A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend....11-16,17-02

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


11-11-02 "God Bless Our Veterans" ...................VETERANS DAY
11-12-02 "The Owl and Maggie - A Love Story" ...TEMPLE OWL
11-13-02 "Mo1 and the FReeoples Thread" ............................MO1
11-14-02 "John's Two Cents" .................................JOHNHUANG2
"They Still Don't 'Get It'"
11-15-02 "The Exclusive Interview" ....................................MIXER










Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

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

Thanks, Mixer!

     1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
     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.
     3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
     4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
     5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me an FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~ Mixer

[Mama_Bear]

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning! Come in and make yourselves
at home. The coffee pot is never empty and the
welcome mat is always out.

Have a great weekend!

(If you would like to be take off of, or added to, the Finest Thread ping list, FReepMail me.)

[Dubya]

A little humor

Top 10 Ways of Knowing
You've Joined the Wrong Church

10. The Pastor refers to God only as "Jehovah" and constantly exhorts the congregation to "witness"
9. New members are required to submit W-2's for the last 10 years.
8. Pastor regularly attends meeting at Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
7. The media refers to the church facilities as a "compound".
6. You discover the church refers to the 10 commandments as the 10 suggestions.
5. The Women's Quartet are all married to the pastor.
4. The chancel cross has been replaced with a bronze pyramid.
3. Pastor preaches an eloquent sermon on ancient heresies and the elders want to make them part of the doctrinal statement.
2. The New Member's kit includes a Bible, church-by-laws, and an UZI.
And the #1 way of knowing your in the wrong church is:
1. The Pastoral Search Committee announces that they discovered a problem with their one good candidate-she's divorced.

[Mama_Bear]

Ladtx is out of town this weekend, so he sent this post to dansangel to post on his behalf. Dansangel was not able to wait for the thread
to be posted on "Left Coast Time" before she had to leave to run some errands, so she sent this to me to post.

I am happy to be able to help ladtx and dansangel keep these names before us. God rest their souls, each and every one.

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In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on

NOV 16 and 17.
God bless them all. NOV 16

1965 WO1 Benedicto P. Bayron -- C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV,Age 31, Waianae, Hawaii
1965 WO1 Billy J. Talley -- C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV, Age 27, McCrory, Arkansas
1965 WO1 Dana E.Brann -- 120 AHC, Age 19, Brookline, Massachusetts
1968 WO1 Eddie W. Brown -- C/3/17 CAV, Age 20, Jamestown, Kentucky
1968 WO1 Gordon L. Patterson -- 1 LOG COM, Age 36, Odessa, Texas

A tribute to WO1's Benedicto P. Bayron and Billy J. Talley, two of the 234 young Americans who died in three days
of fighting in LZ-Xray & Albany, November 1965,in The Valley Of Death, the Ia Drang. Lest we forget our fallen heroes,
those who gave the last measure of devotion. May their souls' be cradled in The Arms Of The Lord Forever.

1st Cavalry Division patch

NOV 17

1967 CPT Roelf Bijl -- Air America 1967 1LT John W. Terrell -- 4 INF DIV, Age 22, Akron, Ohio

A tribute to CPT Bijl and all Air America pilots.

Memorial Dedication - McDermott Library, University Of Texas At Dallas - May 30, 1987.

This memorial is dedicated to the air crews and ground support personnel of Civil Air Transport, Air America, Air Asia,
and Southern Air Transport, who died while serving the cause of freedom in Asia from 1947 to 1975.

To find out why all us old helicopter pilots are hard of hearing hit this "starter trigger"
to hear what it sounds like to start a huey from the cockpit.

Huey starter trigger

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

ladtx

[Mama_Bear]

Happy Saturday to you, Dubya. Thanks for the chuckles this morning.

[Aquamarine]

It's a cold wet morning here in the southern Blue Ridge Mtns. Hope everyone else is having good weather today!

Click on the pic

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[GailA]

Good Morning EVERYONE. Coffee's on in the kitchen, Ya'll come on in.

