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Veterans Day-Please join us to send a message to our Veterans! Freeper Canteen-Friday Nov.11,2005
Canteen players | American Patriots and allies

Posted on 11/10/2005 5:56:10 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.

Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!

HOW MANY VETERANS ARE THERE??? LOOK HERE TO FIND OUT

Load these tunes up to listen to while you prepare and send an e-card to a Veteran from*THIS SITE **AND here to send a message to a hospitalized veteran. We hope you enjoy our tribute for Veterans day.

* Listen to United States Army Cadences

* Listen to Navy Seals Running Cadence

* Air Force- Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder

* 82 Airborne-This is the Army Mr. Jones

* Glen Miller-This is the Army Mr. Jones

* The Battle Hymn of the Republic

*ARMY Cadence Love Working for Uncle Sam

Please take a few moments from your busy day to pause, reflect, and thank those who have served and are serving our country. Although this thread is dedicated to veterans of our Armed Services, many American families, have contributed to the preservation of the ideals of the United States of America. "Rosie the Riveter" serves as a symbol of all those who stayed behind during World War II. Mom may have helped at the Red Cross or USO, and rolled bandages at home. School girls and boys knit scarves, socks, and mittens for the men on the front, and collected milkweed pods for life jacket fill. From the American Revolution to today's War on Terrorism, many are the untold stories and many are the unsung heroes.

Today we ask that you remember all those currently in the service of the United States and all her allies.

While military conflicts are never easy to accept, neither are the denial of basic human rights. Whatever your opinions or beliefs, RESPECT and HONOR those who are answering the call to serve this country.

To the officers and soldiers of the American Armed Forces. Whilst we enjoy our rich heritage of civil and religious liberty, may we never forget the noble spirits who bought them with their blood and treasure.

Have a Meritorious Day
Over? Standing guard is never done for freedom’s sons
And daughters. Midnight phone calls from far off tell
Stories, sad news, good cheer from those we hold dear.
Dear, dear ones, take care. Take care of those souls, those hearts
We hold close and send off in faith to fight for those who ache to know
That expansive stretch of free air we have here in their own lands.
And, dear Lord, please stand guard o’er our brave sons and daughters,
Watching in our stead with Your steadfast light to bring them, steel them
To the fight for all that is Good. Pave each road they tread with divine iron
Wrought for them alone. March them victorious to day’s end safely, sure
In their hearts that, as we are with them, so are You, on each
Meritorious Day.

* Combat Boots
Dedicated to the men and women of the United States Armed Services

My God protect you, guard you and keep from any harm. If you should find yourself in danger's path, may God bring you back whole of mind and body to all those who love you. May the honor and courage within you guide you as you serve your God, your people and your nation.~ Rabbi Mordecai Finley blessed his son, who is a Marine infantryman, with this blessing

Return to Beauty

Come home my brothers and sisters, come home to the sacred mountains, come home to the sweat lodges, come home to the ceremonies, come home to your moccasins.

Let the guidance of the creator bring you along the path of the rainbow, through the echoes of sacred songs where beauty will encircle your soul with comfort.

The feathers that protected you , the tobacco offered, the prayers sought, the sage drifting in mid air, purify your senses, purify your soul, purify your body. Renew your spirit for you are the child of the creator, follow the sacred path, the corn pollen path, where beauty and harmony will nourish your tattered soul.

You are my honored guest, you hold my pride, you have done well to protect our rights, to protect our homeland we hold so dear. The legacy of our ancestors, who fought for our rights, who fought for our land, is innate in your soul.

You pave the path for the noble spirit of our patriotic ancestors who have gone before you, who gave unselfishly. You will never be forgotten, our MIA’s, our Code Talkers, Ira Hayes, our Chiefs of distant past, our Women Warriors, Lori Piestewa, our fallen hero of a new beginning, and our Vietnam Warriors. We praised you long before the country stigmatized your efforts in Vietnam. Your duty and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

We honor you at Pow Wows, we honor you as the drums beat, to the prayers spoken, to the Gourd Dance. You will always be my honored guest.

Return to beauty my Native Veteran Warriors, return to the path of the creator, return to harmony. In beauty it is so….. Welcome Home.

Jeanette Long Desert Storm Veteran 10/29/05

* Revolutionary War

1775- Until 1782 the Americans faced off against the largest empire in the world. Led by General Washington they won. Learn about the causes of the war, and follow each battle in this section.

*Drum and Fife- Yankee Doodle

* The War of 1812

Some call it the Second War of Independence, for when it ended and the US had fought Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. Each of the major events in this war are covered.

*Billy Boy

*How Happy the Soldier

* Mexican-American War
Learn how the dispute over Texas joining the Union resulted in US conquest of California and the balance of the A Southwest.

*Studio 360 for the year 1848

*Turkey and the Straw

* The Civil War
It was Americas bloodiest war as brother fought brother. Learn about the battles read first hand accounts, and even watch a multimedia presentation.

*When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

*Marching Through Georgia

*Songs of the South

*Listen to The Gettysburg Address

*The Spanish-American War
America became a world power with its victory over the Spanish in this war. Learn about the major events in this war in the section.

