A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-28-03...God Bless the USA ~ Lift Every Voice

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[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and 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....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

Lee Greenwood wrote those words in a song in 1983 to bring people together. In the introduction of his booklet entitled "God Bless the USA", which includes a CD of that song, he also wrote:

"I'm sometimes overwhelmed by this vast nation and wish I could see how America will change in the next one hundred years. As long as we continue to dream, create inventions, and solve the challenges of an ever-expanding population, we will have the power to create a better society. But it is inevitable that the freedom, liberty, and can-do attitude that characterize us will be challenged, sometimes in ways that leave us no choice but to defend ourselves and the land we love. It happened in 1941 at Pearl Harbor and again in 2001 at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."

Through the years countless songs have been written and words spoken that celebrate the breadth of the American experience. Recalling a few, who can dispute the simplicity and beauty of such words as these:

~ from "America", by Samuel Francis Smith ~

"My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring."





~ from "America the Beautiful"
words by Katherine Lee Bates Martin
music by Samuel Ward ~

America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law."




~ Martin Luther King's American Dream ~

"I have a dream that one day...the sons of
former slaves and the sons of former slave
owners will be able to sit down together
at the table of brotherhood...I have a dream
that my four little children will one day
live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of their character."




~ from Alistair Cooke ~

"It has always been cited as an irrepressible
symptom of America's vitality that her people,
in fair times and foul, believe in themselves
and their institutions."





~ from "The People, Yes", by Carl Sandburg ~

"The free man is willing to pay and struggle and die
for the freedom for himself and others
Knowing how far to subject himself to discipline
and obedience for the sake of an ordered society....
This free man is a rare bird and when you meet
him take a good look at him and try to figure him
out because some day when the United States of
this earth gets going and runs smooth and pretty
there will be more of him than we have now."

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-27-03 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

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[SerpentDove]

>>I better hurry and find those pictures or you will be overwhelmed with requests & wont have time for me !<<

Dolly, I'll ALWAYS have time for you!

;-)

[DollyCali]

From a FORMER Texan..

Prayers for your friend Jim & his surgeons & his family..

It is such a helpless feeling when you know you can't do anything & it is in God's hands...

well, then again.. It is a wonderful feeling when you REALLY think about it..

God loves him more than any one else does... right?

[Billie]

Good morning, Meg. Praying for no more casualties in the California fires and for the Santa Ana winds to die.

[Billie]

'Morning, Freezie. Calendar page kinda fits today. :)

[Billie]

Thank you, Cal - I'm flattered. Patriotic posts are always easy ones to do.

[DollyCali]

Dolly, I'll ALWAYS have time for you!

Yeah, Yeah... that is what all the men say....

serpent = forked tongue ???

*G*

Okay, I long ago DID read your profile page & KNOW THE TRUTH... (everyone else... go check it out)

My screenname comes from Matthew 10:16:

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."

well, thank you for your understanding & patience..

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Tuesday !

[FreeTheHostages]

Good morning! I haven't had a chance to read the page yet, but I'm off to do that now.

[Billie]

a Red,White and Blue Good Morning to you, Billie!

Stars and Stripes hello to you, Pip. :)

[Billie]

Good morning, Serpent Dove.

[Billie]

Good morning, Lady Maggie Malone. :)

[Billie]

Thank you, Aqua, and knew I could count on you to bring music with you. :)

[FreeTheHostages]

America is a beautiful dream of democracy that we dream together. Imperfect but it's strength is that it's always moving and changing and trying to become a more perfect union.

Thanks for the thoughts, Billie!

[Billie]

[Billie]

Great graphic, Meekie!

[Billie]

Love your post! Colors, tables, words!

[Libertina]

Good Morning, orr President is about to speak!

[The Mayor]

Still love that slideshow. Beautiful!

You should keep that....

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks! Very good. Great job on the website, too !

[Billie]

I have kept it, thank you. :)

You have mail, Rus.