A Few of FR's Finest......Every Day 06-24-02

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues;  salute
and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new
word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who
are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.  I
can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands
of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

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 can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn'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, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68

MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

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.

                     

I'm Proud To Be A Freeper Because......

I get to meet people like this:  mtngrl@vrwc,  JustAmy,  Mama_Bear, and Senorita, a few of the FResno FReepers who give their time every Friday night to gather in support of our troops. I want to thank you and all of the other FResno FReepers for your dedication. (Oh, and contrary to what you might hear from ST.LOUIE1, it really isn't true they only attend the rallies for the cookies!) :)

Be sure and read about the Tailgate Party and Rally coming up next month. Call and make your reservations to attend. Click on the photo below for more information.

[Mama_Bear]

mntgrl needs a signature but she does not know Louie well enought to ask. Do you think we could ask him?

LOL! I think you just did. :-)

Maybe he can find a "patriotic mountain girl" for mtngrl. He is amazingly resourceful.

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[daisyscarlett]

You are much too modest....You have done many good things for FR...I remember when you did the Word for the Day for so long....Really humbled me but I did learn lots of new words and it was a blast lurking...

[daisyscarlett]

A bump for your Dad indeed... And a big thank you to you for sharing him with us. Perhaps you can re-relate some of your memories of him sometime and post more pictures....

[Severa]

Wow thanks *looks over as her two sons, ages 2 1/2 and 5, gobble up the cookies in mere moments. The youngest shouts out a thank you around a mouthful of cookies* *s*

[Howlin]

I surely will, d\aisy, but I spillecd \a drinjk on my keybo\arcd l\ast nivght, so it wonj/'t be today!!! Off to buy \a nesw one -- tirecd of backsp\acing!!!

[Mama_Bear]

PING!

Forgive me if you have already been pinged by JH2 or Billie. I just didn't want anyone to miss this thread. :-)

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning...always good to see you...especially on a Monday morning when I know you must be busy getting the grandson off to school and doing diaper duty for Logan David.

Thanks for your part in getting rid of Condit....well at least getting him off the public dole....Hope Billie reposts the "twin" picture of you and Don in your respective military uniforms.....hint, hint Billie.....

[Billie]

Thank you, BIS! Good to see you here. Hope you come again. :)

[Billie]

You've lost 50 lbs since that photo above?! You must be skin and bones - surely doesn't look like you needed to lose all that weight!

Thank you for the much-appreciated compliment! Please come back often. :)

[daisyscarlett]

I join you in your willingness and enthusiasm to help Billie out with this thread from time to time....I am just amazed at the finished product....Billie did share with me one of her beginning efforts and then said later that she had made a "few changes"....All wonderful changes...I looked so forward to this and have not been disappointed....And Mama Bear, I have only posted once in my entire time at FR....I spend most of my time searching the 'net for graphics to "borrow" and the rest of the time obsessing on how to post them.

[lodwick]

Subject: The Promise


There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his
money and was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more
than just about anything, and just before he died, he said to his wife,

"Now listen. When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the
casket with me. Because I wanna take my money to the afterlife with me."

And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he
died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him.

Well one day he died. He was stretched out in the casket, the wife was
sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they
finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the
casket, the wife said, "Wait just a minute!'

She had a box with her, she came over with the box and put it in the
casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down, and they rolled it
away.

So her friend said, "Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all that
money in there with that man. "

She said, "Listen, I'm a Christian, I can't lie. I promised him that I was
gonna put that money in that casket with him."

"You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with the man?"

" I sure did," said the wife. "'I wrote him a check."

[sneakypete]

Thank you Billie,but it is you and a small handful of people like you who really do all the hard work and organizing that keeps things rolling around here. All I do is make a occassional post.

[Argh]

Wow! Beauty, Billie!

[Billie]

Bump for my dad!

Hi, Howlin. Bump for your dad, and deadhead's dad, and viligantcitizen's granddad, and all the other ones, too. Hope to see you again!

[Billie]

Good morning, Suzi. Thanks for coming. I hope that we'll be getting to know and see many FReepers right here, so come back - you never know when it's gonna be 'your' turn!

[Billie]

What a wonderful, sweet post. Now, seeeeeee, you ARE that 'nice of a person.' Thank you and please come back and talk to us again.

God Bless You, too, triple A. Your picture is so good. :)

[daisyscarlett]

Before any of us complain about how "hot" it is today, let us pause to think of these dear soldiers...trudging away in the jungles of the Phillipines fighting the war on terrorism....Now they are "hot" and in all that military gear too....

U.S. army soldiers walk with Philippine troops after a drill outside the camp of the Philippine army in Isabela city, in the southern Philippines, June 24, 2002. Philippine and U.S. officials insisted on Monday that Muslim guerrilla chief Abu Sabaya was killed in a shootout with local troops, squelching a newspaper report he was alive and hiding in a rebel stronghold. 'I'll bet my month's pay check on it,' U.S. Brigadier-General Donald Wurster told reporters, dismissing the report. Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters - Jun 24 7:52 AM ET

[Mama_Bear]

And Mama Bear, I have only posted once in my entire time at FR....

Good morning Daisy. This is nice to know, we can learn together. LOL!

I'm sure with Billie's excellent guidance, even ol' Mama Bear can figure out how to do this. :-)

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[Billie]

It's people like you that inspire people like me to post threads like this. Thanks for being here, and thanks for saying that. :)

[JustAmy]

I tried to start a profile page. I get nothing when I click on my name in a post; what am I doing wrong? I did okay after I finished and I could see the page. Is that a preview option?
[:=(