USO Canteen FReeper Style....Themeless Thursday.... July 11,2002

SAMWolf

[Snow Bunny]

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Welcome to the USO Canteen FReeper Style

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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 who 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.

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Thank you SAMWolf for creating the Themeless Thursday.
Thank you Coteblanche for creating the intro with the Canteen Cottage.

"I'm in a Canteen state of mind"

[Aquamarine]

Great photo! I've been there several times.

[archy]

Meet John Finn

The Oldest Living Recipient of the Medal of Honor

And the others, as well:

[Sorry, the hotlinks on their names don't work. *go here for live hotlinks.]

The 149 Living Medal of Honor Recipients

(As of 16 July 2001)

 

World WarII

(60 Living)

Name

Service

Place of Residence

Lucian Adams	Army	San Antonio, Texas
Vernon J. Baker	Army	St. Maries, Idaho
Van T. Barfoot	Army	Ford, Va.
Melvin E. Biddle	Army	Anderson, Ind.
James M. Burt	Army	Wyomissing, Penn.
Richard E. Bush	Marine Corps	Waukeagan, Ill.
Robert E. Bush	Navy	NW Olympia, Wash.
Ernest Childers	Army	Coweta, Okla.
Clyde L. Choate	Army	Anna, Ill.
Mike Colalillo	Army	Duluth, Minn.
Charles H. Coolidge	Army	Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Clarence S. Craft	Army	Fayetteville, Ark.
Francis S. Currey	Army	Bonneau, S.C.
Edward C. Dahlgren	Army	Mars Hill, Maine
Michael J. Daly	Army	Fairfiled, Conn.
Rudolph B. Davilla	Army	?
Jefferson J. DeBlanc	Marine Corps	St. Martinsville, La.
Desmond T. Doss	Army	Rising Fawn, Ga.
Russell Dunham	Army	Jerseyville, Ill.
Walter D. Ehlers	Army	Buena Park, Calif.
Henry E. Erwin	USAAC	Leeds, Ala.
John W. Finn	Navy	Pine Valley, Calif.
Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Annapolis, Md.
Joseph Foss	Marine Corps	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Robert E. Galer	Marine Corps	Frisco, Texas
Nathan G. Gordon	Navy	Morrilton, Ark.
Stephen R. Gregg	Army	Bayonne, N.J.
Barney J. Hajiro	Army	?
John D. Hawk	Army	Bremerton, Wash.
James R. Hendrix	Army	Davenport, Fla.
Silvestre Herrera	Army	Glendale, Ariz.
Freeman V. Horner	Army	Columbus, Ga.
Daniel Inouye	Army	Washington D.C.
Arthur J. Jackson	Marine Corps	Boise, Idaho
Alton W. Knappenberger	Army	Schwenksville, Penn.
Yeki Kobashigawa	Army	?
Jose M. Lopez	Army	San Antonio, Texas
Jack H. Lucas	Marine Corps	Hattiesburg, Miss.
Robert D. Maxwell	Army	Bend, Ore.
Richard McCool	Navy	Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Vernon McGarity	Army	Bartlett, Tenn.
Gino J. Merli	Army	Peckville, Penn.
Jack C. Montgomery	Army	Muskogee, Okla.
Charles P. Murray Jr.	Army	Columbia, S.C.
Robert B. Nett	Army	Columbus, Ga.
Yukio Okutsu	Army	?
Nicholas Oresko	Army	Tenafly, N.J.
Mitchell Paige	Marine Corps	La Quinta, Calif.
Everett P. Pope	Marine Corps	Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Wilburn K. Ross	Army	Dupont, Wash.
Donald E. Rudolph	Army	Bovey, Minn.
Alejandro R. Ruiz	Army	Visalia, Calif.
George T. Sakuto	Army	?
Richard K. Sorenson	Marine Corps	Reno, Nev.
James E. Swett	Marine Corps	Trinity Center, Calif.
George E. Wahlen	Navy	Roy, Utah
Paul J. Wiedorfer	Army	Baltimore, Md.
Hershel W. Williams	Marine Corps	Ona, W. Va.
Louis H. Wilson Jr.	Marine Corps	San Marino, Calif.
Jay Zeamer	USAAC	Albuquerque, N.M.

