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Shrimping off the Coast of Mississippi…. Mississippi -the name itself is Choctaw. It means "father of waters", and refers to the largest river in North America. Shrimping is very much part of our heritage. At one time, we were the shrimping capital of the US We still do catch an important amount of shrimp, and the locals love to have Shrimp Boils. Although the casinos have taken over much of the front beach area that used to be home to docks and canneries, Back Bay still supports the shrimping industry. In the year 2000, millions of pounds of shrimp...

Our troops need our support and encouragement. They are away from home, some for the first time, and usually lonely or discouraged. It is important for us to reach out and help them in the same way we would want someone to reach out to our loved ones if and when they are in the same position. They answered their call and we are answering theirs offering them the USO Canteen FReeper Style each day and thanking them for serving. This is IN Coming Mail from some of those serving now. We at the USO Canteen FReeper Style, a...

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Please click on the above graphic to visit the FR Memorial Day Weekend Email-a-Thon. We'd like to encourage VetsCor Members to support this effort. Our goal is to facilitate the transmission of 10,000 emails to the members of our military over this weekend. Thanks in advance for your help.

To all who have served...and to those who serve today....with sincere thanks! BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS I've played a lot of roles in life; I've met a lot of men, I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I Wouldn't do again. And though I'm young, I'm old enough To know someday I'll die. And to think about what lies beyond, Beside whom I would lie. Perhaps it doesn't matter much; Still if I had my choice, I'd want a grave 'mongst Soldiers when At last death quells my voice. I'm sick of the hypocrisy Of lectures of...

A tribute to fallen HEROES  from the staff and visitors at FreeRepublic.com, Freedom-USA.net, FreedomUSA.org and Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCoR)  During the course of this country's history brave men and women have stepped forward from time to time, answering the country's call to fight against would-be tyrants, dictators and despots,  and to defend the individual freedom that is our birthright.  Many of these brave men and women have paid the ultimate price. It is to these brave men and women of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine that we dedicate this page, and...

The following is a sample letter you can use to notify your local veterans, military, and conservative organizations(AMVETS,VFW,American Legion,etc.). I am in the process of contacting the national HQ of the major veteran/military organizations. Just copy and paste, no need to include html since most e-mail clients will convert the links at the bottom. Fellow Americans, On Memorial Day, May 27, 2002, Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCoR) and the Free Republic Network (FRN) will be conducting various activities around the country to honor and remember our past and present Armed Forces men and women. Americans in numerous locales will conduct...

Browse by Administration: VA HeadquartersNational Cemetery AdministrationVeterans Benefits AdministrationVeterans Health Administration Browse by State: AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaine MarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvania Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Washington DC GuamPhilippinesPuerto RicoVirgin Islands Please update the "America Remembers" committee with your plans so we can include them in our news releases and other PR efforts. Thank you. Rodger Hunter - rhunter1@cox.net Jeff Taylor - jeff@freeper.org

This is a must see site for Vets. Great music, very well done by an honored vet. Make your Memorial Day more memorable. Give this site a try......

He always wanted to be a Marine Both his parents were in the Navy in WWII, his Dad was a radio operator, his Mom was a Yeoman His FReeper name is Race Bannon Race went into the Marine Corps in September of 1977, graduating Parris Island on December 13, 1977. Attended school in 29 Palms for ASOOC School: Air Support Operations Operator Stationed in Cherry Pont for his first duty station with MASS-1, Marine Air Support Squadron. They were a squadron without airplanes, and went out in the field for EVERY grunt operation, they were still air wingers! Going...

Our troops need our support and encouragement. They are away from home, some for the first time, and usually lonely or discouraged. It is important for us to reach out and help them in the same way we would want someone to reach out to our loved ones if and when they are in the same position. They answered their call and we are answering theirs offering them the USO Canteen FReeper Style each day and thanking them for serving. This is IN Coming Mail from some of those serving now. We at the USO Canteen FReeper Style, a...

It was a somewhat typical New England spring day. Ripe with the promise of summer....and of a change...a very profound change. The men hugged their wives and children...some for the last time...and, as they had promised..(at a time when honour actually MEANT something), gathered at the village green. Armed with various weapons....and with various degrees of purpose...they stood in line facing the finest light infantry in the world. Looking back thru history......you have to ask yourself a question. What do we (as the inheritors of their resolve..indeed of their dream).....owe them?????? --------------------- Around 75 years later....a battle line of Union...

You Won the Battle But Lost the War Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership, Inc. P.O. Box 270143 Hartford, WI 53027 Phone (262) 673-9745 Fax (262) 673-9746 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: At the end of this article, you'll find a complete copy of the Bill of Rights with a modern-language explanation of each amendment. You'll also find a list of ways you can use this article to help win back American liberty. Archived at http://www.jpfo.org/veterans.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An Open Letter to Our Fathers and Grandfathers You Won the Battle But Lost the War By Aaron Zelman Executive Director of Jews for the...

(Washington-AP) -- They served in Vietnam and made it out alive -- but died later as a direct result of their service. Now, those servicemen and women will have a place of honor at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The National Capital Planning Commission today approved plans for a plaque to honor veterans who fall into that category. Under Pentagon rules, they're not eligible to have their names inscribed on the Memorial Wall. The granite stone plaque already has the approval of Congress, the National Park Service and various other agencies. It will go on a corner of the Three...

      VetsCoR Bulletin - Vol.1, No.2 05/3/02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you prefer not to receive these Bulletins, please send reply with "remove" in the subject line. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATE/INFO:  Memorial Day 2002 finds our sons and daughters, our husbands and wives, our brothers and sisters in harms way and willing to make the supreme sacrifice for our safety and liberty.  Sadly, over the years, Memorial Day has devolved into just another day off with little or no regard for hundreds of thousands who have paid the ultimate price to keep our nation free. Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCoR)...

VetsCoR now has available t-shirts for sale. Click on the link above, and select the Merchandise link to order yours. Here's what they look like.

"Of the Troops, for the Troops"

Fellow Americans, Memorial Day is once again approaching. Unlike recent years, 2002 finds our sons and daughters, our husbands and wives, our brothers and sisters in harms way and willing to make the supreme sacrifice for our safety and liberty. Sadly, over the years, Memorial Day has devolved into just another day off with little or no regard for the hundreds of thousands who have paid the ultimate price to keep our nation free. With that in mind, Veterans for Constitutional Restoration (VetsCoR) and the Free Republic Network (FRN) have teamed up to help restore this most reverent day to...

<p>The war on terror is creating media attention and fund-raising opportunities for conservative organizations. It is also creating confusion of thought among conservatives and, thereby, opportunities for more centralized government power and a police state.</p> <p>Too many Americans are coming to accept that a successful war on terror requires a police state in whole or part.</p>

Harold's Flag By Lion Bob MacLeay Early in the morning of Feb. 12, 1945, Harold was the first man killed in our battalion as we fought to liberate the small town of Vianden, Luxembourg, which proved to be the last action in the Battle of the Bulge. I was wounded some hours later and was being evacuated when the jeep swerved to avoid something in the road that I had not seen. The swerving motion caused me to lean out on the right side of the jeep and I looked down to see a man's leg, severed at the hip,...