USO Canteen FReeper Style ....Themeless Thursday .... August 22,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style SAMWolf 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.

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[MeekOneGOP]

That's a great article, MnM. Thanks for the link. The comments following are good too :-).

I love the title President Bush - the Anti-Clinton.

Thank you. I liked it too. I pinged that on my President Bush and General Interest ping lists.

Here's a nice picture of Prez Bush, imho! Maybe one day, he'll be on Mt. Rushmore?......

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[tomkow6]

Looks like all the Canteen Ladies are here for coffee; guess I should make my self "presentable"........

Decisions!......Decisions!......What WILL I WEAR today?

[Mr_Magoo]

Thanks, I need the coffee today!

[SassyMom]

I don't know about the other ladies but, I prefer that you wear the cleanest - least smelly one. :)

[Mr_Magoo]

Here in Hillside we got a little over 4" so far. No flooding problems yet. Where I work in Schaumburg might be a real trick to get to today. Last I heard, I290 was still over an hour out to there.

[tomkow6]

You don't like my "manly" scent?

[Valin]

1485 Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at Bosworth. This victory establishes the Tudor dynasty in England and ends the War of the Roses.

The Battle of Bosworth
22 August, 1485
Principal Commanders: Richard III of Gloucester (York), Norfolk (York), Northumberland (York), Stanley (York, then Tudor), Henry Tudor (Tudor), Oxford (Tudor)
Edward IV died in 1485. His son, Edward V, was only twelve years old, so Edward IV had designated his brother Richard as Protector. Richard had Edward's two sons taken to the Tower of London, where they vanished, so Richard was proclaimed king as Richard III. It is not known what actually happened to the boys, but most likely they were killed. The mystery remains as to who killed them, and if it was done on Richard's orders.

Richard had many enemies, and on 7 August, Henry Tudor landed near Milford Haven with about 2,000 French mercenaries and a handful of Lancastrian lords and knights. He gathered reinforcements as he marched through Wales, then through Shrewsbury, Stafford and Atherstone. Richard was at Nottingham, and moved from there to to Leicester on 19 August, and by 21 August the two armies were facing each other about two and a half miles south of Market Bosworth.

Richard's army was just under 12,000 strong, but 4,000 of his troops were commanded by the Stanley brothers, whose loyalty was suspect. Henry had only 5,000 troops. During the battle Both the Stanleys changed allegiance to Henry, swinging the numerical advantage to his favour.

The battle was fought on and around Ambion Hill, close to Sutton Cheney, and lasted only two hours. Richard had the better position, but did not take advantage by attacking Oxford while he was still deploying his troops. This allowed Oxford to launch the first attack and the Duke of Norfolk, who was commanding Richard's forward battle division, was soon killed. For the first hour, the fighting was evenly matched, but Richard lost the battle through the treachery of the the Stanleys, who deserted his cause. Even more damaging was of the Earl of Northumberland's failure to bring Richard's reserves into action when he saw the Stanleys go over to the enemy.

Richard made a last attempt to win victory by directly attacking Henry with is personal guard, and almost succeeded, having cut down Henry's standard bearer. Richard's gamble failed, and he was struck down. The battle ended because his followers had no other definite leader. Richard was the last king of England to die on the battlefield. His death effectively ended the Wars of the Roses, and Henry VII started a new dynasty, the Tudors.

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"A horse a horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
W. Shakespeare (dead white guy)

[headsonpikes]

Tee-hee! Nobody ever calls me cute! ;^)

As you were, coteblanche!

[Mr_Magoo]

What WILL I WEAR today?

May I suggest . . .

[tomkow6]

That one doesn't have enough "manly" scent in it yet to be worn out in public...........

[Johnny Gage]

You guys are getting what we got yesterday. Rain in Minnesota was any where from 2" to 6". We are now 6" OVER the yearly average and it's still only August.

No water shortage here. All the lakes, rivers and streams are hovering near flood stage and it doesn't take much rain to cause street flooding.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Canteen Prayer of Protection and Bless This House. What a nice way to start the day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Morning Troops, families, veterans, and Canadian allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 6:27am
Sunset 9:35pm
Hi 58
Lo 52
Cloudy, with drizzle. Rained most of the night..

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 57F
Lo 52F

State Hi 63F
State Lo 29F

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mornin' air cover guys. Thanks Aeronaut and Otto, and Luke for assisting.