USO Canteen FReeper Style....One Nation Under God.... July 10, 2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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Welcome to the USO Canteen FReeper Style

Message from Snow Bunny to all those who visit the Canteen.

This is how I think of the USO Canteen Freeper Style.
It is like a cottage down a road,
a place where a weary veteran can spend the night.

Since it opened it is magical how so many
Freepers that post here feel it too.
It has been so dear how the Freepers
kept making it a cottage - a home-type of place
that had a huge living room
for them to visit in and a dance floor, a library, etc.

Many Veterans have written to me,
saying that the Canteen is like home
to them for the first time since they served.

This is your Canteen -
a respite from our busy
and sometimes troubling world.
Make yourself at home.

Our Flag does not only fly at our homes and other buildings.
Our Flag goes to War,it is in the Battle along side our fighting men and women.
And our Flag flys in our HEARTS!

Arlington, Va., Sept. 13, 2001 — Military personnel salute as fire and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon during rescue and recovery efforts following the 11 Sept. terrorist attack. U.S. Navy photo by Michael W. Pendergrass.

Our American Flag always shines brightly, Always. It aquires its brilliance from the American veterans who have fought and died to preserve it. This flag is our nations very highest honor. There is none higher.

This flag is offered by a grateful nation and the American veterans who have fought and died to preserve it. This flag is given by the United States of America in memory of your loved one. It is for their honorable and faithful service to our beloved country.

I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation, under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Beneath an unfurling American flag,
an American soldier tends a wounded
comrade in Gray's depiction of some of
the fighting in the Boxer Rebellion in China.

This detail is from a large panel that depicts
Colonel Liscum at the Battle of Tientsin on
July 13, 1900, when he seized the regimental
standard from a wounded color sergeant and
issued what would be his last order.......

"Keep up the fire!"
"Keep up the fire!" has since been the motto
of the U.S. Army 9th Infantry.

Desert Storm

Dec. 2,2001.......Johnny Mike Spann Coffin

[SAMWolf]

Ah but you see, we're not Americans or Canadians here, we're Canteeners!

Being a Canteener is an attitude not a Nationality, that's why you fit here so well, you have the Canteen attitude.

[kneezles]

Good Morning!!! Have a great day!!! Now out to the plant to measure air!! Be back later.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good morning, Bunny. Thanks for another beautiful thread.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! I'm ready to leave!

[SAMWolf]

Morning Victoria. Was the breakfast satisfactory?

[Victoria Delsoul]

[Victoria Delsoul]

No time for that. Cya later. Be good now hehehe.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks so much for the flowers, Tonk.

[SAMWolf]

I guess not. Shot down again!! Oh well, so much for trying to impress with a breakfast in bed tactic.

[ohioWfan]

Good morning, Snow Bunny! Great job again!

I'd like to share my just completed sketch of the beautiful wife of our Commander in Chief! Hope you like it!

[SAMWolf]

That's good. Nice job.

[HiJinx]

H A P P Y   B I R T H D A Y   S A S S Y M O M ! ! ! !

[SassyMom]

Good morning to all of you sweet folks. Oh my, I'm so over whelmed by all of you! THANK YOU so much for the beautiful birthday wishes! I'm sitting here laughing, crying, and smiling all at once. You really are the BEST friends anyone could ask for. I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!! ((((HUG))))

Now, LET'S PARTY!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!

I Love the chorus to this song...... That's how I feel about all of you! I HAVE BEEN BLESSED!!!!!

Martina McBride
Blessed

I get kissed by the sun each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place

(CHORUS)
I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

Across a crowded room
I know you know what I'm thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we're lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift

I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

When I'm singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know

I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

[SAMWolf]

That's Great Coteblanche!

I'm gonna steal it and put it on my Profile page later.

You get credit of course.

[SassyMom]

"Tanker" Mike

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! But, thank you even more for being out there fighting so that we all might celebrate in freedom.

You are right, kneezles is my guy! He is the best! I'm happy that you have someone that you are nuts about. I do hope that she will join us at the Canteen. Tell her not to worry about being shy. I was shy too until I got around this group of folks! *giggle* ;)

My heart is so full of things that I want to say now, but all that seems to come out is THANK YOU! Thank you to you and all of the brave men and women that are out there protecting us and our freedoms. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!! Have a great day, Mike! (((HUGS))) and (((KISSES)))

Sassy

[Pippin]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SASSY!!!

YOU ARE A GREAT LADY!!!