USO Canteen FReeper Style....Audie Murphy Day....June 20,2002

Researched from various web sites by .......SpookBrat and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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[Snow Bunny]

Statement by Senator Phil Gramm

"Years in the making, we honor today with the unveiling of this 33-cent stamp an honest-to-goodness American hero: Audie Murphy. He was a country boy from Hunt County who turned out to be the greatest hero of World War II.

"He is the most decorated veteran of all time, with 33 medals, including the Medal of Honor. He then went on to become a famous movie star and songwriter and a major spokesman for the rights of America's veterans.

"I am awfully proud that Audie Murphy was a Texan and that soon all Americans will be reminded of his heroism and his life story, his rise from poverty to war hero to movie star to his untimely death on Memorial Day 1971 at the age of 46.

"We honor Audie Murphy because of what he represents. I want every man and woman in America to know that there are real heroes in this world. That ordinary Americans, when put in extraordinary circumstances, can do extraordinary and heroic things, like Audie Murphy did."

[Snow Bunny]

[Snow Bunny]

Welcome to the FReeper USO Canteen.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for helping us support our troops, thanking our Veterans and being here for their families.

[Tuco-bad]

Audie Murphy: America's greatest soldier.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you so much for all your help on this thread.

[Snow Bunny]

He sure was, I really loved readind about him.

Nice to see you Welcome to the Freeper USO Canteen.

[Snow Bunny]

The USO Canteen FReeper Style has been given permission to have an address where you can write snail mail and or send packages to our Soldiers in TF Rakkasan.We are proud to adopt this Sergeant Major to our FReeper Canteen"I can not say how to get a package to the Ranger Bns, but if you want to send one any way there are some great soldiers right here in TF RAKKASAN that would enjoy the package and most of them have been rangers anyway since that is where they seem to flow to when the get to the 101st. You can use my address if you want and I will pass it out to the grunts on the line for you and damn sure let them know." Address:SGM R A Herman TF Rakkasan HHC 3Bde APO AE 09355

The receptionist at SAMWolf’s office has a Marine friend of hers that could use some morale building.

He's at Camp LeJeune right now waiting for a training deployment to a ship.
He's 29 has 2 daughters under age 3 and is missing his family.
SAMWolf told her he would pass the Marines’ name and address onto the Canteen.

His current snail mail address is:

Cpl Berger, Charles W.
II MEF MARFOR UNITAS
RECON DET
Bldg 10, Wing 3
PSC 20164
Camp LeJeune, NC 28542-0164
His email is:

charlesberger@hotmail.com

Sounds like he could use some e-mails and maybe a care package.

[mystery-ak]

Thanks for honoring Audie Murphy, a real American Hero....I visited his grave, several years ago, at Arlington to pay my respects.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Bunny.

[Love of Country]

God Bless all our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

DrMike

[tomkow6]

Good morning, everybody!

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Thank you, Snow Bunny, for the information on Audie Murphy.

I remember watching his story, "To Hell & Back", several times. I had no idea that he was a poet & song writter. THANK YOU!

[freedom9]

Bump

[larryjohnson]

On this day in 1941 The Army Air Forces were created. Today the Shiela B out of Jonesboro laid yellow lobstah traps 100 yards away. Murphy was a boyhood hero of mine as were all WWII servicemen.

[Aeronaut]

Murphy was a boyhood hero of mine as were all WWII servicemen.

I can't count the number of times I've watched To Hell And Back. One of my favorites.

[4TheFlag]

Good morning Bro, flying today?

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Bro, flying today?

Not til tomorrow. We have an office "kids-day" today, and I am going to be giving tours of our King Air 200.

[DoughtyOne]

Good morning Snow Bunny.  Here is a photo of
Major Audie L. Murphy's resting place.

With no disrespect intended, it is interesting to note
that in the end one cemetary plot looks pretty much
like all the rest.  Of course the Arlington cemetary
plots are not your average resting place.  These guys
lay in pretty hallowed ground.  They were and are
some of our most treasured resources.

[Lee'sGhost]

"2042 Japanese submarine I-26 shells Port Estevan, near Vancouver."!!!!!!!!

Was this a test to see who was awake yet -- or perhaps you are related to Nostrodamus?