FReeper Canteen~Merry Christmas Troops~25 Dec 08

Merry Christmas & May God Bless! | Canteen Crew

[AZamericonnie]

Join us in sending Holiday wishes to our Troops, Veterans & thier families!



" Enjoy this holiday season, remember who keeps you safe at home.
Think of the Sailor, Marine or G.I. out there feeling quite alone.
They choose to be there, even on Christmas night.
Support your troops, what they do for this country, is indeed right."

"Thanks to veterans who have done military Christmas in the past.
The new troops continue the tradition, to make our freedom last.
Sleep well this Christmas Eve, at home in your warm bed.
To our military, defending the nation, full speed ahead."
Major Van Harl USAF Ret. 20 December 2003

I'm not quite sure how this is supposed to work....


A Military Family's Christmas Tree




Norad Tracks Santa


Take a visit to the North Pole & write Santa a letter!



Army Col. Roger Nell, command judge advocate with Task Force Warrior, stands in his office at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, beside an artificial Christmas tree that has served alongside father or son on three wartime missions and six Christmas deployments. U.S. Army photo



President Bush's speech to the Troops in Iraq- Christmas 2008



~Belleau Wood~

Oh, the snowflakes fell in silence Over Belleau Wood that night For a Christmas truce had been declared By both sides of the fight

As we lay there in our trenches The silence broke in two By a German soldier singing A song that we all knew

Though I did not know the language The song was "Silent Night" Then I heard my buddy whisper, "All is calm and all is bright"

Then the fear and doubt surrounded me "Cause I'd die if I was wrong But I stood up in my trench And I began to sing along

Then across the frozen battlefield Anothers voice joined in Until one by one each man became A singer of the hymn

Then I thought that I was dreaming For right there in my sight Stood the German soldier 'Neath the falling flakes of white

And he raised his hand and smiled at me As if he seemed to say Here's hoping we both live To see us find a better way

Then the devil's clock struck midnight And the skies lit up again And the battlefield where heaven stood Was blown to hell again

But for just one fleeting moment The answer seemed so clear Heaven's not beyond the clouds It's just beyond the fear

No, heaven's not beyond the clouds It's for us to find it here

~ from the Garth Brooks CD "Seven" -

Some really nice links!

~Military Christmas Poems~

~The Soldiers Night Before Christmas~

~Christmas In The Military~

~Military Christmas~

~America Supports You~

~Army Christmas~

~Santa's Jigsaw~

~The History Of Christmas~

~Send A Message To Our Troops~

~Military Christmas Around The World~



Handel's Messiah Part 1
Handel's Messiah Part 2

[NRA2BFree]

I want to thank all of the brave men and women who serve in our military. I appreciate what you have done, and are doing to protect me and my family.

YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Merry Christmas and God Bless you all.

I would also like to wish all of you FReepers a very Merry Christmas.

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I just had to share this with you guys. Even if you're not a cat lover, you've gotta love this one. :o)

When I took my Christmas tree out of the box, I had to get an extension cord from the kitchen. (I hadn't even straightened the branches out on the tree.) When I walked back into the living room, I found Mr. Bubbles in the middle of the tree. He actually fell asleep in the tree. LOL! I have no idea how he managed to climb into the middle of the tree without it falling over, but he did.

His eyes look like the lights on the tree. In one they're red, and the other one's turquoise. I guess he was trying to disguise himself so I wouldn't notice him. ;o)

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Here's my little guy laying on the hard drive. His favorite place. He's been FReeping with me for almost 4 years. ;o)

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[mylife]

You are thinking of the new version L0L

with denzel washington. I have never seen that one.

[TASMANIANRED]

Tee, hee.

Might as well be on ambien with sleep walking, sleep eating and sleep driving.

[mylife]

Dang thats a fugly cat!

[TASMANIANRED]

Very true but there was a generational thing too. Boomers.

[mylife]

Its amazing you survived!

[swmobuffalo]

Ok, that was a pretty funny cat picture!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Oh..
Sorry!
Yeah, that’s the one I was thinking of.

[luvie]

Hee-hee! I guess maybe I’ll get another “lobster lesson”
next year, then? :D

[sxytxredhead73]

[B]Luke Chapter 2 Verses 1-18[/B]

1 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.

2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

3 All returned to their own towns to register for this census.

4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

5 He took with him Mary, his fianc‚e, who was obviously pregnant by this time.

6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.

7 She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn.

8 That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep.

9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terribly frightened,

10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!

11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David!

12 And this is how you will recognize him: You will find a baby lying in a manger, wrapped snugly in strips of cloth®MDNM¯!”

13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God:

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors.*”1

15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Come on, let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this wonderful thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 They ran to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

17 Then the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.

18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished

Merry Christmas and God Bless everyone at the FR Canteen.

[TASMANIANRED]

Yes...The nail that has regrown seems to be attached to the meat underneath.. Hooray.

[luvie]

I am sure it warped me! :D

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the Snowman.

Pro.....#50!!
Mac.....#100 and #300!!
Luv.....#150!!
Perky.....#200!!
ms b.....#250!!
Sand.....#350!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Okay..
I gotta scoot!
Short 4 hour shift in the am, then a three day weekend!
Merry Christmas and love to all!

[mylife]

It was only a couple hundred mi north, but that lake effect snow could be brutal L0L

I got barcelona Spain on the radio givimg out Christmas wishes.

Good strong signal

[Cheapskate]

Evenin Everybody!

[TASMANIANRED]

He is a very handsome cat. Thanks for sharing him.

[TASMANIANRED]

I was looking for a specific dog but couldn’t find it.

[television is just wrong]

Merry Christmas to you.

[Cheapskate]

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