 

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Korean War

(21 Living)

Name

Service

Place of Residence

William E. Barber	Marine Corps	Irvine, Calif.
David B. Bleak	Army	Arco, Idaho
Hector A. Cafferata Jr.	Marine Corps	Venice, Fla.
William Charette	Navy	Lake Wales, Fla.
Raymond G. Davis	Marine Corps	Stockbridge, Ga.
Duane E. Dewey	Marine Corps	Irons, Mich.
Rodolfo P. Hernandez	Army	Fayetteville, N.C.
Thomas J. Hudner	Navy	Concord, Mass.
Einar H. Ingman Jr.	Army	Irma, Wis.
Lewis L. Millett	Army	Idyllwild, Calif.
Hiroshi H. Miyamura	Army	Gallup, N.M.
Ola L. Mize	Army	Gadsen, Ala.
Raymond D. Murphy	Marine Corps	Albuquerque, N.M.
Reginald R. Myers	Marine Corps	Jupiter, Fla.
George H. O'Brien Jr.	Marine Corps	Midland, Texas
Joseph C. Rodriguez	Army	El Paso, Texas
Ronald E. Rosser	Army	Roseville, Ohio
Edward R. Schowalter Jr.	Army	Auburn, Ala.
Robert E. Simanek	Marine Corps	Farmington Hills, Mich.
James L. Stone	Army	Arlington, Texas
Ernest E. West	Army	Wurtland, Ky.

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Vietnam War

(68 Living)

Click on a name to read the Medal of Honor citation

Name

Service

Place of Residence

Webster Anderson	Army	Winnsboro, S.C.
John Baca	Army	San Diego, Calif.
Nicky D. Bacon	Army	Rosebud, Ark.
John F. Baker Jr.	Army	Columbia, S.C.
Donald E. Ballard	Navy	N. Kansas City, Mo.
Harvey C. Barnum Jr.	Marine Corps	Reston, Va.
Gary B. Beikirch	Army	Rochester, N.Y.
Patrick H. Brady	Army	Sumner, Wash.
Paul W. Bucha	Army	Waccabuc, N.Y.
Jon R. Cavaiani	Army	Waterford, Calif.
Raymond M. Clausen Jr.	Marine Corps	Ponchatoula, La.
Sammy L. Davis	Army	Flat Rock, Ill.
George E. Day	USAF	Shalimar, Fla.
Drew D. Dix	Army	Fairbanks, Alaska
David C. Dolby	Army	Oaks, Penn.
Roger H.C. Donlon	Army	Leavenworth, Kan.
Frederick E. Ferguson	Army	Chandler, Arizona
Bernard F. Fisher	USAF	Kuna, Idaho
Michael J. Fitzmaurice	Army	Hartford, S.D.
James P. Fleming	USAF	Longview, Wash.
Robert F. Foley	Army	Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Wesley L. Fox	Marine Corps	Blacksburg, Va.
Ed W. Freeman	Army	Boise, Idaho
Harold A. Fritz	Army	Peoria, Ill.
Charles Hagemeister	Army	Leavenworth, Kan.
Frank A. Herda	Army	Cleveland, Ohio
Robert L. Howard	Army	San Antonio, Texas
Robert R. Ingram	Army	Jacksonville, Fla.
Joe M. Jackson	USAF	Kent, Wash.
Jack H. Jacobs	Army	Millington, N.J.
Don Jenkins	Army	Morgantown, Ky.
Delbert O. Jennings	Army	Honolulu, Hawaii
Leonard B. Keller	Army	Milton, Fla.
Thomas G. Kelley	Navy	Columbia, Md.
Allan J. Kellogg Jr.	Marine Corps	Kailu, Hawaii
Joseph R. Kerrey	Navy	Washington, D.C.
Thomas J. Kinsman	Army	Winlock, Wash.
George C. Lang	Army	Seaford, N.Y.
Howard V. Lee	Marine Corps	Virginia Beach, Va.
Peter C. Lemon	Army	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Angelo Liteky	Army	Federal Prison
Gary L. Littrell	Army	St. Pete Beach, Fla.
James E. Livingston	Marine Corps	New Orleans, La.
Allan J. Lynch	Army	Gurnee, Ill.
Walter J. Marm Jr.	Army	Fremont, N.C.
Finnis D. McCleery	Army	San Angelo, Texas
John J. McGinty III	Marine Corps	San Diego, Calif.
David H. McNerney	Army	Crosby, Texas
Robert J. Modrzejewski	Marine Corps	San Diego, Calif.
Thomas R. Norris	Navy	Hayden Lake, Idaho
Michael J. Novosel	Army	Enterprise, Ala.
Robert E. O'Malley	Marine Corps	Goldthwaite, Texas
Robert M. Patterson	Army	Fayetteville, N.C.
Richard Pittman	Marine Corps	Stockton, Calif.
Alfred Rascon	Army	Laurel, Md.
Ronald E. Ray	Army	St. Pete Beach, Fla.
Gordon R. Roberts	Army	Martinez, Ga.
Louis R. Rocco	Army	San Antonio, Texas
Clarence Sasser	Army	Rosharon, Texas
James M. Sprayberry	Army	Titus, Ala.
James B. Stockdale	Navy	Coronado, Calif.
Kenneth E. Stumpf	Army	Tomah, Wis.
James A. Taylor	Army	Livermore, Calif.
Brian M. Thacker	Army	Wheaton, Md.
Michael E. Thornton	Navy	Montgomery, Texas
Leo K. Thorsness	USAF	Alexandria, Va.
Jay R. Vargas	Marine Corps	San Diego, Calif.
Gary G. Wetzel	Army	Oak Creek, Wis.

