FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 17 June 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HONOR GUARDS

Honor guards march into position for the Memorial Day presidential wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

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.

PATRIOTIC RIDE

Veterans show their support for Rolling Thunder as they ride from the Pentagon to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. Rolling Thunder is an annual event in which thousands of veterans ride motorcycles through the city to call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

INDEPENDENCE AVENUE

Veterans participate in Rolling Thunder as they ride along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. The event brings together thousands of veterans and other participates who call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

IN MEMORY

Flags and wreaths rest among the tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

WW II MEMORIAL

A Joint Service Color Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

RECOVERY MISSION

U.S. service members empty a suction hose of sediment into a screen during an underwater recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, May 20, 2011. The service members, assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, are deployed off the north central coast of Vietnam to search for the remains of Americans missing from the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim

SOUND BARRIER

An F/A-18C Hornet breaks the sound barrier over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The hornet is part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

SHADOW SOLDIER

A coalition special operations forces member scans an area for insurgent activity as an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air support during an operation to destabilize insurgent drug trade near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. During the operation, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium were destroyed by the Afghan led force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney

OKLAHOMA HELP

U.S. Army soldiers search the remnants of a house after a deadly tornado near Piedmont, Okla., May 24, 2011. The soldiers are members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard. Oklahoma National Guard photo by Capt. Geoff Legler

HIGH FIVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Patterson high-fives a boy through the glass at the New York Aquarium as part of a diver demonstration during Fleet Week 2011 in New York, May 28, 2011. Fleet Week is an opportunity for area residents to meet sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as observe the capabilities of today's maritime services. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class W. B. Swoboda

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[stephenjohnbanker]

God Bless our troops, one and all!!

[don-o]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2735841/posts

Marine hero story here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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

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[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Evening Kathy! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[SandRat]

Jinx will confirm; this is a Fire & Smoke Friday.

[puppypusher]

Good Evening Kathy and my Fellow Freepers.Its Great to be here with you this evening.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Howdy howdy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

A grabbing the gold....Nana Hope and Hawaii tie for first!!

[Iron Munro]

The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
(click for YouTube)

Monster hit in 1962, reached # 10 on Billboard.
Stayed in the Top 40 for 13 weeks.

Lyrics to Soldier Boy by The Shirelles

Soldier boy
Oh, my little soldier boy
I'll be true to you

You were my first love
And you'll be my last love
I will never make you blue
I'll be true to you
In the whole world
You can love but one girl
Let me be that one girl
For I'll be true to you

Wherever you go
My heart will follow
I love you so
I'll be true to you
Take my love with you
To any port or foreign shore
Darling you must feel for sure
I'll be true to you

Soldier boy
Oh, my little soldier boy
I'll be true to you

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....sjb snags the silver!!

[Iron Munro]

Homecoming Marine by Norman Rockwell
October 13, 1945

[Kathy in Alaska]

sjb...((HUGS))...how are you? Are you in any fire danger?

[luvie]

Yip-yip-yip yahoo! Friday....and I’m on a road trip, visiting my kids AND Piper! WOOOOOHOOOOOO!

Thanks for opening the Canteen for us!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mr Munro...((HUGS))...great reminder of a Marine homecoming so many years ago. Thank you.