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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day......August 6 & 7-07....Military Tribute
Billie, The Mayor
Posted on 08/05/2007 6:06:55 PM PDT by The Mayor
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 have been including them here as I receive enough to make another collage.
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.
We have featured 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!
Every Monday we 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, Neets, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM: USMC Vet, TheMayor, 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.
TOP: Repubmommy's brother, Rose in RoseBear's uncle, BoxerBlues' son Chris, BoxerBlues' son Brent. BOTTOM: Rose in RoseBear's cousin's hubby, Deadhead's stepdad, Dansy's dad, Misty's brother.
LEFT: Little Pig; TOP: hattend, Old Sarge, Aquamarine's dad. MIDDLE: HuntsvilleTxVeteran. BOTTOM: Its_me_K.E.T.'s son, Veloxherc, SeeRushToldU_So.
TOP: DollyCali, Wheelbarrow, DollyCali's dad, DollyCali's brother, Jen's Mom's daughter Jen. MIDDLE: Warthogtjm dad & Warthogtjm, SoldiersPrayingMom's son jmpmstr4u2, Indy Pendance's daughter, Agthorn's dad. BOTTOM: Tupac, GulfWar1Vet, SandRat, JRios1968.
TOP: Jaxter, MozartLover's son, mystery-ak's son, mystery-ak's husband. MIDDLE: skimask's son, silent_jonny's dad, dwhole2th's son, jackv's son. BOTTOM: Jen's Mom's father, txradioguy.
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KEYWORDS: freepers; military; monday; tribute
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To: All; The Mayor; MEG33; LUV W; ConorMacNessa; silent_jonny; GodBlessUSA; Kitty Mittens; Mama_Bear; ..
A day om good US Troops @ night, pic find ping!
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posted on
08/07/2007 12:24:15 AM PDT
by
Majie Purple
(I (Heart Shape Here) JESUS. ..and my Bro and FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
To: ConorMacNessa
AWESESOME
Thanks and good morning, CMN
hot enough for ya?
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posted on
08/07/2007 4:29:47 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(You want real racism? I'm hated by millions around the world because I am an America (tenacious1))
To: beachn4fun
Thank God I go from my air conditioned home to my air conditioned car to my air conditioned office. I don’t do heat well!
How are you this morning, beachn?
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posted on
08/07/2007 5:06:20 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: jaycee
Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial.
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posted on
08/07/2007 5:07:38 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: The Mayor; DollyCali; ST.LOUIE1; Aquamarine; dutchess; Mama_Bear; Billie; Allegra; lonestar; ...
***** The Department of Navy announced that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), honoring the late Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom. ***** Remembering And Honoring Those Who Gave All
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President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Corporal Jason Dunham
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posted on
08/07/2007 5:13:02 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: ConorMacNessa
Thank God I go from my air conditioned home to my air conditioned car to my air conditioned office. I dont do heat well!LOL....Amen to that. I don't mind the heat. I wouldn't mind it being 97 degrees if there wasn't so much humidity & muck with it. And, to top it off, I don't think my little homestead got any of that rain we had here in the Metro area.
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posted on
08/07/2007 5:24:43 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(You want real racism? I'm hated by millions around the world because I am an America (tenacious1))
To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Mrs Mayor; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; JustAmy; ...
August 7, 2007
Madame Curie
READ:
Psalm 1Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11
Madame Marie Curie holds her place in history as a pioneer in the study of radioactivity. In 1903, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, capturing the honor in physics. Then, in 1911, she received a second Nobel Prize, this one in chemistry.
Such a wonderful contribution did not come without tremendous sacrifice. Madame Curie died of leukemia caused by prolonged exposure to radioactive materials. Even today, scholars who wish to read her handwritten journals and lab papers must wear protective clothing because these archives are still radioactive.
No one today would approach radioactive material without protection. But many seem unconcerned about exposure to the dangers of sin. Psalm 1 warns us against sinful attitudes, speech, and behavior (vv.1,4-6).
Obedience to Gods law is a spiritual safeguard from sin and its deadly consequences. The psalmist also wrote, Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You (119:11).
Madame Curie didnt know about the serious health dangers of exposure to radioactivity. But God has given us ample warning about the dangers of sin. Lets apply daily what we read in His life-giving Book.
Thy Word is a lamp to my feet,
A light to my path alway,
To guide and to save me from sin
And show me the heavenly way. Sellers
© Renewal 1936 Broadman Press
The Bible will tell you what is wrong before you have done it! D. L. Moody
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posted on
08/07/2007 5:34:32 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
( A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.—Proverbs 16:9)
To: MEG33
Good morning, Meg
Thank God for men like this.