 

 

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[headsonpikes]

It seems hard to believe, but your LINKS just keep getting better!

Check out those LINKS in #17, folks! ;^)

[McLynnan]

Thank you so much for the ping. What a wonderful, moving story. It's been my observation that we have an awful lot of good, brave, moral young people stepping up to the plate to assume their responsibilities. These kids were raised in peace time and 9/11 was a real smack between the eyes for them. They aren't whining, and they aren't cowering, instead they have responded in an awesome way and I pray for them daily.

[COB1]

Amy, I was born and raised in the deserts of West Texas.
I'm 1/128 Cherokee Indian.
Ain't no way a little heat is going to keep ME away!
See you tomorrow night.

[MeekOneGOP]

"OUR" MUSIC - UPDATED VERSION

For all of you who are feeling a little older and missing those great old tunes, there is good news. Some of your old favorites have re-released their great hits with new lyrics to accommodate their aging audience. Some examples:

Herman's Hermits--"Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Walker"

The Rolling Stones--"You Can't Always Pee When You Want"

Paul Simon--"Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver"

Carly Simon--"You're So Varicose Vein"

The Bee Gees--"How Can You Mend a Broken Hip"

Roberta Flack--"The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face"

Johnny Nash--"I Can't See Clearly Now"

The Temptations--"Papa's Got a Kidney Stone"

Nancy Sinatra--"These Boots Give Me Arthritis"

ABBA--"Denture Queen"

Leo Sayer--"You Make Me Feel Like Napping"

Commodores--"Once, Twice, Three Trips to the Bathroom"

Procol Harem--"A Whiter Shade of Hair"

The Beatles--"I Get By with a Little Help From Depends"

Steely Dan--"Rikki Don't Lose That Clapper"

Credence Clearwater Revival--"Bad Prune a-Rising"

Marvin Gaye--I Heard It Through the Grape Nuts"

The Who--"Talkin' 'Bout My Medication"

[Mr_Magoo]

LOL!

[Lee'sGhost]

"I do not pretend to know everything and try to keep an open mind on any issue that does not include compromising one's morals."

LOL! It just occurred to me that this presumes one's morals are of high standard. Bill Clinton could have made such a statement and held to it -- considering the fact he apparently has no morals. LOL again.

