A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...4-12,13-03...Week in Review

Billie and Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

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: 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.

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

GROUP 2A: TOP: Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE: 4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM: Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

GROUP 3A: TOP: mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE: Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM: gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

GROUP 4A: TOP: porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE: RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM: USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

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.

To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review those who've been featured during the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello to them now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. :)

"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


04-07-03 "Cyber-Rally" ............................BY DAISYSCARLETT
& AQUAMARINE

04-08-03 "America's Love Affair with First Ladies" ..BY BILLIE

04-09-03 "Name That FReeper" ..................................BY BILLIE

04-10-03 "John's Two Cents" ..............................JOHNHUANG2
"Ba'ath Party Faces"

04-11-03 "He Was There, Where Were You?" ..............................
MRCONFETTIMAN






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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.
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[Mama_Bear]

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[Mama_Bear]

Good Morning Finest FRiends!

Wishing you all a great weekend, wherever you may be.

God Bless America!
God Bless our Troops!


If you would like to be added to or removed from the Finest ping list, FReepMail me.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[Mama_Bear]

'Morning Aeronaut. Love your ride today! Bet one one gets in your way. LOL.

[Mama_Bear]

Make that......bet NO one gets in your way.

Where is the coffee? LOL.

[Aeronaut]

Here's the cup, coffee's almost done.

[JulieRNR21]

Hi Mama Bear: That's a beautiful picture with the Pledge! Yellow ribbons are everywhere in my part of Florida!

We have found that cutting bright yellow rectangle tablecloths into strips & making large bows works well.

They can be made larger than most store bought bows, cost less (about $1.00 per tablecloth creates 5 large bows) and are waterproof!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody.

Have a cup while you FReep !

[Mama_Bear]

'Morning Julie!

That's a beautiful picture with the Pledge! Yellow ribbons are everywhere in my part of Florida!

Thanks. That is a Thomas Kinkade painting, I added the yellow ribbon. Don't know how he would feel about me adding to his painting, but I know he is very patriotic........hopefully, he wouldn't mind.

You mentioned a couple days ago about using yellow tablecloths for ribbons - what a great idea! Even though I haven't seen a lot of yellow ribbons around here, I searched everywhere and couldn't find any in the stores. I found a yellow tablecloth at the dollar store...........works great! I also used your suggestion of stapling it to the tree to keep the bow standing up straight. I'll go out and take a picture of the one we have on our crepe myrtle tree and post it on the thread later today.

Have a nice weekend. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks for the cup, Aeronaut, and for the coffee, Meek. Just what I need to get my eyes open this morning. :-)

[dansangel]

Happy Weekend to all! Love your "God Bless" graphic, {{{{{{Mama_Bear}}}}}}

Hope everyone has a safe and relaxing weekend.

{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} to all! And for my fuzzy brothah,

[[[[[{{{{{(((((LOUIE_WOLFIE_MAN)))))}}}}}]]]]]

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, dansy!

I heard you have a nasty head cold. Hope you get to feeling better real soon.

Get well (((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) to you!

[firewalk]

Good morning, hope everyone's having a nice weekend...

[Aquamarine]

Good morning MB! Thanks for the prayer this morning. Love what you did with the Thomas Kinkade painting...think the pale yellow lights in the windows are enhanced by the yellow ribbon on the tree.

[Mama_Bear]

'Morning, Finest music lady!

Glad I got a chance to say hello this morning before my son does a wipe and re-load on my computer. I will be out of communication while he installs Windows XP for me. He assures me that this system will solve a lot of the little annoying problems that I have been having with my computer. :-)

[Aquamarine]

See if he can get your Media Player to work. :)

[Mama_Bear]

See if he can get your Media Player to work. :)

Yes! I will have him do that........thanks for the reminder. He fixed it awhile back, but then I downloaded RealPlayer and I think it is conflicting with Media Player. I don't know. I think if I would leave well enough alone I wouldn't have these problems. LOL.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, BIS. Yes, I am having a great weekend. My son and grandson are visiting. It is always fun having them here. My 10 year old grandson will be staying with us through Spring Break......hope I can keep him occupied. LOL. We have a Super Nintendo and a Nintendo 64 and lots of games. That should keep him busy for awhile. I have a feeling I will be playing lots of video games this week. LOL.

[The Mayor]

I just received this E-Mail from my Brother Bill!
Now I know where my Niece is, Please add her to the list for Prayers and Support!

Thanks
Rus

BY THE WAY MY DAUGHTER CASANDRA LANDED IN IRAQ
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT 6PM EST.... I PRAY 3 TO 4 TIMES
A DAY FOR HER.... ATLEAST SHE'S ABOUT 400 MILES
FROM THE FRONT LINE'S... SHE'S DOING "SAT-COM"
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS...
SHE SEES IT ALL WAY BEFORE ANYONE ON THE GROUND
DOES, AND GIVES THEM A HEADS UP ON WHAT'S THERE
HEADING INTO.... SEND YOUR PRAYERS TO,, WILL YOU
BROTHER????