USO Canteen FReeper Style....Liberty R&R to Arizona.... July 27,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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If you know a Veteran, someone in your family,
friend of the family, neighbor, who served their
country, take a brief moment of your day to thank them.
Thank them for the sacrifice they made
for the better good of their country.

We at Free Republic, and the USO Canteen FReeper Style,
are thankful for every service member
in our military, who has served our great nation.

So, to the men and women who answered the call,
in both times of war and peace, thank you.

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Message from Snow Bunny to all those who visit the Canteen.

This is how I think of the USO Canteen Freeper Style.
It is like a cottage down a road,
a place where a weary veteran can spend the night.

Since it opened, it is magical how so many
Freepers who post here, feel it too.
It has been so dear how the Freepers
kept making it a cottage - a home-type of place
that had a huge living room
for them to visit in and a dance floor, a library, etc.

Many Veterans have written to me,
saying that the Canteen is like home
to them for the first time since they served.

This is your Canteen -
a respite from our busy
and sometimes troubling world.
Make yourself at home.

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CASUAL SATURDAY AT THE CANTEEN

Liberty commences at the beginning of today's
FReeper USO Canteen thread
and, depending on your division assignment,
expires when the new thread for Sunday is posted.

***** A special invitation to our troops and Veterans
to join us in today's cyber trip. *****

Arizona

Arizona from the splendor of the Grand Canyon to the multitude of wildflowers.

Our trip takes us to the Grand Canyon.......Anyone care to take an added trip down into this marvelous place?

Our next adventure happens when we get to......The Havasupai Indian Reservation is located in Havasu Canyon deep in the heart of Grand Canyon. Havasu Canyon is one of the over 600 side canyons together forming the 280-mile long Grand Canyon.

Home to towering waterfalls, beautiful cascades, and tropical blue-green pools this lush oasis is considered the "gem" of the Grand Canyon.

Beautiful Arizona landmark, Camelback Mountain

In a place called Sedona, there is something very mystical about this spot in Northeastern Arizona.

Sedona is unique in several respects. First is that it is relatively lush and seems rather out of place in a state better known for it's desert-like landscape. Secondly, Sedona has beautiful rich red rock formations that jet out of the sandy canyon floor, they look something like enormous sculptures against the azure sky.

Traveling over to Tucson where there are many things to see: ...Sabino Canyon, De Grazia Art Gallery, Seguaro National Monuments. But one of the stops we will take , is the Mission San Xavier.

Mission San Xavier del Blac

[HiJinx]

Good Afternoon, Walks-Among-Deer!
Is this guy one of your friends? I don't think I'd try to get too close...those antlers are impressive weapons!!!

From Az. Game and Fish Web Gallery.

[Pippin]

I'm fine, How are you doing?

[HiJinx]

Thanks for your praise, JL!
I'm like a kid in a candy shop today, I'm gonna have so much fun!
In case you can't tell, I love my adopted home state!

[Pippin]

You slept so much you need to take a nap! LOL!!

[Sir Gawain]

Maybe more than a few. ;-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Afternoon finally. I have to work today. Hopes for a wonderful day. Showers and sun and showers and sun.......can't make up its mind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Love the ship history and the big guns. Thanks for sharing.

[HiJinx]

Wow!! Looks like it could be any of the Sky Islands in SE Arizona, either the Pinalenos, Galiuros, Winchesters, Mt. Graham, Whetstones, or Chiricahuas.
No, not the Chiricahuas, they have a very distinct hoo-doo formation that's impossible to miss. I'll see if I can find a pic...
That's gorgeous, Aquamarine!

[Pippin]

Sounds like Maryland!

[Pippin]

What is this "Hi Clara" buisness? You gettin formal on me!

[Pippin]

Sassy, Kneezles has mail or you can read it.

[lodwick]

;-) You're doing a fine job of making me want to check out AZ. What a ruggedly beautiful place. Thanks again for all the pics.

[Aquamarine]

This horse is beautiful and she knows it. LOL!

Click on the pic

[Pippin]

I'm going to Mass tonight at 5:00. I'll be back after 6:00pm EST.

[SAMWolf]

Great info on the Phoenix. Thanks.

[HiJinx]

You have a lucky Aunt, CS!!
If you get a chance to visit her, ask her to take you to the Mission San Xavier Del Bac. The original frescoes inside the church have just been refinished, a project that has taken many years to accomplish. The church still holds regular masses that are a once in a lifetime experience!

[SAMWolf]

2002 SAMWolf returns to the USO Canteen for his first full day of fun and games, causing a chain reaction of joy and happiness which reverberated throughout the Free Republic and spread to distant and far flung areas of the world.

LOL! Thanks Linda, You just gave me the first big smile of the day!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! New history being made just today. Thank you for your faithful service of posting Today in Military History.

[HiJinx]

As I said, this really is my pleasure...!!
Former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater took this photograph of two Navajo Girls that appeared on the cover of the December 1946 Arizona Highways magazine. Ladies, can you imagine a cuter couple of kids?