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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-08-03....Military Monday
Billie | Billie

Posted on 09/08/2003 6:58:41 AM PDT by Billie




A Few of FR's Finest
....Every Day
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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I could no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I had been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.
Still that didn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why we've created a place for just that. This is a friendly room in JimRob's house where FReeper FRiends can gather every day and just say hello if that's all they want to do.
There's more of course. We sometimes feature different FReepers, with a little background information on who they are and what makes them who they are, along with a few photos you might not have seen on other threads; sometimes others write an essay for us to post as the feature for the day; sometimes our presentation is a human interest story found elsewhere that you might not have read; sometimes special holiday threads; but whatever the topic of the day, it is always with FR's Finest in mind and that is YOU!
If you would like to be featured, or would like to see someone else featured, please send me a private FR mail.
Every Monday we will post the photos of FR's Military Personnel that I have collected and put into groups; these will be available to view through a link the remainder of the week - every day just a click away. :)   If you would like to add a photo of yourself or a loved one in the military, past or present, please let me know; I will hold it until I have enough for a new group.
Thank you, and please have fun with us...every day! ~ Billie

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Thank You For Serving Our Country!

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1



TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc



TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf



TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma



TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.



TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang



TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.



TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack



TOP:  Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.



TOP:  dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.



TOP:  ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM:  AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.



TOP: Mo1's dad; BuffyT's Uncle (right, w/ her dad & grandmother); Armymarinemom's 3 sons.
MIDDLE: ru4Liberty's dad; SheLion's husband, MaineRebel; wirestripper.
BOTTOM: fivetoes; bigghurtt; hurricane; ladtx' dad; Pippin's brother.





                     








THE WEEKEND THREAD

09-06-07-03 Week In Review

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping'
The guy's good, folks!
Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; military; patriotic; surprises; veterans
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To: GailA
Isn't it wonderful to see the reaction from these military men from WWII, Korea and VietName when we thank them for their service.

They all need to know that they are appreciated.
141 posted on 09/08/2003 12:44:12 PM PDT by JustAmy (God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
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To: Temple Owl; Aquamarine
Afternoon, Temple. (Hi, again, Aqua!) :)
142 posted on 09/08/2003 12:44:59 PM PDT by Billie
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To: MEG33
Then you remember hot pants!

Indeed I do. And fortunately hot pants and hip-huggers were in style when I was still in shape to be able to wear them. ;-)

The kids today probably don't have any idea that their "fashions", the hip-huggers and platform shoes, are nothing more than a rehash of what their grandmother was wearing in her day. Each generation wants to believe that they are on the cutting edge with their music and fashions. LOL.

My son told me once that since he wasn't born until the very end of that decade, he and many of his friends felt gypped out of getting to experience the 60's. I suppose there is some kind of allure; the music, the styles, the turbulent atmosphere of war protests, the psychedelic culture of that time period, that the preceeding generations feel they missed. To those of us who lived through it, it was just our "life".

143 posted on 09/08/2003 12:50:26 PM PDT by Mama_Bear ( Lori)
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To: Spruce
Really cool pic! Look how tiny they look. :)
144 posted on 09/08/2003 12:51:30 PM PDT by Billie
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To: FreeTheHostages
Free, I refuse to get into a war of words with you.

I refuse to question your integrity just because you're a lawyer.

I refuse to mention your ill-temperedness.

I refuse to bring up the humiliating fact that you play chess.

I refuse to remind people that you voted for Jimmy Carter.

Be thankful I'm above such things and am going to ignore your taunts.

:-)

145 posted on 09/08/2003 12:59:58 PM PDT by The Thin Man
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To: jwfiv
Beautiful picture, beautiful words, Johnny Mac. No surprise there though. You do have a way.

It is really bad when dem dam dims are constantly demonizing our President - calling it his war, etc. I shudder to think what a mess we would really be in if he hadn't been strong in November 2000 and stood up for what was his. (It still galls me to hear 'them' say that President Bush 'stole' the election.)

146 posted on 09/08/2003 1:03:03 PM PDT by Billie
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To: BeforeISleep
Thank you, BIS. I was just ready for a change, and it's been a while since I've pinged all those who have a loved one on that Prayer List.
147 posted on 09/08/2003 1:04:31 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Dubya
Thanks for the link, Dubya. God Bless Gen. Davis' family.
148 posted on 09/08/2003 1:06:49 PM PDT by Billie
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To: scubachick
Beautiful table! (As usual!)

