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FReeper Canteen~Remembering John Wayne~11 June 09
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Posted on 06/10/2009 5:59:45 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: AZamericonnie
Last Saturday several adults and I had to educate a 20 yo family friend after she called John Wayne “That Cowboy Guy”.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:13:41 PM PDT
by
TheMom
(I'm gonna be a grandma! He is due to arrive 09/09/09.)
To: AZamericonnie
Hugs back at ya!
Yeah, I have caught up on some movies that I missed! Hollywood Video has made some money off of me. Also, I have been able to read some bokks in my “read after graduation” pile. I recently finished PJ O’Rourke’s “Driving Like Crazy” (funny, funny book).
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:14:07 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Brad's Gramma
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:14:12 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening Mayor & thank you for our daily bread! *hugs*
To: Tanniker Smith
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:14:43 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: TASMANIANRED
Yup. Graduated in May. How goes it in your neck o’ the woods?
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:15:21 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: HopeandGlory
Hi Hope & thank you for our pledge.....hand over heart & prayers up! *hugs*
To: ConorMacNessa
Evening Mac, Hugs.
Prayers lifted for Cpl Parrish.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:15:54 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: AZamericonnie
One of my favorite lines:
And now *you* understand. Anything goes wrong, anything at all
your fault, my fault, nobodys fault
it wont matter - Im gonna blow your head off. No matter what else happens, no matter who gets killed Im gonna blow your head off.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:16:51 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Glad you had a day off.
Rising that early is evil.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:18:16 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: Arrowhead1952
LOL....I did see that thread today, such fun.
I also saw this which cracked me up....”This is the Almost summer stage in Texas. Then, it is Summer, Still summer and then Christmas week.
Sounds awfull familiar!:)
To: TheMom; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
John Wayne passed away in June 1979 from cancer. One of his last public appearances, and at this time all knew that the end was near, was at a dinner to benefit a land purchase for a Scout reservation called John Wayne Outpost Camp.
At this dinner, the Duke recited the Scout Law. Then he did something unusual, he said the twelve points of the Scout Law are nice words. Trouble is, he continued, we learn them so young we sometimes dont get all the understanding that goes with them. I take care of that in my family. As each boy reaches Scout age, I make sure he learns the Scout Law. Then I break it down for him, with a few things I have picked up in more than half a century since I learned it. Then the Duke proceeded to explain the importance of the Scout Law, breaking it down for the guests at the dinner, much like he would have for his grandson.
TRUSTWORTHY The badge of honesty. Having it lets you look any man in the eye. Lacking it he wont look back. Keep this one at the top of your list.
LOYAL The very word is life itself, for without loyalty we have no love of person or country.
HELPFUL Part sharing, part caring. By helping each other, we help ourselves, not to mention mankind. Be always full of help the dying mans last words.
FRIENDLY Brotherhood is part of that word. You can take it in a lot of directions and do but make sure and start with brotherhood.
COURTEOUS Allow each person his human dignity which means a lot more than saying yes maam and thank you sir. It reflects an attitude that later in life you wish you had honored more
. earlier in life. Save yourself that trouble. Do it now.
KIND This one word would stop wars and erase hatreds. But its like your bicycle. Its just no good unless get out and use it.
OBEDIENT Starts at home. Practice it in your family. Enlarge it in your friends. Share it with humanity.
CHEERFUL Anyone can put on a happy face when the going is good. The secret is to wear it as a mask for your problems. It might surprise you how many others do the same thing.
THRIFTY Means a lot more that putting pennies away, and is the opposite of cheap. Common sense covers it just about as well as anything.
BRAVE You dont have to fight to be brave. Millions of fine decent folks show more bravery than heavy-weight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good days work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds. Keep the word handy every day of your life.
CLEAN Soap and water help a lot on the outside. But it is the inside that counts and dont you ever forget it.
REVERANT Believe in anything that you want to believe in but keep GOD at the top of it. With him, life can be a beautiful experience. Without him, you are just bidding time.
John Wayne then thanked those in attendance at the dinner for putting his name on the outpost camp and said, I would rather see it here than on all the theater marquees the world over.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:18:34 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: 2111USMC
Big Jake! One of my favourite John Wayne films.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:18:35 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
Remembering John Wayne
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:18:36 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: al baby
Hiya al baby....a great American indeed.
To: AZamericonnie
No, servers are still messed up at work, but I did get a new wireless adapter at home. Mine was a wantto - worked when it wanted to.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:19:28 PM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Jimmy Carter - now the second worst POTUS ever. BHO has #1 spot in his sights.)
To: Army Air Corps
Congratulations.
Going fairly well.
1 more day to work and then I’m taking a week off.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:19:55 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: AZamericonnie
My son was at a football camp in Orange county this weekend and on Saturday we visited his grave site. On his tombstone is the following inscription:
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life.
Comes into us at midnight very clean.
It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands.
It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.”
To: TASMANIANRED
Yes, it really is neat to see some of the old names and requirements from years ago.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:20:51 PM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Jimmy Carter - now the second worst POTUS ever. BHO has #1 spot in his sights.)
To: TASMANIANRED
Good for you! I am planning to take a vacation later this summer. I am looking into going to Ottawa and Ontario.
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posted on
06/10/2009 6:21:04 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
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