USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Bomber Girls ~ September 24, 2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen, Snow Bunny and LindaSOG

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for stopping into the Canteen today, Auntbee. Hope your sailor is doing well.

[SAMWolf]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi there. The Welcome Mat is always out at the Canteen, where we honor our troops, veterans, their families, and our allies on a daily basis. Please join us often.

[SAMWolf]

Great letter, Militiaman7. Thanks for posting it.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the link HIJinx.

[SAMWolf]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Girlz, girlz, look what our transportation is today! This is way cool and we get nose art too. Jen, are you checked out on this one?

[SAMWolf]

[Jen]

Huh? I'm a Sagittarius. Are you two, too?

[SAMWolf]

[Jen]

Oh sure! I can fly/drive anything in cyberspace. Hop in Gurlz! Let's see if this thing can do a barrel roll. Eh, Cote?

[tomkow6]

Me TOO!

[Militiaman7]

Thanks Sam

I don't know this guy, but I sure wished I did.

FYI, Sunday I did a little bit of work at the local gun show and I met a Combat Vet, Army Special Forces, he was in 23 years and was medically retired at 100% disability.

He has more than one purple heart and was awarded the Bronze Star in Desert Storm.

He's has a condition similar to blood poisoning due to schrapnel in his legs and has had 11 operations to date. And is going thru some type of chemotherapy now.

His story and this Marine's are not the exception.

[Tom Humble]

Hi All and All:

Kick ‘em where it hurts, is what I say.

The a-moral mongers who swarm our institutions are winning by default. They have captured our educational institutions, many of our churches, most of our bureaucracies, and a burgeoning proportion of our youth.

And our “entertainment” and media subcultures are their pro-active fellow travelers.

But we still have the numbers. If we will enter the lists we have what it takes to defeat them: Provided we have what it takes to assemble a reasonable semblance of unity of purpose.

We can lose only by witless and gutless default. Eh?

Ol’ Tom.

WAR BACK HOME

The flames of honour bright flicker as perversion’s blight
Seeps across the threshold of tradition;
As passively we accept perversion’s prime precept
That right and wrong are bigoted restriction
On new-wave norms in their diverse forms:
Paradigms where anything is right.

Freedom fights across the foam, while the enemy at home
Seconds Freedom’s power, to serve itself.
The fruits of Freedom’s privilege, vilified in persiflage
Of pampered intellect secure on tenured shelf.
Ah yes. We’re at war. And losing it because we are
Complacent in our security blanket dome.

But time and tide won’t wait. Who are sluggardly late
Will be overwhelmed and swept aside
By the raging storm of perverted norm
And lost in the unopposed tide.
Defeated, whimpering. Foolishly simpering.
Self-condemned to our dismal fate.

Must it be so? A resounding “No”!
Backed up by a stiffened spine.
Freedom is tough! It’s not good enough
To be tolerant and supine.
Nor to give in to the traitor within.
So let’s grab a clue. Let’s take our cue
From our troops. Ere our bell’s final toll:
“Let’s roll!”

[SAMWolf]

I really dislike going to visit the VA hospitals, they just seem to be a storage places for Veterans. An attempt to keep them out of the Public eye. It's always so hard to try a be cheerful in those places. But thise guys are thankful for ANY break from the daily routine.

[Jen]

I love your poetry Tom! Sorry I haven't welcomed you sooner to the Canteen. I'm so glad you are here with us. You and the other poets Cote has brought from the Belvedere Room are such a welcome addition to our Canteen group and mission. Thanks for your support of the Canteen and US and Canadian troops.

[Jen]

That's cool Tom.

[Feiny]

I love the old pin up girls. I have pajamas made from some vintage fabric.

[Jen]

Special Dedication to our Military Members and Veterans
for Protecting and Defending our Country

"Hero" by Mariah Carey

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And then a hero comes along with the strenth to carry on
And you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive
When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth - that a hero lies in you!