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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-24-03...Hall of Fame #3
Billie

Posted on 03/24/2003 6:55:33 AM PST by Billie




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.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. 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 can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn'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, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma



We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 5A: TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68. MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797. BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack.
GROUP 6A: 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.
GROUP 7A: 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.
GROUP 8A: 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.
      

GROUP 9A: 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.
GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.
GROUP 11A: 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.




                     














A GREAT BIG
to all our Hall of Famers and to all of you who have become part of our Finest Family ... as regular contributors and supporters who drop in every day to say hello and give a 'pat on the back' to the "Freeper of the Day" and the hostesses.  We wouldn't be here without you. : )





It's been nine months today since our debut, and we're still having fun. We hope you are. As promised, for your information and perusal, here is our third "Hall of Fame" - a list of all those who've held center stage ... from Monday, June 24, 2002 through Friday, March 21, 2003.



"Getting to Know You"






Previous Hall of Fame Threads


09-23-02 .................................. HALL OF FAME #1
12-31-02 .................................. HALL OF FAME #2






January 2003

01-01,02,03-03 ........................ HAPPY NEW YEAR
01-06-03 ..................................................... BUDGE
01-07-03 ................................. HAIR OF THE DOG
01-08-03 ................................................ MHGINTN
01-09-03 .............................. JOHNHUANG ESSAY
01-10-03 ...................... SISTAHS......... DUTCHESS
           FREE THE HOSTAGES, DAISYSCARLETT

01-13-03 ........................................ TGSLTAKOMA
01-14-03 ........................... NAME THAT FREEPER
01-15-03 ...................................................... PIPPIN
01-16-03 .............................. JOHNHUANG ESSAY
01-17-03 ............................... DANSANGEL ESSAY
01-20-03 ........................................ PUDDLEGLUM
01-21-03 .......................................... JWFIV ESSAY
01-22-03 ................ FREE THE HOSTAGES ESSAY
01-23-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
01-24-03 ................................................ FIVETOES
01-27-03 ........................................ AQUAMARINE
01-28-03 .................................................. TAXMAN
01-29-03 ................................... SNIPPY ABOUT IT
01-30-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
01-31-03 ................................................ JKPHOTO






February 2003

02-03-03 .......................... HOMESCHOOL MAMA
02-04-03 ............................................. SAUROPOD
02-05-03 ........................... ST.LOUIE1 BIRTHDAY
02-06-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
02-07-03 ................................ PROFILE PAGES #8
             (PHELIX,   MR.MULLINER,   MR.FOWL
            CETURIAN2000,  SIOBHAN, ARKINSAW)

02-10-03 ............................................ OHIOWFAN
02-11-03 ......................................... LADTX ESSAY
02-12-03 ....................................................... BERT
02-13-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
02-14-03 ............................ VALENTINE SPECIAL
02-17-03 ................................. PRESIDENT'S DAY
02-18-03 ... ..................POLITICAL PICTIONARY
02-19-03 ................................. BRAD'S GRAMMA
02-20-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
02-21-03 ......................................... ANGELWOOD
02-24-03 .................................................. MJY1288
02-25-03 ............................. NUTMEG AND ZELIG
02-26-03 ............................................. AERONAUT
02-27-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
02-28-03 ........ ANATOMY OF A FINEST THREAD






March 2003

03-03-03 ............................. PIPPIN'S THOUGHTS
03-04-03 ................ MARDI GRAS FAT TUESDAY
03-05-03 .................................... BILL THE DRILL
03-06-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
03-07-03 ......................................... LADTX ESSAY
03-10-03 .............................................. DOG GONE
03-11-03 ..................................................... AUNTB
03-12-03 .............................................. AZGOPGAL
03-13-03 ............................ JOHN HUANG2 ESSAY
03-14-03 ................................. PATRIOTIC MUSIC
03-17-03 ................................ ST. PATRICK'S DAY
03-18-03 .................................................. W04MAN
03-19-03 ....................................... SPARKOMATIC
03-20-03 ............................ JOHNHUANG2 ESSAY
03-21-03 ..................................................... LADYX













"Sunrise, Sunset"

Neither near nor far away;
God's living masterpiece
Returns to us each day.






