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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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KEYWORDS: monacofreetedmaher; usocanteen
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To: Kathy in Alaska; RadioAstronomer; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
I can do slow on Sunday...but ONLY on Sunday! A hayride really wouldn't be bad, you know? I'm sure Tonkin will come up with a wonderful surprise.
To: MoJo2001
LOL - I didn't say I MINDED! (The guy with the uniform on was especially handsome.)
To: Snow Bunny; LindaSOG
She is adorable.
Like I know the first thing about any of the dollz. LOL! You can at least find them. Thank you both so much.
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
He's serving America. How awesome is that?
To: LindaSOG; MoJo2001
Oh, oh! This is not sounding good! Child, where are you?
To: Kathy in Alaska
Yes, Ma? I'm just over here being the Angel that I am. I'm also just sewing you something!! Did you need something?
To: Kathy in Alaska; Snow Bunny; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; LindaSOG; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; ...
Hello everybody. I hope y'all have been having fun in Arkansas with the troops. I know I'm a little late but better late than never.
I love this doll, Duchess. Thank you!!!
367
posted on
10/27/2002 12:35:01 AM PDT
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radu
To: MoJo2001
Should you be here?
To: MoJo2001
TOTALLY awesome, MoJo!
To: radu
You're so welcome, my friend! Glad you made it in tonight - how are you doing? (We're bumper boating with the troops again today! Hop in!)
To: radu; MoJo2001
Look at you. Did you have a good night out with your hubby? Part of me is still back in the 100s, but the rest is caught up. My kid is in some kind of trouble and I'm trying to find out how deep. LOL!
To: coteblanche; MoJo2001; LindaSOG
MoJo: It almost makes me want to do it. Cote: Please say it isn't so. I can't take much more worying about Canteenettes jumping out of perfectly good planes.
I'm with you, Cote! I kept thinking and fretting about Linda all day. I'm in no hurry to go through that again. LOL!! brrrrrr, the thought gives me the willies.
372
posted on
10/27/2002 12:44:43 AM PDT
by
radu
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
I'm doing fine, thank you. Hope you are too. :-))
hehe! The bumper boats are too much fun! I'm glad we get to play in them again tonight. I figured I'd dress 'relaxed' tonight for the occassion.
373
posted on
10/27/2002 12:50:10 AM PDT
by
radu
To: Kathy in Alaska; radu
Not I!!
To: Kathy in Alaska
Look at you! All sparkly tonight. Love the outfit.
I'll be lucky to catch up tonight....I'm just getting started. I'm still trying to get over the shakes from hearing about Linda's jump today. You know what a wuss I am. LOL!!
375
posted on
10/27/2002 12:53:07 AM PDT
by
radu
To: MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska
Hmmmm, looks like I've missed something tonight. hahaha! Has somebody been misbehavin'?
376
posted on
10/27/2002 12:55:52 AM PDT
by
radu
To: radu
Hello radu!! I've been an angel! I don't know what you are talking about!! *evil grin*
To: knighthawk
Aaaah, knighthawk. I see you stopped by this morning. I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of Arkansas and learning about it. It's a beautiful state, isn't it?
378
posted on
10/27/2002 12:59:39 AM PDT
by
radu
To: MoJo2001
You were, of course, only thinking of the welfare of our troops, right?
MoJo
To: MoJo2001
LOL!! Now I'm really getting curious.
380
posted on
10/27/2002 1:03:20 AM PDT
by
radu
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