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USO Canteen FReeper Style Monday Mail Call .......
October 21,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ The Troops and Snow Bunny ~
Posted on 10/20/2002 11:45:27 PM PDT by 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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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. |
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They answered their call and we are answering theirs, offering them the USO Canteen FReeper Style each day and thanking them for serving. |
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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, friends and family of those serving now and 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. |
Please know... Each one of you that posts back to these letters from our troops, your message will be sent to them in a reply email at the end of today. I do this just in case they may not have a chance to read the entire thread to get their replies. If there are graphics the # of the post is sent so they can enjoy your entire answer. Thank you so much. You are all terrific !
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Dear Snow Bunny I have brothers that are serving just like me. Our Dad passed away on Sept. 12, 2001. We were all already serving so we had a lot happening with 9-11 and our Dad almost the same day. I wish the last full day of my Dad's life would not have been a day filled with such anger and tears. My Dad was a Vietnam Vet, he had two Purple Hearts. Hey Dad isn't this a great place,this Canteen. Thank you Canteeners for giving us the Canteen cottage to come to when we can. I may not be there everyday, but when I can it is the highlight of my day and it stays with me too. Johnny USAF
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Hi Snow Bunny and all Canteeners It has been several months since I have written back. Lots of things going on but I do visit the Canteen often. Your Rodeo was awesome and I was ready in case of any mishaps with all the bronco's. I got a stomach ache after eating all the junk food but it was well worth it. All that visual food felt so good you had to know what it means to so many of us. And the way it was presented was one advertisers might think about. ROTFLMAO Thank you Linda and Bunny for a great feast and the rest of you Canteeners that join in with such enthusiasm everyday. YOU ARE ALL THE BEST ! Thanks for always thinking of us and the best support I have ever seen. James K.L. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class
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Hi Bunny and the Canteeners I feel like the Canteen is my home so I would like to welcome Daughter of An IwoJima Vet, she is the one known as Cap'n Duchess. And a big thank you for the junk food and that crazy day of feeding my face. I needed that but I guess that is why you did it huh Linda and Bunny and you Canteeners. Thanks Larry Johnson I could have used a good workout after my all day eating frenzy. LOL Thank you so much everyone. Charney USArmy
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Chicken Dance ? ROTFLMAO CAN-Tastic ! I am rushed but had to let you know you all ROCK ! Thank you, this is great how you are there for us! Joel USNavy
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Dear Snow Bunny Beautiful babes in tanks. (tank Babes) Now what guy does not dream of that! Bentfeather, a tank never looked so good. I would call you elegance tank style. Thank you for the poems you write and for your beauty too. Hey Sam, Magoo, Jinxie (as Bunny calls you), MM7, Larry, Johnny, Burka Man, Yatch Man, Zip, Aomagrat, AFCATMret and the Radix. Thanks for being at the Canteen for us. Your jokes, writings (lump in the throat time), joking with each other and your support sure makes me happy. Bluesagewoman (your support of us deserves an award I think, the Mojo keep that pen in hand and never stop letting those juices flow Mojo, Kathy with the sparkle in her eye I can tell stuff like that from your posts, Jen (I love you), Radu are you a cutie or what with all those cats. If you ever get another one for your family I offer this name for he/she Ophelia. I have always liked that name, but the girls I meet are mostly NO. No I don't have time to meet a soldier, no I don't want a long distance hunny, no I don't want to sit at home on Saturday night. LOL So guess what I sit at the Canteen and am surrounded by the most beautiful girls in all of America and the best Patriots too. Thank you for the cottage with the big chairs they are very comfortable. The Z-Tar guys told me about the Canteen and it made a big difference. I laugh more now and don't get so down or worried about 'things'. Thank you ! Michael USARMY
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Dear Snow Bunny and Jen and Canteeners I WON I WON I got all the answers for Jen's Trivia questions. Can I have a kiss Jen. Don't worry about the NHH stuff I am all male head to toe. LOL Thanks for the fun and being there. Mark USMC
