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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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1 posted on 10/26/2002 12:02:43 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: bentfeather; SAMWolf; LindaSOG; coteblanche; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001

2 posted on 10/26/2002 12:04:16 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Light Speed; SevenofNine; SJackson; LindaSOG; ppaul; Kathy in Alaska; radu; Nix 2; Diogenesis; ...

 


11 posted on 10/26/2002 12:22:00 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: Snow Bunny
Conway Twitty brought fame to Arkansas

and

Bill and Hill brought shame to Arkansas

Anyone know if Conway Twitty was named after the town or the other way around?
That's Conway? I don't know if there's a Twitty, Arkansas?

Thanks for the R&R to a beautiful State, Snow Bunny.

15 posted on 10/26/2002 12:31:21 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: Snow Bunny; FallGuy; LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; radu; coteblanche; AntiJen; MoJo2001; SAMWolf; ...


Please take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to SEND an e-mail.

32 posted on 10/26/2002 5:46:16 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: Budge; Snow Bunny
Budge you sure have a beautiful State. May I visit when I drive south this winter from Maine?
33 posted on 10/26/2002 5:47:02 AM PDT by larryjohnson
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To: Snow Bunny; All
GOOD DAY, ALL!!


THIS SATURDAY MORNING HERE IN MAINE, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE SUNDAY CANTEEN CHAPEL.


GOD WATCH OVER YOU. YES!!


MORE PRAYERS ARE OFFERED FOR YOU EACH DAY THAN YOU WOULD EVER IMAGINE. ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN HEAD AND HEART.


WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!!


BLESSINGS,


CANTEEN CHAPLAIN GRANT


ROMANS 8:28
35 posted on 10/26/2002 5:50:09 AM PDT by grantswank
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39 posted on 10/26/2002 5:59:36 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: Snow Bunny
The pic of Piggot Arkansas brouight back some great memories. I had good friends in Kennett MO and we would head south to Piggott to buy pumpkins and also "party" a bit. Also canoed/floated the river down by Yellville Arkansas many times when I was younger. My younger brother graduated from U of A in the 60's so our family has great affection for Arkansas in spite of the Klintoons.

HEY Military personnel, past and present, and your families AND our Canadian allies - GOOD MORNING!!!! Mid Missouri Patriots love you all. Hang in there, we will win.

50 posted on 10/26/2002 7:02:58 AM PDT by zip
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To: Snow Bunny
What state is mentioned in the Bible?

Arkansas!


Noah looked out of the ark and saw (Arkansas) land....

(I know lame but I am in a hurry and on my way to work)

Have a great day!




Genesis 8:13
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
(Whole Chapter: Genesis 8 In context: Genesis 8:12-14)



53 posted on 10/26/2002 7:35:46 AM PDT by Radix
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To: Snow Bunny

Air Power

CONSOLIDATED OA-10 "CATALINA"


The OA-10 is the Army Air Forces version of the PBY series seaplanes and amphibians flown extensively by the Navy during WW II. It is a twin-engine, parasol-mounted monoplane equipped with a flying boat hull, retractable tricycle landing gear and retractable wing-tip floats. The OA-10 was used primarily for air-sea rescue work ("DUMBO" missions) with the AAF's Emergency Rescue Squadrons throughout WW II and for several years thereafter. During the war, OA-10 crews rescued hundreds of downed fliers.

The prototype Catalina first flew on March 28, 1935. It was produced by Consolidated Aircraft Corp. in both seaplane and amphibian versions. Catalinas were also produced by Canadian Vickers, Ltd. and the Naval Aircraft Factory. Eventually, nearly 2,500 Catalina derivatives were built for the Navy. Approximately 380 were transferred to the AAF as OA-10s, OA-10As, OA-10Bs or, in some cases, with their original Navy designations. Catalinas also were flown by a number of allied nations during and after WW II.

This aircraft was operated extensively by the Brazilian Air Force until 1981 in a variety of humanitarian roles in the Amazon Basin. The Catalina was flown to the Museum in 1984 and has been restored and painted as an OA-10A assigned to the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron which served in the Pacific Theater during WW II.

SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 104 ft.
Length: 63 ft. 10 in.
Height: 20 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 36,400 lbs. loaded
Armament: Two .50-cal. machine guns in the waist and two .30-cal. machine guns--one in the bow and another in a rear tunnel--plus 8,000 lbs. of bombs
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92s of 1,200 hp ea.
Cost: $50,000

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 184 mph.
Cruising speed: 120 mph.
Range: 2,325 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,400 ft.

56 posted on 10/26/2002 8:36:55 AM PDT by Mr_Magoo
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To: Snow Bunny; SAMWolf; FallGuy; Victoria Delsoul; radu; AntiJen; Kathy in Alaska; WVNan; SassyMom; ...
Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:

Father: Why don't you get yourself a job?

Son: Why?

Father: So you could earn some money.

Son: Why?

Father: So you could put some money in a bank and earn
interest.

Son: Why?

Father: So that when you're old you can use the money in
your account...and you would never have to work again.

Son: I'm not working now.
69 posted on 10/26/2002 11:27:30 AM PDT by tomkow6
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To: Snow Bunny
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OFF THE PRESS!

