USO Canteen FReeper Style..Memorial Day Weekend Begins....Saturday May 25,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

[Jen]

I hope you told your barber "Thank you" for serving and about the FR Canteen. There are so many veterans out there who need to know that their service is appreciated by people who love our country and love our military! Far too often it's the anti-Americans and flag-burners that get all the media coverage. I applaud your devotion to our country's flag, SIS.

Jen

[SAMWolf]

Since it seems everyone has a signature at the Canteen, I humbly submit the above for FallGuy.

[tomkow6]

Streamwood is getting ready for it's 3-day Memorial Day Observerance. It's a little overcast & chilly today (about 50 degrees).

Here is a picture taken just before the posting of the first Honor Guard for this week-end.

On the left is Streamwood's Memorial Commission Chairman, Joe Marino, in the center is AO3 Steven Lukasiewicz, & on the right is SSgt Walter A. Wrobel.

Tomorrow, during the main ceremonies at 11 AM, we will have a fly-over by a WWII B-25 bomber, & an Army Blackhawk helicopter.

May God bless all our Veterans & men and women serving today! May God watch over the men and women serving today and keep them safe!

[Snow Bunny]

I wish we were there too Sam. We would go with you, it would meam so much to me to do that, so very much. I know we can't this year, but we sure will next year and all the rest.
When you go, we will be there in our hearts,and Roger will be there too, he will be standing next to another vet named Johnny Bartlett.
I met Johnny in Nam my first time I was there, he took me around in the Huey.He served two tours,made me laugh when we were shot down when he saw I had become very quiet,wiped my tears as we left some of the firebases , handed me a rag to wipe the blood from my clothes when I hugged the wounded,so many things.
Then came home to find another America, but held his head high knowing he did what he had to do, he answered the call for a country he so dearly loved.......America
He went back for his second tour and never made it home again.
For Roger and Johnny and all that have served.They will live in our hearts into forever.

[lodwick]

Excellent work with the Flag pole Magoo! You guys have a blast this wonderful, solemn weekend. JL

[SAMWolf]

[Snow Bunny]

LOL.....I love it.....FallGuy LOVES it Sam too. hahaha.This is great !!!!

He just said he promises not to get you and he into too many jams after we are there. Hmmmmm....I guess he means, Like showing you 180's in shopping center parking lots and gawd forbide diving off roofs of houses into swimming pools.....hahahahaa

I can see it now, haha haha....

Thank you again Sam from both of us. This is great.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Jen, this is such a GREAT story. Thank you soooo much!!

[Snow Bunny]

Colleen, thank you so much for posting about the Normandy American cemetery.

[DoughtyOne]

 

Hi folks;
 

We are conducting a Memorial Day Weekend Email-a-Thon as an effort to send over 10,000 emails to the members of our military over this weekend.  This effort is being supported by VetsCor (A Navy Vet) and the Canteen thread's own Snow Bunny.

Please drop by to help boost the total emails over the goal.

Link to Email-a-Thon thread.
 

Thank you.
 

D1

[Jen]

Thank you for sharing that memory of Johnny Bartlett. God rest his soul. And God bless you Bunny for your compassion and devotion to our troops and veterans. Jen

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Kelly, thank you! I want to thank you with all my heart for serving our country in the Vietnam War!!!

Welcome Home Kelly.

[Snow Bunny]

That is so neat with the Flag Pole. What a wonderful thing to do.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you my friend and our wonderful PAO too, BIG Smile.

Jen I am so proud of you for serving our country and then to get to meet you here at FR.

[The Thin Man]

Hi, Bunny. Hot air balloon ride and lots of food. Sounds like a great day at the Canteen.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi John, thank you and thank you too for serving our country. God BLess you.

[MeekOneGOP]

Howdy! I'm runnin' behind as usual!

[Snow Bunny]

That means a lot to me Leadpenny. Thank you, I wish I could go to The WALL with you.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi thanks so much! I will be with you at The WALL today in my heart.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Meekie!!!! Good to see you.