22) it has been six months since I became a member of Free Republic.

I have embarassed myself, made a fool of myself, laughed with you all, cried with you. I have learned a lot in six months.

Each one of you have touched my heart - in one way or another. But you have all left a permanent mark on my life.

Today, this Thanksgiving, I must say that I am thankful for the friendships, kindness, straight forwardness, scolding, honesty and love that you all have shared, even if you didn’t know it.

May you all feel the warm, tingly, joyful love today - from those you share this holiday with - both online and off.

Hugs to you all - and may you all have a blessed (and thankful) Thanksgiving. ~yorkie

[pandemoniumreigns]

Sorry to just jump in without reading the thread...

(just got home from wrk)

But wanted to wish all the Canteeners and especially all our brave men and women in the U.S. armed forces out there fighting for our freedoms...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

[trussell]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[G8 Diplomat]

Once I drew a cartoon for Thanksgiving with the caption “Thanksgiving 2000.” There’s a family sitting around a table full of food, and the mom says “So, what is everybody thankful for this year?” And the dad says “The electoral college.”

[Heartofsong83]

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Speaking from Canada...where it isn’t Thanksgiving today (wrongfully IMO - we celebrated it much earlier in a much more sedate mode - before the harvest even started in some areas)

[Allegra]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!

[Pistov Elf]

YO!! ALL FReeper Peoples! It's the BRRRR months.... and time for all Elves to Report to Fat Boy's ICE HOUSE and ready to make a zillion toys…AGAIN!!! And do you think the elve's get ANY credit?? Pshaw!!

Harrump!! Old Fat Boy always gets the credit!! And, the milk and cookies!!

Well, this year….will be different. It will be the YEAR OF THE ELVES!!! Old Fat Boy will have to help out this year, or the Elves will revolt for sure. Can't you just see Ol" FATBOY on the 'PUTER!! HO! HO! HO!

And for all you Freeper Peoples out there….you had better get the Christmas Spirit in a BIG way. Be nice to Elves too!! And, please make this year a very special one. Don't forget, we are watchin' you and taking copius notes!! Nice or Naughty! Don't make me send the Elf Enforcers to Nice'n you up!!

So, let's have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Don't forget to REMEMBER ALL THE TROOPS!!!

Or, I will really be...

Pistov

[PGalt]

Givingthanks to America’s finest, their families and their friends.