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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-04-06....Military Monday
Billie, The Mayor
Posted on 12/03/2006 6:14:35 PM PST by The Mayor
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:14:43 PM PST
by
The Mayor
To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Mrs Mayor; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; JustAmy; ...
Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Dutchess; dollycali;The Mayor; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nations leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.
gator girl........................husband severa............husband, brother Maigrey.........................cousin mystery-ak...........son, husband Inspectorette.......................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew Diver Dave........niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin............niece's husband sneakers..........................son weldgophardline.................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater.......cousin WaterDragon............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law kimmie7......................brother LadyX (RIP)..............grandson fawn796......................nephew ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons LakeLady....................nephew Spruce......................daughter Bykrbayb..........................son Leofl.................................son chena...............................son Hope and Glory..................son Philman_36.............2 nephews TheMayor...............friends'son Doug from Upland.......soninlaw homeschoolmama........nephew ariamne...................2 cousins mhking.........................cousin Consort.................2 daughters Consort...................son-in-law gonzo...................friend's son visualops......................cousin auboy..........................cousin painter........................nephew jrushing.............................son LoneRedRanger...brother-in-law Ladysmith.nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend MontanaCowgirlCop......brother nelibeli........................nephew Misty4jc.....................husband Colorado Slim..............nephew Tapatio....................2 nephews ProudAFDad......................son Alouette.............................son Katydidnt...........................son Zechariah_8_13....brother-in-law Zechariah_8_13.............cousin PreviouslyA-Lurker........brother sheeza.......................husband kemathen7..................husband Q6-God..................twin brother Q6-God....................active duty Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne..........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells....................active duty LongCut...................active duty cjk...........................active duty Trish........................active duty ODC-GIRL................active duty AF_Blue...................active duty thumperusn..............active duty Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx...................active duty CGblue.....................active duty bigghurtt...................active duty frankiep....................active duty veeceeque................active duty JRios1968................active duty NoLongerFreeState...active duty CMS........................active duty AlaskaErik...............active duty JemiansTerror...........active duty txradioguy..................active duty tongue-tied. .............active duty vigilante2.....son,& adopted soldier NavySEAL F-16................son Jaxter.....................son-in-law
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OhioWfan................................son ladtx..................................2 sons Its_me_K.E.T.........................son Hostel............................cousin MozartLover...........son, nephew ak_daddoo........................nephew Dubya............................nephew LBGA (RIP)..........................son katykelly..............................son Armymarinemom................3 sons american_ranger.....................son cookcounty.............................son Himyar....................................son SpookBrat........................nephew SpookBrat........................cousin boxerblues........................2 sons the piper..............................son Tiffee4Bob......................boyfriend TexKat.......................son, step-son StarCMC.............................brother Darheel...............................niece Donaeus...........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear.....cousin's hubby Atomic Conspiracy......half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...........nephew Atomic Conspiracy..............niece Sunflowergal....................grandson mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband spotbust1............................husband campfollower............................fiance LUV W........................................son SilentServiceCPOWife........husband DirtyHarryY2K......................daughter DirtyHarryY2K................son-in-law Skimask.....................................son Palladin...............................grandson MississippyMuddy...................sister MississippyMuddy........2 nephews Kramster...............................stepson Socratic.............................nephew freema.......................nephew, son Azbushgal..............................son kimmykay.................................son NavySEAL F-16........................son Ike..........................................son repubmom...............................son wolfcreek..........................daughter JesseJane ...........................cousin Roses0508..............................son pmmd81..................................son GodBlessUSA......................cousin SoldiersPrayingMom.................son WakeUpandVote..................brother Skyraider.................................son CyberAnt...........................nephew mrs tiggywinkle...................cousin Jen's Mom........................daughter Meg33.............................grandson 911angelady........................2 sons Nadine...............................nephew U S Army EOD.................daughter thehumanlynx...........brother-in-law JFC..................................nephew Earthdweller......................nephew Scubachick.......................husband ChairmanDec19thSociety ..brotherinlaw Anthem............................2 cousins meanie monster .........family friend PragmaticWarrior..........2 nephews Sageb1...........................3 cousins JulieRNR21.........friend's grandson SuzyQue...mom,2 sons,3 brothers weeder1...........................nephew IndyPendance..daughter,soninlaw fatima.....................granddaughter Lori from Long Island....soninlaw monkeyface...................grandson redhead...................grandnephew varina davis................ ...Grandson Rivendell.......................daughter W.W.Smith...........................son Gonzo........................Son-in-law USMCWife6869...........Husband
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:20:03 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: All
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night." "It's my duty to stand
at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:21:31 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: The Mayor; Texas Songwriter; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; ST.LOUIE1; JustAmy; GodBlessUSA; ...
