USO Canteen FReeper Style Themeless Thursday .... November 7,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and SAMWolf

[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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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I will sure second that, Cobbie. (Good morning, by the way.)

A friend of mine is a Vietnam vet; a few years ago on Veterans Day, we were talking casually and I happened to thank him for his service. He was shocked. (If I'm not mistaken, he was 51 at the time.) He told me that was the first time in his life anyone had ever said that to him. I couldn't believe it. It made me so sad.

[Dutchgirl]

WW II and Korea

Those words are on Dad's grave marker. Lt. Col. Jack Strange USAF

The only discrimination I ever witnesed as a military dependant, was the old "My Dad's a Major- of yeah, well my Dad outranks your Dad."

[Mr_Magoo]

Every day when I put together the Air Power post, I am reminded that the U.S. Military has put the greatest minds to work creating the most awesome array of aircraft ever.

If the scumbags of the world ever found out what our Military options include, there would be no need for them to ever take Ex-Lax.

[Mr_Magoo]

Note to self:

Limit the use of the word "ever".

[COB1]

Good morning, duchess!
I'm honored to meet you, Dutchgirl.

I'm going to start to sound like a broken record in the coming months, so remember this day when I got stuck on this theme:

We have vets lying in hospitals all over this land without soap to bathe, without razors to shave, without shampoo to wash their hair and without glasses to read the newspaper.

It's time to do our part to help them live like human beings!
They are not animals to be shut up in a pound and forgotten!
They put their ass on the line for US and our children!

Snow Bunny and I, along with the Houston Area Texans of FreeRepublic, have a plan to help.

More coming as soon as we have the groundwork done.

[kelly USA]

OH! My goodness! You are very quick, aren't you? You remind me of someone I used to know! Everytime I turned around he was standing there in his whatever asking if I wanted to buy something! LOL! I guess I will have to put some training to good use and find myself some clothes!

[Mudboy Slim]

"Snow Bunny and I, along with the Houston Area Texans of FreeRepublic, have a plan to help."

Please let me know how I can assist yer noble efforts...MUD

[blackie]

Themeless Thursday...Bump !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!

[kelly USA]

BTW, I haven't been lurking long enough to know where you got your burka from. Did you make it yourself?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Morning, John. Nice picture. Thanks for sharing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Jen, for posting the Heroes song every day. A terrific reminder that our military men and women, past and present, are why we are free today. I hope you are feeling better today.

[kelly USA]

Thanks for your thoughtfulness toward our vets. I know it makes a great deal of difference to them. I like your dolls. I have been playing around with them and it is a lot of fun, but I am not sure I know how to post them. I am not even sure how to get them to a place I can post them from? I use to love seeing the dolls Souris did! I keep looking for her to come back and do more! Its such fun seeing what everyone comes up with!

[kelly USA]

No Way! My vacuum cleaning looks just like that! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Linda, for today's Day in Military History.