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Barnwell native killed in Iraq Kara Gormley on Barnwell native killed in Iraq An Army soldier from Barnwell was killed in a helicopter shoot-down in Iraq. The family of Army Warrant Officer Jason Garth DeFrenn says he was killed on Friday and family members were informed by the Defense Department over the weekend. Defrenn's father Garth DeFrenn says the 34-year-old soldier was a member of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 227th Aviation Regiment, of Fort Hood, Texas. "I was just selfish. I just didn't want to lose my son," says Garth Defrenn. Defrenn says from the day his son Jason...

BARNWELL, S.C. - The conflict in Iraq has claimed the life of another Barnwell County man. Special Army Warrant Officer Jason DeFrenn is shown with his wife, Jenny. Warrant Officer DeFrenn was killed in action in Iraq Feb. 2. Army Warrant Officer Jason Garth DeFrenn, 34, a native of Barnwell, was killed in action Feb. 2, said his father, Garth DeFrenn. He was a member of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 227th Aviation Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Warrant Officer DeFrenn's Apache helicopter was shot down while flying in formation north of Taji, Iraq, according to a Department of Defense statement...

Tuesday August 14 10:57 AM ET Women Cut Off Sex to Get Water ANKARA (Reuters) - A group of women in southern Turkey have banished their husbands from the bedroom in a protest against a lack of running water in their village, a local official told Reuters Tuesday. A few dozen women have boycotted sex for about a month in an effort to force their husbands to build a drinking-water system in the village of Sirt, near the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, local governor Mehmet Carpraz said. ``These ladies are sending a message,'' Carpraz said. ``They are not allowing ...

FYI Fact Sheet for Tennessee (Information to be handed to each person as they enter Tennessee) 1. That slope-shouldered farm boy you're mocking did more work before breakfast than you'll do all week at the gym. How'd you like to go home and tell your momma you got your butt kicked by a big guy in bib overalls? 2. It's called a 'gravel road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your BMW. I have a four wheel drive because I need it. Drive yours or get it out of the way. 3. We all ...

I have mixed feelings on it. First, technologically, it's brilliant. The horsepower used to create those images had to be powerful. Visually, it's brilliant. There are times when you can't tell there are no real people on the screen. Some of the scenes are outright jaw dropping. It's very cool from a sci-fi geek standpoint. The fight scenes, weapons, and equipment used are way cool. Another plus is that "virtual actors" are one helluva step closer. This fact alone should have a whole bunch of Hollywood snotty pants quakin in their boots, this WILL eventually put some (maybe alot of) ...

Norm Peterson's Famous Quotes (from TV's "Cheers") "Can I draw you a beer, Norm ?" "No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one." "How's a beer sound, Norm?" "I dunno. I usually finish them before they get a word in." "What's shaking, Norm?" "All four cheeks and a couple of chins." "What would you say to a nice beer, Normie?" "Going Down?" "What's new, Normie?" "Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach and they're demanding beer." "What'll it be, Normie?" "Just the usual Coach. I'll have a froth of beer and a snorkel." "What would you say ...

A VISITORS' GUIDE TO KNOXVILLE 1. You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is NOX-VUL. 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Knoxville has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Knoxville. They all drive like that. 3. All directions start with, "Go down to Kingston Pike"... which has no beginning and no end. 4. The Chamber of Commerce considers getting through traffic a "scenic drive." 5. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 to 10:00. The evening rush hour is from ...

Talking To Hant Figuring Out Women. Almost. Sorta. Trying, Anyhow. The other day I went up the holler to see Uncle Hant. I figured he could teach me to understand women, because he knows everything. Hant lives in a double-wide with a ’54 Merc on blocks outside, and a fuel-oil tank painted silver, and a three-legged coon dog named Buckshot. A couple of years back, old Buck stuck a paw under a lawnmower to catch whatever was making all that noise. I guess it worked. I knew I’d find Hant working the moonshine still he has farther back in the ...

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OK Freepers, I got a buddy that asked for some suggestions on some events over the past thirty years. From what I gather, these events need to have some significance in relation to US Foreign Policy and/or National Security Incidents (or Accidents). This is an informal survey of my friend's students. These events need not specifically relate to the US military and he has listed some of the incidents that he's interested in discussing.Figured you guys could help - and I figured theat TWA FLight 800 can go on his list. My Friend wrote - This is an abbreviated list ...

Napster --> Elvis As A Distributed Algorithm Napster, Fredster, And The King Today, Napster* and the imminent demise (I desperately hope) of the entire entertainment industry. You probably know about Napster, which is software that lets people exchange music over the Internet. It was invented by this mere kid named Shawn Fanning, who was something like nineteen years old, or twelve, or at any rate barely more than a zygote. Pretty smart zygote, howsomever. Apparently he was sitting around one day, scratching and thinking about girls, and said to himself, "I guess I'll write a music-sharing program that will explode ...