~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


......and so will we








THE WEEKEND THREAD

03-22,23-03 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




TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: freepers; fun; military; patriotic; surprises; veterans
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To: dutchess; daisyscarlett; Aquamarine
Great! We'll keep working on them - Aqua's still playing the patriotic music! Hopefully, we'll get another thread from that team while daisy is on 'leave' from her travels!
41 posted on 03/24/2003 8:42:52 AM PST by Billie (We are thankful for our President, our Leaders, our Military)
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To: MeeknMing
Great pics, Meekie! Great smile, too! And love that t-shirt!
42 posted on 03/24/2003 8:45:21 AM PST by Billie (We are thankful for our President, our Leaders, our Military)
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To: FreeTheHostages
What a wonderful "in-a-nutshell" account of your rally, Free! Mr. Aziz Al-Taee, "My son doesn't matter and I don't matter. Media is part of the war. Getting rid of Saddam is what matters." This statement says it all. How hard it must be for him to speak out, knowing it might put his son in danger. Hopefully, his son will be liberated before any more harm comes to him.
43 posted on 03/24/2003 8:50:37 AM PST by Billie (We are thankful for our President, our Leaders, our Military)
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To: Billie
Nice being here :)
44 posted on 03/24/2003 8:51:05 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: Billie
Alright! Good for her ! . . .
45 posted on 03/24/2003 8:52:39 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: Billie
Thank you . . .
46 posted on 03/24/2003 8:53:25 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: jwfiv
LOL! You were a big tipper even then though!

Did you recognize today's bluebird welcome? One you 'gave' me some time ago! It's beautiful, and I've been saving it all this time. Today it fit. :)

47 posted on 03/24/2003 8:53:49 AM PST by Billie (We are thankful for our President, our Leaders, our Military)
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To: Billie
Good morning...nice pledge graphic featuring our dear JimRob....

I have some catching up to do of profiles I have missed and also want to revisit some of the earlier profiles....but it is a task I am looking forward to. We have had some great profilees in the past nine months. Thank you to everyone who have helped keep this thread going and "special"...


48 posted on 03/24/2003 8:54:21 AM PST by daisyscarlett
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To: daisyscarlett
Good morning, Miss Daisy! It's so nice to be able to say that in response to a post by you!
49 posted on 03/24/2003 8:56:24 AM PST by Billie (We are thankful for our President, our Leaders, our Military)
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To: FreeTheHostages
Thank you for the adorable calendar page.... Congratulations on the great D.C. Rally yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial. Look forward to the pics....
50 posted on 03/24/2003 8:57:44 AM PST by daisyscarlett (Rally Across America was awesome!!!!)
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To: MeeknMing
Were you at that great Dallas Rally on Sat....It was awesome. Reuters had some great photos of it. Here is one of my favorites....


51 posted on 03/24/2003 9:01:36 AM PST by daisyscarlett (Rally Across America was awesome!!!!)
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To: MeeknMing; dutchess; Billie; jwfiv; LadyX; All
Here's some pics of the Rally that my hubby and I attended Sat. in Dahlonega. I heard about it Friday afternoon on Sean Hannity's radio show and was able to attend this one because its' fairly close to us...don't know if there were any other FReepers there.
My hubby is in the first pic on the left side leaning back against a sign in a light green shirt and blue jeans. In the next picture I'm holding my famous flag that was used during a live protest in front of the Third Circuit Court during the election mess.


52 posted on 03/24/2003 9:03:38 AM PST by Aquamarine (Be sure and click on the flag! ;))
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To: daisyscarlett
Thanks ! That IS a great pic, 'worth a thousand words' as the expression goes . . .

Yes ! I was there at the Dallas Rally ! I'm STILL (tryin' to quit) braggin' about it, lol !

We had a good turnout at the Pro-America Rally in Dallas Saturday, despite the cool weather and the rain. The AP reported an estimated 3,000, but it was more likely DOUBLE that! It was GREAT!

The reports are bookmarked on my profile page or see them Here ! and Here !

we now return to our regularly scheduled programming . . .


53 posted on 03/24/2003 9:06:25 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: JohnHuang2; Diver Dave; Temple Owl
Here is some fresh fruit from Hawaii for you three past Finest profilees....


54 posted on 03/24/2003 9:06:54 AM PST by daisyscarlett (Kauai was great but it is so wonderful to be back on the Mainland....Missed you all!!!)
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To: daisyscarlett
Hi Daisy! I know we've touched base since you've come back but just wanted to say how good it is to have you here with us again.
55 posted on 03/24/2003 9:08:10 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Billie
Good morning Billie. (Had to do some work this AM)


56 posted on 03/24/2003 9:09:02 AM PST by Aeronaut (It's all about You, Lord.)
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To: Aquamarine
Thank you for the patriotic music, Aqua. By all means, please play patriotic songs anytime you want. (Except I can do without the Dixie Chicks version of the Star Spangled Banner....)
57 posted on 03/24/2003 9:09:52 AM PST by daisyscarlett
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To: MeeknMing
ALRIGHT, MEEKIE!


58 posted on 03/24/2003 9:10:03 AM PST by Pippin (Fasten your seatbelts, folks, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!)
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To: Aquamarine
Very nice. It looks like ya'll had some pretty good weather too . . .
59 posted on 03/24/2003 9:10:23 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: Billie
Yes, I recognized it, my second time through the thread...I'm pretty forgetful, and famous for not keeping track of what I pass around...it is a beautiful bluebird, very graceful, peaceful.

By the way, have always loved the onion rings...hmmmmmm, good.

60 posted on 03/24/2003 9:12:21 AM PST by jwfiv
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