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USO Canteen FReeper Style Themeless Thursday .... October 17,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen Freeper Style ~ SAMWolf and Snow Bunny ~

Posted on 10/16/2002 11:52:34 PM PDT by Snow Bunny

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The USO Canteen FReeper Style
Delivering a Touch of Home

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A Touch of Home

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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.

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.


Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. 

John McCrae 



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Tribute To HEROES

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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.

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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

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Tribute to Vietnam Veterans

Please click on picture.

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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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Free Republic....Click for Donations

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

Partners

....USO Canteen The Poetry Branch....

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

Thank you, from all those
who frequent the FReeper Canteen

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1 posted on 10/16/2002 11:52:34 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: bentfeather; GatorGirl; LindaSOG; coteblanche; Kathy in Alaska; SassyMom; AntiJen; ...

2 posted on 10/16/2002 11:54:16 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: DoughtyOne; AntiJen; SAMWolf; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; A Navy Vet

3 posted on 10/16/2002 11:56:06 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: souris; AFCATMRet; Radix; Victoria Delsoul; GatorGirl; MistyCA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; radu
Souris thank you for the Pledge with the graphic's for the Canteen.

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4 posted on 10/16/2002 11:58:16 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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5 posted on 10/16/2002 11:59:23 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; SassyMom; coteblanche; souris; Victoria Delsoul; AntiJen; MistyCA; ...

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.


6 posted on 10/17/2002 12:00:53 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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Thank you so much for your support of the USO Canteen FReeper Style. Thank you for supporting our troops and their families.
Thank you Veterans for serving our country.


7 posted on 10/17/2002 12:03:25 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: *USO Canteen; archy; Alamo-Girl; Angelwood; AntiJen; abner; A Navy Vet; ...

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Click on Beamer to go to thread for details of the USO Canteen FReeper Style
Business Card and How To's

8 posted on 10/17/2002 12:05:36 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: LindaSOG; SAMWolf; Mr_Magoo; 4TheFlag; AFCATMRet; coteblanche; AntiJen; Cap'n Crunch; ...

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.

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
<img src="http://images.fotki.com/v9/photos/3/34283/127530/canadapatriot-vi.jpg?1031720459

9 posted on 10/17/2002 12:11:00 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Light Speed; SevenofNine; SJackson; LindaSOG; ppaul; Kathy in Alaska; radu; Nix 2; Diogenesis; ...

 


10 posted on 10/17/2002 12:13:08 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Snow Bunny
Good morning! The HTML is a bit messed up about the Canadians.
11 posted on 10/17/2002 12:13:54 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: Johnny Gage; Valin; AntiJen; souris; coteblanche; Radix; LindaSOG; SassyMom; Kathy in Alaska; ...

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

12 posted on 10/17/2002 12:14:36 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: coteblanche; Entropy Squared; conniew; Light Speed; habs4ever; WestViking; Argh; headsonpikes

Ont. Cpl Cameron Laidlaw member of 1 Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment Parachute Company during Exercise Repatriation. Exercise Repatriation practices the removal of noncombatants from a hostile area. Photo by Jacek Szymanski J5PA Combat Camera


13 posted on 10/17/2002 12:18:26 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Snow Bunny
Good morning Bunny.


14 posted on 10/17/2002 12:46:21 AM PDT by Aeronaut
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To: Snow Bunny; Militiaman7; Jim Robinson; dcwusmc; Eastbound; Trueblackman; A Navy Vet; ...
Hiya Snow Bunny!!!! Thanks for all your hard work and support for our active duty service members and veterans.


Toward FREEDOM

15 posted on 10/17/2002 12:50:50 AM PDT by Neil E. Wright
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To: Snow Bunny; All
Good morning, Snow!

Good morning, EVERYBODY!


16 posted on 10/17/2002 3:56:48 AM PDT by tomkow6
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To: Snow Bunny
Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

A minister is walking down the street one day when he notices
a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across
the street. However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is
too high for him to reach.

After watching the boys efforts for some time, the minister
moves closer to the boy's position. He steps smartly across the
street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand
kindly on the child's shoulder leans over and gives the doorbell a
solid ring.

Crouching down to the child's level, the minister smiles
benevolently and asks, "And now what, my little man?"

To which the boy replies, "Now we run!"
17 posted on 10/17/2002 3:57:37 AM PDT by tomkow6
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To: Snow Bunny

Today's classic warship, USS Kearny (DD-432)

Gleaves class destroyer
Displacement. 2,060
Lenght. 347'4"
Beam. 36'1"
Draft. 11'10"
Speed. 33 k.
Complement. 208
Armament. 4 5", 12 .50 car., 2 10" tt., 2 dct.

Kearny (DD-432) was launched 9 March 1940 by the Federal Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Miss Mary Kearny; and commissioned on 13 September 1940, Comdr. A. L. Danis in command.

After shakedown and sea trials, Kearny got underway 19 February 1941 from New York Harbor for St. Thomas, V.I., where she took part in the "Neutrality Patrol" off Fort de France, Martinique, French West Indies, until 9 March. The new destroyer patrolled around San Juan, P.R., and escorted ships in the Norfolk area until August when she sailed for Argentia, Newfoundland, to escort North Atlantic convoys.

While Kearny was escorting a convoy in the North Atlantic before the United States entered the war, three convoy merchant ships were torpedoed 16 October. Kearny immediately began dropping depth charges and continued to barrage throughout the night. At the beginning of the midwatch 17 October, a torpedo struck Kearny on starboard side. The capable crew confined flooding to the forward fire room enabling the ship to get out of the danger zone with power from the aft fire room. Regaining power in the forward fire room, Kearny steamed to Iceland at 10 knots, arriving 19 October. Kearny lost 11 bluejackets and 22 others were injured in this attack. After temporary repairs Kearny got underway Christmas Day 1941, and moored 6 days later at Boston, Mass., for permanent repairs.

