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

[MistyCA]

Gosh, Mr. Magoo! Are we having another Beach Party? How about a patriotic horseback ride through Prescott?

[SAMWolf]

"Well, I value honesty, loyalty, and more than anything, good-hearted people."

This is turning out to be my day!

Twin songs, and all these kind words will get you everywhere, need a credit card to do some shopping?

[MistyCA]

Thanks, Souris! I will download it after I get to where I am going so that I don't waste any of the trial days:) ...Boy! It sure is hot here in Tucson! Yikes!

[SpookBrat]

HiJinx, I gotta tell ya about my afternoon. I'm fit to be tied right now, spitting nails as I type this. I get so upset over stupid things.

We had a young Russian man from our church (he is 19) over this afternoon to chat. (Just trying to be nice ya know). He taught me the Russian alphabet and we worked on it for 2 hours. Yikes. Weeeeellllll....we accidently got on the subject of politics and OMGosh, I almost had a heart attack and had to beat him out of my house. Praise God he helped me stay calm and "Christ like". He is a "peacenik" and said defending ourselves is wrong and not Christian. THEN.....he told me he gets all his "fair and balanced" news from some Nazi newspaper. He blamed 9/11 on the Jews, blah, blah, blah. Then proceeded to tell my husband how big of a sinner he is because he smokes.

AAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH

So how was your afternoon?

[SAMWolf]

Does that mean he doesn't get invited over again?

[MistyCA]

Wow! that is so awesome! I have a black chow too! :))))

[SpookBrat]

I'm doing pretty good. Just sometimes things bring me down and upset me, but I'm ordinarily an optimist and don't stay down forever. How could I when our world is a beautiful place with so many neat people to be friends with? :)

I'm glad you got your sleep. Listen to your body and sleep when you need it. (((((Beep)))))

[MistyCA]

REally glad to see you off the missing list! Wow! How are you Sam???? So good to see you!

[SpookBrat]

You're welcome Meek. That's a song I remember from my childhood riding around in our yellow GTO. It's funny how I associate songs with that car. LOL

[MistyCA]

How are you doing, Victoria! So glad to see you! I am sick of looking at dust balls that have been hidden behind furniture for God only knows how long! :)

[COB1]

Linda, is that your dog?
Congratulations!!
I love chows!
Well, I love DOGS, doggonit!

[SpookBrat]

Keep that graphic is you like it and we can both use it.

[MistyCA]

LOL! HOw are you today? Good to see you! :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good to see you too my friend. Gotta run but I'll be back, later. Promise.

[Mr_Magoo]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

[HiJinx]

OMyGosh! Well, it takes all kinds...

At 19, we can see he still has some learning to do. Can you think back to the 911 threads, or did you see the 911 threads that discussed Christians and self-defense? They were very interesting, the Bible is chock full of instances where personal and national self-defense are required by our Lord.

Oh well, he'll see the light one of these days!

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!! Big kiss!

I'll tell you later. ;-)

Be ready, be there! hehehe.

[SAMWolf]

I'm sure glad to be back and the yellow bikini sure helps.

Your sunburn better? I'd sure hate to think of the troops not getting to admire those legs!

Right now I feel buried and I'm just checking and answering posts randomly. I can imagine what my desk at work will look like on Monday.

[Aquamarine]

Thank you! I loved that horse story so much!

[SpookBrat]

I have a crush on Worf. DH is a major Trekkie but I just like Worf. He isn't on any more so I won't watch it. LOL