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Guess what? Another one of our favorite "DO NOTHING" black preachers is back in the house. Nope! It's not Jesse or Al. Rather, it's our favorite peace loving Muslim Louis Farrakhan. Can you feel the "Civil Rights Violation" coming? Can you not sense a "racial profiling" charge coming on? It isn't enough to be caught with forensics these days. If you are black and you don't know jack, then Jesse, Al, and Louis are your men. (MoJo wonders when these three men will give up their US citizenship to visit the "Motherland of Africa") Anyways, while the rest of us are keeping it real. They are making themselves a deal. It's still good in the hood for them!

In a story that is hard to believe, a Moroccan doctor has "delivered" a 46 year old fetus from a 75 year old woman. Seems that this Moroccan lady had thought she had a tumor all these years. Of course, to prove that the fetus actually existed, the doctors will be showing a videotape.(MoJo thinks this is a very bad way to use modern technology. JUST SAY NO!!) So? The next time your wife or girlfriend complains about 9 months being too long. Just buy the videotape available at Amazon, Kmart, and Walmart for $19.99 and then go have a beer. You've done your job for the day!

Today's "JACKASS AWARD" goes to none other than that Aryan looking whitey, Phil Donahue. He has earned this award because he continues to be a typical white liberal. He went on NATIONAL TELEVISION and told the three people watching his show that he thought that the sniper was a white man. GUESS WHAT? The sniper was actually a BLACK MAN. Gather yourself together. It's a devastation that should have place an egg on the faces of every stupid pundit on television stating that it was a white male. Here's one experts take on it:" The serial sniper is probably a white male, as a matter of fact I'd bet on it." There obviously isn't enough time in the day to insult these so called experts. However, Phil Donahue proves that the biggest problem minorities have in this country, besides their own leaders, is that white liberals keep making excuses for them. (MoJo wonders when an apology to our fellow Caucasian citizens will be coming. However, NO ONE WATCHES HIS SHOW. So? Don't hold your breathe)

NPR or othewise known to the rest of us as the, "NATIONAL PROPAGANDA RADIO", wonders if Senator Paul Wellstone was murdered. Now! I'm wondering who they think would do such a thing? Hmmm...I know! Let's blame those right wing wackos and of course, President Bush. MoJo thinks that the taxpayers of this country should demand their money back and demand that NPR is shutdown. We have enough idiots that hate America abroad. There is absolutely no reason why we should be paying for such stupidity in this country.

Remember Mr.Madonna? Sean Penn was "deeply disturbed" by President Bush's cowboy attitude. He believes that President Bush would be harming his legacy and the legitimacy of the United States abroad. He thinks "our allies are heartbroken" by the go-it alone approach that President Bush has been stating recently. Does it not boggle the mind? I'm touched. Did it ever occur to Mr.Penn that perhaps the rest of us in America don't give a rat's rear end what our supposed allies think? Did it ever occur to him that perhaps our allies are the ones that are proving to be more and more irrelevant. Of course not. It would require a brain. Something that most of Hollywood lacks. Yet, it doesn't keep them from just spewing forth crap through their mouth. (MoJo is waiting for Hollywood to fall into the Pacific Ocean)

As you can see, it's Christina and Britney. These two girls life story has been told over and over again on every major newschannel, newspaper, tv show, and magazine that the world has. Yet, these two don't seem to care for one another. It's hard to try to out SLUT the other. It's hard to be a bigger bimbo than the other. (MoJo thinks that Mud Wrestling would be the best way to decide who is trashier) It seems that Christina believes that Britney is "a puppy being led around" and that totally disgusts her. (MoJo wonders what that says about her. Didn't she take almost the same path to stardom?) Anyways, Britney thinks that Christina is a "nice girl" and wishes her nothing but success. (Britney wishes Christina about as much success as Hillary Clinton wishes the same of Monica Lewinsky) Aren't you glad that you are defending the world so that we could have these chicks duke it out? Actually, Hillary would be nice to Monica if she thought that Monica would vote for her. There's the difference.

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NEWSFLASH!! A recent study found that teaching children to have too high of a self esteem could lead to bullying. So? Which is it: Do we want children with high self esteem and think everyone else sucks or Do we want children with low self esteem and thinks everyone else sucks? Hmmmm... that's a toughy. Anyways, these studies are so ridiculous. It starts at home. If a child is loved, cared for, and appreciated at home; it will make the difference. Not the government schools that worry more about pushing for pay raises and tenure for inept teachers. Let's have a study on teacher self esteem and you'll find that therein lies the problem.

Do you ever wonder why it is that a person defending America gets paid less than someone whose job it is to pretend to be something greater than they are? Do you ever wonder why you get asked these stupid rhetorical questions? Do you ever wish that MoJo would stop asking you to ponder things? Do you ever wonder what Snow Bunny was thinking when she encouraged me to do this? Do you ever wonder how Officers can eat better in Hell than an enlisted person? Does a college degree actually make your ability to make decisions better? Do you ever wonder why it is that we celebrate a Pagan holiday (Halloween) and then tell our children that Satan is bad? Neither do I! Bring On The Candy! Happy Halloween!! (MoJo wishes she could send each and every one of you a special treat for Halloween)

WOOHOO Can you say "CANDY STORE"?

 


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98 posted on 10/26/2002 3:37:35 PM PDT by MoJo2001
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