USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ E-Mail a Thank You to someone in the Military ~ April 17 2003

68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

[Kathy in Alaska]

I think so too, Minty. America needed to be reminded about the heinous act done on our soil. And about how our military is out there right now working to keep it from happening again.

Hundreds of service members and civilian employees listen to country singer Darryl Worley at the Pentagon April 16. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amber K. Whittington

Country music star Darryl Worley entertains at the Pentagon April 16. He told the group that what he learned during a USO trip to Afghanistan and the Middle East is that "war is not always about just going and killing the bad guys. A whole lot of what we do as Americans is about going and helping the good guys. ...We saw soldiers in action in Afghanistan carrying water, carrying shovels to dig wells, carrying food to orphanages with rebels coming out of the mountains and firing missiles at them while they're trying to help these children and save lives. There's a lot of that going on in Iraq right now." AFPS photo by Linda D. Kozaryn

[Radix]

Attention all FReepers.

 

 

 

A Blue Light Special

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Beautiful tribute, sweetliberty, thanks for the link.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I'm nodding out at the keybord. LOL
Bet you are also!
Going to go to bed soon.
Looks like it may be a long slow Easter/Passover weekend.
Have gotten a quite a few e-mails/FReep mails from FReepers getting ready for Sunday.

To our military readers, we reamin steadfast in keeping the Canteen doors open.
The Canteen is Free Republics longest running daily thread specifically designed
to provide entertainment and morale support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afganistain.
We are indebted to your sacrifices for our Freedom.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, AP, for your pillow for our Military, their families, and our allies.

[SevenofNine]

Good evening everybody

Well here LATE NIGHT Headlines report off UK Independant when US go against UN security council Russian and French are going ask US chill out on Syria for while

Dubya state dept saying NO WAY DUDE

And Fox news reporting that possiblity there some Iraqi general hold up in NOrthern Iraq try escape to SYRIA OH OH

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JLO, and thanks for stopping by to help honor our military.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please thank your Vietnam Veteran for his service to our country.

[Valin]

"Goodnight sweet prince, parting is such sweet sorrow."
Bill Shakespeare (dead white guy)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Tonkin. God bless you good for your service to our country, both those years ago, and now in the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

[MistyCA]

Wow...I take a hiatus and come back to this mess, and I am just sitting here thinking how pathetic it is that such a strong supporter of the canteen has been ignored as a disruptor. Hmmmm. Like deja vu

Yup..... Thank you, Radu, for all the support you have shown the Canteen and the military over these many months.

Jen, Saber, Habs, you nailed it and ..I'm with you. Been there, done that...it's the pits! And Chaplain Grant! Your heart was in the right place and I am sorry that you haven't been shown the respect you so richly deserve. That is true of all who have once again decided to leave this Canteen.

And Linda! And Tonk! Why am I not surprised about this? I remember the attacks on Victoria for posting things that you considered "racy". What a joke! But then, we do reap what we sow. Slither in it.

Sam...sorry you have gone through this yet again. You deserve better. Wanna dance?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Seven, and thanks for the updates. Hmmmmm....hope the report of the Iraqi general is true and our military can nab him.

[Kathy in Alaska]

BAGHDAD VISIT — Gen. Tommy Franks, commander, U.S. Central Command, walks through piles of rubble in Baghdad where a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile destroyed a portion of one of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s many presidential palaces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class David K. Dismukes

[Jen]

Radu, I always liked you and considered you one of the good people at the Canteen and I still do. I understand your decision and fully agree with you.

It's a shame that people who are regulars here and supposedly your friends don't even have the decency to say goodbye to you. But to them, you've 'disrupted' this thread and you 'no longer support the troops' by choosing to leave, and anyway they'd just tell you to move on to another thread and don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. I guess it sometimes takes situations like this to discover who and what your 'friends' really are.

[Jen]

Thanks for the ping Misty. I've missed you so much!! Glad you are back.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, li'l buddy, in Philly the nuts are in the bleachers: A squirrel scampers around foul territory during the second inning of the Marlins-Phils game in Veterans Stadium.

[bonfire]

Good grief, girl! Been worried about you! Glad to see you are ok. Hope all is well.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hard-boiled determination: The Easter Bunny can be so mean, hiding eggs just out of reach. Fortunately, 2-year-old Levi Kennamer's arm was long enough to bag the last egg at Learning Center day care in Huntsville, Ala.

[MistyCA]

Thanks, Jen! All I have to do is get off these crutches and I will be "BACK!" LOL!

[MistyCA]

Bonfire! Hey! I missed you and Care and Rheo! I hope I can spend more time here real soon! Been real busy taking care of the elderly "kids" and then had a little "mishap"! Hope to be 100% soon! :)