A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....04-19-04....Military Monday

Billie, The Mayor

[The Mayor]

A Few of FR's Finest
....Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I could no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I had been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that didn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why we've created a place for just that. This is a friendly room in JimRob's house where FReeper FRiends can gather every day and just say hello if that's all they want to do.

There's more of course. We sometimes feature different FReepers, with a little background information on who they are and what makes them who they are, along with a few photos you might not have seen on other threads; sometimes others write an essay for us to post as the feature for the day; sometimes our presentation is a human interest story found elsewhere that you might not have read; sometimes special holiday threads; but whatever the topic of the day, it is always with FR's Finest in mind and that is YOU!

If you would like to be featured, or would like to see someone else featured, please send me a private FR mail.

Every Monday we will post the photos of FR's Military Personnel that I have collected and put into groups; these will be available to view through a link the remainder of the week - every day just a click away. :)   If you would like to add a photo of yourself or a loved one in the military, past or present, please let me know; I will hold it until I have enough for a new group.

Thank you, and please have fun with us...every day! ~ Billie

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Thank You For Serving Our Country!

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, The Mayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

TOP:  Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

TOP:  dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

TOP:  ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM:  AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.

TOP: Mo1's dad; BuffyT's Uncle (right, w/ her dad & grandmother); Armymarinemom's 3 sons.
MIDDLE: ru4Liberty's dad; SheLion's husband, MaineRebel; wirestripper.
BOTTOM: fivetoes; bigghurtt; hurricane; ladtx' dad; Pippin's brother.




                     

THE WEEKEND THREAD 04-16-17-18-04... Week in Review ^

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[The Mayor]

[The Mayor]

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. -Romans 12:2

Beautiful character begins in the heart.

[nicmarlo]

Good morning all. Hope you have a great day and week.

[The Mayor]

Mornin Nic

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mr. Mayor.

[DollyCali]

Good morning Mayor.. thank you for the thread & what a nice pix of your kitchen on your profile page

Good morning to all! Hope you all had a good weekend. Thought you might be intertested in this thread from yesterday if you have not yet seen it(it isn't long but has some good pix)

- I have posted a similar comment on Canteen so sorry if for some this is duplication. I know we all have different threads we primarily hang out at.. mine is the ATRW. If I don't have time to go anywhere else, I do check in there if possibe.

It falls into theme of Military Monday here at Finest- Support troop rally with 5000+ present & FR Freeped with support. Mostly bikers, many vets, many active duty & many like us.. supporting the men & women in service. Great program & fellowship with all & the sun was actually out & temps above 70 in NE Ohio - that is alone an accomplishment.

I do NOT have a ping list for the Finest & am pinging some that I am finding names for on this thread

Thread title: Photos from “Rally for the Troops” held in Cleveland on 4/18/04

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1119980/posts

Here is one pix of viet vet at the rally that I took

[The Mayor]

Mornin Aeronaut, Thanks for the fly by

[GailA]

Good Morning, another sunny bright day here in Memphis.

[The Mayor]

I was just at that thread, there are some excellent pics over there.

Rally for the Troops in Cleveland

Pictured: Neefers; DollyCali, Oliver(arf, arf) , LasVegas Dave, Mrs. Las Vegas Dave,conspiratoristo, LadyGOP.

[The Mayor]

Hi Gail

It's sunny and 70 in Buffalo already, I love it!!

[The Mayor]

April 19, 2004

Maintaining Character

Read: Romans 12:1-21

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. —Romans 12:2

Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 6-8; Luke 15:1-10

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News reporting is a tough business that tends to make reporters hard and unfeeling. That's what Barbara Bradley, a correspondent for National Public Radio, tells aspiring journalists. But she also believes it doesn't have to be that way. "I made a strategic decision when I first fell in love with journalism," Bradley says, "that if I found myself beginning to get tough I would leave the business. It's just a career, and why mortgage your character for a career? Maintaining your character counts for something and you can do it; it's just a decision you have to make."

In every high-pressure situation, we can react like most people or we can choose to be different. J. B. Phillips translates Romans 12:2 this way: "Don't let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God remold your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all His demands, and moves toward the goal of true maturity" (The New Testament in Modern English).

When we feel pressure to conform, character can stand firm on the bedrock of conviction, saying, "This is God's way and it is best." Maintaining our character begins and continues with a decision. Let's make it today. —David McCasland

O Lord, You see what's in my heart—
There's nothing hid from You;
So help me live the kind of life
That's loving, kind, and true. —D. De Haan

Beautiful character begins in the heart.

[The Mayor]

One of our Troops checks out a home made rocket launcher in Iraq

[The Mayor]

1st Sgt. Dwanyne Farr from Detroit Mich. plays the bagpipes in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites)
Thursday, April 15, 2004. Farr brought the Scottish wind instrument on deployment to wartorn Iraq
to bolster the morale of his troops from the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment,
currently fighting in Fallujah.(AP Photo/John Moore)

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday !

[The Mayor]

NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange

Patriot's Day is a state holiday in Massachusetts and Maine, marking the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.

• Patriot's Day-- From Boston Online

• Minute Man National Historic Park -- Information from the National Historic Park

• Old North Church -- Learn about the church where the two lanterns were hung in the steeple on the night of April 18, 1775.

• "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" -- A painting by Grant Wood from the Stone City Web Site

Boston Marathon

• The Boston Marathon -- The official Marathon site

• Marathon Central -- Coverage from the Boston Globe's Boston.com site

Patriot's Day Poems

• Paul Revere's Ride-- By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Concord Hymn -- By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Images

The following images are from the National Archives and Records Administration and are in the public domain. Click on the smaller image to see a larger version.

"Paul Revere's Ride, 1775.
Copy of illustration by Modern Enterprises, circa 1942."

"Painting depicting the midnight ride of Paul Revere:
artist A.L. Ripley: Lexington branch post office: Massachusetts."

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[The Mayor]

Got ya beat today in Texas, it's 70 here and 66 there..
Mornin Meek

[The Mayor]

[GailA]

We sill be in about mid 80's today.

[GailA]

We will be in about mid 80's today.

[FreeTheHostages]