FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 23 February 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Flag Raising at Iwo Jima – 23 February 1945

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USMC War Memorial – Arlington, Virginia

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.

AERIAL RE-ENLISTMENT

Navy Chief Warrant Officer Keith Pritchett, lower left, administers the oath-of-enlistment to Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Turner during an in-air reenlistment ceremony over Jamul, Calif., Jan. 19, 2012. Pritchett is the officer-in-charge of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, and Turner is a mass communication specialist. The Leap Frogs perform aerial parachute demonstrations across America in support of Naval Special Warfare. U.S. Navy photo by James Woods

ARCTIC ESCORT

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter lands on an ice sheet near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2012. The helicopter and crew traveled with the USCGC Healy as it escorted the Russian tanker Renda across the Bering Sea to deliver fuel to Nome, Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler

KHOWST SECURITY

U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Guzman provides security alongside Afghan Border Police officers while patrolling a village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Jan. 18, 2012. Guzman is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company C, Team Hatchet, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. and Afghan National Security Forces worked together to surprise and corner insurgents with air assault missions in the villages near the Pakistani border. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phillip McTaggart

OVERDUE EMBRACE

Navy Chief Petty Officer Craig Wright reunites with his family on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., after returning from a strategic deterrent patrol aboard the ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson, Jan. 21, 2012. Wright is a sonar technician, submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early

FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT

Pilot Mr. Mark Ward performs the first night flight for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over Edwards Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 18, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds

IRON FIST EXERCISE

A U.S. Marine steers a rigid-hull inflatable boat as it transports Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during an amphibious training exercise as part of Iron Fist 2012 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 22, 2012. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services, while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III

RAPPEL READY

U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis waiting below during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 14, 2012. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley

SAFE WATCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Ramon Cortez takes a knee while providing security detail during a combat patrol in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2012. Cortez is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

HEAVE-HO

U.S. Navy sailors heave the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2012. The John C. Stennis is on a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)).. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

23Feb1945 – Flag Raising on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima as depicted at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia

“The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years.”
James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, KAthy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

This is the third one I've had. The last one worked for about three months. I'm hoping this one will last longer.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...did your sun ever come back?

About 3” of snow at my house yesterday. Coming to work this morning was dicey...VERY ICY! Temps still hovering around freezing. Radio reports all day about slippery roads.

[AZamericonnie]

another Threeper

Lexicon Hope!:)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*

Hope you are feeling better today. PT beating you up, but making progress?

Did Mary make it safely to her final mission post?

[AZamericonnie]

AERIAL RE-ENLISTMENT

I think this is a first for me! Thank you for this evenings thread of our finest at work! *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch. Hope work is going well. Any time for just fun reading?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[The Mayor]

How’d that happen, there were at least 3 before me....

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It is purchased with the blood of Patriots!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[AZamericonnie]

Giving up wine for Lent?

Well yes Conor...thank goodness it’s only 40 days.

I could keep that one.:) Unfortunatly wine makes me ill. Love the taste of it & can cook with....just not sip a glass. *sigh*

*Hugs*

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

The sun peaked out a few times today....each time I went off to do errands and some of my agenda. Each time I ended up wet in some air conditioned store or office. C'est la météorologique de l'île!

Heard you had a moose shopping today too...didn't stay long, probably didn't care much for the air conditioning (or climate control) either.

You said previously you had had sleet, some rain and then freezing temps. Not a good combination so stay safe.

[ConorMacNessa]

Making progress! Mary has made it to her destination, a small village outside of Nairobi. Things are going well for her at this juncture.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi Connie!

*HUGS*

Hopefully, staying off the grape will help me lose some weight. We're having unseasonably warm temperatures this week - looking for 70's tomorrow.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

AMERICA – LAND OF THE FREE . . .

BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SandRat]

Out a little while because I had to Snake ou a clogged Toilet cloggef becuase someone used to much TP.