USO Canteen FReeper Style....Monday....April 1,2002

USO Canteen Freeper Style

War has come to our shores. It was committed on American soil. We have been able to live in Freedom only because of those who have fought in the past wars giving life, limb and all the sacrifices for us to live in Freedom and go about our day without fear.

On September 11, 2001, that comfort, that feeling of living in a land that would not be attacked ended.

William T. Sherman said it succinctly, "War is hell."

The day has come for this Nation and its people to understand that there is a risk in losing its freedom, and in reality there always has been. We have ONLY stayed free because of the sacrifices of our military, our warriors.

This is about saving the future of America. Aristotle said, "We make war that we may live in peace."

We are seeing the American Flag flying at homes now more than ever in my lifetime. We are seeing the American Flag flying on vehicles and people wearing Flag pins and small Flags on their clothes. America is united in the cause for Freedom and for our country to WIN against the evil that came upon our land to kill and hurt us. To change our way of life and to destroy America which is US, you and me. To take away our precious Freedom.

This is the Freeper version of the USO Canteen. Where soldiers could come and feel a small part of being at home. It is a place where you that have family in the military can post a thought to a loved one that might be able to read it far away from home. A place where we that support our military can help support them, post to them, fun graphics showing the price in America and our troops. Poems, quotes, cartoons, or articles of how America is behind our troops.

Those in our military are our Nation's warriors. Let us join hands, fly our Flag and let the world know how important our warriors are to us....And that our MILITARY, our Warriors, are America's TRUE HEROS!

"No Marine was ever honored for what they received. Honor was the reward for what they gave." (Anonymous) CHIEF gave his all in many ways. He touched our lives and his friendship meant so much to all of us. He will live in our hearts forever, and his friendship will always be a bright and shining memory in our hearts and souls.

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Sgt. Mary Thompson, of Spring Lake, N.C., looks at a belt being sold by shopkeeper Nooraaque at a store on the main road through Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Friday March 29, 2002. For soldiers here at this former Soviet air base, the hot items these days include the cloth hats worn by their Northern Alliance allies, colorful scarves made popular by the U.S.-backed mujahedeen and a variety of items left behind by the Russians when they fled Afghanistan in defeat in 1989. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Private Benjamin Crawford, of Paris, Texas, practices dismantling an M-240 Bravo medium machine gun, as PFC Neil Ashley, of Syracuse, N.Y., looks on at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Monday, April 1, 2002. The two are members of the 101st Airborne Division. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

As you may have heard, Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge recently unveiled a color-coded terrorism alert system. For example, a "Red" alert represents the highest state risk of terrorist attack, while a "Green" alert is the lowest. If you're like us, you've been wondering what some of the other alerts might be. Well wonder no more, because our friends down at topfive.com have compiled this handy guide:

PURPLE ALERT: Jerry Falwell thinks your children are growing too fond of a certain purse-carrying Teletubby.

DEEP PURPLE ALERT: Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky.

KHAKI ALERT: Pod people from The Gap have hatched!

PINK ALERT: Please disregard. Ridge accidentally washed the red and white alerts together in hot water.

BROWN ALERT: For the love of God, do NOT go in the office bathroom for a while!

JAMES BROWN ALERT: The Godfather of Soul is dating your grandmother.

REDD FOXX ALERT: It's the big one, Elizabeth!

PURPLE RAIN ALERT: Prince is about to change his name again.

GREEN ALERT: Ralph Nader's running for president again.

TOM GREEN ALERT: "Freddy Got Fingered II" is in production! WHITE ALERT: Clueless people wearing the wrong shoes after Labor Day.

BARRY WHITE ALERT: There's an extremely high risk of love tonight, baby.

YELLOW ALERT: Do NOT eat the snow!

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