USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ New Canteen Mission Statement ~ January 21 2003

Due to an ever changing world it is time to clarify and re-define the Canteen Mission Statement.
When the Canteen first opened on Oct 7 2001 it was in response to the tragic events of 9/11.
It also opened the first day of the war on terror.
At that time there was overwhelming support for the war effort and the military.
Now that we are on the verge of a new phase of the war on terror
there exists an enemy within that has surfaced again.
All one has to do is read or watch the news to see
the anti-American protests start again, just like in the 60's.
It is up to each one of us to counter this movement.
There are many FReepers who can and do attend the counter FReeps.

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For those who cannot attend these FReeps there are many things we can do to support our military.

Henceforth the Canteen Mission Statement is:

Showing support AND boosting the morale
of our military and our allies military
AND the family members of the above.
AND Honoring those who have served before.

So if you see a thread, a post, have an idea etc
that aligns with the Canteen Mission please link it or post it on the daily thread.
If you are a participant in an Operation Infinite FReep please post your notices or reports here.

Know that daily active duty military and their family members come here.
Show them that WE do care and DO stand behind them and their efforts to protect our Freedom.

Time for bed. God Bless all our troops, their families, our veterans and our Canadian, Israeli, Great Britain, Australian, New Zealand and Taiwanese allies. We pray for your safe and soon return. Thank you for doing the jobs you do to keep this UNITED STATES OF AMERICA safe. We love all of you.

Thank you Lurker, Toby, Tom Cat, Kyle, Joe, Jake, the Z-Tar, Sneakers, Scully and the Pirates, Brook, Leatherneck Rangler Jody, Cory, Jimmy, Winky, Chez, Martin, John, David C, Parker, Michael, Smitty, David, and Carol for being part of our family. Thank you to all who enter the Canteen. Salute!

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

And thanks to Scully and the Pirates, TSgt Munnell, Peter and Greg for your support.

Wherever you are, God is, and all is well! Amen.

Tonk, I hope you don't mind my replying to this post to say something bout the deal in DC. This is about the most confuzin Gawd damn website forum i ever been in. I just wanted to thank my Bro "Joel Kernodle" for bein who he is and for watchin my 6 in DC while I watched his. Also wanted to thank my other Marine Corps and Navy Corpmen Doc's that were there. Thanks fer inviting us to that dinner Friday night at the "Orleans House" and I especialy want to thank "Frank Davis" for his hospitality. Something you people ought to know about me before we possibly hook up again is that:

1. I ain't no republican
2. I ain't no democrap
3. I ain't no libertarian
4. I ain't no George Bush fan
5. I don't like war
6. I don't want war
7. I am a Proud American Marine Corps Vietnam Vet

I do think we should wage war on that scumbag in Iraq for being partially involved in the 9/11 deal and funding other terrorist around the world and for killing about 3 million of his own people !! He is a threat and I think of him no more than being a flie. I kill flies cuz the eat sh!t and bother people.
Before I get nailed here the reason I don't like George Bush and would never vote for the sumb!tch is he is basically a "Draft Dodger" just like Bill Clinton wuz. When it was about time for his Air Guard unit to go to Nam, he got lost for about a year and I reckon he wuz hiding behind money !!! I do respect him as the CIC, but that is it !!!

Semper Fidelis,
Dane Brown
USMC, 1/27, Nam 68

"Dying a Natural Death is For Pussies"
http://itsjustanamthing.com

I was talking to A Nam bro o mine last night and told him that something had been bothering me since DC and I wanted to write something about it. I thought I wouldn't because some o you bro's might want to have the men with the nets come get me. After I told Tom my theory, he asked me if "I had a lawyer". I said no. Why?? He said because he was going to sue me for palagerism because he was telling his son Ryan and Uncle Bob the same exact thing Friday night. I asked him to write our theory for us but I decided to go ahead myself. I can't word things like TT but here goes. He said to call it the Ding Dong and Dane Theory. I don't know how you feel about it but here goes...

THE THEORY

Well, I’m back from DC. I want to thank the Marines and Doc’s that joined me there to counter protest the anti war protestors. We stood proud across from Marine Barracks to greet these protestors right before their march ended at the Naval Shipyard.

I have developed a new thought process since being there that may change me for a long time. While most of the bro’s I was with exchanged obcenities with these scumbag’s, I never hardly uttered a word. I watched and looked and stared. I wanted to remember every face that passed me by. Then it happened. I noticed they all basically traveled in groups that they came with. As each anti American flag passed by such as the PLO and the Hezzbollah flags it came very clear to me that these protests are going to become more and more volitile. Why ?? Its really very simple. The largest majority of the protestors that were marching with these flags were young, anglo saxon Americans ranging in age from 15 to 21. There were not “College Students”. They were of the “gang” or “Thug” species. It was very apparent. It proved to me that we ARE at WAR right here in our own Country and that when George Bush does it the button, these protests and other activities around our Country are going to get real real ugly.
My theory is that the Terrorists that are here in our Country are going to arm these young American men, give them weapons and turn them loose on the street. The terrorists are going to wage war on us right here in America with our own young men that are being led down a path of death and destruction by them. Don’t believe me ?? Just look at all the young 12, 13, 14, 15 year aged kids walking the streets right now that will pop your ass with a gun for looking at them wrong. Well, what do you think their attitude will be if they are given a few bucks for video games and drugs and a “free” automatic weapon or explosives to boot.

These will no longer be PEACE protests after George hits the button. This may very well turn into a “Revolution”.....I’m telling you folks, I was there. I saw them. I looked deep into their eyes. These Young men are ready to pull the trigger at the drop of a hat. I hope it don’t happen, but remember when it does........YOU HEARD IT HERE !!!!

Semper Fidelis,
Dane Brown, USMC, Nam 68
1st Battalion 27th Marines

Thank you very much for taking the time to write, it means so much to the troops. Unfortunately, we are only able to support 2 battalions. One is gone and one is in the process of (should we say) packing as we speak. Hopefully we will start sending carepackages out in the next 2 weeks.

However on Fort Hood we have around 700 FRG's (family readiness groups) believe it or not. Our group is just a few wives that want to do something for whomever we can. We may be rotating carepackages about every other month to these battalions/companies, or may even go by company or platoon every other week until they all have received something, then start all over and do it again and again while they are gone. This is going to keep us busy we know. We are aiming to be able to include letters from proud americans in every carepackage we will be trying to get out.

Another project we are rushing to put together right now as well, is out of all of these letters we are trying to make copies upon copies of them so we can have them read by more than just one soldier, and going down to ACS & the lane volunteer center here on post to distribute these copies so other FRG's can distribute them to the soldiers they are taking care of.. If we ever find ourselves inundated by to many letters (wouldn't that be great?) We would also distribute them to as many FRG's as humanly possible.

So, to anyone that wrote in, or wrote a soldier thru ANY other "write a soldier" program...

Thank You

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