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning Lori. Thank you for posting the weekend thread. I especially liked your Einstein quote and accompanying graphic with the deer.

The calendar page for today reminded me of Nan and her husband. Kayak's Prayer Thread for Nan is still up. Let's keep it bumped."

[Mama_Bear]

It's a cold wet morning here in the southern Blue Ridge Mtns. Hope everyone else is having good weather today!

Welllllllll, not here. We've been having a spell of dense tule fog, typical for this time of year. Last night and early this morning there was zero visiblility in the valley. We decided not to try to make the drive up to the Fresno rally......just not worth the risk.

But, I thank God for this day, no matter how dreary. Today will be a good day to snuggle in at home, maybe do some baking or start a good book. :-)

That kitten is adorable! Your graphic made me smile. And, lovely music for a Saturday morning, too. Thank you, Aqua.

[Billie]

Good morning, Finest 'sisters'. Love the pledge graphic, Lori. Hope all is well and all have a wonderful weekend.

"Staff" meeting in FReepmail shortly. :)

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Mama and all. Yes, I will help myself to a second cup of coffee before heading to Home Depot for need supplies.

[dutchess]

WE HAVE SNOW!!!!! Not a lot and it's starting to melt, but the reality of winter (AND CHRISTMAS) being just around the corner has hit...I'M NOT READY! Getting ready for the theater (42nd Street). Will stop back in tonight.

BTW, did anyone else force themselves to watch the Gores on 20/20 last night. The guy is absolutely dillusional. He still thinks he won!!!! I'm sure there's a thread on it somewhere...Have a good afternoon all!

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning and happy Saturday to you, Aeronaut!

[Mama_Bear]

BTW, did anyone else force themselves to watch the Gores on 20/20 last night. The guy is absolutely dillusional.

No, but I did see him on Letterman last night. I guess he is making the rounds hawking his book. I have to admit, he was quite entertaining last night, but that is the only thing 'good' I can say about him......he's a joke. LOL!

Enjoy the theater and your first snow. I remember being a little kid back east and each winter wishing for the first snow. I would strain my eyes looking towards the streetlights to see the first flake float down. I'm sure it is snowing......I am SURE it is! Of course, then I would hope that those few flakes would pile up and mean NO SCHOOL in the morning. LOL! :-)

[LadyX]

This 'bears' seeing again, Mama_Bear ~ ~

Wonder because of God's creations and provisions is a precious thing - as are all His gifts.

Looking out the window at the falling rain and the colored leaves finally 'letting go,' one is reminded of His cycles of life.
His Presence is confirmed by them, and in the midst of attacks by the fallen one, who has dominion over the earth, we are reminded of His constancy!

In these especially perilous times for mankind, we can see that He still is in control - take comfort that in turning to Him in our hearts and trying to live His Way, we need have no fear.
Should harsh and terrible things befall us - and they seem to be imminent - He can give us the strength and courage to 'keep on keeping on' and sustain us.

Ladtx, your daily posts are reminders of the many - from these heroic helicopter crews and current ones and others in the air, to the grunts on ground and those at sea and all those who support the efforts to defend America - who lived or now live their beliefs and ideals.
Each of them are among God's wonders, as men and women who stood or stand now in the gap against the evils of others!

May each of us continue to have wonder rather than fear, looking to Him.

[lodwick]

Clear skies, calm winds, and sinking air under an anticyclone over the eastern Pacific allowed cool air to settle at the bottom of this Diablo Range valley on the morning of Feb 10, 1988.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, daisyfriend. Thank you for your calendar pages everyday. Isn't is interesting how often they "fit" the days here?

Continued prayers going up for our dear friends WVNan and her husband.

[Libertina]

Good morning all. It is a dark, rainy day in the Pacific Northwest. I am headed to a funeral this morning. (Brother's mother-in-law.) By the gravesite in the rain... When winter hits here, the sun goes away. I am so thankful for the cheery words of Dansangel and Mama_Bear and Pippin which remind me the sun is still here, even if not seen.
Pacific Northwest morning hello

[ValerieUSA]

An elk friend for your deer