A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-28-04....Military Monday

Billie, The Mayor

[The Mayor]

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, The Mayor, 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.

TOP: Repubmommy's brother, Rose in RoseBear's uncle, BoxerBlues' son Chris, BoxerBlues' son Brent.
BOTTOM: Rose in RoseBear's cousin's hubby, Deadhead's stepdad, Dansy's dad, Misty's brother.

                     

THE WEEKEND THREAD 06-25,26,27-04... 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

[LadyX]

You'll find short descriptions of my meeting TWO Presidents HERE in my Finest bio from March 2003.

[LadyX]

"Yeah that's it, I coined a new word! Hehehehe. Are you buying it?"

But of course!
Statisfied will fit nicely in a poem that needs a rhyme for "grtatified"!!

Will get right to work on it - eventually, if not later..:))

[Donaeus]

I remember the Bush story now. I was stunned about his comment that he'd observed your tag earlier [during his speech]. It sounds like something my Dad, who is very observant, would have said.

[LadyX]

Here is how President Bush signed my homemade label:

and some photographs taken of him that day:

I took this and many others from my position just 12' away from the truck.

This (taken by my husband, and was also caught on Fox News Channel footage I viewed 2 days later) shows the back of LadyX's head and her hand holding high the Invitation to the speaking engagement in February 2003 in the town where she lives.
He plucked it from the air, signed it, too, and held it back up for me to retrieve.

The signing on my body came after that, and after he was turning to the other side of the crowd -- I "just happened" to leap into the path I thought he would take..:))

A little later, my husband and I shook his hand before he crossed the street to get a chocolate milkshake in the drug store there that still has an old-fashioned soda fountain.

[Donaeus]

But of course! Statisfied will fit nicely in a poem that needs a rhyme for "grtatified"!!

Will get right to work on it - eventually, if not later..:))

LOL. Please make sure you ping me when you get it written, I'd love to see that. You're so much fun I hate to leave, maybe if I'm good I'll get to come back later. :) Bye for now.

[Kitty Mittens]

I hope I can meet our Dubya someday! :^D

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040625-N-9769P-504 Pacific Ocean (June 25, 2004) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet piloted by Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), Capt. Scott Swift, launches on his final flight as Air Wing Commander aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The F/A-18E Super Hornet is assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115). Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric (RELEASED)

040626-N-3653A-010 Arabian Gulf (June 26, 2004) - An F-14B Tomcat assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va. based aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Summer Anderson (RELEASED)

040625-N-6213R-452 Pacific Ocean (June 25, 2004) - The guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) is shown underway in the Pacific Ocean prior to an underway replenishment. Howard is part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is on a regularly scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED)

[LadyX]

Have been pinging you to the Smoke in Alaska Thread, and am bringing here another photograph I just posted from the BLM web site. Bringing this one over here for everyone to enjoy!

Here is the URL and a Link to one section of Iverson's pages:

http://wwwndo.ak.blm.gov/local/SkyDancing001.htm

HERE

Just one example is the background for Sky Dancing - and you can click on numbers at the upper right to see more!

[Kitty Mittens]

That is so beautiful, Lady! I wanted to try my new skills you taught me by posting one of the pictures, but it is 97,000 bites, and I haven't learned to "shrink" them yet! And now hubby wants supper; could you PLEASE post # 9 or 10 in that same group? Both are so pretty!

[LadyX]

The number of bytes should not exceed 70,000 bytes, KM.
Here is # 9 & # 10 - # of bytes Not Available, and I will reduce their sizes a little, as I did the one above:

and

[deadhead]

"President Bush triumphs - again - with his Texas-style card playing, plunking down his cards on the table right in front of The Players at the NATO Conference, with the whole world watching."

The good guys won today. Brilliant move by President Bush.

"The sun sets over Baghdad's 'Green Zone',
past a destroyed former palace of Saddam Hussein ,
on the first day of Iraq 's new sovereignty" June 28, 2004.

[JustAmy]

Click for the music

Happy Monday, everyone.

[The Mayor]

looks like a hot summer sun in the desert!

[Temple Owl]

I often said that I would not play poker for money with Dubya. He is really good.

[MeekOneGOP]

That is the PERFECT picture and caption for this day !!

I am speechless. Just perfect and beautiful.

Thanks .....

"The sun sets over Baghdad's 'Green Zone',
past a destroyed former palace of Saddam Hussein ,
on the first day of Iraq 's new sovereignty" June 28, 2004.

[dutchess]

I am so proud of my president, his administration and our military men and women today. Thank you all for celebrating them too. A good night picture....think it speaks wonders....

[onyx]

Yes indeed.
It's perfect.
Thanks for the ping, Meek.

[The Mayor]

This was a shock to everyone, I think the terrorists are stunned, as the new president said "the occupation is over".

Your not totally on your own but this is hopefully the beginning of something positive for the Iraqi people..

[deadhead]

Hi Meek and all. I had planned to post the photo of the note that Condi wrote and President Bush wrote on the note "Let Freedom Reign", love that photo...then I saw that Diver Dave posted it. Two minds with the same thought :-) So, I continued to search the AP photos and found this beautiful photo with the caption. Glad you like it, I do too :-)

[deadhead]

"I often said that I would not play poker for money with Dubya. He is really good."

:-)