A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-26-03...Who is Jimmy Valentine?

FreeTheHostages; Billie | Profile written by FreeTheHostages

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !! Happy Humpday !

Congratulations, Jimmy Valentine’s brother ! Our FReeper of the day. Nice to meet you.

I hope you enjoy your day in the spotlight !

55 degrees as I post this . . .

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[MeekOneGOP]

Here is a link and an excerpt . . .

Elite Iraqi Guard Heads Toward Marines

A large contingent of Iraq's elite Republican Guard, including 1,000 vehicles, headed Wednesday toward U.S. Marines in central Iraq - an area that already has seen the heaviest fighting of the war.

Intelligence officers with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force said the Iraqi forces were headed south from Baghdad on a route that avoids advancing U.S. Army forces and leads them directly to the Marines who have been fighting in recent days around An Nasiriyah.

The intelligence officers said about 3,000 Republican Guard troops were spotted in one town along Highway 7 and 2,000 more at another.

In the far south, British forces fought on the fringes of the beleaguered city of Basra, while the first substantial relief convoy reached Iraq on Wednesday after weathering a blinding sandstorm.

To the west of where the Republican Guard was advancing, the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division drew to within 50 miles of Baghdad, and other American forces were expected to join soon in squeezing the capital from several directions. Allied bombardments over the past two days have pounded Republican Guard divisions assigned to defend the city.

A military source said the U.S. Central Command in Qatar now had evidence that the Iraqi regime had wired many of the bridges around Baghdad for destruction.

In Baghdad, there were reports of a bomb landing in a crowded market in the center of the city. The Arabic satellite television channel Al Jazeera showed scenes of people carrying away casualties.

En route to Baghdad, units from the 7th Cavalry Regiment fought a fierce running battle Tuesday and Wednesday with Iraqi forces near the central city of Najaf. According to preliminary reports from American military officials, U.S troops killed up to 500 Iraqi fighters, suffering the loss of two tanks but no casualties.

Hoping to cripple the Iraqi government's communications, the allies attacked the state-run television headquarters in Baghdad before dawn Wednesday with missiles and air strikes. The station's international satellite signal was knocked off the air for a few hours before it was restored; regular broadcasts started on schedule after daybreak.

Far to the south, British forces on the edge of Basra waged artillery battles with more than 1,000 Iraqi militiamen, who reportedly also faced an insurrection by civilians opposed to Saddam Hussein.

British officers said Wednesday that the uprising became so threatening that the militiamen fired mortars to try to suppress it. British forces then silenced the Iraqi mortar positions with an artillery barrage, said Lt. Col. Ronnie McCourt, a spokesman for British forces.

McCourt said British troops also were firing at some of the militiamen who were trying to flee Basra.

"The bunch of desperadoes who've lived above the law ... they're obviously resorting to desperate measures and trying to intimidate the population," McCourt said. "We are making certain that we neutralize them as quickly as possible."

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[leadpenny]

(JV's brother is probably the better looking one of the two though - right?!)

Let me say this, I am secure enough in my own sexuality to say that they are both fine looking men, especially when they wear war paint.

[FreeTheHostages]

http://www.foxnews.com

yup. foxnews has a good piece about this. looks like there's going to be a big battle.

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL, well, in THAT CASE I am secure enough to note that you're all patrotic men are good-looking. ;)

We now return you to our regular, family-oriented programming. :)

[Billie]

....and I'm perfectly comfortable with being clueeless.

Uh-oh, if ever a statement (and misspelled word) was ripe for you-know-who, this one is!!!! Maybe he won't see it. :)

[FreeTheHostages]

Here's a photo of you two both being comfortable with each other at last Sunday's Patriots V Rally for America. click here

[Billie]

Now I'M really confused!!! FR has a Jimmy Valentine as well as his brother????!!!!! HELP!!

Thanks, Angelwood - appreciate that! Do have fun with Free's stuff - whether it's the lighter side or more serious (as yours and tgsltakoma's were)

[Billie]

Perfect song this morning, Aqua!!!

[FreeTheHostages]

See, I don't know if there really is a "Jimmy Valentine" either. If there is, we're in trouble with the "forget Jimmy Valentine" line, LOL. BUT, and this is the truth, so far as I know, I have never seen him -- in person or by a Freep posting. So who's to say? Honestly, I really don't know. JVb is for real, that's for sure!

[bmwcyle]

I know him. I love him. I owe him a cigar.

[Billie]

Morning, dutchess! Thank you - this concludes Free's and my work THIS week! Whew! The next two days belong to you and John! (Have the other sistah's thanked us yet for giving them the week off? LOL!) Am kidding, sistahs, because you have!

Got your mail, dutchess, and answered - both FR mail and regular email.

[jwfiv]

Good morning and thank you to our Hostesses...you've handled the presentation of this Mystery Man quite well, Ms. FTH...very nice.

JV's b, you're one cool dude...thanks for all yer Freepin' in the name of Freedom...I love that quote on the difference between between Uncle Sam and the Vichy, very illuminating. Congratulations to you on this special day...it's kind of a public spot for such a private fella, but the folks here are kind, and will lavish you with praise...I think you'll find the going easy.

Good morning and afternoon to all my FRiends.

Dubya was great at CENTCOM a little while ago...bless his big ol' heart.

[The Thin Man]

I do fear that the thin man (alive and well, sighted at the end of last night's thread) will criticize my work as incomplete.

I was going to complain about you leaving this mystery unsolved, but then I remembered who I am...... The Thin Man, the world's greatest detective. Here's your man.

[Exit148]

"See, I don't know if there really is a "Jimmy Valentine" either."

All I know is --- Jimmy Valentine has a brother.

What I want to know is ---What is Jimmy Valentine's brother's name?

LOL!

[Exit148]

Hey JBV ---Don't let this go to your head! Just stay the sweet, loveable, stalwart, handsome, steadfast, intelligent hunk that we all know and love!

And when the goin' gets tough -----we are all behind you!

Luv ya, guy! Congratulations!

[The Thin Man]

Uh-oh, if ever a statement (and misspelled word) was ripe for you-know-who, this one is!!!! Maybe he won't see it. :)

Now that you spoiled it for me, I will not comment. :)

[Billie]

LOL! Aren't those singing dalmations the cutest?! Hi, Temple!

[Billie]

It's getting more and more trying, isn't it? I know the outcome will be victory for the coalition, but it's so scary thinking what they will face once they reach Baghdad - there is nothing the Iraqis won't do, even though they have to know (and maybe that's the 'reason' for the way they will fight to their end) they aren't going to win this war.

[Billie]

God Bless Our Military

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Daisyscarlett; Dansangel; Dutchess; Mama_Bear; and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty G'nad....................active duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........nephew gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover...........nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort...........2 daughters Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew