USO Canteen FReeper Style Monday Mail Call .... August 12,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style Our Troops and Snow Bunny

[Snow Bunny]

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If you know a Veteran, someone in your family,
friend of the family, neighbor, who served their
country, take a brief moment of your day to thank them.
Thank them for the sacrifice they made
for the better good of their country.

We at Free Republic, and the USO Canteen FReeper Style,
are thankful for every service member
in our military, who has served our great nation.

So, to the men and women who answered the call,
in both times of war and peace, thank you.

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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...............................................................................................................................................................................

Our troops need our support and encouragement. They are away from home, some for the first time, and usually lonely or discouraged. It is important for us to reach out and help them in the same way we would want someone to reach out to our loved ones if and when they are in the same position.

They answered their call and we are answering theirs offering them the USO Canteen FReeper Style each day and thanking them for serving.

This is IN Coming Mail from some of those serving now.

We at the USO Canteen FReeper Style, a running thread at Free Republic, are proud to support our Military. The mail comes in from contacting some of our Military Bases, Marine Corps Leagues , and friends and family of those serving now. Also from responses at the wonderful P.O.Box that 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub has made so easily available to each of us here at Free Republic.

They are writing to those that frequent the FReeper USO Canteen to thank you for your support.

ALL the mail posted on Monday Mail Call is Recent Mail from the prior week.

Snow Bunny
Hi babe! Thanks for your fast response, it sure meant a lot .
Since my grandparents are from Scotland it was really
Something to see the bag pipes with the great Colorado
Patriots supporting us.

I had a lump in my throat to see the work they did to get
together for us, to support us like that!

God bless the Canteen and all of you for doing your part
back home. It is felt and appreciated.
Steven
USAF

Snow Bunny ,
Hi Canteen !
I had a great day with you on Tues.August 6th.
LindaSOG had presented Why I love America
and I wish I could have shared why I love
America too. So I am doing it in this email.

I love my country because in all the places I
have traveled it is not just my homeland, but
a symbol of freedom to me and to the entire
world. And to keep America free it comes at
a cost as it always has. For some higher then
others but always at a cost. And you better
believe it is worth any cost to keep it FREE!

You all know that at the USO Canteen Freeper
Style and it shows every time I get to visit.
I want to thank you for your faithful patriotism
to our land that will stay free .

Thank you LindaSOG and the Canteen.

Your friend
Adam
USARMY

Hey Snow Bunny
What a group you have there and what a place
The Canteen is and FR too.
I say it is MOM, Apple Pie and the Canteen!

Keep it up and I will pass the word along.Thank
You for all of your support of us.

Sandy
USAF

Snow Bunny and all the Canteen,
I vote for all the Canteen Girlz as you spell it!
Victoria I wish I was a leopard or tiger you
could tame me anytime.

MEOW

Love and kisses to all the Girlz
Johnny
USMC

Hello Snow Bunny,
The Canteen knocks my socks off!
Souris I want to put you in my pocket, you
would fit just right ! LOL What a doll you
are! I am in love here or should I say a fan
of yours.
I would like to thank you Snow Bunny
and every one at the Canteen for the best
support of what we are doing I have ever>br> seen. You must be the most special people
that I will ever meet in my life even in cyber
space.

Love you all and kisses
Marc
USMC

Dear Snow Bunny
Right now I am on the move so I am not sure if I
I will be able to see the Canteen for a week or two.
The last few months I have been able to catch it
almost everyday and it means an awful lot when I
can.

My Dad heard about Free Republic from a friend
at the gym he goes to. So he wrote to me about the
Canteen that it was about what we are doing .
Thanks Dad for all you do and for being my Dad.

When you count those addicted to the Canteen –Hey
count me in on that.( raising my hand)

I would like to give one of the special Bunny hugs to
Kathy in Alaska, Radu, Souris,Bluesagewoman,MoJo2001
and welcome you to the Canteen.
Thank you for the trip to New York and the beautiful
music Victoria ( I could be home by Christmas heh heh)
honest I’m not sure when I will be home.

God Bless the USA and God Bless the Canteen!
Kyle
USMC

SpookBrat and Snow Bunny
I want to get this off to you both right now.
SpookBrat your sharing about your father, well,it
touched my heart deeply. For awhile now I thank
God every time I get to come to the Canteen. And
today I thanked him for your father and his service.
Men like your Father SpookBrat are heros and should
be thanked.
Snow Bunny, you have the best friends at the Canteen
I can feel the care each one of you have for each other.
Then add in the best support system for all of us I have
ever seen or felt. Thank you Canteeners.

God be with you all and your loved ones.
Tandy
USAF

Dear Snow Bunny,
WOW! What a place, what a group you all are!
Everyone adding their own special touches every
single day of the week.Holy Cow! ( cleaned that one up
for the ladies.LOL)

Aomagrat thank you for the history of war ships.
I sure do love reading about these ships and how it
effected our county with the wars.

Mr_Magoo my Dad loves what I send him about
the planes, he is a WW11 vet .

Samwolf, my mom wrote me she saw me in one of
the pictures you had posted. She said she cried and
I just want to thank you for what you do everyday.

Tomkow6, you are a natural! I swear you have me
laughing so hard every time I get to visit the Canteen.
Tell those voices in your head they are brilliant! ROTFLMO

I want to thank everyone of you, because you all have
made me laugh and feel at home. I know I will not be
able to remember everyone and it concerns me. Because
you all make my day a better one.

Victoria Delsoul what beautiful graphics you choose
for the topics of each day, beautiful like you are. I can
tell the care you take with them.
] Then the music , thanks so much!!!

Souris I would say you are as cute as a bug in a rug, but
that is an insult for the sexiest, cutest mouse in the world.
Thank you for the smiles on my face seeing what you
come up with everyday. LOL

AntiJen , a Vet and a beautiful girl in one package with a
personality that is such fun. I can have one of your hugs,
see I am a guy so don’t worry about the NHH stuff with me.
LOL Oh God help me all you girls are hilarious!

Coteblanche how do I tell you what it means, to have one of our>br> Canadian friends live and in person everyday supporting us and
our Canadian friends, serving with us in this war. You have the
gift of graciousness and giving that makes meeting you a gift
to all of us.

MistyCA bet you didn’t know I knew you were gone. LOL
Sure did and counted the days along with everyone else . But
I hope you took a better vehicle then the one with the Beverly
Hillbillies. LOL I am a big fan of your 666 situations you get
yourself into. HUG

SpookBrat you have me laughing with your humor and
how you say the things going on with you. You’re a doll
SpookBrat.

SassyMom and your Bad Boy. I think of the two of you as
the Canteen sweethearts. Hey SassyMom, I think your guy
Kneezles must laugh to himself when he gets you to blush.
The two of you show me there is hope for me finding the
right girl for me someday.

Kathy in Alaska what a girl you are. I saw you tell everyone
how you had watched the Canteen like we do here. I sure
am glad you joined in and I can tell everyone else is too.
You’re a living doll and your enthusiasm is contagious.

Radu, your name is intriguing to me. You are sweet and I
hope to see more of you.

MoJo2001 thank you for the music and your support of us.
Thank your husband for serving and tell him he is a lucky
guy.

Hi Jinx I found the Canteen the day you were the Freeper Friday
Veteran. I salute you my brother.

Johnny Gage my cousin is a firefighter in New York. So I
noticed your trucks right away. Thanks!

LindaSOG the remarkable history lessons each time I am there.
I think I would like to ask for tutoring if it is ok with you.
Something we could do over a nice dinner and a bottle of
wine. You could tell me all the history you want and I would
love every minute of it.

I apologize to those I did not mention. That concerned me
when I wanted to write this email to Snow Bunny. God sent
you all and the Canteen into my life. Enlisting after Sept.11th,
was one of those things I had to do or how could I enjoy my
freedom that others were going to fight for.

Thanks again everybody !
Joe
USARMY

Jim Robinson and Snow Bunny and the Canteeners,br> Free Republic is the best place on the net. I have watched
it grow over the years. As a lurker I can tell you that with
the USO Canteen Freeper Style joining in , it is the finest
addition to FR that I have seen . Jim Robinson is my own
personal hero for many reasons. Thank you sir for FR and
the Freeper USO Canteen.

Lurkers may stay lurkers for a long time but we love FR
no matter if we post or not. So I wanted you to know that
all your work and that of the Canteeners to take a running
thread and turn it into a place as you have is remarkable.

Kathy in Alaska your stepping forward like you did has
brought yet an added light to the shining lights of others
at the Canteen and FR.

Bless you all for what you mean in my life. The Canteen is
a place of comfort and support to an old veteran like me.

