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.. The USO Canteen FReeper Style Delivering a Touch of Home . . A Touch of Home . This is how I think of the USO Canteen Freeper Style. It is like a cottage down a road, a place where a weary veteran can spend the night. Since it opened, it is magical how so many Freepers who post here, feel it too. It has been so dear how the Freepers kept making it a cottage - a home-type of place that had a huge living room for them to visit in and a dance floor, a library, etc. Many...

Part of our mission at the USO Canteen FReeper Style every day is to show our gratitude and respect for members of our military and veterans who have honorably served our country. An experience by Tomkow6 sparked the idea for the Canteen members and lurkers to have an official "Thank Our Troops and Veterans" program. Several months ago on his way to work, Tomkow6 met a young Marine in uniform in a convenience store. Tomkow6 extended his hand to the Marine and thanked him for wearing the Marine uniform and for serving our country. The Marine seemed shocked that...

Filed at 3:36 p.m. ET MONACO (AP) -- Below the gilded dome of the Cathedral of Monaco lies the body of Princess Grace. Flowers are arranged over the marble slab of her tomb, and a wooden plaque instructs visitors: ``Silence and Respect.'' In the two decades since her death on Sept. 14, 1982 -- she died at 52 of injuries suffered in a car crash -- silence and respect have been hard to come by. Monaco, once a sleepy resort favored by European royalty, is now a popular tax haven with celebrities, bankers and sports figures. Streets once known for...

. . If you know a Veteran, someone in your family, friend of the family, neighbor, who served their country, take a brief moment of your day to thank them. Thank them for the sacrifice they made for the better good of their country. We at Free Republic, and the USO Canteen FReeper Style, are thankful for every service member in our military, who has served our great nation. So, to the men and women who answered the call, in both times of war and peace, thank you. . Message from Snow Bunny to all those who visit the Canteen....

Les Kinsolving, WorldNetDaily White House correspondent and columnist, will appear as a guest on the "American Breakfast" talk-radio program tomorrow at 8:10 a.m. Eastern time. Broadcasting live from the Shawmut Diner in New Bedford, Mass., "American Breakfast" seeks to mirror what a classic diner provides in a community: a forum for average Americans to express themselves, host Phil Paleologos says. Local patrons of the diner frequently join in the discussion as Phil asks them their opinions of ideas and proposals coming out of Washington. Every Friday morning during the 8 a.m. segment of the show, "American Breakfast" features a columnist...

New Yorker pleads with Monaco court not to prosecute him in arson deaths   Ted Maher, left, could spend the rest of his life in a Monaco prison if convicted of killing billionaire Edmond Safra and a nurse in a fire he set in 1999. By John Springer Court TV The 1999 deaths of billionaire banker Edmond Safra and a private-duty nurse in a Monaco were a "terrible accident" and should not be prosecuted as intentional homicides, a New York man charged with setting the fire that killed them told an appeals court early this month.   Ted Maher, a...

Boycotts in ActionIncluded here is a list of companies being boycotted, who is boycotting them, and why. This is by no means a complete list. At the end of the chart is a list containing the contact information for both the companies and the organization. Remember, all the charges against these companies are alleged; none have been proven legally. The Company Being Boycotted The Organization Leading the Boycott The Reason for the Boycott Adidas - Shoes International Wildlife Coalition They use skins of threatened Australian kangaroos for shoe leather. American Home Products (see below for list of products) Action for...

USO Canteen Freeper Style War has come to our shores. It was committed on American soil.  We have been able to live in Freedom only because of those who have fought in the past wars giving life, limb and all the sacrifices for us to live in Freedom and go about our day without fear. On September 11, 2001, that comfort, that feeling of living in a land that would not be attacked ended. William T. Sherman said it succinctly, "War is hell." The day has come for this Nation and its people to understand that there is a...

You should be in Israel, Moroccan king tells Powell Low expectation of breakthrough on US mission Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor The Guardian The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, was yesterday publicly rebuked by the Moroccan leader, King Mohammed VI, for his week-long delay in going to Israel. Mr Powell has been widely criticised by Palestinians and their supporters for the delay, which they say Israel is using to continue its offensive. He arrived in Morocco yesterday on the first leg of his peace mission, and will visit Spain and Egypt before going on to Israel. After meeting King Mohammed,...

<p>Hoping to be heard, activists are lobbying 'The West Wing'</p> <p>Even as advocates for a ban on land mines lobbied the Bush administration, they were looking for help from another US president.</p> <p>So they approached NBC's ''The West Wing'' hoping to get the land mine issue written into the show. As it happens, that was already in the works. Tonight the show tackles the subject as President Josiah Bartlet's White House reportedly tries to dissuade a poet laureate, played by actress Laura Dern, from criticizing the US failure to back a land mines treaty.</p>

MIDI - CANDLE IN THE WIND Mr. President, this event should have you appalled It's all about a man who answered when his country called A Green Beret, a warrior…man of honor…that's plain to see But he's been held in Monaco and treated shamefully To save others he had risked his life and fought hard as he could fight The injustice that he's suffered must be brought to light So he needs your help…this man's been forgotten and left alone It's time that you do your duty sir…this hero must come home Please bring Ted Maher back home You...