[ValerieUSA]

I visited Savannah for the first time this trip -- it's just a gorgeous city.
Savannah skyline

[LadyX]

Yes, Snow Bunny - there's a new kind of woman in America, capable and enjoying all of life, not simply hogtied to the kitchen with apronstrings..:))

I had no brothers, so learned early to be versatile - helped my Dad survey our acreage property lines when I was 11 (with me on the transit and he on the rod), took over the yard chores then, at the same time as I began sewing my own clothes and embroidering and playing the piano and doing the whole crossword puzzle in the Miami Herald.
Later took mechanical drawing in high school, the first girl to do so in an old era..:)))
True American Woman - breaking the mold after Rosie the Riveter paved the way!

Like you, Snow Bunny, I love to browse in Home Depot and Lowe's, and get timbers to build new flower beds, and plan and help build decks, etc.
I even replaced the sliding glass doors to the deck in North Carolina, altering the opening to fit the different size.
Heck - I helped finish remodeling a three-bedoom house in Alaska for extra money to keep from being hungry, living on inadequate military pay, and painted the whole interior with no heating system in an overcoat in 35 degree temperatures.

There is no loss of femininity in having and developing skills and doing what needs to be done.
It...um...pays to be (no chortles and guffaws here, Bad Boyz!) 'well-rounded'!!!

LOLOL

[DoughtyOne]

I like your flags! Nice.

[DoughtyOne]

Your Star Trek motif section was really cute. Very nice.

[LadyX]

I gladly allow you the watch position to the east and north, larry!

I'll hold the vantage point here in the South, thanks - had my fill of cold in northern climes - New York and Ohio, and points (VA; NC) in between here and those; and South Dakota and Fairbanks, Alaska - and this Florida girl prefers to stay thawed out in South Carolina.

We actually have been cooler than many areas of the nation this summer, seldom and barely breaking 90 - humidity not bad yet.

Love your daily reports on America's light, letting the troops know America is awake and here thinking of them,

and the nation is ALIVE AND WELL THANKS TO THEM.

[SassyMom]

Hey Spookie! I just got through "shopping" and I though of you when I got this outfit. *giggle*

[SpookBrat]

You look delicious. I love it! LOL

[LadyX]

"Theme...theme? Now where did I leave that theme? Maybe in the back of the fridge? Huh, what's that, oh yuck...hey it's moving....AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! Help, help he...."

Just belt out the theme, Valin!!
Those present here will provide such lousy backup singing, no one will ever know if you find, it, lose it - or sing it off key..:)))

[Swede Girl]

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

Snow Bunny, I have said it before, and will say it again, this site is a work of art and deserving of an award. The daily themes are incredible. The wonderful patriotic messages are heartwarming, encouraging, and educational. The message is loud and clear...."God Bless America and All Who Serve to Make her Strong and Free!"

Oh, what a Godsend this website would have been during our previous wars. I can only imagine what this would have meant to our service people in the Vietnam and Koren Wars, when even a small gesture of patriotism and support from the civilian sector would have been so very encouraging and appreciated.

I know that you did your part during the Vietnam years to lift our soldier's spirits and you are still continuing to do so with this Freeper USO Canteen. THANK YOU, SNOWBUNNY!!!!!!!!!! And thank you to all who contribute to make this the best Canteen in the world!!!! ..... and, no doubt, the most well-attended!

[LadyX]

So beautiful, Val!

Lived in North Carolina 20 years and loved the mountains, both the Blue Ridge ones there and in the Smokies where I trekked back and forth to and from Ohio.

You always capture things that tell long tales - more than a mere glimpse.
Thanks ~ ~ ~

[LadyX]

You are so right, Amy!
Our men and women are parked in some of the 'hottest' spots in the world and do not cower and whine.

Attendance at the Friday and Saturday events will be the PRIVILEGE of those attending to show our support of the troops and of AMERICA!!

Bless you and Mama_Bear and the other faithfuls.....

[Mr_Magoo]

Your post about Australia and the gun ban fueling crime is a topic dear to my heart. I am not only an owner, but also a hand loader. For a year, I was even the webmaster for the Second Amendment Sisters. As I said in a letter to President Bush (on my FR Homepage),

According to USC Title 10 Section 311 Chapter 13, we have an obligation to assist in the common defense. This includes stopping terrorist activities and also violent criminal activities. Without a National Concealed Carry Act, we are stripped of the ability to fulfill our obligations as spelled out in the U.S. Code.