USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Mission Statement 101 ~ April 16, 2003

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Seems like in the past few days the mission of the Canteen has been forgotten.

USO CANTEEN FREEPER STYLE MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

The most blatant offense of the above statement was at the end of a thread the other day that had to be deleted.
An active duty FReeper had come in to tell us the latest about his wife and soon to be baby.
When he said he liked a certain thread he was insulted by someone
who had spent most of the day on a thread they said they did not like.
Who he was or who the person who insulted him are not important now.
Many watched the drama unfold before the thread was pulled.
AT THE SAME TIME another Canteen thread (older one) was attacked
by an anti-Bush, anti-military type FReeper.
Luckily Admin deleted that post and banned that FReeper.
Understand that there are those who come to the Canteen with the sole purpose
of starting trouble to get FReepers to argue with each other.
Their purpose is to discredit the Canteen mainly because it is
VERY supportive of the Commander-in-Chief and the military.
These are the same type of people who you see in the anti-war protests.
Mark my words, when the 2004 elections start expect more attacks on the Canteen.
Even though the Canteen is non-political it represents a threat to some.
Please use your head and do not engage those
who just stop in the Canteen to disrupt from the Canteen Mission.
If the Canteen is "not for you" please move onto another thread.

If you ever not sure what is"right" to post, just read the Mission Purpose
then it will become quite clear if your post belongs here.

Remember 1000's of military read the thread(s) each week.
That is the sole reason why we are here each day.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"i sometimes wonder if anybody from 'the troops' stops by this place. if they did, why?"

Just ask the 2 active duty FReepers that posted on this thread today.
Then check previous threads and ask the other active duty FReepers that post here all the time.
Get the answers straight from the military themselves.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"My great disappointment has nothing to do with the military. Keep them out of it."

It has EVERYTHING to do with the military

From the USO Website
"The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services
to uniformed military Personnel."
USO CANTEEN FREEPER STYLE MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

[EternalVigilance]

You're purposely missing my point. The troops didn't have a single thing to do with the lousy way people here acted. Leave them out of it. Don't hide behind them to justify it.

Do you think that stinking thread was worth the damage that it caused? I sure don't.

Poor judgement was shown, and good people were irreparably hurt by it.

FR suffered loss because some folks were juvenile in their attitudes, and because some folks can't tell the difference between disruptors and those who truly care about what kind of foot we put forward to the world.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

You still refuse to acknowledge the poor treatment active duty and their families received.
The difference between you and I is you worry about everyone else 1st.
Stats were posted on Mondays thread that show 1000's of military come to the Canteen each month.
Please at least show them some respect.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Do you think that stinking thread was worth the damage that it caused? I sure don't."

BTW The Poetry Branch leaving FR had been in the works long before Monday's thread.

[EternalVigilance]

Please at least show them some respect.

Patronizing and insulting.

Thanks buddy.

Later.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please feel free to start another new support the troops type thread.
There is always room on FR for new ones.

[fatima]

Sabertooth,Please forgive me for being so fresh last night.

[Sabertooth]

Don't worry about it, it's already forgotten. I took your posts as sincere attempts to do the right thing, based on the information you had at the time, and I hold no ill will for you whatsoever.

My posts here were no doubt out of the blue for many in this forum, if they weren't aware of a lot of what's transpired in the past, and what still is going on. I'm sorry that they struck you so abruptly.

[tomkow6]

Hi, Fatima! How ya doin' today?

[TEXOKIE]

PRAYER WARRIOR FIELD TRIP!!

I strongly urge, encourage, and recommend all prayer warriors to go to this thread!!!

The thread gives a link to a fabulous song in which guys in battle tell of some of the miracles which happened to them. Bring Kleenex!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/895158/posts?page=1

[fatima]

Fatima is trying to be a good girl.How are you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Tom. Thank you for your steadfast support of our troops, and thank you for your service to our country.