Ted Maher -- former Special Forces; Neonatal Intensive Care nurse  American Green Beret veteran and accomplished neonatal nurse Ted Maher has now been held 537 days without trial in Monaco's prison on trumped-up and false charges -- charges of causing the deaths of billionaire banker Edmond Safra and Ted's fellow nurse, Vivian Torrente on December 3, 1999. In truth, Ted fought valiantly against two armed, masked intruders to defend Edmond and Vivian and save their lives. During the struggle, Ted suffered severe knife wounds that required one hundred staples to close. Billionaire banker Edmond Safra was cooperating with the FBI,...

USO Canteen Freeper Style War has come to our shores. It was committed on American soil. &nbsp;We have been able to live in Freedom only because of those who have fought in the past wars giving life, limb and all the sacrifices for us to live in Freedom and go about our day without fear. On September 11, 2001, that comfort, that feeling of living in a land that would not be attacked ended. William T. Sherman said it succinctly, "War is hell." The day has come for this Nation and its people to understand that there is a ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some two weeks before President Bush is set to arrive in China, Beijing released a man who was sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling bibles to a banned Christian group. A Chinese court released Li Guangqiang Saturday on medical grounds and a family friend in Hong Kong told Reuters Sunday he had already arrived in the territory. The court in the coastal province of Fujian decided Li, a Hong Kong businessman, could serve his sentence under surveillance outside prison, the official Xinhua news agency said. "The court decided Saturday that Li could temporarily serve ...

USO Canteen Freeper Style War has come to our shores. It was committed on American soil. &nbsp;We have been able to live in Freedom only because of those who have fought in the past wars giving life, limb and all the sacrifices for us to live in Freedom and go about our day without fear. On September 11, 2001, that comfort, that feeling of living in a land that would not be attacked ended. William T. Sherman said it succinctly, "War is hell." The day has come for this Nation and its people to understand that there is a ...

CALL FOR FREEDOM! Dear FReepers and FRiends, Today is the 800th day that American Ted Maher has been held hostage by Monaco! 2 years, 2 months, and 8 days that this Green Beret veteran has been denied his rightful freedom! We Americans know how precious freedom is - Ted, as a Green Beret, helped protect freedom for US. Where is our country to call for Ted's freedom now?! FAX President Bush - 12024562461. 800 days that Ted, a professional neonatal nurse, has not been allowed to be home nuturing his own 3 small children and delighting in their growing. Shame ...

There is something that has evolved here on Free Republic Topics. There are many good topics started here but because of the inability to stay on the subject started, the debates get steered into the ditch. I derrive the majority of my news saavy off of this forum. This is very disconcerting for me in this respect and I always "Try" to stay focused on what is being discussed but it is very difficult to do. I don't know if it is done intentionally and I know there are disruptive people who enjoy creating chaos and dis- unity. This forum ...

You stop in a Jack in the Box on your way home. It is 2 am and you see President Bush waiting for his hamburger order . Sure there are Secret Service sitting around drinking Coffee, but, it is late and they are alone with the pres and tired. You see your chance to ask the president a question that has been on your mind for some time. What would that question be.After he answers that question he asks, " Is they anything else I can help you with? Thats your one chance to request the one thing that you ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The St. Louis Rams are the "Greatest Show on Turf" and the New England Patriots have struggled in Super Bowl's in New Orleans. But that means nothing to the players. Video previews Check out a sneak preview of Super Bowl XXXVI. Real: 56k | 300k Vic Carucci takes a closer look at the matchup between the Rams offense and the Patriots defense. Real: 56k | 300k Archives: Superbowl.com Live TV from New Orleans Download the New RealOne Player "We don't care if we win by 20, if we win by 30 or if we win by one," ...

Press release posted on monaco-tourism.com on January 10, 2002: PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO HOSTS BREAKFAST SEMINARS FOR CALIFORNIA AGENTS Seminars Highlight New Developments in the Principality &nbsp; NEW YORK (January 10, 2002) This February, travel agents throughout California should make plans to attend one of four breakfast seminars hosted by the Monaco Government Tourist Office. These seminars, highlighting all that is new and marketable in Monaco, will take place from February 5-8 2002. The breakfast seminars will feature the most recent developments including the trendy new Columbus Monaco Hotel, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, the new TGV Méditerranée line, exciting events ...