A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-25-03...There Will Always Be A Place For Freeps

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[LadyX]

By now, nutmeg, you probably have read my # 296 to you.
Thank you...:))

[humblegunner]

It's great during cold weather!

[Libertina]

I heard this coming home from work. YAHOO! Thanks Sean and B-1 Bob! :)

[nutmeg]

To get to the indoor pool then, one went by bus out past the Rifle Range.
It was literally unnerving to have waves of thousands of roaring, enthusiastically vocal male recruits cheering our passage with women aboard!! I just knew one day they would storm the bus!

LOL, wow! You must have a million amazing stories to tell. I posted a similar story of my mother's in post 286 (she was a WAVE, back in WWII, based at the Charleston Navy yard, Charleston, SC).

[firewalk]

A special ceremony will be held at sea at 0700 PST Wednesday a.m.
to honor Captain ofMagogs's wife and CHIEFnegotiator.

Please pause wherever you are to remember them.

I will....thanks LadyX

[Libertina]

Congratulations you great DC FReepers! Heard about you today on NATIONAL talk radio. :)

[JustAmy]

Present!!!

[dansangel]

And one for which you're about to become a regular follower, aren't you? LOL!

Consider that an order, not a suggestion!

:-) LOL!

[JustAmy]

Sounds wonderful!

[dansangel]

Hope to meet you both in person someday!

Dittoes from us! {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}

dansangel and .45MAN

[LadyX]

The recruits back then had NO outside contact during recruit training, so there always was a lot of 'tension' when the women recruits went Mainside.

I was the Right Guide in my own Basic Training Platoon of 73 women, and when we marched Mainside to Chapel, the Cobbler's, etc., men everywhere thought it great sport to try to make us disgrace ourselves and smile or look their way - always had whistles and catcalls and comments.

I was Miss Stone Face, the main target out front, never breaking and giving them satisfaction!

I later headed a Silent Drill Team of 8 for my old Drill Instructor, performing in Savannah and Charleston at the USO's, speaking of Charleston.

Then there was the time I was on leave and hitched a ride from Miami to Charleston on a C-130...:)) Nice swabbie took me from the AF Base to the Navy Guest Quarters in town, unable to afford a 10-mile taxi ride. Made it safely, too..:))
Whew!

[WVNan]

nutmeg, it's a pleasure to meet you and

[nutmeg]

Congratulations you great DC FReepers! Heard about you today on NATIONAL talk radio. :)

Thank you, Libertina, but technically, we are not DC FReepers - zelig and I are members of the Tri-State (NY- NJ-CT) Chapter, because of our geographical area (CT). Actually, I think we might be "honorary" members of the DC Chapter, because we participated in a couple of FReeps with them.

sauropod IS one of the very cool members of the DC Chapter, though! Yes, also I heard Sean Hannity today; he gave a plug to the DC Chapter's Patriots Rally, which will be held this Saturday, March 1 in DC.

You did a great job at CPAC, BTW! It was nice to meet you there.

[jwfiv]

Ye be a compassionate Captain, in a conservative sorta way, of course. Thank you, Sir.

I must confess, Queegueg made me more than a little nervous when I first saw him...however, he's a rather reasonable chap, what with bein' a cannibal and all.

I shall be on deck for the ceremonies at dawn.

'Tis a grand voyage we are embarked upon, I'm proud to be part of the crew.

[nutmeg]

Cool graphics! (Where did you get that 'zelig'?) It is very nice to meet you as well, WVNan. :-)

[WVNan]

All graphics come from the goldmine of graphics...Google Images. I just typed in zelig and got tons of graphics. As long as I've been at FR, I don't understand why I've not crossed paths with you guys before. Maybe it's because I spend most of my time here. (g)

[FreeTheHostages]

:) You're so gracious and good about thanking the vets. A lot of them post here.

Wow, it's such good news about Sean Hannity. I'm jazzed.

[WVNan]

I forgot nutmeg. Zelig can put that graphic on his profile page and use it as a signature.

[FreeTheHostages]

Isn't it great? You'll see another post in another thread where I said, who knows, maybe this will be like the wave you managed so well, which turned into this huge rally. Like you say, it's about capitalizing on opportunities. That's what we've got to do now.

[WVNan]

Judging from long-time observation I'd say you are always jazzed my girl. Hehehe.