Thank you!

I need to take off for awhile, got some errands to run.

So nice to see you posting today! :-)


..Flowers 4U

149 posted on 09/08/2003 1:20:21 PM PDT by Mama_Bear ( Lori)
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To: Billie

Look at the baby faces on these kids! God Bless them!


U.S. Army Private 1st Class Michael Barone (right) and the rest of Charlie Company, 2-22nd Infantry Regiment, heading to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldiers are from Fort Drum, N.Y. They arrived en masse via contract airlift, but departed in groups of 30 to 40 on board C-130 Hercules transports. Ganci Air Base is the primary hub for all OEF passengers and cargo. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush

150 posted on 09/08/2003 1:40:15 PM PDT by Spruce
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To: The Thin Man
I refuse to question your integrity just because you're a lawyer.

ROFL!! Ah, well-timed too: I'm dealing with some liars today. (But hey, the Jimmy Carter thing is a low blow, albeit proof that you actually do read my posts!)

Lawyers and integrity:

A lawyer and a doctor get mixed up in a bad car accident with each other. Seeing that the doctor's shaken up, the lawyer walks over to his car, removes a flask, and offers the doctor a drink. The doctor thanks him and accepts.

They both console each other about what a near-death experience they've had and view their total wrecks of cars. The doctor hands the flask back to the lawyer and said, "You want some too, don't you?" The lawyer says, "No thanks. I'll wait until after the police come and leave."
151 posted on 09/08/2003 1:45:45 PM PDT by FreeTheHostages
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To: Libertina
Hi, Lib - Hugs back to you. (((((((((((Libby)))))))))
152 posted on 09/08/2003 1:47:08 PM PDT by Billie
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To: dutchess
Afternoon, Dutchess. Hope to see you later. :)
153 posted on 09/08/2003 1:49:06 PM PDT by Billie
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To: MEG33
that the preceeding generations feel they missed

Oops, I meant the "following" generations. :-)

154 posted on 09/08/2003 2:03:45 PM PDT by Mama_Bear ( Lori)
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To: Billie; Mama_Bear; FreeTheHostages; dansangel; Aquamarine
Wow...are at least three of us here at the same time????? A record!

Billie....I'll freepmail you in a bit...but dear sistah...you put a smile on my face!
155 posted on 09/08/2003 3:22:45 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: Mama_Bear; MEG33
Yikes hot pants and bell bottoms....I wore them too....sigh...wouldn't be caught dead in them now (atleast not the hotpants)

How about the white go go boots....I begged and pleaded to be able to get a pair. UGH!
156 posted on 09/08/2003 3:26:22 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: FreeTheHostages
Lawyers and integrity

Cute story free!
157 posted on 09/08/2003 3:27:47 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: Spruce; ohioWfan
Oh what a touching picture Spruce. Thanks for posting it. And yes...they look like babies...god bless them.

BTW...I bet you are proud of your daughter although I'm sure you miss her dearly. Keep us informed about her training. We've been following Eric,OhioWFan's son, since his first day of boot camp. He's almost become an adopted son to all of us.

An aside, I'm sure OhioWFan would be happy for you to freepmail if you have questions or concerns...you know...from one loving mother to another.
158 posted on 09/08/2003 3:34:01 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: LadyX
That was a beautiful story that you posted! Our soldiers have protected us and richly deserve our prayers and thanks! It brought tears to my eyes to think of those men being applauded! I have two brothers-in-law that were over in Iraq, and thank God made it home safely! I know how touched they were when strangers greeted them or said job well done.
159 posted on 09/08/2003 3:34:43 PM PDT by scubachick
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To: The Thin Man; FreeTheHostages
Dear Thin Man:

Another long day at spelling school. But I'm beginning to think you're right...it might be mom's fault for always wanting to put words in my mouth...

Well..anyway...I'm rethinking my opinion of you.

Giz

P.S. But please be nicer to Aunt Free and Billie. They really are nice...REALLY REALLY.
160 posted on 09/08/2003 3:36:56 PM PDT by dutchess
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