USO Canteen FReeper Style Themeless Thursday .... October 17,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen Freeper Style ~ SAMWolf and Snow Bunny ~

[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 

[Snow Bunny]

Sam this is fantastic!!!!

Thank you for this great post about the list of U.S. Navy ships and their addy's.
((((( hug )))))

[SevenofNine]

Well some late news off Independant UK site

There is report that US Special forces might be ready for Smackdown on Saddam in DECEMBER

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=343669

[Snow Bunny]

giggle I love that.heh heh

[SAMWolf]

Americans, indeed all free men, remember that in the final choice,
a soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as tyranny's chains.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

[Alberta's Child]

If only I had known what that meant when my high school Spanish teacher would yell those words at me . . .

[Jen]

Congratulations Sam! You are this week's winner with 12 of 15 correct answers!

Themeless Thursday Trivia Answers
Q1. Which day did the Canteen women NOT receive flowers from Tonk due to a computer malfunction?
A1. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002

Q2. On what day was the US Navy established?
A2. Oct. 13, 1775

Q3. What four foods can be sent to Israeli soldiers from the links posted at the Canteen?
A3. Honey, Pizza, Ice Cream, Burgers

Q4. What is the term of endearment MoJo2001 often calls only Kathy in Alaska?
A4. Ma

Q5. What was the dying wish that Sgt. Justin Bryce was granted?
A5. Make a Wish Foundation arranged for the 10-year-old terminally ill child to be 'a real solider' at Ft Belvoir

Q6. What two dances did the Canteeners learn to do during their liberty to Texas?
A6. Polka and Chicken Dance

Q7. What type of unit was SAMWolf's father Zbigniew assigned to with the US Army?
A7. Guard Police in Poland

Q8. What historical document begins: "WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another..."
A8. Declaration of Independence

Q9. What aircraft is a military version of the Cessna Model 337 Super Skymaster?
A9. O-2A "Skymaster"

Q10. Name all the Canteeners who landed on post #666 in the last week (from Oct 10-16).
A10. Snow Bunny

Q11. Valin posted an article about a new-found medical use for Duct tape. What is it?
A11. Get rid of warts

Q12. Which frequent Canteen poster is a Dutch citizen, but loves the USA?
A12. Knighthawk

Q13. Which Canteener usually starts his/her first post of the day with purple text?
A13. Radu

Q14. Which USO performer was nicknamed "Colonel Maggie"?
A14. Martha Raye

Q15. What two words did Mojo2001 shorten to form her screen name?
A15. Mocha Jolt

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Phil, thank you so much. Do you have Ted's photo of him in Uniform? I went to the Ted Maher site and can't find it.

Thank you for posting this here Phil.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Jen, you just asked the right questions this week.

[Senator Pardek]

I remember that movie - you make me feel old, you bastard - LOL!

[SAMWolf]

Sure, you didn't really think I'd forget did you?

[Snow Bunny]

Jen you are so brillant how you do this. I LOVE it!!!!

FallGuy had 7 of them right. Not bad for a lurker. heh heh hahahaaha

[Jen]

You've done well both weeks that I've done the trivia contest. I hope more people will start to participate.

I'm thinking about posting the quiz on Thursday and the answers on Friday to give more time for people to see the quiz and post their answers.

Or... if there is not enough interest in Canteen trivia, I will stop posting it.

Feedback, anyone?

[SAMWolf]

Tell him his "son" got twice as many. LOL!

[SAMWolf]

I vote for keeping it going, but do the Friday answer thingy.

[Snow Bunny]

Congratulations Sam you won the Trivia.....Tah dah Yipeee !!!!

[Jen]

Tell FallGuy he did very well! Yay!!!!! :-)

I'm tired and headed to bed. This has been a rough week, but good in many ways.

{{{HUGS}}} and {{{NHH}}} to everyone.

[Snow Bunny]

ROTFLMHO......I did and he is laughing so hard.

He loves it. haahhaha YOU made him very proud.

[Jen]

OK, thanks Sam. I'll see what other responses I get. Going to bed now. See y'all tomorrow!

[SAMWolf]

Good Night, Jen.