USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Duty Honor Country ~ September 21, 2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen, Snow Bunny and LindaSOG

[Snow Bunny]

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Tribute To HEROES

While the dogtag is used to provide information on an individual serviceman,
I also believe that the chain which holds them represents a connection to all
servicemen, no matter where you served, how you served or when you served.

The Minuteman in 1776 has a connection to the soldier fighting in Afghanistan today.
That connection is every individual who has ever served in the United States Military.

Each of us represents a link in the chain that connects that Minuteman of
over 200 years ago to the soldier in Afghanistan today.

SAMWolf

Tribute to Vietnam Veterans

Please click on picture.

The great intangible of America's wars beyond logistics,
beyond strategy, beyond wonder weapons and Generals,
is the spiritual force of its fighting men and women -
and that is the force that the USO so serves.

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For our Troops, and supporters of
those serving now, and our Veterans.

Partners

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.To Jim Robinson,
Founder of FRee Republic and Navy Veteran

Thank you, from all those
who frequent the FReeper Canteen

[Snow Bunny]

[Snow Bunny]

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

[Snow Bunny]

[Snow Bunny]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are,God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

[Snow Bunny]

Poor is the nation that has no heroes.
Shameful is the one that, having heroes - Forgets them!

from a monument on the Davis Bridge Battlefield, Bolivar,Tn.

In Bagram, US soldiers hunt Al Qaeda who launched rockets near Asadabad.

We support our Canadian troops, our friends fighting the enemy with us.
Operation APOLLO is Canada's military contribution to the international campaign against terrorism.

Sergeant Kory Fisher of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) Battle Group

[Snow Bunny]

 

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Ladies.

[Snow Bunny]

Individuals may donate $25 which goes toward sponsorship of an
"Operation USO Care Package"
Personal greetings may be included on an
"Operation USO Care Package"
postcard, available for download here by

CLICKING ON THE GRAPHIC….Please be gentle with Souris when you click

USO of Metropolitan Washington
Operation USO Care Package
PO Box 10835
Arlington, VA 22210

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you so much, your support is fabulous for the USO Canteen Freeper Style, our troops and their families.

THANK YOU VETERANS !!!!!

[SAMWolf]

Here's some things said about Honor by wiser men than me.

WHAT IS HONOR?

HONOR IS ABOUT KEEPING FAITH

HONOR IS ABOUT RESPECT

- FOR THE NATION

- FOR YOUR STATE

- FOR YOUR FAMILY

- FOR YOUR FRIENDS

- FOR YOURSELF

HONOR MEANS TRUST - “MY WORD IS MY BOND”

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What is Honor?

Being honorable is to live with a sense of respect for what you believe to be right. It is living by the virtues, living up to the gifts that God placed within you. When you are honorable, you are worthy of the respect of others. You set a good example.

God created each one of us for a place of honor. Many people give up that place of honor by choosing not to become the best that they can, by neglecting the gifts God gave them, or by continually making bad choices.

When you are being honorable, you don't feel ashamed of who you are or what you are doing. You feel proud of the choices you are making. Other people admire a person who is honorable and want to be honorable themselves.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Bunny.

[Light Speed]

Israeli Merkava 3....I.D.F. on the ready line in the war on terror

[firewalk]

Just bumping through to say good morning & hello

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Sam good morning.

(((((((((( hug )))))))))))))))))

[Snow Bunny]

Men of Honor that is you Flag Man
Thank you!

[Light Speed]

Hi Linda
Another great thread for canteen....duty,honor,country.
Have a special post for later today.....todays thread is a great opportunity for others to share memories and stories of our veterans and to reflect on what it means to serve.
Looking forward to the families stories[our canteen is family]
Off to bed..goodnight Linda...Light Speed is a dot.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you Cote for doing such a very special thing with this poem. Thank you JFoxbear and Squantos for this poem.

A Soldier Died Today

 

 
 
He was getting old and paunchy 
And his hair was falling fast, 
And he sat around the Legion, 
Telling stories of the past. 

Of a war that he once fought in 
And the deeds that he had done, 
In his exploits with his buddies; 
They were heroes, every one. 

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors 
His tales became a joke, 
All his buddies listened quietly 
For they knew where of he spoke. 

But we'll hear his tales no longer, 
For ol' Bob has passed away, 
And the world's a little poorer 
For a soldier died today. 

He won't be mourned by many, 
Just his children and his wife. 
For he lived an ordinary, 
Very quiet sort of life. 

He held a job and raised a family, 
Going quietly on his way; 
And the world won't note his passing, 
'tho a Soldier died today. 

When politicians leave this earth, 
Their bodies lie in state, 
While thousands note their passing, 
And proclaim that they were great. 

Papers tell of their life stories 
From the time that they were young, 
But the passing of a soldier 
Goes unnoticed, and unsung. 

Is the greatest contribution 
To the welfare of our land, 
Some jerk who breaks his promise 
And cons his fellow man. 

Or the ordinary fellow 
Who in times of war and strife, 
Goes off to serve his Country 
And offers up his life? 

The politician's stipend 
And the style in which he lives, 
Are often disproportionate, 
To the service that he gives. 

While the ordinary soldier, 
Who offered up his all, 
Is paid off with a medal 
And perhaps a pension, small 

It's so easy to forget them, 
For it is so many times 
that our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys, 
Went to battle, but we know. 

It was not the politicians 
With their compromise and ploys, 
Who won for us the freedom 
That our Country now enjoys. 

Should you find yourself in danger, 
With your enemies at hand, 
Would you really want some cop-out, 
With his ever waffling stand. 

Or would you want a Soldier, 
His home, his country, his kin, 
Just a common Soldier, 
Who would fight until the end. 

He was just a common Soldier, 
And his ranks are growing thin, 
But his presence should remind us 
We may need his like again. 

For when countries are in conflict, 
We find the Soldier's part 
Is to clean up all the troubles 
That the politicians start. 

If we cannot do him honor 
While he's here to hear the praise, 
Then at least let's give him homage 
At the ending of his days. 

Perhaps just a simple headline 
in the paper that might say: 

"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY" 
 
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