USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Military Valentines Day Project Thread 5 ~ February 12 2003

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

The original idea about organizing a Canteen project to mail packages
to the military belongs to MoJo2001
What started out with a simple FReep mail to several people quickly became a hit.
My 2 cents was to suggest that we get this project underway
in time to get these packages to the military by Valentines Day.
I think there are many different ways to do this.
Our goal is get get packages and/or cards, letters and e-mails to the military
so thay do not feel alone or forgotten on Valentines Day.
If you have not been to the USO Canteen Post Office recently there are new links and info there.
Info on what to include in Care Packages, snail mail postcards, new e-mail links, phone cards, etc.
Several FReepers have obtained snail mail addresses for active duty military.
Some of you have family and friends serving right now.
As you can tell this project can go in many different directions.
Some of you may want to "team" up with others to send one big package.
Others may want to do this by themselves.
Some may just want to e-mail or snail mail Valentines messages.
What is needed now is to post approved snail mail addresses of military bases and/or individuals.
I propose that each Wed between now and Valentines Day the thread be used to update info and ideas.
So to qoute a great patriot of 9/11 "LETS ROLL" and get this project underway!

THREAD ONE

THREAD TWO

THREAD THREE

THREAD FOUR

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Lt Wilson, for helping to protect America's freedoms.

[tomkow6]

A fella walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him
what he had.

He said, "Shingles."

So she took down his name, address, medical insurance number and told
him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aid came out and
asked him what he had.

He said, "Shingles."

So she took down his height, weight, a complete medical history and
told him to wait in the examining room. A half-hour later, a nurse
came in and asked him what he had.

He said, "Shingles."

So she gave him a blood test, a blood pressure test, an
electrocardiogram, told him to take off all his clothes and wait for
the doctor. An hour later the doctor came in and asked him what he
had.

He said, "Shingles."

The doctor said, "Where?"

He said, "Outside in the truck. Where do you want them?"

[tomkow6]

Every morning, Bill Clinton would take a jog near his home in NY State. On each run, he happened to jog past a hooker standing on the same street corner, day after day.

Apprehensive, he would brace himself as he approached her for what was most certainly about to follow.

"Fifty dollars!" she would shout from the curb. "No. Five dollars!" fired back Clinton.
This ritual between the ex-prez and the hooker continued for several days. He'd run by. She'd holler, "Fifty dollars." He'd yell back, "Five dollars!"

One day, Hillary decided that she wanted to accompany her husband on his jog. As the jogging couple neared the now infamous street corner, Bill suddenly realized the "pro" would bark her $50 offer for all to hear (including Hillary) and he would have to come up with a very good explanation for his wife, the junior Senator.

As they jogged into the turn that would take them past her, Bill was overcome with anxiety on how to handle the situation.

Sure enough there she was--standing where she always did. Bill tried to evade the streetwalker's eyes as she looked up at the jogging Clinton's.

Then from the sidewalk, she yelled to Bill:

"See what you get for five bucks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Her cats runneth over: Sadly, there are far more cats than laps at Carmen Conklin's C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter in Nashua, Iowa. Carmen just wishes more people would adopt a kitty. Otherwise, the hairball situation could become cat-astrophic.

[tomkow6]

If you are truly watching, you'll note that I'm just trying to be a good host wannabe!

[tomkow6]

A kid called up his mom from his college and asked her for
some money, because he ran out of it.

His mom said, "Sure, sweetie. I'll will send you some money.
You also left your calculus book here when you visited two
weeks ago. Do you want me to send that up too?"

"Uhh, oh yeah, okay," responded the kid.

So his mom wrapped the book along with the checks up in a
package and went to the post office to mail the money and
the book.

When she gets back, her husband asked, "Well how much did
you give the boy this time?"

She said, "Oh, I wrote 2 checks, one for $20 and the other
for $1000 out to him."

"That's $1020!" yelled her husband. Are you crazy?"

"Don't worry, honey," she said. "I taped the $20 check to the
cover of his book, but I put the $1000 one somewhere between
the pages in chapter 19!"

[Soaring Feather]

I hope this works, I received this in an email! Here's the answer to our flying problem Ms Grit, Kathy.
Here we go GURLZS of the Night Riders/Raiders of the USO Canteen FReeper Style Speed Crew! ROTFLMAO!
This is someone's idea how to pay for the next war.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I AM truly watching and am wondering if you need these.

[radu]

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE!

A warm Tennessee "Howdy!" To our service men and women past and present, and to our allies, all around the globe. THANK YOU for protecting the USA and defending our freedoms.

I got permission from another of my buddies on the "Connie" to post his address in case anyone would like to send care packages to him and his Unit:

ADC Harvey "Nick" Nicholson
VF2 Unit 60553
FPO AE o9504-6101

In his own words, "We like every thing, we are not picky. Tell all involved THANKS from VF2!"
I did ask if there were any things they had trouble getting that they'd enjoy, such as magazines, games,etc. and he said MOPAR, Hot Rod, Car Craft, Mustang and other magazines like that would be nice. So there's one helpful hint.

Gotta run to take a sick kitty to the vet. I'll be back in a bit to frolic. *giggle*

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! I love that pic. Some folks can always manage a smile, even when losing their heads...

[Kathy in Alaska]

"He said, "Outside in the truck. Where do you want them?"

Good one, Tom. LOL!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

"See what you get for five bucks?"

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Don't worry, honey," she said. "I taped the $20 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1000 one omewhere between the pages in chapter 19!"

Smart Mom!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a good idea! I'm ready to buy advertising space on a bomb for Saddam. Great picture, ms feather.

[Radix]

Here is some transportation for the Dudes!

[Radix]

We all know what is the most famous birthday for today

I have decided to leave the birthdays alone today.

If you would like to see some other birthdays for today someone posted a few on another thread that I noticed!

Here are a few birthdays for today Birthdays!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Hog heaven

02/12/03 - OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Lt. Col. Dan of the 104th Fighter Squadron explains the capabilities of an A-10 Thunderbolt II to Tech. Sgt. Donald Richardson, a heating and ventilation technician with the 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The A-10 pilots conduct "Warthog" tours for Air Force people here to promote a better understanding of the A-10's capabilities. Dan chose not to release his last name. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Johnston

[Radix]

1976 Sal Mineo actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause), stabbed at 37

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bad to the B-ONE

02/12/03 - PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AFPN) -- A B-1B Lancer from the 127th Bomb Wing makes a high-speed pass at the Pensacola Beach airshow held here recently. The pressure produced by the aircraft's speed caused the water vapor around it to condense into a cloud. (Courtesy photo)

[Radix]

1958 Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101