A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend....12-07,08-02

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[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: 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.

TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx Aunt Eva.

We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.

GROUP 6A: 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.

GROUP 7A: 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.

GROUP 8A: 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.

                     

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


12-02-02 "The Exclusive Interview " ...................NICMARLO
12-03-02 "Artist and Finest FReeper" ...........................JWFIV
12-04-02 "Finest Profiles" .......................PROFILE PAGES #7
MHGinTN, Tumbleweed_Connection, Shermy, Flyer, Sabertooth, Xenalyte
12-05-02 "John's Two Cents" ..........................JOHNHUANG2
"The Saudi Story -- The Sequel "
12-06-02 "The Unauthorized Biograpy" ........MUDBOY SLIM










Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

Pearl Harbor -
Day of Remembrance
December 7, 1941





From the USS Arizona Website......

"Japanese aircraft appeared in the air over Pearl Harbor just before 8:00 am on this Sunday morning. The color detail was on deck in anticipation of raising the flag at the stern at 8:00. The Arizona came under attack almost immediately, and at about 8:10 received a hit by a 800-kilogram bomb just forward of turret two on the starboard side. Within a few seconds the forward powder magazines exploded, gutting the forward part of the ship. The foremast and forward superstructure collapsed forward into the void created by the explosion and turrets one and two, deprived of support, dropped more than 20 feet relative to their normal position. The explosion ignited furious fires in the forward part of the ship.

The majority of the crew members were either killed by the explosion and fire or were trapped by the rapid sinking of the ship. Many of the survivors displayed remarkable courage in assisting their shipmates to safety. Lieutenant Commander Samuel G. Fuqua was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in leading the rescue of other survivors. It was also awarded posthumously to Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd and Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh. 1,177 of the crew died on the ship."



Some excellent websites to visit as we remember the
victims and the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor Remembered
USS Arizona Site
USS Utah Site

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

     1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
     2) 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.
     3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
     4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
     5) 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

A reminder from Billie...

[Mama_Bear]

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning! Come in and make yourselves
at home. The coffee pot is never empty and the
welcome mat is always out.

Have a great weekend!

If you would like to be added to, or removed from, the Finest thread ping list, FReepMail me. :-)

[Mo1]

1st????

[Mo1]

heheh .. I just had to do that ..

Thanks Mama_Bear .. and I do plan on sleeping late ..

[RLK]

I can't possibly read that stuff you have in light yellow.

[Mama_Bear]

LOL! Yep, you're first. :-)

Time for beddie-bye out here on the left coast. I plan on sleeping in too, so I will get back here when I get here.

Have a nice weekend, Mo.

[Mama_Bear]

Oh no! What stuff in light yellow??? I didn't use any yellow font......All of my type in my Pearl Harbor table was supposed to be maroon and navy.

[Mo1]

I'm not seeing any yellow .. just the maroon & navy color

[Mama_Bear]

Thank you so much, Mo! I was just about to ping you and ask what colors you were seeing. That's a relief! I was wondering how I was going to get to sleep worrying about my type showing up the wrong color. LOL. I don't know why RLK is seeing yellow type.

[Mo1]

LOL .. any time

The only yellow I see is the "Getting to know you" part and the part where is says "Spotlight"

Other then that .. I see it clearly

I'm off to bed .. Sweet Dreams

[Mama_Bear]

Good night, pleasant dreams.

[Pippin]

YAWN!!!!!

GOOD MORNING MB!

Got coffee?

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY SATURDAY. Y'ALL!

We're heeeeere!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, badgirlbear. : )

BTW, message to Bonnie... Clyde will pick her up at eight o'clock sharp. Snorf!!!

[Pippin]

(((((LOUIE)))))!

[GailA]

Morning ALL. A salute to our WWII Veterans. God Bless them one and all.

[GailA]

Probably made the same mistake I did once trying to read it as it was loading..then it shows up in a different color. The font size in the maroon is the same as the font size in the frames above, but because they are white they are easy to read against the dark background. The maroon is a little harder to read against the flag though. The navy is a little bigger font and easier to read for some reason.

Of course this may be a by-product of my crappy getting worse by the month vision.

[ofMagog]

18°F / -8°C down in Telluride.
Bit colder here.

Have coffee perking.
Come on up.

[GailA]

Just for you Mama Bear

[Fiddlstix]

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