Jake
Conservative & Vietnam Veteran
USMC

Hi Crew!
Just a quickie note here ( I know ok BAD Boys let’s keep it
it clean my MOM is watching ROTFL)
Lots going on here right now so not a lot of time
to dig in and write as much as we want to. But since
the Canteen is our second home we miss all of you.

SpookBrat we did catch your Pirate post to us. LOL
Thanks for thinking of all of us.

Hey Tonk,are you driving the girls wild in your uniform?
Lookin good Tonk our brother!

Misty we need to talk about your traveling like that with
those hillbillies. LOL
Thanks guys for the jokes , besides gut laughs from us,
they even got us out of a little trouble the other day.
Long story, we were asked to scrounge a bit and then
got in a little misunderstanding about who asked us and
why. LOL It goes with the calling, Sam you know what
that means. That higher calling of being a scrounger and
a Bad Boy. Magoo, Tomkow and Kneezles you saved the
day !

Hey Starman sir, are we taking a test too? Here are our
answers ahead of time. Moonlight and Stars
guide a sailor in his dreams. ( pretty romantic huh)
as long as they stay up where they belong we will
make us of them down here.LOL
Not bad for a scrounger.
Canteen Bad Boys Kiss the girls for us !

Joe, Marty, Al, and myself Scully the Scrounger
Scully and the Pirates
USNavy

Dear Snow Bunny and Canteen supporters
I wanted to write and thank you for your
belief in us and your support.

Yesterday was my 4th time at your Canteen.
You did the theme about the Purple Heart and
the story behind it. Thank you, my Dad loved
it when I sent it to him. He is going to register
at FR now because of the Canteen. He will get
into FR big time as he loves politics.
Dad is a Korean War Veteran and will love the
Canteen too.

The Canteen and the Poetry Branch are where I
like to spend my online time when I get it. Dad
sent me a journal to jot down things I write so I
can one day send you something for the Poetry
area for submission to Coteblanche.

The thing you call Infinite Freep Rally’s for the
Troops is awesome to me. Your work in Colorado,
Fresno and all the other places like Bluesagewoman’s
report I read at the Canteen. KNOW this , it is
with great pride that I thank all of you.

Thank you for having the Canteen to come to . Thank
you for FR for my Dad and for me one day.

Bobby
Special Forces

Monday Mail Call
~by Victoria Delsoul~

Mail call means our troops are near, 
When they are happy, down or blue
They know how to write us here 
At the USO Canteen we're waiting for you.

It doesn't matter where you are 
It doesn't matter when 
Anytime you need someone to talk to, 
We are here to be your friend.

If you need someone to play a song, 
To post a graphic or to say I care 
If you need a shoulder to cry on, 
Know that the Canteen is always there.

Mail call is a window to your soul 
but if the weight gets to be too much 
Take a look at the Canteeners heart 
You'll find good friends with the right touch.

United we stand to our country defend, 
Through the good times and the bad 
You're never alone; the Canteen is your friend 
So until next mail call… oh, what a time we had.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Cote you crack me up!

[SAMWolf]

Best of Luck, Mr_Magoo!

[SAMWolf]

FYI - In case anyone wanted to know.

Cote you came sooooo close to getting them all right!!

Armor Test. (Answers)

1. Tanks are made up of three primary facets: Name them.
Firepower,Mobility,Protection.

2. Name the easiest way to increase armor protection without increasing the weight of the vehicle.
Slant or curve the armor.

3. Name the two main types of suspension used on most tanks.
Return "Roller" or "Christie" type.

4. Explain the term "Buttoned up".
All crew members are inside the vehicle and hatches are closed

5. What nickname did the British give the U.S. Sherman tank?
"Ronson", "Zippo" or "Tommy Cookers" because if it's propensity to burn when hit due to it's gasoline engine.

6. What is a "shot trap"?
Any part of a vehicle, that when hit could deflect the shell into another less protected part of the vehicle.

7. The new "Stryker" is manufatured by which country.
Canada

8. Most American tanks are named after ......?
American Military Leaders (Sherman, Patton, Stuart, Lee, Abrams, etc)

9. What is Samwolf's all time favorite tank?
PzKfw V - The Panther

10. Who was the first to offer to flirt with the instructor to get a passing grade?
None other than our own lovable Snow Bunny!

Extra credit:

Which Canteener has a screen name the same as a German tank? (You'll need to know three languages to get this one)
souris(French) = Mouse(English) = Maus(German)

Extra, Extra credit:

Where did all these chocolate banana cream pies cakes come from?
Thank you Coteblanche, for slaving over a hot stove and fighting off Beamer all night for these excellent cakes. I could onlt eat 4 of them, the rest are in the Canteen dining room, enjoy.