Hillary --> A Codpiece For Hillary Tales From A Duck Blind The other day I saw a photo of Hillary Clinton going into the Senate. I have a kind heart, so I won't say that she looked like a teenager's room, but I did conclude that she must have had a better maintenance contract when she was First Basilisk. You could tell that she needed new siding and maybe her lawn mowed and some paint on her trim. I saw a science fiction movie once, the kind with a twelve-dollar budget and actors they probably found in a bus station. ...

GI HUMOR - Army Slogans that didn't make it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************** 1. "Kill All That You Can Kill" 2. "Shower With Men" 3. "Knock Up Foreign Broads" 4. "All The Grits You Can Eat" 5. "Be A Flame Thrower, Not A Flame Broiler" 6. "Purple Hearts = Free Beers At Hooters" 7. "Whimsical And Human, Just Like M*A*S*H" 8. "Cubicles Are For Wusses" 9. "Napalm Means Serious BBQ" 10. "Over 1,000,000 Sheared, Beaten, And Worked Into A Sub-Human Fury!"(My favorite) 11. "Totally Beefcake and Proud of It" 12. "Beat Up Sailors" 13. "We Won't Screw Your Mind Up As Bad ...

GI HUMOR - Army Slogans that didn't make it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************** 1. "Kill All That You Can Kill" 2. "Shower With Men" 3. "Knock Up Foreign Broads" 4. "All The Grits You Can Eat" 5. "Be A Flame Thrower, Not A Flame Broiler" 6. "Purple Hearts = Free Beers At Hooters" 7. "Whimsical And Human, Just Like M*A*S*H" 8. "Cubicles Are For Wusses" 9. "Napalm Means Serious BBQ" 10. "Over 1,000,000 Sheared, Beaten, And Worked Into A Sub-Human Fury!"(My favorite) 11. "Totally Beefcake and Proud of It" 12. "Beat Up Sailors" 13. "We Won't Screw Your Mind Up As Bad ...

Bettina --> Why Do We Put Up With This? Another Needless Killing By A Parole Board Since March 8, the face of Leo Gonzales Wright has stared up from my desk while I have wondered what to do about him. You remember Leo. He's the carjacker who killed Bettina Pruckmayr in Northwest when she tried to escape , stabbing her 38 times. I tore out the story, by Kristan Metzler of the Washington Times, and put it in my do-I-want-to-do-this file. No, I don't want to do it, but I'm going to anyway. These stories in their unending procession first ...

On a humurous note... Ok,in light of our current situation and the possible ramifications of the outcome, who do we go after first? If this election is brazenly stolen, I seek the revival of the archaic practice of Tar and Feathering the hoodlums.Just to let you know:I got dibs on Alec Baldwin.....Rosie-the-fat-headed-dyke comes a close second, but I'd need help due mass/weight considerations.

Sorry bout the vanity - but check this....Buchanan was Just on ABC's Prime Time Live... Charlie Gibson was just asking him about whether he thought those votes he got were legitimately his. He responds with his earlier position that though he got those votes, he was sure a considerable number of them were meant for Al Gore. Charlie then asks him "What should we do?" And, oh my God I couldn't believe it, Buchanan said "It's a tragedy, it was a mistake, but it was NOT FRAUD". He went on to say that there is nothing anybody could do about ...

The world of intelligence studies has, in the past, regarded mentally challenged persons as being in two classes: Idiots, who are adults having mental ages below 3 years and are considered extremely incompetent, and Morons, who are adults having mental ages of about 8 years and are considered both stupid and foolish. Recent research at several leading universities has led to a new classification, aptly named Gorons. Gorons are adults of seemingly normal intelligence, but who exhibit extreme forms of gullibility syndrome and who refuse, much like alcoholics, to acknowledge their affliction. Even though much research remains to be ...

Sorry for a shameless vanity. But here goes...jtw99 emailed me asking if I was a Knoxville local and asking if I would be out and about to come over to Lumpy's lot tomorrow, Saturday, 26 August, 2000. I figured since the two of us are already planning on showing up, why not ask some other TN Freepers and anyone else within stiking distance to visit? jtw99 is going to be there to increase awareness of his Rights Education Fund. Me, well I'm gonna be there just to piss off Liberals. Any and all interested are welcome and I would be ...

Schools Growing Up Dumber Than Anvils Coma In The Schools Today: American schools and how they got to be the dark night of the mind -- why our children's heads have become vast, hollow, echoing places, like empty oil drums, and why they can't read stop signs without counting on their fingers. After today, you'll never have to read about education again. You'll know everything.I figure a column ought to be like an appendectomy. You only need to do it once. Here it is:Our kids can't read because we don't care whether they can read. Yep. That's how simple it ...