*People were reading War of the Worlds -1898

*World War I
Millions died in the fields of Europe sometimes while fighting over a few disputed yards. Learn about the major battles and events in this the first major war of the century.

*Watch the Marines raise the US flag at Iwo Jima

*World War II
It was a war like no other, and covered all corners of the globe. Learn about the major battles of the war in this section.

*WW2-Field Artillery March

*It's A Long Way to Tipperary
*WW2-Mail Call

* People at home were listening to Radio News-Air Raid Broadcast

*The Korean War
KOREA STATISTICS:
KOREAN CONFLICT (6/27/50 thru 1/31/55)
Participants 6,807,000
Deaths in Service 55,000
Living Veterans 4,499,000
Some call it the forgotten war, but for two years America fought a full fledged war to keep South Korea free. Find out about all the battles of Amercias forgotten war.

*Popular were Burma Shave signs

*1950's Slang

*Vietnam War
VIETNAM ERA (8/5/64 thru 5/7/75)
Participants 9,200,000
Deaths in Service 109,000
Living Veterans 8,273,000
It was the longest war that the United States was involved with. Learn about the major battles and events, as well statistics of the war on this site.

*Barry Sadler-Letters from Vietnam

*Glen Campbell-Galveston

*Merle Haggard-The Fighting Side of ME

And we learned as a nation- whose side the media was on...

*Desert Storm
The last war America took part in the 20th century took place when Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. The major events of the war are depicted here.

*PSYOP Desert Storm

*Operation Enduring Freedom

War came to America on September 11th 2001 with an attack on NY and Washington. More Americans lost their lives on this day since the Battle of Antietem in the Civil War

*Toby Keith-Courtesy of the Red,White and Blue

*Iraqi Freedom

**IF YOU READ ONLY ONE LINK ON THIS THREAD READ THIS ONE!!

*Luke Strickland-American By God's Amazing Grace

*Operation Phantom Furry by Freeper Gucho

Folks at home were reminded that the media was..shall we say Biased?

"Dan Rather said today that his decision to retire has nothing to do with the controversy over those fake National Guard documents. That's kind of like Yasser Arafat saying his decision to step down had nothing to do with him dying." --Jay Leno

*Johnny Cash-Ragged Old Flag

*The Flag Folding Ceremeny

* My Country 'Tis of Thee

* Missing Man Table Ceremony

*Watch Missing Man Formation

*Listen to the song Missing Man Formation

*Missing man ceremony History

*History of TAPS

*The Official Website for Arlington National Cemetery

*The White House Commission On Remembrance

State by State Listing of MIA/POW

Some cool sites for your enjoyment. Thank you Veterans. We love you.

**Ronald Reagan: Veterans Day Ceremony Address at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

**Airshows

** Freedom Rock

** Blackfive-The Para-trooper of Love

**Free Flag Decals

**Happy Veterans Day From Florida
**Army Wives Tell their stories

*History of War Posters

**The World's Largest On-line Military, Veteran, and Military Family Registry Over 37 million Listings from Pre-Revolutionary War to the Present

**History and Data Base of Military Cartoons

A Tribute here

** Something YOU can do for our Vietnam Veterans-Support the Forgotten Veterans Medal HERE

** Military History, Data and Statistics

Women in the military,veterans too!

Did you know that there are almost two million women veterans? From the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq , women have served in some way in every conflict. Not that they were legal in the early days. History tells us that thirty three thousand women served in World War One and almost 500,000 took part in World War Two. During the Korean era 120,000 women were in uniform and seven thousand were deployed in theater during Viet Nam. During Desert Storm seven per cent of the total U.S. forces deployed were women - over forty thousand of them. On these pages you will find the history and accomplishments of those women who have served this country - voluntarily - since it's beginning.

Buffalo Soldiers
Black soldiers fought in Washington's army during the War of Independence, and served with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in 1815. Late in 1861, Colonel T. W. Higginson took command of the First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers, the first Black regiment in the service of the United States.

On June 28, 1866, an Act of Congress authorized the creation of six regiments of Black troops, two of cavalry and four of infantry. These troops went on to play a major role in the history of the West, as the "Buffalo Soldiers."

*Choctaw Code Talkers

*THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

* United Native America

Was here...

Do you have some spare time today? I bet you have a few extra dollars, which you may otherwise spend on junk or junk food which I just know you don't need... why not do what all Divas and gents do...send a card- a care package-drop off some some interesting waiting room material with thank you messages written in the covers-make a giant poster, throw a pizza party or drop off a few boxes of donuts at your local VA hospital.....

Find a Veterans Hospital near you here

Thank you and Happy Veterans Day to all of our historcial Allies. We won't forget you.

Listen to Winston Churchill~Never Surrender!

Thanks to Beachn4fun,combat boots, Gucho,Sandrat,Landru,Speedy,Tomkow6 for their help! HUGS!


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To: Mrs.Nooseman; LUV W

See ya later today ;)


801 posted on 11/11/2005 9:01:01 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: GodBlessUSA

I'll be here.