(Cote, you can cook for me anytime!! LOL)

[SAMWolf]

Chocolate Banana Cream cake.

[Sabertooth]

Uhhh, an elephant and a rhino, hmmmmmmmm......I'm totally at a loss on this one bsw, I'll bite, what???

Hell if I know, either.

Though I've taken bites from both.

[SAMWolf]

Rest in Peace!

Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Matero, a combat controller in the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, is shown in this undated handout photo. Matero, 31, was confirmed dead Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002. The Air Force special operations plane Matero was on during a training mission from Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in northern Puerto Rico to the Borinquen Air Station on the west coast when it struck a heavily wooded area in Caguas, about 20 miles south of San Juan on Wednesday night. Ten American servicemen were killed during the crash. (AP Photo/Kentucky Air National Guard Handout Photo)

Staff Sgt. Martin Tracy, a special tactics operator with the Kentucky Air National Guard, is shown in an undated handout photo. Tracy is among eight victims presently identified after a U.S. Air Force special operations plane slammed into a Puerto Rico mountainside earlier this week. (AP Photo/Kentucky Air National Guard Handout Photo)

[Jen]

I don't know if this has been posted yet since I haven't read the whole thread yet.

May God rest SFC Speer's soul and comfort his family and friends.

Soldier Dies of Wounds Received in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. 1st Class Christopher James Speer, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., died on Aug. 7 as the result of wounds received in action in Afghanistan on July 27.

Speer was one of five soldiers wounded in the same incident and had been evacuated to Germany for medical care. The other four soldiers' injuries were not life threatening and they were treated at Bagram.

Speer was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C.

[Jen]

Special Dedication to our Military Members
who are Working to Protect and Defend our Country

"Hero" by Mariah Carey

MIDI version

MP3 version

[4TheFlag]

OHHH cb, I am so sorry it is so hot there, I can relate though....our week is looking real good, in the 60's for the most part, down to 42 tonight, WOOOO HOOOOO!!! Get those blankets out!!!:)

[SAMWolf]

I knew you'd say that.

[4TheFlag]

That's awesome LX, I'm still not sure where he is going to be speaking here, things have been kept quiet...

My brother lives in New Hampshire and had his picture taken with him during the Primary there, it has be a helluva an experience.

I remember seeing President Reagan at his Inauguration, that is something I will NEVER forget...

[4TheFlag]

Hell if I know, either.

LOL!!! I didn't have a CLUE either!!

Good to see ya Sabertooth!

[SAMWolf]

What is Canada?
The top half of North America.

How big is Canada?
Bigger than the United States (approx. 9 970 610 km2).

What is a Canadian?
Someone who lives in Canada. (not American)

What is a Canuck?
Someone who lives in Canada. (not American)

Does Santa Claus live in Canada?
Yes. The North Pole lies within the boundry of Canada. Technically, he is Canadian.

Can you keep beavers as pets in Canada?
If you really, really wanted...

Who is Canada's president?
We don't have a president, we have a PRIME MINISTER.

Do Canadians drive ski-doos?
Yes, when there's snow on the ground.

What do Canadians DO up there?
Shovel driveways, play hockey.

Does it snow all year in Canada?
Only when it's cold.

What are "Newfies"?
These are a mythical tribe of people from "Newfoundland". They feed on cod. .

What language do Canadians speak?
Canadian: French-Canadian or English-Canadian. Either way you will find a distinctive "a" sound involved in prononciation.

Is Canada clean?
Yes.

Why do Canadians say "eh", eh?
That way they can they appear to speak both French and English.

Do Canadians live in igloos?
NO! (not all of us...)

Why are Canadian mosquitoes so big?
We demand only the best. It takes fewer mosquitoes to make a fur coat if they're larger.

Does Canada have summer?
In the the southern regions there exists a "humid season" and the snow melts for four months.

Do they turn off Niagara Falls at night?
Only if there's a hydro outage.

Can I walk to Vancouver after dinner in Ottawa, or do I have to take a bus?
I suggest a major airline.

Can women really go topless in Canada?
Yes, in Ontario they can. We expect your tourist dollars this summer!

What is Tim Horton's?
The temple in which we worship a hockey player who loved donuts.

[bluesagewoman]

No clue? What? Ok, guess my spelling is off.