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!

[Victoria Delsoul]

I always did and I always will.

[SAMWolf]

Fireworks explode above the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va., during the annual Fourth of July display in the nation's capital, Thursday, July 4, 2002. (AP Photo/Kamenko Pajic)

The annual fireworks show on the Mall goes off next to the Washington Monument to close out Independence Day celebrations in the nation's capital July 4, 2002. Security was tight in Washington as fences were set up and people were searched as they entered the area to watch the show. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)

Fireworks explode of over the skies of Washington from behind the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va., Thursday, July 4, 2002. The Lincoln Memorial is at center and the nations Capitol is at left. (AP Photo/ Jacqueline Roggenbrodt)

Victoria Sabruno (L) and Rama Nandury from Herndon, Virginia watch as Independence Day fireworks explode near the Washington Monument in the capital July 4, 2002. Although crowds were down from the previous year, thousands still gathered along the national mall to see the fireworks and holiday festivities. REUTERS/Gregg Newton

[ArneFufkin]

Pardek, not more booze-soaked holiday gunplay over a woman? You shot me through the groin on the MLK holiday when we were tangling over MurryMom!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi All, How are you? Good to see ya. :-)

[SAMWolf]

LOL! I give up!

[WVNan]

It's so wonderful Tonkin, that you are so aware that service to one's fellow man is a blessing from God. There are so many "me me's" these days. They never experience the joy of service. God love you, sir, for your time and effort.

[Jen]

A11? Huh? 11=gin, maybe?

Good to see you Victoria, love your waving flag.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Wow! Great photos, Sam. Thanks.

[SAMWolf]

You're welcome. I love the Marine monument one.

[WVNan]

Hi Victoria. Glad to see you're back.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! Thanks Jen. Better late than never, huh?

Good to see you, too.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks Nan.

[SAMWolf]

Snow Bunny sends her here to make sure I behave myself.

[WVNan]

Sorry SAM, you bring out the devil in me. Hehe.

[SAMWolf]

Hey! You look good in red. The horns don't suit you though.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

The E-6, "by the book", instuctor was on duty today during this SAR (Search and Rescue).
Afterwards he came up to me and told me I did just fine.
Nothing like the real thing to see what you know.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! really??

[WVNan]

You can see it? It's one of those that shows sometimes but not all the time. Geocities. Drat. I can't find a doll site that will let me steal....er borrow their dolls.

[WVNan]

Talk about mission impossible.

[SAMWolf]

Good job, Tonk! Nice to know that they notice it too.