~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
AMERICA'S EAGLE
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, America's Tall Ship, passes the Domino Sugar plant as it departs the Baltimore Harbor, June 17, 2012, to continue its participation in OpSail 2012. The Eagle is an 1,800-ton steel hull, three-masted sailing ship with more than 21,000 square-feet of sail and more than five miles of rigging.
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.
BONDING BUDDY
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Serella bonds with his military working dog, Nero, as children look on during Operation Clean Sweep in Kandahar City in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Oct. 3, 2012. Serella, a narcotics patrol detector dog handler, is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division.
ACCORDIAN ARTIST
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michelle Hooper interacts with Badger during a performance for the 438th Medical Detachment veterinary service on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012. Hooper, a musician, is assigned to "Total Force," the U.S. Air Forces Central Band, which played at several work centers on the base.
HONORING A MARINE
Marines release the ashes of Marine Corps Sgt. Brett Jaffe above Phillips Drop Zone on Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., July 26, 2012. "It was an honor and privilege to take this Marine on his last jump and give him a proper hail and farewell," said Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marty Rhett. The Marines are military free fall instructors assigned to Marine Detachment, Fort Bragg, NC.
LITTLE ROCKER
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band perform during Naval Medical Center San Diego's appreciation day for the hospital's staff, patients and families in San Diego, Oct. 20, 2012. The Gary Sinise Foundation hosted the event, which featured a performance by the band Stolen Silver, a barbecue lunch, appearances by the Cirque du Soleil Street Team, and special guests from the television show "CSI: NY."
RIFLE DRILL
Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team, part of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment known as "The Old Guard," perform during an exhibition drill at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, April 13, 2013. The soldiers spend hours a week perfecting each movement and routine.
NOSE TO NOSE
Marine Corps Sgt. Chesty XIII, right, official mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps, stares down his successor, Recruit Chesty, during training on Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, DC, March 20, 2013.
CONNY COMES HOME
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Denton plays with his partner, Conny, a military working dog, before her retirement ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, FL, July 12, 2012. Denton, a military working dog handler, assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron and Conny have been partners for two years. Denton adopted Conny upon her retirement.
BALL BREAK
Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab trained to detect tactical explosives, chews on a tennis ball as David Sheffer, her handler and dog trainer, explains Coba's capabilities at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, CA, June 14, 2012. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Division's 4th Stryker Brigade, role players and government civilians watched the demonstration. Brigade members will select handlers to lead a similar dog in Afghanistan when they deploy this fall.
SUPER SIGNAL
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Shawn D. Decker signals his Marines to guide an inflatable raft out the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter into the water off the North Carolina coast as part of Operation Mailed Fist, June 18, 2012.
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
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