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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[PhilDragoo]

Snow Bunny

Thank you for posting the picture of Ted Maher at 16.

Ted's other home on Free Republic is at the current Ted Maher site.

Now that the UN has moved toward a resolution on Iraq and we have a Republican House and Senate, the way is clear to get some in the Middle East.

Toricelli was in the tradition of Church in degrading the CIA.

It's coming back with the Predator/Hellfire al Qaeda Six-Back Bar-B-Q in Yemen a few days ago.

And it will be busily gathering intel to pave the way to Baghdad.

The finest fighting force in the world is poised to make history and change the course of it for the next century.

Without Saddam Hussein the black hole will swallow up Ayatollah and Arafat.

The change in the demeanor of the Saudis will be dramatic.

We'll have uninterrupted oil, and reduce the threat of terrorism to the absolute zero of a BDA.

God Speed all the warriors through the storm and home.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Major change to my Coast Guard duties starting next week.
Will post "debrief" after I heat up some soup.
*HUG*

[radu]

You're on a roll, tomkow. LOL!!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Hahah - where can I get one of those? I'll paint a big "G" on it. : )

[LaDivaLoca]

Remind your friends: Guns don't kill people, doctors do.

Good one, tomkow6! I'm constantly arguing with some anti-gun friends that a well-armed community is a safer community. As for moi, I come from a pro-gun family. I'm so proud of my nieces and nephews (youngest is 11 yrs old) - they are better shots than me! Well....I am near sighted.

[LaDivaLoca]

She never finished her story because I had to go - she called me at work. However, we are getting together for some celebration this weekend and I'll get the details.

[LaDivaLoca]

I'm sorry to hear you are not feeling well, Tonkin. Please, do take good care of yourself, get some much-needed rest and sleep.

[Radix]

Aww gee.

Thanks!

[LaDivaLoca]

A nice fireplace, a lovely table set for dinner that turns into a pool table! That is cool, Tonkin! THANKS! I love to play pool. Not the best player but I'm ok.

[tomkow6]

Navy Personnel Command Millington, Tenn. (Nov. 5, 2002) -- Mess Management Specialist 1st Class Darrell A. Lewis strikes one of the poses he used in competition at the 15th Annual All Military Bodybuilding Championship held in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 12, 2002. Petty Officer Lewis, representing Joe Dugger Fitness Center, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, placed first in the Men's Novice Tall category, second in the Men's Open Tall, and was named Best Overall Poser. He also won the couples competition with his wife JoAnn, who is a Staff Sgt. in the Army National Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Jeffrey Nichols.

At sea aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) Nov. 6, 2002 -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Todd Hackleman from Texarkana, Texas, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Yaquelin Chicas from Union City, N.J., test Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Hose reels during Saipan's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSERV). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Robert M. Schalk.

At sea aboard USS San Jacinto (CG 56) Nov. 3, 2002 -- The guided missile cruiser glides through the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. The ship is underway with the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group for a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass.

[Radix]

"one of the poses he used in competition at the 15th Annual All Military Bodybuilding Championship held in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 12, 2002."



He looks like the real Terminator!


WOW!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

ANNOUNCEMENT

LaDivaLoca is the winner of Long Cut's "Name That Camaro" contest!

The name "La Contessa" was chosen by Long Cut and his wife, the lovely and gracious Mrs. Cut, for their new Camaro. Of the new name, Long Cut had this to say: "That's right, LaDivaLoca took it with her suggestion for naming the Camaro 'La Contessa', The Countess! I think it's quite appropriate, and fitting for such a lady, not to mention slightly...threatening, in an exotic way."

WAY TO GO, DIVA!
Thanks to all who participated in the contest!
Special thanks to LindaSOG for the graphics - Linda, you rock!

[Trteamer]

I'm just stopping by the canteen to say Thank You to all the troops!

We will once again have a Support Our Troops Rally this Saturday in both Fort Collins and Loveland Colorado. These FReeps are for all of you.

[radu]

Ok, who's driving tonight, or are we taking turns? This is too cute, huh? We'll definitely need Velcro for anyone riding on top. We don't want to leave anyone behind!

[Kathy in Alaska]

g'nad, prayers being said for Dillon, his parents, and his doctors.

[tomkow6]

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Nov. 1, 2002) -- Sailors aboard the Chilean training ship Esmeralda (BE 43) fire a 1916-vintage Hotchkiss Saluting Gun during a 21-gun salute as they enter Pearl Harbor for a weekend port visit. The 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine is the world’s 2nd tallest sailing ship and has a crew of 300 Sailors and 90 midshipmen. The midshipmen recently finished a four-year naval academy training program and will finish their fifth year on a training cruise around the world aboard Esmeralda. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Nov. 1, 2002) -- Friendship lights outline the Chilean training ship Esmeralda (BE 43) against the evening sky next to the Naval Station Pearl Harbor Memorial Fountain. The 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine is the world’s 2nd tallest sailing ship and has a crew of 300 Sailors and 90 midshipmen. The midshipmen recently finished a four-year naval academy training program and will finish their fifth year on a training cruise around the world aboard Esmeralda. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Nov. 1, 2002) -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Moises Acevedo, a crewmember aboard the Chilean training ship Esmeralda (BE 43), uses a capstan to take up slack on a mooring line while securing the ship at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The 371-foot steel-hulled four-masted barquentine is the world’s 2nd tallest sailing ship and has a crew of 300 Sailors and 90 midshipmen. The midshipmen recently finished a four-year naval academy training program and will finish their fifth year on a training cruise around the world aboard Esmeralda. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin.

[Soaring Feather]

I don't drive, I only fly among the stars!

[Snow Bunny]

Hi LaDiva, LOL this is sooooo cute this graphic.Good to see you.

[tomkow6]

I'm goin' to bed!

May God bless all who come here to the Canteen!

May God bless & keep safe ALL our troops & their famlies!

Knight, all!

Tom

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nice to see you at the USO Canteen where we honor our troops and veterans daily for keeping us free. Please thank your parents for their service to our country.