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.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

It was a good day..
Gotta be up early tomorrow, though..
*sigh*
Workln’ all weekend,

[MeekMom]

Evening dear friends!
Hope everyone is well rested now that the holidays are done.
(((Big hugs all around!!!)))

[MeekMom]

Sounds like you need this hon...

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
That would be nice, indeed!

[TASMANIANRED]

Awwwwww cute.

I’m in the middle of working a lousy schedule but I guess I shouldn’t complain..

Putting in 80 hours in a 10 day stretch.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TS....hope you had a great New Year’s Day. Do you have snow yet? Are you gripped with cold like half the United States?

[TASMANIANRED]

I’m off tomorrow and then back Saturday and Sunday.

Sorry you have to get up early.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Meeky. Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Freckle face...

[PERKY2004]

EEEK! You poor thing, you will really need a day off when that's over! Do you like your job?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Speaking of which, the hour grows late!
Off to me bedchamber!
Good night, much love, and hugs alla ‘round!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you and Minette could spend some "quality" time together. d:o)

Good night and rest well, ms b...*HUGS*
Thanks for all you do for our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy New Year’s Day, Taz...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy New Year, Perky...your friend is in the spirit, and looking quite dapper.

[TASMANIANRED]

I have a great job .

It’s just trying to get everything back to normal with the holidays.

[TASMANIANRED]

Night Schatzi.

Have a good day tomorrow.

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks Kathy.

Returned to you.

It’s quieter in here than last night and quieter on the work front too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy New Year, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[freekitty]

Evening to you.