~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
OLDEST MARYLAND MARINE
Retired U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Albert W. Dilworth, center, hands a wreath to the Army Honor Guard to be placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 11, 2010. Dilworth is the oldest living Marine in Maryland at the age of 96. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Jared Forsyth
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.
HOME FOR NOW
Caroline Law, 5, grips the hand of her father, a U.S. Marine, following his return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2010. The Marine is a battalion gunner, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which provided support as part of counterinsurgency operations during Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder
STRIKING REFLECTION
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft sits on the flightline on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Dec. 6, 2010. The Strike Eagle, assigned to 391st and 389th Fighter Squadron, has an array of avionics and electronics systems, giving it the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Debbie Lockhart
FINAL DAY
Two P-3 Orion anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft from the Japan Maritime Defense Force, left, and the U.S. Navy, right, fly over the attack submarine USS Houston on the final day of Keen Sword, an exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 10, 2010. The bilateral exercise is designed to strengthen military operations between the U.S. and Japan, which remains a key strategic partner in the northeast Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas
Shirelles ~ Mama Said
Henry Mancini ~ Moon River
Brook Benton ~ Think Twice
Everly Brothers ~ Walk Right Back
Drifters ~ There Goes My Baby
BLUE VIEW
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Garett lowers a stokes down into the waiting hands of pararescuemen during Keen Sword, an exercise on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Dec. 6, 2010. Garett, a flight engineer, is assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. The exercise will include about 10,500 U.S. participants from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley
FALLING FUEL
Forty bundles of fuel fall from a U.S. Air Force Globemaster III aircraft over Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2010. The aircraft is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin
ORDNANCE LINE
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Geffroy observes as explosive ordnance disposal team members gently place unexploded ordnance in line to be destroyed at Cigini, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2010. Geffroy is the Regional Command Southwest's stability operations governance officer in-charge. U.A. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Sindelar
Roger Whittaker ~ The Little Drummer Boy
Arthur Fiedler ~ Sleigh Ride
Irish Rovers ~ Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Aaron Neville ~ Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Jim Reeves ~ An Old Christmas Carol
PURPLE HEART
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins a Purple Heart Medal on U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon J. Davis on Forward Operating Base Howz-E-Madad, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2010. Gates pinned Purple Hearts, Bronze Stars with Valor and Army Commendation with Valor medals on deployed soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division. Davis is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force by U.S. Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
FAKE HANDOFF
U.S. Naval Academy quarterback Ricky Dobbs fakes a handoff during the first quarter of the 111th annual Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 11, 2010. The Midshipmen defeated the Golden Knights 31-17. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Runge
TWENTY-MINUTE GOAL
U.S. paratroopers remove an M119A2 105mm howitzer from its air-drop packing during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 3, 2010. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The paratroopers’ goal is to fire the cannon within 20 minutes of the first jumper exiting the aircraft. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
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