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    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!       Car Links   THE CANTEEN SPORTS CORNER SPECIAL Do you love cars, motorcycles, and music? Today is your thread. We wanted to share with our troops a little reminder of home. As they are defending our freedom, we wanted to bring them some really cool choices for transportation. We've also asked some familiar names to share their favorite cars, motorcycles, and music. We'll...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2003 July 23 GRACE Maps the Gravity of Earth Credit: GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, CSR U. Texas, JPL, NASA Explanation: Why do some places on Earth have higher gravity than others? Sometimes the reason is unknown. To help better understand the Earth's surface, slight distance changes between a pair of identically orbiting satellites named GRACE have been used to create the best ever map of Earth's gravitational field. High points...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!         Pancakes on Wednesdays Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays Wednesday July 23, 2003 Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.We have links, lots of them. Two entries found for clone. Main Entry: 2clone Function: verb Inflected Form(s): cloned; clon·ing Date: circa 1948transitive senses1 : to propagate a clone from2 : to make a...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ANCIENT WARFARE The oldest remaining documentation of military campaigns come from the Middle East where the Egyptians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians were the main combatants. Read about the rise of standing armies and how battles were fought 4000 years ago.   Continuation of Part I:Ancient Egyptian MilitaryFortresses Unless an enemy was willing to besiege a stronghold until it surrendered or could surprise its garrison...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

                          Welcome to The USO Canteen FReeper Style   Today's Spiritual Journey takes us to:Home of the Largest Field Command in the Marine CorpsClick the banner to visit MarForPac Marine Corps Base (MCB) Hawaii maintains key operations, training, and support facilities and provides services that are essential for the readiness and global projection of ground combat forces and aviation units, and the well-being, morale, and safety of military personnel, their families, and the civilian workforce.MCB Hawaii manages the installations and natural resources located on a total of...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!       WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN'S MUSIC DEDICATION SALUTE TO THE MUSIC DIVAS! Hosted by: DJ Tonkin, Ma, and MoJo MUSIC LINKSClick Below     Enjoy the music on the thread. It will be gone by tomorrow's thread. Thanks Divas past and present are represented in today's music dedication. Be sure to click on their pictures. So? Sit back relax and take notes. The Divas...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on.... gracile /grac"ile/; adjective gracility; noun gracillent; adjective gracillently; adverb 1. Gracefully slender. 2. Graceful. 3. Slender; thin. [Obs.] Etymology: [Latin gracilis.]

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!   Looking for something "different"?If yer lookin' for PANCAKES, ya WON'T find them here!Good stuff, today!...Today's Movie day, isn't it?....what kind?...scary?..YEAH!.........monsters?......no way!.....YES!........I LIKE robotz!....warning, Will Robinson......I'll be back!....stop scaring me!...Godzilla!...no no no!.......yer SCARING ME!.....too late, I wet my pants..........Welcomeclick to hear Godzilla ROAR!to Camp RUN-A-MUK! Today's Feature:SCIENCE-FICTION MOVIES!     Click on the DALEK!Where the Plan Of the Day is: Mirth...Merriment...and FUN! Kick back! Relax! Tell a joke or two! Have a...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!           Sports Edition USO CanteenCEO: Tonkin Writer: MoJo Proofer: Ma  LINKSPlease click below *FM stands for FReepmail. For our military and anyone else, please use the Contact Us link to email us. Thanks! SponsorsClick below  Click on Pat Tillman's picture! Learn what this ex-NFL player did after September 11th. God Bless him and all of our troops that are serving America. Jesse Jackson has issues....

U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission:The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood and support. The FReeper Foxhole hopes to share with it's readers an open forum where we can learn about and discuss military history, military news and other topics of...

U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces a different veteran each Wednesday. The "ordinary" Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine who participated in the events in our Country's history. We hope to present events as seen through their eyes. To give you a glimpse into the life of those who sacrificed for all of us -...

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!         Pancakes on Wednesdays   Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays. Wednesday July 16, 2003 Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly usesless data.Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.We have links, lots of them. Two entries found for trivia. Main Entry: triv·ia Pronunciation: 'tri-vE-& Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: (assumed) New Latin, back-formation from Latin trivialis...

U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood and support. The FReeper Foxhole hopes to share with it's readers an open forum where we can learn about and discuss military history, military news and other topics...

  For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ANCIENT WARFARE The oldest remaining documentation of military campaigns come from the Middle East where the Egyptians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians were the main combatants. Read about the rise of standing armies and how battles were fought 4000 years ago. The oldest remaining documentation of military campaigns come from the Middle East where the   Continuation of Part I: Ancient Egyptian MilitaryWeapons     The...

Dear Lord, There's a young man far from home, called to serve his nation in time of war; sent to defend our freedom on some distant foreign shore. We pray You keep him safe, we pray You keep him strong, we pray You send him safely home ... for he's been away so long. There's a young woman far from home, serving her nation with pride. Her step is strong, her step is sure, there is courage in every stride. We pray You keep her safe, we pray You keep her strong, we pray You send her safely home...

U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission:The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood and support. The FReeper Foxhole hopes to share with it's readers an open forum where we can learn about and discuss military history, military news and other topics of...