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USO Canteen FReeper Style Liberty R&R to Arkansas ....
October 26,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny
Posted on 10/26/2002 12:02:43 AM 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.
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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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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. *****
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Arkansas
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
The State that brought us a President
Application to Live in Arkansas
Mt. Magazine
Falling Water Falls, Ozarks
Pumpkin Hollow, Piggot
Sam's Throne, Ozark National Forest
Toad Suck Daze
Long ago, steamboats traveled the
Arkansas River when the water was
at the right depth. When it wasn't, the
captains and their crew tied up to wait
where the Toad Suck Lock and Dam now
spans the river.
While they waited, they refreshed themselves
at the local tavern there, to the dismay of the
folks living nearby, who said: "They suck on
the bottle 'til they swell up like toads." Hence,
the name Toad Suck. The tavern is long gone,
but the legend and fun live on at Toad Suck Daze.
Conway Twitty brought fame to Arkansas
Wagon Wheel, Ozarks
State Flower Apple Blossom
Sugar Loaf Mountain as seen from the Little Red River
DeGray Lake Resort State Park
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: monacofreetedmaher; usocanteen
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Hmmmmmm.........smores sound really good tonight, please. We could toast the marshmallows in the fireplace. Have you turned your clocks back yet? I turned my watch back already and it is really bugging me every time I look at it. LOL!
To: MoJo2001; LindaSOG
To: SevenofNine
Yes! Go Israel, bust them all. Thanks Seven for keeping us updated.
To: All; Kathy in Alaska; LindaSOG; Snow Bunny; MoJo2001; radu; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; ...
Hi all! Just getting here tonight - wanted to say hello and congratulate Linda on her successful jump! Awesome!
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Hey Duchess, good to see you tonight. Are we up to snuff yet? We're bumper boating again tonight. Tonkin was able to book them again. Cool, huh?
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi I am Back! Whoohooo! Cool pic! LOL
To: RadioAstronomer
Hi Starman, did you have a good visit with friends today?
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hmmmm. I like Coke LOL!
To: MoJo2001
I love the Monster Mash. It's cute.
To: Kathy in Alaska
Nice visit and I bought some new CDs. :-)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Feeling much better today, Kathy - thank you! I think all the bumper boating must be clearing out my sinuses. : )
To: MoJo2001
[Raised eyebrows.] Heheheh. : )
To: RadioAstronomer
To: RadioAstronomer
Hi there - long time no see!
To: Kathy in Alaska
LOL!!!!! WOW cute pic
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Hi! :-)
To: SAMWolf
Thanks for the great troops-in-action shots, Sam. Great, as usual.
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Try and stay dry. We don't want you catching a chill. LOL! But I will remember that you have that super duper hair dryer and can be dry in no time.
To: Kathy in Alaska
Any idea what we're riding in tomorrow? A carriage? A limo? Does Tonkin hint in advance?
To: RadioAstronomer
Do we get to hear what the new CDs are?
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