From 5 April to 28 September 1942, Kearny was busy escorting convoys to the British Isles, Panama Canal, and Galveston, Tex. Late in September, she sailed to act as a fire support unit in the North African invasion. There she screened Texas and Savannah on fire support missions, shot down an enemy plane, and escorted troop ships to Safi, French Morocco. Kearny departed the invasion theater and escorted a convoy back to New York, arriving 3 December 1942.

Kearny escorted ships to Port of Spain, Recife, Brazil, and Casablanca until 15 November 1943, then joined the Core hunter-killer task group 25 November. During the day of 1 January 1944, in coordination with antisubmarine planes from Core, Kearny fired a depth charge attack on a submarine resulting in a large oil slick, she returned to New York 18 January.

Next month Kearny joined the 8th Fleet in French Algeria. She reported to Brooklyn 10 March for duty in Italy, where both warships engaged in supplying fire support for the 5th Army. Due to their daily fire-support trips to the Anzio beachhead area, the warships became known as the "Anzio Express." They later were commended by General Mark Clark for the accuracy of this fire support.

Kearny was detached from the group the beginning of June and steamed to Anzio alone to give Allied troops their last naval fire support prior to their breakthrough and capture of Rome. The veteran destroyer saw more convoy duty before sailing for the invasion of Southern France.

Kearny was inner fire support ship tor Red Beach, Cavalaire Bay, France, and rendered counter-battery fire and pre-H-hour bombardment. She screened heavy fire support ships; laid smoke screens off Toulon; and, on 19 August 1944, began 2 months of duty screening transports carrying troops between Naples and southern France.

Afterward, Kearny made several cross-Atlantic voyages from New York to Oran. On 6 August 1945, Kearny transited the Panama Canal for duty in the Pacific, arriving at Pearl Harbor late in August after hostilities had ended. She escorted a transport squadron carrying occupation troops to Japan via Saipan, arriving at Wakayama, Japan, 27 September. During the next month Kearny made voyages to Philippine Islands and Okinawa before returning to Japan in October. She sailed from Wakayama, Japan, 29 October 1945 for home via Pearl Harbor, San Diego, and the Panama Canal, arriving Charleston, S.C., 5 December 1945. She decommissioned there 7 March 1946, and went into reserve. Kearny was subsequently moved to Orange, Tex. where she remained until stricken June 1 1971, and sold October 6 1972 and broken up for scrap.

Kearny received three battle stars for service in World War II.

18 posted on 10/17/2002 4:38:18 AM PDT by aomagrat
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To: tomkow6

   An old man lived with his hound-dog, Mace, in a run-down shack on the
outskirts of town.  He had no family and only a few meager possessions:
a table and chair, a bed, a bag of hand tools, and his dog.  He used the
tools to do odd jobs in town, for which he usually would be paid enough
to get food for the next day.  Mace and his master lived from one day to
the next on what little these jobs would bring in.  The dog was just a
normal hound, with one exception: while most dogs like to chew on grass
occasionally, Mace loved it.  When the old man was in town, Mace would
spend the day in the yard in  front of the house, chewing away on the
lawn.  
   One bright, sunny day the old man said goodbye to his dog and headed
into town to work.  He had a plumbing repair job in one of the homes
there that would take him most of the day and would probably pay enough
for food for the remainder of the week, if he managed the money
carefully.  He headed for town with a spring in his step and a  whistle
on his lips.  Inside the house and ready to start, the old man reached
in the bag for his wrench.  To his surprise, he didn't feel it.  He dug
around again, but there didn't seem to be any wrench.  He looked in the
bag, then dumped its contents on the floor, but still no wrench.
Reality set in.  Without a wrench he couldn't finish the job, and
without the pay he couldn't even buy food for that night's supper, let
alone for tomorrow.  When he finally came to grips with reality, he told
the lady who hired him what the situation was.  While she sympathized
with his situation, the job needed to be done.  If the old man couldn't
do it, she would have to hire someone else.
   The old man packed up his tools and headed home, head bowed and
shoulders stooped.  The whistle was gone and no longer was there a
spring in his step.  A walk that normally took 15 minutes seemed to last
forever.  But finally the old shack came into view, and there was Mace
in the distance, munching away as usual on the lawn.  When the dog saw
his master, he came running, tail wagging, telling the old man how glad
he was to see him.  Kneeling beside the hound, the man began to pet him,
and through tear-filled eyes told the dog that there would be no supper
tonight and no food for tomorrow.  What's more, without money to buy a
new wrench, he had no idea what the future held.  It was the loneliest,
most helpless feeling he ever had!
  Then he caught a glimpse of something shining in the grass.  As the
old man went over to see what this piece of shining material was, his
despair turned in an instant to joy!  It was the wrench!  The old man
had dropped it on his way out that morning, and it would have been lost
forever had Mace not been eating farther away from the house than he
usually did!  The old man grabbed the dog, gave him a hug that almost
suffocated him, and ran into the house.  Reaching for a stub of pencil
and the only piece of paper he had, he wrote a moving tribute to his
canine companion.  Few people have ever heard these words...until now,
that is.  One man who did happen to read them changed them a bit and has
his name recorded in music history.  The old man never did get the
credit he deserved.  
   But now you are privileged to read the beginning line of his original
poem, which went:  "A grazing Mace, how sweet the hound that saved a
wrench for me." 

20 posted on 10/17/2002 5:21:31 AM PDT by kneezles
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