A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend, 09-21,22-02

Billie and Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute
and support our military and our leaders; tell a few jokes; learn a new
word; write poetry; pray for those in need; and congratulate those who
are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. I
can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands
of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett

MIDDLE: fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17

BOTTOM: Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau

TOP: ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,

dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony

BOTTOM: rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx

MIDDLE: The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law

BOTTOM: deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog

MIDDLE: Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son

BOTTOM: JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7,
AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM: Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad,
Aomagrat

To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review those who've been featured during the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello to them now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. :)

"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


09-16-02 "A Real FReeper"............................NATTIESHEA
09-17-02 "Happy Birthday"...............CONSTITUTION DAY
09-18-02 "Liberty Belle" ..................FEINSWINESUKSASS
09-19-02 "Dutch Treat"............................................DUTCHY
09-20-02 "Some of FR's Finest" ..........PROFILE PAGES #3

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

Thanks, Mixer!

(1) First find your join date by clicking on your profile. You can find this by clicking on your name in any thread that you posted or at the top right of any forum next to where it says My Mail and My Comments. If you go in that way you will then have to click on the link that says my profile and the date you joined will be at the top.

2) Next go to http://www.calendars.net:8194/fr_aniver

3) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.

4) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.

5) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.

6) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[ofMagog]

Dang, just like my daughters. Go to the trouble of getting Pippin a wig, and all I get are complaints.

Coming up midnight here and COLD. Thud's snoring woke me. Thud looks worse than PhishBait and smells like Cobby after three days.

[LadyX]

Captain ofMagog - I trust you will keep your crew in line during this sensitive mission you have undertaken.

Suggest you keep Scuttlebutt and Cobby away from Melbourne, remembering the last time they went there, trying to take on the whole Aussie Navy.

Love to Thud.

[LadyX]

Yes, Aquamarine, I just happen to have one taken in port at Wellington, New Zealand, after his first meal ashore - not that he complains about your cooking, you understand:

[LadyX]

Thud also posed for a photographer there after getting spiffed up:

[ladtx]

As a memorial to my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war I will be posting those who fell and the units they were in on that day. Not a day goes by that I don't remember them. This is my way of rememberance. God bless them all.

MAJ Bryan -- USARV FLT DET
W01 Donahue -- 188 AHC
W01 Alexander -- 71 AHC
W01 Lamb -- 1 AVN BDE
1LT Davis -- HMM-262
1LT Kimbrough -- HMM-262

[Aquamarine]

LOL! I just knew you had a picture of him since you seem to have a picture of everything.
What is that sign on his t-shirt...no monkeys?

[Pippin]

Dubya in charge!

Now THERE'S a comforting thought! :^)

[LadyX]

Thud when ofMagog phurst phound him, poor fellow:

[Pippin]

Uh! Oh!

A message from our Commander in Chief!

[Pippin]

KEWL DUDE!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, LadTX!

God bless you!

[Aquamarine]

Thank you for posting the names of those brave and good men that gave all for our freedom.

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Aqua!

[COB1]

WOW!
Beautiful pic, Lady!
Where is that?

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Pippin. I hope everything is good in Maryland today. :)

[LadyX]

(shhh - I think someone was painting a target for extermination on 'im - can't trust those Limeys..:))

[Pippin]

Everything's fine in Maryland for now.

[LadyX]

My apology for romping through the thread.
Stopping to render proper respect for your - and therefore - our friends, ladtx.

[COB1]

"and smells like Cobby after three days."

I represent that!!
Thud and I took a bath together last March!
It's not our fault that the Quartermaster let us run out of deodorant!

[Pippin]

HOWDY, COBBY!