A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day - Weekend....12-21,22-02

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


12-16-02 "Christmas is" .........................FREEPER MEMORIES
12-17-02 "Billie Presents" ...........FREEPER PETS ON PARADE
12-18-02 "Molly Pitcher Presents " ....PLACES IN THE HEART
12-19-02 "John's Two Cents" ...............................JOHNHUANG2
"Gore Calls it Quits"
12-20-02 "Landowner's Rights Advocate" .......ISSAQUAHKING







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[daisyscarlett]

Nice to see you both here, one from the great Northeast (thanks for the Maine weather report) and one from the deep South (GailA, love all those graphics you are posting and look forward to the great Santa one after the holidays)...

Merry Christmas! DaisyScarlett

[SheLion]

Thank you, daisyscarlett!!! And I hope you and all the peoples in here have a super Holiday Season!

[ValerieUSA]

I just like the color.

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for the Christmas greeting. Merry Christmas to you, taxman.

[daisyscarlett]

Enjoy all your family celebrations this weekend. Glad you have a little bit of snow...

Merry Christmas! DaisyScarlett

[daisyscarlett]

Good afternoon Meek. Always good to see with all those goodies...

Merry Christmas! DaisyScarlett

[daisyscarlett]

Thanks for the photo and the reminder that today is Solstice... You said it so well, as always.

I'll bet this spread for Santa will get you that new BB Gun you want so bad, lol...

[daisyscarlett]

Sounds like you a fun and busy weekend planned and thanks for the update on your chickadees...was wondering how they were faring..

Merry Christmas! DaisyScarlett

[daisyscarlett]

I cannot even imagine going shopping today...You must be a glutton for punishment...The malls have been so crowded this week...I found myself muttering to myself "Doesn't anybody work M-F 9-5 jobs anymore"...

Merry Christmas! DaisyScarlett

[lodwick]

Hi Valerie - that's a good enough reason to throw it up here. Thanks for all the great pictures that you share with us...one of these days, we will say, "We knew her back when."

[daisyscarlett]

I love that aqua car color, too. Is it one of those Chevy's from the '50's?

DaisyScarlett

[ValerieUSA]

Tonkawa Falls Park, Crawford, Texas

[GailA]

Visited the fabric section of Wal-Mart today ( I confess I can't go into Wally World without going to the fabric section) and they had 2 beautiful Patriotic BEAR pieces of material with a third that matches it! Bears waving the Flag, bears dressed in Red, White and Blue, My country tis of Thee, USA, Liberty, the Pledge. They really are beautiful pieces of material. I scarfed up a yard and a half of two of them, the third I only got a half a yard. It was patches suitable for putting on T shirts.

[ValerieUSA]

It's an old DeSoto I saw in Savannah Georgia this summer.

[Aquamarine]

Very nice color! ;)

[LadyX]

What a feast for the eyes and spirit, Valerie - as always is so!

Thank you for all your gifts, and a special Merry Christmas to you and yours ~ ~ ~

[firewalk]

Bumping by to say hello. Hope everyone's having a nice day (-:

[LadyX]

Keep in mind that the sunrise for Fairbanks was at 10:55 a.m. and will set in one hour at 2:40 p.m. and what you see at 13:38:32 is the maximum amount of light for the day.

It is usually this murky ethereal light rather than outright sunshine.

My main problem was going to the commissary at this time of day, after lunch, and emerging right after 'sunset' into pitch black darkness.
Very disorienting, and you think, "Oh my gosh - is it time to cook dinner already?!"

[lodwick]

That's just too cold. Period. ;-)

[LadyX]

But - but - it is a balmy 11 below zero now!
Unheard of!!
LOL

At this time in 1965, right after Christmas, we had had weeks of no warmer than 40 below zero - mostly 50 below.
The base coal supply for the steam heat was getting critically low, and they actually were planning to evacuate all the dependents to Seattle and group the men in as few barracks as they could to conserve what was on hand.

Can you imagine how heartbroken we were when the temperatures broke and 'soared'??
We were dying to go to the Lower 48 and a degree of 'normalcy!'

One 'must' to get in the Lower 48 was fresh milk. What we had in stores was milk from which the water had been extracted - shipped - and Alaska water added to it. Never tasted 'right.'

That fall, too, we had a three-month period when not one fresh vegetable of any kind was in the commissary - - depressingly barren section.

I also hungered for current news of any kind. Our tv programs were tapes 3 weeks after they played in the lower 48 - sent to Juneau - then Anchorage - and then Fairbanks.

Never got news analysis programs, nor did the Fairbanks paper report any world/Lower 48 news - just local issues like the Police Report - "Mrs. Jackson on 9th Avenue had a moose loose in her yard yesterday." Important stuff..:)))