USO Canteen FReeper Style Monday Mail Call ....... October 21,2002

FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ The Troops and Snow Bunny ~

[SevenofNine]

Good morning Canteen members

Well some sad news out of Israel ANOTHER BOMB Went off on bus according to BBC wire this morning so far kill 3 people story still developing

So expect IDF smackdown in near future perhaps very soon

[redhead]

YAAAAAAAA-HOOOOOO!!! Mail Call! Yippee! I LOVE this day. I love hearing from the troops and reading about their love for the Canteen. If any of us ever had any doubts about the effect of the virtual Canteen, they should all be put to rest by the simple reading of these letters.

For each of you who wrote to the Canteen this week, just know that we are praying for your victory and for your safe return. Keep stopping by the Canteen, and give us Canteeners even MORE reason to hang out here every day. Every one of us here has chosen the Canteen as our online home for a very good reason: YOU.

[HiJinx]

Johnny, USAF - You don't have to be here every day, Johnny, that's what we've volunteered to do for you! You and your brothers...yes, and your Dad, too...placed your lives on the line to protect Freedom and Liberty for Americans everywhere. There is no higher calling, and for that we salute you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi rockfish, thanks for the reminder that we must never forget what our troops went through in the past and to support our troops 100% now. Support and honor is what we do ever single day here at the troops Canteen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you ever faithful Aeronaut and Otto for your every day flyover of protection for the USO Canteen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wow, Chaplain, is it ever nice to see you this Monday Mail Call day. It is so great to see our troops write about their feelings for their Canteen. We are here 24/7 to honor and support them. And having you as our Chaplain is such a wonderful addition. Thank you.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

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.

Johnny
USAF

Johnny, I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry you lost your dad. I lost mine too, back in 1996 - and one thing that was a tremendous comfort to me was the realization that I wasn't alone. Knowing there were people around me who had gone through the same thing helped a lot.

I'll bet your dad was very proud of you, and I'll bet he knew what good hands our country was in on the day he passed. (A belated thank you, Johnny's dad, for your service.)

You take care of yourself and stay safe.

Duchess

P.S. This is my father; he had a Purple Heart, too:

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi larry, good to see ya today. Any wildlife lately?

[HiJinx]

Joel, USNavy - It's our pleasure to be here for you, Joel! Please know that we will always be here for you. We're here now, every day. And we'll be here when you come home. You're never far from our thoughts and prayers, brother!

Wonder what makes SAMWolf think we're going to forget that Oktoberfest Saturday in Texas, hmmm?

[Radix]

That is a lot of links and information. I think that I might need a backhoe just to get through them all!

Thanks!

[tomkow6]

Luke and Obi-Wan are in a Chinese restaurant having a meal. Skillfully using his chopsticks, Obi-Wan deftly dishes himself a large portion of noodles into his bowl, then tops it off with some chicken and cashew nuts. All this is done with consummate ease you'd expect from a Jedi Master. Anyway, poor old Luke is having a nightmare, using his chopsticks in both hands, dropping his food all over the table and eventually himself. Obi-Wan looks at Luke disapprovingly and says, "Use the forks, Luke."

[HiJinx]

Mark, USMC - Thank you, Mark, for taking a moment to drop us a line. Congrats on getting all the trivia questions right...you've got your priorities right, too...kisses are better than medals any time!!
(I just can't seem to convince the gurlz of that, though!!)

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Re: 69 - Thanks A/M - I appreciate it! (A big DUH on my part.)

[Radix]

Hello SB

I was looking for a quote last night and I stumbled on to an interesting quote that I was not looking for.

I do not know if many people are familiar with the movie Casablanca (it is a classic). There were a lot of great quotes in that movie.


"Rick Blaine: Don't you sometimes wonder if it's worth all this? I mean what you're fighting for.
Victor Laszlo: You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die."


More here at this site

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/dvd/B000068GS3/quotes-trivia/ref%3Dpm%5Fdp%5Fln%5Fd%5F4/103-4265652-0095041

[Aeronaut]

Hi Kathy.

[Johnny Gage]

The heroes are the ones writing to us each week.
Charney - US Army
Michael - US Army

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Johnny - USAF

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Mark - USMC

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James K.L. - USN
Joel - USN
Scully and the Pirates - USN

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God Protect our Troops!

LET'S ROLL!!!!

Time Out: 13:43
KMG-365

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

SWAT! LOL

Let me try that other one again, with a little editing this time:

An Amish boy and his father were visiting a nearby mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny silver walls that moved apart and back together again by themselves.

The lad asked, "What is this, father?"

The father (having never seen an elevator) responded, "I have no idea what it is."

While the boy and his father were watching wide-eyed, an old lady walked up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady walked between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched as small circles lit up above the walls.

The walls opened up again and a beautiful twenty-four-year-old woman stepped out.

The father looked at his son anxiously and said, "Go get your mother."

[Johnny Gage]

I hate it when the "preview" doesn't show a formatting mistake.. *sigh*

Happy Monday Everyone.. (if there is such a thing)

[tomkow6]

Many years ago a friend of mine called Joe worked in the coal mines. He would go to work early in the morning, go down the mine to the coal face and do his eight hour stint, then come back to the surface to get ready to come home. He followed this daily routine faithfully for years on end, down the mine in the morning and up at the end of his shift. Down then up, down then up. One day whilst he was at the coal face he swung his pick ax and the point went deep into a rock. He eventually managed to remove the pick ax from the rock, and as he did so he was engulfed in a deluge of water. He was absolutely drenched by the water, and his work mates remarked that he looked about 10 years younger since the water had covered him. They all tried to get soaked, and those that managed did indeed look 10 years younger. He, and those of his friends who had managed to get covered by the water, were thankful but they couldn't stop wondering why they had only been made to look 10 years younger. Why hadn't they been made to look 20 or 25 years younger than they really were?
It must be obvious that it was only a miner miracle