[CLICK ON PICTURE]"LESS IS MORE" JEFF RUSSELL
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:30:02 PM PST
by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: The Mayor
The best and the brightest! THANK YOU!
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:30:37 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support the troops 'cuz they are supporting you!)
To: The Mayor
That's beautiful!
Thanks for my favorite thread, Rus!
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:31:48 PM PST
by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: The Mayor
Proud to be in your company! THANK YOU!
oneamericanvoice
former Sgt, US Army
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:32:48 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support the troops 'cuz they are supporting you!)
To: The Mayor
Thank you for the beautiful post. It is always a great reminder.... (tears welling up...again.)
In the eloquence of these sentiments lies the reason that so many of us continue to "stand our watch" on street corners across our great nation. Our mission began as they did, and continues as they do. To those of you who stand on foreign soil, or sea, know that we stand with you for however long.
God bless the Troops1
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:50:18 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support the troops 'cuz they are supporting you!)
To: oneamericanvoice
Your welcome, welcome aboard.
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posted on
12/03/2006 6:59:33 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: LUV W
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:00:07 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: The Mayor
You're welcome. Thank you for honoring our troops with this thread!
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:01:33 PM PST
by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: The Mayor
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:10:19 PM PST
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: The Mayor
BTTT!! Thanks for posting our heroes, your honor!!
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:16:16 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
To: Dubya
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:35:08 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: StarCMC
It's always my pleasure Star.
Thanks for coming over..
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:35:49 PM PST
by
The Mayor
( http://albanysinsanity.com/)
To: oneamericanvoice
Beautiful post. Thank you.
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:39:38 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(People get ready . . .)
To: La Enchiladita; oneamericanvoice; The Mayor; LUV W; Dubya; StarCMC
Quiet, Too Quiet
There is a quiet time of evening that can lull you to your rest,
And quiet in a busy house is rare, one can attest.
The quiet of a street when traffic has been tucked into its bed,
And the quiet of a child asleep, his halo overhead.
The quiet of a library seems purposeful and tense,
The hush of darkened alleys that are filled with grave suspense.
A dismaying lack of sound occurs when batteries have died,
And only mournful clicks result when keys are once more tried.
The quiet of a hushing when you are the one discussed,
And the quiet sotto voce of a mutter of disgust.
Sometimes quiet comes to hearts that hurt a lot,
And quiets often given when you give it all youve got.
I sit here in my room and have a quiet contemplation,
To wish our critics would be still about our nation.
Be Quiet! I heard as a child. Id like to shout it out,
While the stealthy ones among us do the job that theyre about.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 3, 2006
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:46:33 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(Some people reach their level of incompetence when doing household chores.)
To: NicknamedBob
Beautiful and very true, Bob!
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posted on
12/03/2006 7:49:10 PM PST
by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: The Mayor
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posted on
12/03/2006 8:01:30 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support the troops 'cuz they are supporting you!)
To: La Enchiladita
Your welcome!
Beautiful ribbon! Does that come as a magnet? I have magnets all over the rear of the trunk and on each of the doors. Always looking for another one!
If you are in the Los Angeles area, you are invited to stand with us?
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posted on
12/03/2006 8:04:14 PM PST
by
oneamericanvoice
(Support the troops 'cuz they are supporting you!)
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