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

[SpookBrat]

Chinese, Japanese, Dirty Knees, Look at these......

(Joke..joke...family joke. I had to do that. Sorry. DH taught the kids that and now I can't get them to stop it).

[tomkow6]

water? soap?

[Pippin]

Doesn't your back hurt, Spookie?

[Mr_Magoo]

speechless....

[SpookBrat]

Hiya Beep. I haven't seen you in so long. How are you doing? I love your silver swimsuit. Loan it to me when you're done. LOL I know you like silver so it suits you, or "swimsuits" you, eh? (please laugh at my pun).

[Pippin]

TOMKOW! You are the only person I have ever met who is allergic to water! <p. Soap I might be able to beleave but if you use the unscented soap you should have no problems. <p. Nice try though! LOL

[SpookBrat]

Hi Clara! How are you? Yes, my back always hurts. LOL

[tomkow6]

THOSE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR A WOMAN!!!!!!!! DO I LOOK LIKE A WOMAN TO YOU?

Sheesh!

Hi, there, big boy! Lookin' for a good time?"

[Pippin]

Did you hear Mr_Magoo's proposal as to how to help rout out the terrorists by all the women running out of their houses buck naked?

[tomkow6]

I have "sensitive" skin ?

[tomkow6]

I can't swim......

[Mr_Magoo]

scroll down! Both sexes are (un)covered.

Sheeesh indeed.

[Pippin]

Water never hurt sensative skin and they now make soap FOR sensative skin! Keep on trying!

[SpookBrat]

I wanted to thank you for your sweet notes last night to Jonah. There is rarely anything more precious than seeing an excited child. He got a big kick out of seeing his name on the computer. Thanks for being my friends and for being so sweet to me.

[Pippin]

Niether can I but I bathe any way!

[tomkow6]

I don't wanty to pollute the environment????

[NCEaglette]

Excellent thread today, Snow Bunny! I love visiting the "cottage" every chance I get (which has not been enough lately). God bless you for your dedication to our country and those in the military who protect and defend us everyday. (( Hugs ))

[tomkow6]

I want to be "manly" ???????

[tomkow6]

The VOICES told me not to??????

[Pippin]

Not any more than you are doing now.