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]

That really was beautiful, Clara! I agree with Bunny completely. Thank you for that wonderful prayer! :)

[MistyCA]

Glad to have you join us at the Canteen! I hope you enjoy your visit and come often! :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'm sorry to hear that, Linda. May the Lord in mercy heal you and comfort you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Study hard, Jen. And enjoy your "real-life" travels. {{{NHH}}}

Maybe he can come with you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Boy, do I love the Hero song with that picture. Thank you to all our troops, families, and allies. And thanks, Jen for your devotion to seeing that it gets posted every day.

[SAMWolf]

Night Tonk.

[Mr_Magoo]

The first minor is up out of the hole!!!!!!!!!

[SAMWolf]

Good Night Nan.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nan. You look cool in all the clothes you and petite souris got on your shopping spree (with Sam's credit card).

[SAMWolf]

Yes! Thanks for the update!

I'm going to turn in too, it's been a long day today.

Good Night all.

[Snow Bunny]

Yipeee Misty is back . I hope you had a good time.

[Snow Bunny]

Goodnight Sam, sweet dreams. Glad you are back and that you had a safe and fun trip too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

My oh my is that a beautiful picture. I worked a few year in Prudhoe Bay and we saw some really good ones and you could even hear them. I think the best I have seen was out on the deck on New Year's Eve, right here in the middle of town. They went on forever, and we kept going back inside to warm up because it was below zero. They were multicolor. I really really love the pictures you post. I am barely able to get around Google, but someday I hope to be able to look for pictures.

[For_God_and_Country]

Greetings Everybody.......
Just dropping in to say Hi!!!! Just got home from work. Still training hard to make the "Bad Boyz"

[Mr_Magoo]

The first of the 9 trapped miners at the Quecreek Mine is helped out of the rescue capsule in Somerset, Pa., Saturday July 27, 2002. (AP Photo/Steve Helber

[RadioAstronomer]

Cool stuff "Radar dude" :-) Thanks! How are you?? :-)

[MistyCA]

LMAO, Cob!

[Mr_Magoo]

Minor # 2 up!

[MistyCA]

Hey, did you explain to mojo what NHH means?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good job kneezles. You are on a roll today. I love the icons. Hope you and Sassy are feeling better.