FReeper Canteen ~ Happy New Year and It's Friday ~ 02 Jan 09

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy New Year & It's Friday!! ~

PUPPY PLAY

U.S. Army Spc. David Cartwright plays with some puppies outside the Iraqi Police District Headquarters in Mahawil, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2008. Cartwright is assigned to the 1st Platoon, 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Wyman

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

THREE AMIGOS

U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Apatang, left, and Sgt. Shane Schroder, center, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Owen, enjoy a cup of chai during a break while conducting a patrol in Ghazaliya, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Apatang and Schroder are assigned to Black Foot Troop, 4th Squadron, 5th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and Owen is assigned to Joint Combat Camera Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Owen

BOWL HANDSHAKE

Army Gen. David H. Petraeus shakes hands with football players from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Houston before the coin toss at the sixth annual Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 31, 2008. Petraeus performed the coin toss and was honored during the game's half-time event. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Class Jhi L. Scott

Loretta Lynn ~ Coal Miner's Daughter

Andrea Bocelli ~ Le Tue Parole

Patsy Cline ~ I Can't Forget

Kenny Rogers ~ Ticket To Nowhere

Harry Nilsson ~ Can't Live If Living Is Without You

ICE BRIDGE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexandre Leseur waits while the water pumps flood a small section of the ice bridge and it starts to freeze. He will then move the water pumps to the next designated area, Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. 23, 2008. Leseur is assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron range maintenance, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder

WHO ME?

Ryky, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, who is partnered with U.S. Army Sgt. James Harrington, prepares to leave Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2008, on cache and search operations and route clearance in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Harrington is assigned to the 947th Military Police Detachment, part of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard." U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Harrington

Billie Jo Spears ~ Dallas

Wayne Newton ~ Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

Maynard Ferguson ~ Simple Life

Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Cold Cold Heart

Anne Murray ~ All of Me

CHRISTMAS DROP

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Heath Bahyi and another crewmember wait for the right moment to push a boxed pallet of donated supplies from a C-130 Hercules during the 2008 Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 19, 2008, over the remote Island of Yap, one of the islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald

KODAK MOMENT

Dozens of U.S. Air Force airmen and U.S. Army soldiers use their digital cameras, almost as one, to capture the arrival of Air Force One at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2008. President George W. Bush visited Bagram to thank U.S. servicemembers for their service and the honor to serve as their commander in chief. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Buffy, Hugs.

WooooooooHooo

Happy Dance for you.

[luvie]

Thanks for Friday's thread.....

Saluting all our Canteen heroes
...and all our troops around the world!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year....your Troop is coming home for R&R!!

[luvie]

Howdy, Sissy!

(((hugs)))

Havin’ a quiet night tonight? Did you have any fireworks
injuries last night? I didn’t hear many around here at all!

[TASMANIANRED]

I didn’t hear about any of them.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you, Ma!

[luvie]

I guess they didn’t try to ingest them then. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, freekitty, for helping honor our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[TASMANIANRED]

I’ve had kids chew on fire crackers before.

Usually have to eat more than one before it’s a problem.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LINCOLN LIGHTS U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare a San Diego Coast Guard HH-60 helicopter for launch at dawn on the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, Pacific Ocean, Dec. 15, 2008. The helicopter participated in a rescue in which an injured sailor was evacuated to Lincoln and stabilized before being flown to San Francisco for treatment. The USS Lincoln is under way conducting training and carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

JUST A LITTLE MORE U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Schlaf directs a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle onto a temporary bridge in the Jabour area, south of Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2008. The bridge enabled the vehicles involved in Operation Panda Garden to reach the staging area, by covering a canal that would have otherwise obstructed movement. Schlaf is the fire support officer for the 1st Armored Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, Task Force 4-27 “Thunder”, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Wolfe

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*smooch*
Good evening, Sis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Did you have a nice day? You make something special for you and Mr B for new years celebration?

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, Kathy!

Good evening, all!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

A very quiet day, and much needed!
Curled up with a good book intending to read..
Then Minette climbed on board and started purring
Zzzzzzzzz..
LOL
No, nothing special for foodies..
Just made a nice batch of fried chicken is all.
How about you?

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening QT pi.

[PERKY2004]

Good Evening, Taz!!! How was your January 1???

[TASMANIANRED]

Sounds like a good day to me.

[Tanniker Smith]

Evening, QT2.