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Ahoy "USS Canteen" We have a gift for the Canteen Snow Bunny. It was Marty that, well you know Marty and his crush on Souris. He was looking one day for a Mouse house to tell her he would love to have lunch with her one day. LOL He came across this poem and we all liked it a lot so here it is. Not sure who wrote it, Marty said it said a name but had a question mark after it. Now I ask ya, what kind of person has a question mark after their name. What do you think Sam and the Bad Boys ? What do we do with men that have a question mark about what they are. ROTFL I guess they weren't sure who wrote it but who cares its great. Kind of like who cares really what all of our names are as long as we are fighting to keep you safe. Pirates like that word fighting ya know. And a lass in every port, our sea dog Yatch Man knows about that. LOL Anyway its the outcome of the poem like the outcome of this war. Winners all aye that we are as long as we have the "USS Canteen" and the cottage to stop in for grog and wet our whistle for these sturdy pirates. But first a special kiss on the cheek from Marty to Souis and one from each of us for all of the lovelies of the "USS Canteen". Dare we mention the Chicken Dance. ROTFLMAO You all are ALL so out there and we can never thank you enough for how you make us feel. BUT THANK YOU! Tell Cote, Bentfeather, James Wilson, Poet and the Poetry Branch Joe bragged about being a member to some old girlfriend in an email and she is very impressed. He tried to get away with the roses are red bit but that might have been too much for her. That Joe he just has to rush into things. LOL I'll sign off here so you can read our gift. Thanks again Al,Marty, Joe and Scully the scrounger USNAVY Please include the poem below in our email Bunny thanks In Placentia Bay there sat on the shore A young girl who mourned for her love who's no more The pride of his manhood is the prize of the sea And the seagulls still follow on freedom She reached out her hand to an old man passed by And she lifted her head with a tear in her eye Said, "Sit and I'll tell you a tale of some woe While the seagulls still follow on freedom" I come from Toronto, upon the mainland And there's many's a thing here that I don't understand Like why are these young men still slaves to the sea When the seagulls still follow on freedom He said to this young maid, as held her small hand "The sea and its fury are part of this land And them who can't take it had better not stay With the seagulls who follow on freedom" "Those men who quote figures and count the cause lost They see on the high seas and the lives it has cost They don't see the life as we know it to be Like the seagulls who follow on freedom" "So they cheat us and they rob us and continue to say That our only salvation is leaving the bay But I'll soon be ninety and there's one thing I know That the seagulls still follow on freedom"
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MAIL CALL There's a scramble in the barracks When our mail call time arrives, And we hit the stair at double-time, And our interest has revived. We assemble in a circle While some sergeant reads the list Of addresses on the envelopes Lest our letters should be missed. There are many disappointments When our letters do not come, And we hit our bunks again Feeling blue and looking glum. But the man who gets a letter Wears a smile so bright and gay, Like the glimmer of the summer sun When the clouds have passed away. So you true and loyal civilians, If you want to do your part, Why not write a card or letter To delight some soldier's heart! Sir Lancelot |
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KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs; monacofreetedmaher; usocanteen
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To: American Preservative; PhilDragoo; Michael Maher; *Monaco:FreeTedMaher!
To: rockfish59
I saved the link to my favorites.I am so sorry your brother and two nephews went through what they did.I owe them so very much.
To: Snow Bunny
The Monday morning mail call is especially interesting / encouraging with its upbeat comments and deserved appreciation to you, Snow Bunny, for providing such an efficient site. Just plain terrific!!!
Blessings to you and all. . .
USO Canteen Chaplain Swank
Romans 8:28
To: Snow Bunny; All
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posted on
10/21/2002 3:48:07 AM PDT
by
backhoe
To: Snow Bunny; SAMWolf; MistyCA; Victoria Delsoul; radu; AntiJen; Kathy in Alaska; WVNan; SassyMom; ...
Good morning, Snow! Good morning, EVERYBODY!
HAPPY MONDAY!
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posted on
10/21/2002 4:13:12 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
To: Snow Bunny; FallGuy
Good mornin Troops,Veterans an all you wonderful families and FRiends of those who Served. It is sooo good to fet up and exercise before breakfast. That said... I rarely practise what I preach.
To: Snow Bunny; SAMWolf; MistyCA; Victoria Delsoul; radu; AntiJen; Kathy in Alaska; WVNan; SassyMom; ...
Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:
The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and
walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a
policeman.
"What are you doing out here at 2 A.M.?" asked the officer.
"I'm going to a lecture." The man said.
"And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?" the cop asked.
"My wife," said the man.
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posted on
10/21/2002 4:17:18 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
To: larryjohnson
Proof reading before posting is sooo good too.
To: Snow Bunny
Today's classic warship, USS Tennessee (ex-CSS Tennessee)
Columbia class ironclad ram
Displacement. 1,273
Lenght. 209'
Beam. 48'
Draft. 14'
Complement. 133
Armament. 2 7", 4 6.4"
CSS TENNESSEE, a slow-moving ironclad ram, was built at Selma, Ala., where she was commissioned on 16 February 1864, Lt. J. D. Johnston, CSN, in command. BALTIC towed her to Mobile where she fitted out for action.
TENNESSEE was laid down in October 1862, hull and other woodwork turned out by Henry D. Bassett, who launched her the following February, ready for towing to Mobile to be engined and armed. Her steam plant came from ALONZO CHILD (q.v.); only casemate design differed materially from COLUMBIA and TEXAS (#5 inf.) Her iron mail was the same 2" by 10" plate used on HUNTSVILLE and TUSCALOOSA but triple instead of double thickness. A fearsome detail of her armament was a "hot water attachment to her boilers for repelling boarders, throwing one stream from forward of the casemate and one abaft."
