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Hey Minnesota Freepers! The Minnesota Military Expo is back for the first time since 9/11. This year, it looks like most events will be held at the Army Reserve base instead of the Air Force Reserve base. I've attended in the past and it has been very very interesting! Please make note of the dates and the events happening that weekend. Pass the word around to any Minnesota Freepers not on my PING list or anyone else who may be interested!

This thread, without knowing it, got started by a post from a Mr. Dan Decol whose son is at Walter Reed. He logged onto FR just to give the following message, in Post #94, to the "Street FReepers" at Walter Reed. To: PleaDealI am one of many family members of soldiers who are presently at Walter Reed. We have been there now for six weeks, and with many more to go. After a very hard week of being with my 21 yr. old son who has been deployed to Iraq twice, and came home with stage 4 right renal cell...

      SERVING THE BEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD An Around the World Tour with our United States  Armed Forces!      Our Troops are stationed all over the world,   let's go visit them! Today's stop - Thule Air Base, Greenland Asujutidli! Welcome to Thule Air Base!   Thule is the U.S. Armed Forces' northernmost installation, located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle.  Thule's arctic environment offers some of the most spectacular scenery found anywhere in the world, including majestic icebergs in North Star Bay, the massive polar ice cap, and Wolstenholme Fjord, the only place on Earth where...

After attending the “You Don’t Speak For Me, Cindy” rally at the State Capitol on Wednesday, I KNEW I had to do whatever it took to be there for the “Peace and Justice” rally on Saturday. In between taxiing kids to various activities and attending a funeral for a friend, I managed to spend a few hours with some of the most angry, hateful people I have EVER been around in my entire life! It is an experience I will NEVER forget and I am so glad that I was able to go. I was very nervous about going alone,...