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FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 08 October 10
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/07/2010 6:09:55 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~


TEETH TASK

Retired U.S. Army Cpl. Kevin Stoneormer teaches former Army Spc. Erik Hjeltnes to draw and fire a bow with his teeth during the U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Military Sports Camp at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Oct. 5, 2010. More than 60 injured troops from U.S., British, and Israeli armed forces participated in the four-day event to introduce paralympic sports to troops and veterans with physical injuries. Stoneormer is a 2004 and 2008 Team U.S.A. paralympic gold medalist. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offier 2nd Class James R. Evans




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.




KAKA KOT STUDENTS

U.S. Army Capt. Lisa Kirby speaks with Kaka Kot school students to learn what they want to be when they grow up in the Nahr-e-Shahi district, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2010.The Afghan National Army's 209th Corps and the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's Female Engagement Team donated about $3,000 worth of school supplies to the girls' school. Kirby is the team coordinator assigned to the 10th Mountain Division on Camp Mike Spann in northern Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sandra Arnold

FIELD OF FIRE

U.S. Army soldiers discuss their sectors of fire during a reconnaissance mission in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Grenier

BOATLOAD OF TROOPS

A landing craft with U.S. Navy sailors and Marines enters the well deck of the USS Essex as part of an evacuation operation drill in the East China Sea, Oct., 1, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Adam M. Bennett




Boxcar Willie ~ You Are My Sunshine

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ~ Maui Hawaiian Sup’pa Man

Hollywood Argyles ~ Alley Oop

Sarah Brightman ~ Time To Say Goodbye

Patsy Cline ~ A Stranger In My Arms




AIR FORCE WIN

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Linebacker Aaron McCauley and Defensive End Billy Yarborough tackle U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Running Back Jared Tew in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 2, 2010. The Falcons ended a seven-year drought defeating the Midshipmen 14-6. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer Chad J. McNeeley


‘PORT-DAWG’ PUSH

U.S. Air Force airmen push a cargo pallet during an engine-running offload of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2010. The airmen, from the Utah Air National Guard, are assigned to the 451st Aerial Port Flight, which handled more than 26 million pounds of cargo in September. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm

EYE CONTACT

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Henry guides an AH-1Z Viper Super Cobra helicopter piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Travis Patterson and 1st Lt. Michael Tetreault to land aboard the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 5, 2010. Patterson and Tetreault are assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Preston Reed


Il Divo ~ You Raise Me Up

Alfie Boe ~ Caruso

Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard ~ How The Other Half Lives

Celtic Cross ~ Chapel Bells

Allan Sherman ~ The Streets of Miami



AIR FIELD TRAINING

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers over pararescuemen as U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jack L. Briggs participates in a training mission on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2010. Briggs is the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander and the pararescuemen are assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The training mission provided a glimpse of what the squadron brings to the fight and the capabilities it provides to combat commanders. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz

MAKO MARCH

U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Ryan McCreary and Capt. Francisco X. Zavala patrol through Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, during Operation Mako, Sept. 21, 2010. McCleary and Zavala are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Mako was on a one-day clearing mission to disrupt enemy activity. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga


COBRA VIEW

U.S. Navy Capt. Jim Landers watches an AH-1W Super Cobra aircraft prepare to take off from the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 3, 2010. Landers is the ship's commanding officer. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the first amphibious landing force to embark the Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's Fleet Week. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elyssa Quesada


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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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1 posted on 10/07/2010 6:09:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Aloha Night Owl!


2 posted on 10/07/2010 6:10:35 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Woo-Hoo!!

Let's Fire This Canteen Up!!

I Support Our U.S. Military!


3 posted on 10/07/2010 6:10:55 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 96, Let's See How Long It Lasts!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Yeah!!!!!


4 posted on 10/07/2010 6:11:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening! *hugs*


5 posted on 10/07/2010 6:11:24 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
It’s Finally Friday!!

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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.

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in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
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The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.



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6 posted on 10/07/2010 6:12:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Evening


7 posted on 10/07/2010 6:14:26 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: ConorMacNessa
From tonight's thread:

The Falcons ended a seven-year drought defeating the Midshipmen 14-6.

Woo-Hoo!

'Sup tonight Navy Bro?!

8 posted on 10/07/2010 6:14:38 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 96, Let's See How Long It Lasts!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hiya Kathy and thanks for tonight’s Canteen!!


9 posted on 10/07/2010 6:15:38 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 96, Let's See How Long It Lasts!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Request permission to come aboard in my diminished capacity!
Can’t find the Microsoft Office disc so I am sans graphics tonite. :(


10 posted on 10/07/2010 6:15:55 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: AZamericonnie; BIGLOOK; PROCON; SandRat; oldteen
I will be back in a bit. My niece is up from Texas for her other gramma’s funeral....but she has come over for a couple hours.
11 posted on 10/07/2010 6:16:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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12 posted on 10/07/2010 6:16:45 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: PROCON

Eating a heavy plate of crow, Army Bro! How are ya doing?


13 posted on 10/07/2010 6:17:13 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Can’t find the Microsoft Office disc so I am sans graphics tonite. :(

No problem, let me help you out there!


14 posted on 10/07/2010 6:18:52 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 96, Let's See How Long It Lasts!)
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To: PROCON

Thanks, I think! OYYYYY!


15 posted on 10/07/2010 6:20:13 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Enjoy your visit! See ya when later!


16 posted on 10/07/2010 6:21:23 PM PDT by oldteen
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To: Kathy in Alaska

17 posted on 10/07/2010 6:21:26 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Hiya Conor!!

Bummer about your graphics, got any special requests!..:=)

18 posted on 10/07/2010 6:23:12 PM PDT by PROCON (Independence Day + 96, Let's See How Long It Lasts!)
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To: BIGLOOK
Aloha BIG! *hugs*

Hope all is well with you!

19 posted on 10/07/2010 6:23:11 PM PDT by oldteen
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20 posted on 10/07/2010 6:24:36 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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