The vicissitudes implicit in creating such an ironclad are graphically conveyed by Admiral Franklin Buchanan, writing 20 September 1863 to Secretary Mallory: "The work on the TENNESSEE has progressed for some weeks past, under Mr. Pierce, as fast as the means in his power would permit. There is much delay for want of plate and bolt iron. It was impossible to iron both sponsons at the same time, as the vessel had to be careened several feet to enable them to put the iron on. Even then several of the workmen were waist deep in the water to accomplish it-to careen her, large beams 12 feet square had to be run out of her posts and secured, on which several tons of iron had to be placed, and during the progress of putting on the sponson iron the shield iron could not be put on. The work has been carried on night and day when it could be done advantageously. I visited the NASHVILLE and TENNESSEE frequently and, to secure and control the services of the mechanics, I have had them all conscripted and detailed to work under my orders. Previously, they were very independent and stopped working when they pleased ***" Joseph Pierce referred to was Acting Naval Constructor in the Mobile area.
TENNESSEE became flagship of Adm. F. Buchanan, and served gallantly in action in the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. On that morning TENNESSEE and wooden gunboats CSS GAINES, CSS MORGAN, and CSS SELMA, steamed into combat against Adm. D. G. Farragut's powerful fleet of four ironclad monitors and 14 wooden steamers. Unable to ram the Union ships because of their superior speed, TENNESSEE delivered a vigorous fire on the Federals at close range. The Confederate gunboats were sunk or dispersed. Farragut's fleet steamed up into the bay and anchored. Buchanan might have held TENNESSEE under the fort's protection but bravely steamed after the Federal fleet and engaged despite overwhelming odds. The ram became the target for the entire Union fleet. TENNESSEE was rammed by several ships, and her steering chains were carried away by the heavy gunfire. Unable to maneuver, TENNESSEE was battered repeatedly by heavy solid shot from her adversaries. With two of her men killed, Admiral Buchanan and eight others wounded, and increasingly severe damage being inflicted on her, TENNESSEE was forced to surrender.
TENNESSEE was taken into the US Navy and, with her combat damage quickly repaired, she was employed during operations to capture Fort Morgan later in August. In the autumn of 1864, USS TENNESSEE was sent to New Orleans, Louisiana, for further repairs. She subsequently served with the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron until after the end of the Civil War. Decommissioned in August 1865, USS Tennessee was sold for scrapping in November 1867. She was sold at public auction in New Orleans on 27 November 1867.
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posted on
10/21/2002 4:40:54 AM PDT
by
aomagrat
To: Snow Bunny
GOOD MONDAY MORNING AND A BIG WELCOME TO OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES. WELCOME ALSO TO OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I love Mail Call Mondays and will be back this PM to join you all.
From Zip, a veteran and Mid Missouri Patriot FReeper.
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posted on
10/21/2002 5:22:46 AM PDT
by
zip
To: Snow Bunny; FallGuy; LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; radu; coteblanche; AntiJen; MoJo2001; SAMWolf; ...
ALL the mail posted on Monday Mail Call
are Recent E-Mails from active duty military
sent to our USO Canteen Hostess Snow Bunny.
Click on the graphic to readthe latest e-mails
FROM the military
My Buddy Beamer asked me to stop by the USO Canteen todayTo ask you to e-mail our military and tell them Thanks!Just click on my handsome face and you'll end up in The USO Canteen Post Office Sending e-mail from there is so doggone easy!
To: Snow Bunny; Kathy in Alaska; coteblanche; SK1 Thurman; AntiJen; radu; MoJo2001; ...
To: Kathy in Alaska
Today's transportation for you and the Girlz.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Oh goodie! Mail Call is my very favorite feature at the Canteen. "Junk Food Day" is really good,,, but Mail Call is absolutely GREAT!
To: Snow Bunny
To: Johnny USAF, & your brothers: Thank you ALL, for your service & sacrifice!
For your Dad: May God hold you in His arms! Rest in Peace, my friend!
SALUTE!
AND GOD BLESS YOU!
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posted on
10/21/2002 5:40:54 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
To: Snow Bunny
To:
James K.L. USNavy,Joel USNavy, Al,Marty,Joe and Scully the scrounger USNAVY
Charney USArmy, Michael USARMY
Mark USMC
SALUTE!
AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
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posted on
10/21/2002 5:42:37 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
To: Iowa Granny
"Oh goodie! Mail Call is my very favorite feature at the Canteen."
Mine also!
It's the day that the military know that we do have a positive effect.
After all the USO Canteen is about them, not any of us.
Their daily e-mails to Snow Bunny continually let "us" know
that we do indeed make a difference in their lives.
*HUG*
To: Snow Bunny; SAMWolf; MistyCA; Victoria Delsoul; radu; AntiJen; Kathy in Alaska; WVNan; SassyMom; ...
To ALL who visit the Canteen:
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posted on
10/21/2002 5:46:04 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
To: tomkow6
Good Morning Brother!
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