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posted on
08/07/2007 6:01:25 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(You want real racism? I'm hated by millions around the world because I am an America (tenacious1))
To: beachn4fun
Indeed! Good morning, beachy.
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posted on
08/07/2007 6:03:57 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: MEG33
What a wonderful way to remember/honor his service and ultimate sacrifice!
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posted on
08/07/2007 9:47:02 AM PDT
by
Majie Purple
(I (Heart Shape Here) JESUS. ..and my Bro and FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
To: All
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posted on
08/07/2007 10:09:21 AM PDT
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: All
Our neighbor
DUSTIN S. WAKEMAN 1982-2007
Everman High grad killed in Iraq
Sgt. Dustin S. Wakeman wanted self-discipline.
After graduating from Everman High School in 2000, he took some college classes, but he didn't apply himself the way he thought he should.
The solution, he decided, was the Army.
"He told me he had to start listening to somebody," said his father, David Wakeman. "It was something he felt like he needed to do to make a better life for himself."
Sgt. Wakeman, 25, was killed Saturday in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to the Defense Department.
Two other soldiers were also killed.
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posted on
08/07/2007 2:55:36 PM PDT
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: All
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posted on
08/07/2007 2:58:32 PM PDT
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: All
[B]Powell Presents Purple Hearts; Postal Service Reissues Stamp Honoring Medal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2007 Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell presented Purple Heart Medals to two wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here today, as the U.S. Postal Service reissued a stamp honoring the medal and those who wear it.
The medal, which features George Washingtons family crest and the first presidents silhouette set against a purple heart, is awarded to U.S. servicemembers wounded by an instrument of war in an enemys hands.
Powell received a Purple Heart after a booby trap wounded him in 1963 near the Vietnam-Laos border. The general today told the audience of nearly 150 servicemembers, families, friends, and hospital officials that the Purple Heart is unique because its the only decoration which you are entitled to as a wounded warrior.
You may be recommended for other decorations, but this is the one that you are entitled to, he said. It is something that is owed to all of our wounded warriors by a grateful nation, and is given in the name of the president.
Its the least the American people can do to recognize those of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who have been willing to step forward to serve the nation, serve the cause of peace, freedom and democracy around the world, the general said.
Powell presented Purple Hearts to two such servicemembers who were wounded by improvised explosive devices in separate incidents in Iraq: Army Sgt. Robert Evans, of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, from Fort Benning, Ga., and Army Pfc. Marcus LaBadie of 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, from Fort Hood, Texas.
Because I have a Purple Heart now, and because Ive been through it and Ive walked in their shoes, I have more respect for the other soldiers who have Purple Hearts, Evans said after Powell pinned his shirtfront with the medal.
Civilians who wish to honor Purple Heart recipients now need to look no further than their local post office. John Potter, postmaster general and chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, and Powell unveiled an eight-foot replica of the Purple Heart stamp that today becomes available to the public.
The reason that were here today is because the stamp has touched this nation and its people so deeply, and theyve let us know that, Potter said. Its not only the stamp itself that resonates so strongly, (but) its what the stamp stands for, what it represents.
The stamp commemorates servicemembers sense of duty, dedication to service, spirit of valor, and willingness to sacrifice, the postmaster general said.
By using the Purple Heart stamp on their cards and letters, our citizens salute you and your role in protecting our great nation, Potter said.
The 41-cent stamp is the third issue of the Purple Heart postage stamp and goes on sale nationally today to coincide with two significant dates in the medals history. Today marks the 225th anniversary of the Badge of Military Merit, the predecessor of the Purple Heart Medal, which was first awarded 75 years ago.
Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, deputy director of the Tricare Management Activity, thanked audience members for helping acknowledge one of the countrys oldest military badges by witnessing the stamps unveiling.
This is truly a legacy in terms of the Postal Service and their support of our men and women in uniform services, he said. [/B]
http://www.defenselink.mil/utility/printitem.aspx?print=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46982
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posted on
08/07/2007 3:15:09 PM PDT
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: All
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posted on
08/07/2007 3:17:29 PM PDT
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: Dubya
TAPS
Welcome Home
Sgt. Dustin S. Wakeman
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posted on
08/07/2007 7:19:28 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
( A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.—Proverbs 16:9)
To: Dubya
Salute to Sgt. Dustin S. Wakeman and the two other soldiers.
To: MEG33
Imagine the pride of those sailors who serve aboard the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).
To: Dubya
what a fine young man Dubya.. thank you for sharing. I signed the guest book.. with tears.
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posted on
08/07/2007 9:21:54 PM PDT
by
DollyCali
(Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
To: Purple Mountains Maj
What a wonderful way to remember/honor his service and ultimate sacrifice! Amen
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posted on
08/08/2007 2:49:38 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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