USO Canteen FReeper Style....Happy 4th of July !!!!

Coteblanche and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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Come Fly With Us
On A Patriotic Journey

God Bless America

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Graphic by Paul Atreides

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The Good Guys Wear White Hats

Hail to the Chiefs

Memories

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The Declaration of Independence by Trumbull

The First Couple

The Gettysburg Address

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What GeorgeW loves to call
The People's House

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An Attorney-General to be proud of...

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A little Sousa anyone?

Liberty Bell.....Semper Fidelis.....Stars and Stripes

Washington Post.....King Cotton.....El Capitan

.....Crusader.....Our Flirtations ;-).....The Presidential Polonaise.....

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Patriotic Medley

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For an 1812 Overture accompaniment, click here.

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Good Night

God Bless

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Turn out the lights

The party's over

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~ A Message from Snow Bunny ~

4 July is not just a day to party, cook out,
go to the beach, or recreate in a myriad of ways.

4 July has a much more profound meaning.

4 July is all about: Belleau Woods,
Inchon, Khe Sahn, Guadalcanal, Kuwait,
Tarawa, Chosin Reservoir, Grenada,
Bougainville, Hue City, Panama, Iwo Jima,
Somalia, Beirut, Peleilu, and many
other places where the price of freedom came due.

4 July is a day of celebration in our nation
precisely because of what so many unsung
heroes were willing to do
in order to make it so.

4 July comes and goes every year,
overshadowed often by summer vacations
and busy schedules.

4 July, however, brings to the forefront
in many hearts, the knowledge of what America might be
if not for the courage, sacrifice,
and dedication of the finest of her sons and daughters.

4 July is a day for every Veteran,
and those serving, to receive the recognition
that should come from a people,
who owe the precious gift of freedom to these gallant warriors
and servants of our Constitution..

4 July is a day in which we,
the "protected," stand and salute you.
Your efforts often go unrewarded and unrecognized
in a manner befitting you.

4 July is a day for at least myself
and you wonderful Freepers, to attempt
to honor these men and women properly
and to say, "Thank You."

What you have done, and continue to do
every day, makes it possible
for my family and I
to celebrate on 4 July,
and to live in "The Land Of The Free."

We can never repay you sufficiently for this privilege.

May God bless each of you!

[Jim Robinson]

Happy 4th of July Snow Bunny!

And hope everyone has a great Independence Day!

Jim

[Snow Bunny]

Hi MO1, how wonderful, thank you so much!!God bless you Mo1, and a fabulous July 4th my friend.

[blackbart.223]

"Hi Blackbart, I love your post. Thank you so much for being a FReeper and the way you feel about America. Happy July 4th my friend.

The same to you.

[MistyCA]

Thank you for that information! I don't think I have met you before. Come and hang out with us more often! :)

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you so much Jim, it is always so special to see you.

God bless you and your family and have a wonderful July 4th. Thank you too for having the USO Canteen at FR.

We have our reservations for the Rally and can hardly wait.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi, so good to see you. God bless you and a Very Happy July 4th. Thank you so much for your post,it is beautiful.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'm glad I saw this thread before going to sleep.

Beautiful job, Cote and Bunny! Thank you so much!

Happy 4th of July, everyone!

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
By John Philip Sousa - Published: 1896

Let martial note in triumph float
And liberty extend its mighty hand
A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers,
The banner of the Western land.
The emblem of the brave and true
Its folds protect no tyrant crew;
The red and white and starry blue
Is freedom's shield and hope.

Other nations may deem their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation
But the flag of the North and South and
West
Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's
nation.

Hurrah for the flag of the free!
May it wave as our standard forever,
The gem of the land and the sea,
The banner of the right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with mighty endeavor
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray
That by their might and by their right
It waves forever.

Let eagle shriek from lofty peak
The never-ending watchword of our land;
Let summer breeze waft through the trees
The echo of the chorus grand.
Sing out for liberty and light,
Sing out for freedom and the right.
Sing out for Union and its might,
O patriotic sons.

Other nations may deem their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation,
But the flag of the North and South and
West
Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's
nation.

Hurrah for the flag of the free.
May it wave as our standard forever
The gem of the land and the sea,
The banner of the right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with might endeavor
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray,
That by their might and by their right
It waves forever.

[Nitro]

There is no event at MSG on Independence Day, as far as I know...

interesting you should mention LA...

many people tell me I look like Nick Nolte, but then again many people also said I look like Bill Murray!!

I will think of a "Snow Bunny" with dark hair and blue eyes!!

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Misty, I love it ! Thank you sooo much my dear friend. I hope you can relax and have a great time today. Happy 4th of July.

[JohnHuang2]

Buenos dias, mi hermana -- and a very, very Happy 4th to you and yours! =^)

[glorygirl]

No prob, Snow Bunny,we're all here, and we're ALL patriotic.

So what say, for a change, we do a little old time, non-PC, Charlie Daniels, circa 1980, for the younguns who might never have heard it.

Just substitute whatever word you want for Russians.

In America

Well the eagle's been flyin' slow
And the flag's been flyin' low
And a lot of people sayin' that America's fixin' to fall
Well speakin' just for me
And some people from Tennessee
We've got a thing or two to tell you all
This lady may have stumbled
But she aint never fell
And if the Russians don't believe that
They can all go straight to hell
We're gonna put her feet back
On the path of righteousness and then
God bless America again


CHORUS
And you never did think
That it ever would happen again
You never did think
That we'd ever get together again
( We da*& sure fooled you )
Yeah, we're walkng real proud
And we're talkin' real loud again ( In America )
You never did think
That it ever would happen again

From The Sound up in Long Island
Out to San Francisco Bay
And everthing that's in between them is our own
And we may have done a little bit
Of fightin' amongst ourselves
But you outside people best leave us alone
'Cause we'll all stick together
And you can take that to the bank
That's the cowboys and the hippies
And the rebels and the yanks
You just go and lay your hand
On a Pittsburgh Steelers' fan
And I think you're gonna finally understand

[MistyCA]

Bunny, the Reagan Library is fantastic! It is so moving. If you haven't had a chance to visit it, try to do it! I have only been there once and I understand many of the exhibits have been added to or changed since then. It's time to go back again! I also want to see the Nixon library. :)

I want to add something else. I just saw a clip on tv where Alan Combes was on the street asking people why we celebrate the 4th of July. Some people said, because of independence. When he asked independence from what, no one I saw him speak to even knew. It was, of course, our independence from the Monarchy of Great Britain. We are so lucky to have this forum where we examine things and can find the answers to those things we are not sure of or don't know. I was a lousy history student :))) lol.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Buenos dias, hermano! Feliz 4 de Julio para ti tambien!

[Snow Bunny]

How beautiful that is Victoria!!!!

Thank you for this so much. Have a fabulous July 4th and God bless you my friend.

[Snow Bunny]

OH WOW Sam, I love this!!!! How wonderful!

[Snow Bunny]

ROTFLMHO.....I think that is the perfect Cartoon.

[philman_36]

Happy 4th Snow Bunny.
I hope everyone enjoys Independence Day.
The price has been costly indeed.

[MistyCA]

It's so neat to see freepers here that I don't usually see. To all who are new or don't come often, or to those who just lurk, ! Come and hang out with us more often!

[JohnHuang2]

=^)

[MistyCA]

Thanks for that neat post! :)