SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! ...and God Bless Mr. and Mrs. Barnes

Friday, April 02, 2004 | Me, Myself and I

[PureSolace]

Hi everybody. I left school early today cause my brain broke. So I came home and opened all the windows (It was a nice day out) and just started drawing, passing the time. I started to notice that outside there was a lot of honking going on. It went on and on and on and every 30 seconds or so a different car passing by the street was honking it's horn. I grabbed my camera and went across the street. There were two people in front of the local VFW with an american flag and a Support our Troops sign! I talked to 'em and they said they were Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, and they would come otu from time to time to support the troops! The sound of the honking cars and smiles and waves was music to my ears. I live just a couple of blocks (Literally) from major corps like Nintendo of America, Microsoft, etc... If ya haven't guessed by now I live on the Bellevue, Redmond border in Washington State! Anyways, I asked them if they heard of the FreeRepublic before and they said no. So I told them to show up and join the forums and I took their pics... here they are!

God Bless Mr. and Mrs. Barnes! And God Bless Our Troops! :)

[Fawnn]

OpressoDeLiber: Thank you for your service to our country!

Perhaps ping the Canteen crew to this thread?

(Brad's Gramma: Thanks for letting me know about this one!)

[Mo1]

{{{HUGS}}}


Thank you and God Bless Y'all over there

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

God Bless you.

Please keep us updated with any details that you are permitted to release.

We have a group of FReepers that are on a daily thread called the Daily Dose of Dubya that has a prayer list for those in the military. We would be honored to put you on our list.

[hoosiermama]

God HAS Blessed America. Thanks for sharing your blessing.

[kayak]

I nominate #12 as Post of the Day!

God bless you, Opresso! And THANK YOU for what you are doing. We love ya!

[kayak]

Thank you for this wonderful story .... and the next time you see Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, tell them how much we appreciate their efforts in support of our troops!

[CyberCowboy777]

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[Eala]

Great! I know the place well -- it's only a couple of miles from here.

[The Right Stuff]

Get a big sign made for $100 and join them on the block!

[areafiftyone]

Thanks for the wonderful post. And God bless Mr. & Mrs. Barnes.

[areafiftyone]

Thank you so much - God Bless you and welcome to Free Republic. ((((( HUGS )))))!!

[RJayneJ]

Thanks for the nomination! };^D)

[Libertina]

Awesome US Troops BUMP!

[MEG33]

Thanks..What an uplifting post!

[Winfield]

The Democrats are having a difficult time right now, trying to convince people that they "support the troops" while
stabbing the Commander in Chief in the back. This is the time we should be organizing huge "Support the Troops" rallies across the nation.....and emphasizing support for their "Commander-in-Chief".
God bless President Bush!!! The whole world needs to see and hear us shout our support!

[lakey]

That's wonderful!

[peekaboo]

God Bless you and all of the troops over there.

Thank you for your service and for giving us protection.

[bellas_sister]

Every FReeper in the area should go out and join Mr. & Mrs. Barnes....

It brakes my heart to see that only two people can find the time to show thier support...

We need to get out there and let our voices be heard, since the media is making it look like the Left is the only voice we have here in America...

I know it is not always easy to find the time, I just mean as much as possible...I try and do my part when ever I can I'm always looking for rallies to lend my voice to.