FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 14 January 2016

Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In the World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Berrens talks with Marines in a dining facility during a worship service on Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. Berrens, chaplain with Marine Aircraft Group, travels to different combat outposts and forward operating bases to visit and provide spiritual guidance for service members.

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.

SWIM CALL

U.S. Navy sailors and Marines participate in a swim call off the stern gate of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde to celebrate the 121st birthday of the chief petty officer rank in the Arabian Sea, April 1, 2014. The Mesa Verde, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS

Korean and U.S. Marines traverse the shoreline aboard amphibious assault vehicles during Ssang Yong 2014 on Doksoek-ri in Pohang, South Korea, March 31, 2014. The annual exercise is conducted to enhance the interoperability of Korean and U.S. forces by performing a full spectrum of amphibious operations.

CYCLE KISSES

Air Force wounded warrior August O'Neill interacts with his service dog, Kai, during the cycling portion of the Air Force Warrior Games Trials on Nellis Air Force Base, NV, April 9, 2014. O'Neill competed in the 6-mile men's hand cycle heat with four others. Competitive ill, injured and wounded airmen and soldiers raced in seven heats stretching six to 18 miles on varying bike frames.

HELICOPTER ARRIVAL

U.S. Marines await a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a U.S.-France bilateral exercise in Djibouti, April 25, 2014. The Marines, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of responsibility.

HORIZON SCAN

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher K. Jordan scans the horizon while flying a combat sortie mission to support Afghanistan's presidential elections, April 5, 2014. Jordan, an E-3B sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft pilot, is assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron.

HOMECOMING KISS

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer Greer kisses his wife after the return of the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson to Mayport, FL, March 20, 2014, from a six-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. The Simpson conducted more than 700 flight hours and traveled more than 35,000 nautical miles to support regional and maritime security. Greer is an electronics technician.

HOIST TRAINING

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter hoists U.S. Air Force pararescuemen during a water rescue exercise near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 20, 2014. The pararescuemen are assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The training helps airmen stay proficient in water rescue skills.

NIGHT FIRE

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers conduct a night-fire exercise using 81 mm mortars for illumination on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktiya province, March 21, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 71st Calvary Regiment, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

CANINE COMFORT

Army Spc. Jeffry Cotner helps a dog after it had surgery during Operation Arctic Care at a military veterinary clinic on Kodiak Island, AK, April 7, 2014. Cotner is a food inspector assigned to the 218th Medical Detachment, Veterinary Services, Fort Lewis, WA.

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...sounds like you had a good times singing at the Pub last night.

Are you asked for requests? Do you go with a plan?

[ConorMacNessa]

It was warm over the weekend but has gotten cold again. We had a high in the mid 30's today - tomorrow in the mid 40's.

We actually got the fence finished Sunday - Mrs. MacNessa brothers are magic. The all bought their tools - the back yard looked like some kind of Reality TV workshop.

The office is still warm, but I have a fan again.

"If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape
and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy."

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! Go Maxine!!

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...are you still cold? Snow coming down the mountain to you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...it’s snowing!!! Only a couple inches, but it’s white outside.

When I went to bed last night it was colder at your house than mine.

This is her plane...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA103

[ConorMacNessa]

May it be ever so!

"Happy, happy, happy pair!
None but the Brave,
None but the Brave,
None but the Brave deserve the Fair!"

"If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape
and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...my sister, right now, is in your world at about 34,000 feet.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A good day indeed...less than an hour.

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy and thanks per usual.

Your sister in town?

[Kathy in Alaska]

They haven’t fixed your A/C??

I hope you got some pictures for memories of the fence raising in your yard. Sounds like a good time was had by all.

What’s that saying about “many hands”?

[radu]

Howdy Kathy.
I checked the cams a couple of minutes ago and it looks like it’s snowing at a good clip. And it’s so bright!

Your sister is close. I hope you don’t have any problems getting to and from the airport.

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Pro...she’s 32 minutes out, and it’s gently snowing. At least she won’t arrive to dirt. d:o)

[SkyDancer]

I’ll wave to her .... LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’ll go downstairs in about 15 minutes, warm up and clean off the car and start for the airport. She will call as soon as she lands and get her luggage and be watching for me to show up. It’s not very cold.

Snow on the ground makes a HUGE difference in being able to see.

[PROCON]

An office full of lawyers and no A/C? You all ought to sue somebody :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Does Charlie like the cold? He has a lovely white coat.

[Kathy in Alaska]

AMPHIBIOUS LANDING

An MV-22 Osprey approaches for a landing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2014. The Anchorage is off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. The Osprey is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161.

[ConorMacNessa]

They haven't fixed it. Somehow, the room in which I work is the only room on the whole floor that is hot. It's nowhere near as bad as it was last week, but it's still warm enough that I almost zonked out a couple of times. And I'm wearing the lightest shirts I own commando style.

"If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape
and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy."