USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Thursday Sports Day in the Canteen ~ July 3 2003

SouthernHawk, MoJo2001 and Kathy in Alaska

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Click on the graphic and I'll guide you
to the start of today's Sports Thread
by Guest Columnist SouthernHawk





Please Thank someone in the military for ensuring our Freedom.
Take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.
Just Click on the graphic to SEND an e-mail.

[HiJinx]

Good evening, all, welcome to the USO Canteen FReeper Style.
Thank you for your continued service here and abroad.
Good night!

[Soaring Feather]

WHY I LOVE MY COUNTRY

I love her magnificent majesty

Her colors: RED, WHITE and BLUE

from her mighty mountain peaks

to her delta lows

and the way her mighty rivers flow

Her frozen land of glaciers

to her deserts barren and cold

I love my mighty county

on whose rocky roads I've run

I love her Pride and Pomp

I love her patience not to tromp

I love her freedom, she lets me be me

with responsibility 

and the SISU to pay the dues

to take care of me at all times, but

should I need a hand, 

she is grand and lends a hand up

-not a hand out

She said, I could have an education

that I would have to work for it

no one would hand me my grades

It's a prudent decision she has made...

I love her, because I can run 

through the roses at three am

and dream of faraway lands

Be happy in my skin

Oh, yes, I love my homeland

She is Grand

bentfeather©

~ GOD BLESS OUR MIGHTY NATION ~ JULY 4, 2003 ~

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[Soaring Feather]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"WHY I LOVE MY COUNTRY"

This is beautiful!
Thank You

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you Tonkin, I'm happy it's in the Canteen.

[Soaring Feather]

Mr.Tonkin, You have the Little Blonde FReeper working!
How could you???

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

If YOU are interested in participating in doing threads, either your own,
or helping on existing ones, please contact LindaSOG by FReep mail.

If you are interested in being a Sports Columnist please FReep mail MoJo2001


From the USO Website
"The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services
to uniformed military Personnel."

USO CANTEEN FREEPER STYLE MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LATEST THREAD.

The USO Canteen FReeper Style does not show any bias
towards any particular faith or political party.

This is the same as the real USO AND Free Republic itself.

From the front page of Free Republic.

"Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent,
grass-roots conservatism on the web."

To our military readers, we remain steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afganistain.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
no matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Mr.Tonkin, You have the Little Blonde FReeper working!
How could you???"

It's only work IF you get paid. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ms feather, thank you for the Canteen Blessing for our troops.

[Soaring Feather]

LOL!

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning Kathy in Alaska! And you're welcome.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks for being our 1st Guest Sports Columnist
Your 1st column is great!
Looking forward to many more.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

WHAT HAPPENED....?

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?Five signers were captured by the British and brutally tortured as traitors.

At least twelve of the fifty-six had their homes pillaged and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army. Another two had sons captured.

Nine fought in the War for Independence and died from wounds or from hardships they suffered.
 

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?


Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers or large plantation owners. One was a teacher, one a musician, and one a printer. They were men of means and education who launched the Ship of State which you and I have inherited. Yet, they signed the Declaration of Independence, knowing full well that the penalty could be death if they were captured.

When these courageous men signed, they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to the cause of freedom and independence.

In the face of the advancing British Army, the Continental Congress fled from Philadelphia to Baltimore on December 12, 1776.


It was an especially anxious time for John Hancock, the President, as his wife had just given birth to a baby girl. Due to the complications stemming from the trip to Baltimore, the child lived only a few months.
 William Ellery's signing at the risk of his fortune, proved only too realistic. In December 1776, during three days of British occupation of Newport, Rhode Island, Ellery's house was burned and all his property was destroyed.
 

Richard Stockton, a New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice, had rushed back to his estate near Princeton after signing the Declaration only to find that his wife and children were living like refugees with friends. They had been betrayed by a Tory sympathizer who also revealed Stockton's own whereabouts. British troops pulled him from his bed one night, beat him and threw him in jail where he almost starved to death. When he was finally released, he went home to find his estate had been looted, his possessions burned, and his horses stolen. Judge Stockton had been so badly treated in prison that his health was ruined and he died before the war's end. His surviving family had to live the remainder of their lives off charity.
 Carter Braxton of Virginia, was a wealthy planter and trader. One by one, his ships were captured by the British navy. He loaned a large sum of money to the American cause; it was never paid back. He was forced to sell his plantations and mortgage his other properties to pay his debts. He died in rags.

Thomas McKean was so hounded by the British, that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Continental Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

To find out more about what happened to the rest of these brave men, please click here. (Link to Penny Parker's page)

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MoJo's Thought:
We are privileged to live in a wonderful country. From the birth of our country, we were shown true and courageous leadership. We have the examples of these brave men to admire, cherish, and remember. Don't ever forget their sacrifice or those of our troops defending America far away from home. May God continue to Bless our wonderful country. (If you are going to share this with others, please link back to the USO FReeper Style Canteen! Thank you!)MoJo2001
 

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From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[Kathy in Alaska]

Duty ~ Honor ~ Country

Click above to visit "A Day in the Life of President Bush"

[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning Tonkin!

Thank You Military men and Canteen men for the flowers today.