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

[LadyX]

What an awesome experience for your Young Marines!
I know they appreciated the personal tour.

Reading you saw the Korean monument, I am curious.
In the Corps at the time, we never referred to it as other than the Korean CONFLICT, since war was not formally declared.

Did that change later, and does it say Korean War on the Memorial itself??

[Snow Bunny]

hahhaa..Spookie this is perfect for Scully and the Pirates. hahahahaha

[Snow Bunny]

So nice to meet you MoJO.

I hope we see you again ( Big smile)

[Snow Bunny]

waaaaaaaaaa

OK, sad look on my face. I do wish you a wonderful evening but I will miss you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Don't you be catchin' nothing. We need you here.

[Snow Bunny]

Sweet dreams Kneezles and tell Sassy hi too from me.

[SassyMom]

Welcome, MoJo. I hope that you feel right at home here.

There are some "Net Brothers" here too. But, watch out for the Bad Boyz. :)

[Snow Bunny]

giggle....that is the first time I ever talked on the phone at that hour in the morning, lmao

We both sounded half asleep. hahaha..

((( hug )))

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Semper Fi, MudPuppy,
DH just got back from Lejeune! He used to fly the AV8B.

Sounds like you sure had a great experience today!!

[SassyMom]

(((HUG)))

[Snow Bunny]

HI my friend, what a wonderful thing to share with us. Thank you so much!!! Good to see you .

[Snow Bunny]

Hi there ! Good to see you, thank you so much.

[Pippin]

Hi, Sassy, You still up?

[Snow Bunny]

Hi there, I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday night my friend.

[SassyMom]

I think I saw RA flying around in this thing.....