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 Night Clara.
See you tomorrow!

[SpookBrat]

Odessa Permian Panthers

[Snow Bunny]

LOL.... Sassy you have had the very first Starman sighting....giggle...

I miss Starman. I hope he can come and play soon.

[LadyX]

Meant to include YOU in my # 589 !!
Forgive me for the oversight - and WELCOME!!

I have a son in the FAA at the West Palm Beach International Airport - was in the Army for his initial training.
Lives in Lake Worth with his family, and probably will opt for early retirement in 8 years, with 20 Federal ones.

[Snow Bunny]

LOL....you are so bad....hahahahahaah

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I'm just catching up on posts.
CONGRATULATIONS!

[Light Speed]

Move over Humphrey Bogart...

On the DS9 series..it was comical to see Worf bristle around the Ferengi and at Quarks Bar.

Ferengi rule of aquistion....

"She can touch your Lobes......but never your Latinum"!

[Aquamarine]

The movie is over and it was pretty good although I think Meg Ryan may have a substance abuse problem, something is not quite right with her.

souris, I was lurking and I saw the sig gif that you made for me. I love it!.
Victoria gave me a sig gif one time but she could only find it with my real name which I don't use on the forum and I saved it in my storage because it was precious to me that she went to the trouble to do that.
I have often looked at the screen and imagined my screen name in the color aqua and just now saw it for the first time thanks to you. I'm very touched by what you have done, thanks again. Should I put that in my storage?

[LadyX]

Night, Miss ClaraSuzanne.
Thank you again for the lovely prayer.

[Snow Bunny]

OH noooo, drink some coffee or something...giggle...It is Saturday night all day today...heh heh

If you wake up later I will be here. giggle

Sweet dreams.

[MoJo2001]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome!! It's such a wonderful place and I hope I never out stay my welcome!!

COB1, well let's see: I'm blessed with a natural tan, a typical "America Is Better" attitude, two sons that could careless about soccer and a husband that Thanks God that Bill Clinton has left office.

As for my bank account, if you start at $0.00 then you'll have a great idea what you can purchase. LOL!

My phone number isn't published because I live in Bobby Scott's district in Virginia and "It's Never Good In Da Hood". LOL!!

I'm six foot tall and I've finally gotten over the fact that I'm taller than every female I know. However, I've had the pleasure of helping Army grunts who weren't tall enough to reach the very top shelf in the commissary. LOL!! (The look on those guys faces was worth a million dollars) My husband isn't gone and he's never at liberty to tell me where and what he's doing. If he's home by 6PM for dinner, I figure he's home for the night. If not, I hope he remembered what nice holiday is coming and a nice gift he can purchase for me!

All in all, I'm the average military wife. I work, take care of my family, I'm proud to stand by my man and I know that no matter what else happens..My husband loves me more than Hillary could ever imagine in her wildest dreams with Bill. That factor alone makes me the luckiest military wife in the world.

[Snow Bunny]

Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin Tonkin

That is how many times I saw the name Tonkin in Oregon.Sam said it was some car dealership or something like that, named Tonkin.giggle...YOU are famous.

[SpookBrat]

Hey guys I love you all, but I gotta cut outta here and hit the hay. Gotta get my beauty sleep for church tomorrow.

God bless you all and God bless our precious men and women out there keeping us safe and free. Thank you so much. This is my new favorite picture of a man in uniform taking a snooze. LOL

<---------click on the picture

[SassyMom]

Well, it's time for me to call it a day. Thank you all for a great Saturday. I look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces here tomorrow.

God be with all of our troops and their families. (((HUG)))

[SpookBrat]

(((((light speed))))) Good night!

[Snow Bunny]

How pretty, thank you Victoria.(( hug ))

[MoJo2001]

I'm saddened to say that I don't know anyone from Odessa. So? It's not me! Unless, there are Samoans there and then I'm probably related to them in some way shape or form. If you know any and they need money, I'm unavailable. LOL!

[Snow Bunny]

ROTFL

Lady X you might have to have a talk with our Cobby about his promotion as measurement keeper.....heh heh..... too funny.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi SK1, good to see you.

[Victoria Delsoul]

That's a beautiful sig. Souris. I'm happy for you Aqua. Now you have a nice sig.