Have a great day.

{{{HUGS}}}


802 posted on 11/11/2005 9:02:11 AM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Tony Snow and Mark Levin fan)
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To: GodBlessUSA

Just where do you think you're going little missy! :o)


803 posted on 11/11/2005 9:02:48 AM PST by luvie ( REMEMBER THE ALITO! Part of the Bucket Brigade.......Bushbot and Tony Snowbot!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Good just afternoon, ms b.....((HUGS)) I hate it when my computer doesn't work. Glad Mr b got it all fixed.


804 posted on 11/11/2005 9:03:16 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Season's Greeting~)
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To: LUV W

Thank you Luv!
No, Mr.B is not a Vet...
When he was younger he had a horrific car wreck that nearly killed him..
After that, he was unable to serve..
Ms.B


805 posted on 11/11/2005 9:05:45 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

bttt


806 posted on 11/11/2005 9:06:20 AM PST by Matchett-PI ( "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." -- Dwight Eisenhower)
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To: Old Sarge
{{{SARGE}}}

The Gypsy girl reporting, SIR!
807 posted on 11/11/2005 9:06:40 AM PST by EsmeraldaA
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To: bentfeather; All
ENTRIES FROM HOSPITAL RECORDS
 
 
She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states that she was hot in bed last night.
 
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
 
On the second day, the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
 
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
 
The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
 
Discharge status: Alive but without my permission.
 
Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
 
The patient refused autopsy.
 
The patient had no previous history of suicides.
 
Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant, with only 40 lb. weight gain in past 3 days.
 
Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.
 
Since she cannot get pregnant with her husband, I thought that you might like to work her up.
 
She is numb from her toes down.
 
While in ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
 
The skin was moist and dry.
 
Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. 
 
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
 
Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
 
She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce.
 
I saw your patient today who is still under our car for Physical Therapy.
 
Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accomodation.
 
Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
 
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
 
The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead.
 
Skin: Somewhat pale but present.

808 posted on 11/11/2005 9:08:26 AM PST by Radix (Wishful Thinking: A Tag Line Field which actually contains enough places to complete a serious thou)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Ma!
Have you even been to bed?
Hugs!
Ms.B


809 posted on 11/11/2005 9:08:29 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

He not be a vet.....but he is a PATRIOT....and that is very important! He is one of the great Americans who SUPPORT the troops and love them and pray for them! And for that, I thank him! And he is serving his country in a different, but just as important, way...by trying to make it a better place to live!


810 posted on 11/11/2005 9:08:38 AM PST by luvie ( REMEMBER THE ALITO! Part of the Bucket Brigade.......Bushbot and Tony Snowbot!)
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To: LUV W

LOL! I have to get Boo ready for friends house. I'll be back before you go to lunch or right after. :)


811 posted on 11/11/2005 9:09:39 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: LUV W

:0)
Dat's exactly right!
I am very proud of Mr.B!
Hugs!
Ms.B


812 posted on 11/11/2005 9:10:43 AM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history.)
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To: tomkow6

Thanks for the ping, Tomkow - as always, our national anthem brings tears to my eyes.

On this special day, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all veterans and their families, from the bottom of my heart.

This country would not be the great place that it is, without our veterans and those currently serving. Saying thank you just doesn't cover it, I'm afraid.

God Bless you all.


813 posted on 11/11/2005 9:10:45 AM PST by PatriotGirl827 (There are no short cuts to any place worth going.)
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To: Radix

814 posted on 11/11/2005 9:11:38 AM PST by luvie ( REMEMBER THE ALITO! Part of the Bucket Brigade.......Bushbot and Tony Snowbot!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

Thank you Veterans! I am so gratefull for your service.

Felicia CAT
NYC by way of California

**was able to leave office for few minutes and catch the staging area of parade (around the corner from my work) Very Cool!


815 posted on 11/11/2005 9:11:46 AM PST by FeliciaCat (I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet.)
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To: GodBlessUSA

Well, lunch might be kinda late...I just finished drinking my morning tea! LOL! Can you say L-A-Z-Y!!!! But this afternoon.....I GOTTA do some work!


816 posted on 11/11/2005 9:12:57 AM PST by luvie ( REMEMBER THE ALITO! Part of the Bucket Brigade.......Bushbot and Tony Snowbot!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
:)


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817 posted on 11/11/2005 9:14:03 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: flutters

Dang watery screen. Our heroes have given so much for us. It breaks my heart to know how much.


818 posted on 11/11/2005 9:14:46 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross

God Bless all Veterans today and everyday. Being an veteran myself I HONOR all the men and women that died in combat and that were maimed for life. God Bless America and ALL who have and will protect America.


819 posted on 11/11/2005 9:14:51 AM PST by JOE43270 (JOE43270 America voted and said we are One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for All.)
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To: LUV W; Mrs.Nooseman
Just in case, FYI, Are you watching President Bush.
He's presenting an excellent speech.
See you soon!
820 posted on 11/11/2005 9:15:32 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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