USO Canteen Freeper Style 12-24-01 Christmas Eve

12-24-01 | Snow Bunny - Graphics by Billie

[Billie]

Christmas at the Canteen

War has come to our shores. It was committed on American soil.  We have been able to live in Freedom only because of those who have fought in the past wars giving life, limb and all the sacrifices for us to live in Freedom and go about our day without fear.

On September 11, 2001, that comfort, that feeling of living in a land that would not be attacked ended.

William T. Sherman said it succinctly, "War is hell."

The day has come for this Nation and its people to understand that there is a risk in losing its freedom, and in reality there always has been. We have ONLY stayed free because of the sacrifices of our military, our warriors.

This is about saving the future of America. Aristotle said, "We make war that we may live in peace."

We are seeing the American Flag flying at homes now more than ever in my lifetime. We are seeing the American Flag flying on vehicles and people wearing Flag pins and small Flags on their clothes. America is united in the cause for Freedom and for our country to WIN against the evil that came upon our land to kill and hurt us. To change our way of life and to destroy America which is US, you and me. To take away our precious Freedom.

This is the Freeper version of the USO Canteen. Where soldiers could come and feel a small part of being at home. It is a place where you that have family in the military can post a thought to a loved one that might be able to read it far away from home. A place where we that support our military can help support them, post to them, fun graphics showing the price in America and our troops. Poems, quotes, cartoons, or articles of how America is behind our troops.

Those in our military are our Nation's warriors. Let us join hands, fly our Flag and let the world know how important our warriors are to us....And that our MILITARY, our Warriors, are America's TRUE HEROS!

             

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"No Marine was ever honored for what they received. Honor was the reward for what they gave." (Anonymous) CHIEF gave his all in many ways. He touched our lives and his friendship meant so much to all of us. He will live in our hearts forever, and his friendship will always be a bright and shining memory in our hearts and souls.

Merry Christmas, Chief!  We love you
and we know you're watching.

               

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[VaMarVet]

Brooklyn - Merry Christmas one and All!

[Carolinamom]

Gentlemen all! i could rapidedly get used to this! Merry Christmas Eve, y'all!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Merry Christmas Dave!

[Carolinamom]

i = I.........my other eye just opened .....a little pun for the morning. LOL

[VaMarVet]

Same back at you Tonkin - you squid you;-) Fair Winds and Following Seas to you and yours!

Great images at the U.S. Army Center of Military HIstory

[Aeronaut]

I can't believe you have not lit a fire yet, Tonkin. You all can drop by my living room if you'd like. Luke won't bother anyone, and I'm sure he'll get along fine with Beamer.

[VaMarVet]

Anchors Aweigh (1906 version)

Stand Navy out to sea, Fight our Battle Cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to Victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, Hooray!

Anchors Away, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to foreign shores, We sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, Drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more. Here's wishing you a happy voyage home.

Blue of the Mighty Deep; Gold of God's Sun
Let these colors be till all of time be done, done, done,
On seven seas we learn Navy's stern call:
Faith, Courage, Service true, with Honor, Over Honor, Over All.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[JohnHuang2]

Morning, Billie and Merry Christmas to you =^)

[JohnHuang2]

Morning, and Merry Christmas to both of you =^)

[JohnHuang2]

Good morning and Merry Christmas to ya =^)

[Aeronaut]

Hey, John. How are you brother? Merry Christmas to you, too.

[JohnHuang2]

How are you brother?

Hangin' in there =^) Thanks!

Hope you're having a good one

[HighWheeler]

Canteen Jokes of The Day:

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A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day.
“In English,” he said, “A double negative forms a positive.
In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is
still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a double
positive can form a negative.” A voice from the back of the
room piped up, “Yeah, right.”

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Why is Christmas just like a day at the office?

You do all the work and some fat guy in a suit gets all the credit.

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A man from New York was visiting a small Southern town
during Christmas time. They had a "Nativity Scene" there that
showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One
small feature bothered the yankee. The three wise men were
all wearing firemen's helmets.

Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, he
left. At a "Quickie Stop" on the edge of town, he asked
the lady behind the counter about the firemen's helmets.

She exploded into a rage, yelling at him, "You damn Yankees
never do read the Bible!"

He assured her that he did, but simply couldn't recall
anything about firemen in the Bible.

She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through
some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage.

Sticking it in his face she said "See, it says right here,
'The three wise man came from afar.'"

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[Timeout]

Christmas Eve Morning
Brunch Buffet~~~~~10AM (your time zone)
Starters:Cinnamon Strudel
Fruit
Southern Pecan Coffee
Main Course:
Maryland Crab Quiche
Sausage & Apple Stew
Old Fashioned Southern Bisquits
Orange Juice or Champagne Punch
And, thanks to that special Tonkin magic,
each military or veteran couple will enjoy
a romantic fireside table all to themselves!

Don't forget to kiss the kitchen help:
Iowa Granny, Timeout, daisyscarlett
TonkinGulf and 4theFlag (who did not burn the toast...'cause we're not having toast!)

[MeekOneGOP]

Merry Christmas Eve to everybody! Here are three MARVELOUS articles, IMHO:

IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR FREEDOM
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/596064/posts )

President Bush is Fixing Up the White House
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/596024/posts )

How Bush Rates (6 Thumbs Up):
FULL TEXT on Post #3
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/596216/posts )

[Timeout]

Wow! Billie, Beamer and Bunny! Now if that doesn't sound like a USO act, I don't know what does. Look how you've dressed up Beamer...LOL! I love his eggnog keg....I have a feeling some people are going to keep him busy today! And thanks for the hearty Christmas greeting from all three of you! Merry Christmas, dear Billie.

[HighWheeler]

The illustration below is called a Fibonocci Puzzle. The four colored pieces of the puzzle are the same in each version shown. But rearranging the pieces from the top version to the bottom version produces greatly different results.

In the bottom version, where does the hole come from?

[JoeSixPack1]

recursive algorithms

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning!!! The Buffet looks lovely.