FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 02 August 2012

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

USS LEXINGTON VET

Harry Frey, a World War II veteran, discusses his time serving aboard the USS Lexington with sailors assigned to the USS Halsey in Brisbane, Australia, May 5, 2012. Frey survived a bombing aboard the Lexington during the Battle of Coral Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Farrington

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.

HELPING HAND

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Angelo Anderson lends a helping hand to retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Oswald Gould during the cycling event at the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1, 2012. Anderson is a hospital corpsman and Gould was an aviation machinist's mate. More than 200 wounded, ill or injured service members from the U.S. and British armed forces are competing in the games, which run until May 5. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Danals

RED WAVE

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL candidate waves a flare during a simulated dive casualty drill during training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., April 26, 2012. Dive training is the second training phase that BUD/S candidates must complete. The Navy SEALs are the maritime component of special operations forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the air, land and sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique M. Canales

AIR PISTOL COMPETITION

Veteran Justin Miller takes aim during the 2012 Warrior Games during the Air Pistol Competition at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs Colo., May 3, 2012. Miller took third place in the SH1 category with a total score of 427.8. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Piper

LEAP OF FAITH

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez, left, extends a helping hand to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Mireles as he jumps a stream during a security patrol in Durzay, Afghanistan, April 30, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

SHOOTING COACH

Roger Withrow, a shooting coach for the All-Marine team, cheers for his Marines during the shooting portion of the 2012 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, May 3, 2012. The Marines destroyed the competition winning 20 out of 24 medals for the second year in a row. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

LOCAL TALKS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Ellington talks to a local Afghan boy in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, April 24, 2012. Ellington’s platoon partnered with Afghan soldiers in a clearing operation throughout the area. He is a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

DISCUS TOSS

Petty Officer 2nd Class Max Rohn tosses a discus during the track and field events at the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 4, 2012. The competition concluded May 5. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Danals

NAVY RACER

Retired Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Nathan DeWalt races during the track and field events at the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 4, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Danals

CARGO REPLENISHMENT

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to the USS Makin Island during a replenishment-at-sea mission with the USNS Patuxent under way in the Gulf of Aden, May 4, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[luvie]

Oooo...that was a skeery one! I still shudder when I see lots of birds on a wire. LOL!

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Patchy fog this morning.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Light and variable winds...
Becoming south around 5 mph this afternoon.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Making Z Zoup
A pinch of this...a dash of that...
more Olympics sprinkled in

The Official Olympic Flag ~
Created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914,
the Olympic flag contains five interconnected rings
on a white background.
The five rings symbolize the five significant continents
and are interconnected to symbolize the friendship
to be gained from these international competitions.
The rings, from left to right, are
blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
The colors were chosen because
at least one of them appeared on the flag
of every country in the world.
The Olympic flag was first flown
during the 1920 Olympic Games.

The Olympic Motto ~
In 1921, Pierre de Coubertin,
founder of the modern Olympic Games,
borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend,
Father Henri Didon, for the Olympic motto:
Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger").

The Olympic Flame ~
The Olympic flame is a practice continued
from the ancient Olympic Games.
In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun
and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games.
The flame first appeared in the modern Olympics
at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
The flame itself represents a number of things,
including purity and the endeavor for perfection.

Real Gold Medals ~
The last Olympic gold medals
that were made entirely out of gold
were awarded in 1912.

The Medals ~
The Olympic medals are designed
especially for each individual Olympic Games
by the host city's organizing committee.
Each medal must be at least three millimeters thick
and 60 millimeters in diameter.
Also, the gold and silver Olympic medals
must be made out of 92.5 percent silver,
with the gold medal covered in six grams of gold.

I've got to make my rounds.
Please stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

REMEMBER THEM

ADAMS, SAMUEL
10/31/1965
South Vietnam
Died in Captivity

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

Lt. Commander David

[beachn4fun]

YIKES!

Good morning, LTOS

Where is the house you need to sell?

[beachn4fun]

G’day SkyDancer

awww, that was so nice of the Marine getting his picture taken with WWII vet.

LOL on the Marines have been here (and the others too). Got to borrow that one.

The Australian Corp. one sounds like it should be the Irish Corp. hehe

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Getting busy so I’ll have to run in a bit.

Have a great day, stay cool.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

Happy Thursday!!! Almost there!!!　



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning CMN ((HUGS))

Happy Thursday.

If boss man says ok then this could be my FRiday. My oldest grandchild arrived at the house yesterday and will be spending a couple of days. I’m going to take tomorrow off so we can do something. She’ll be heading to college (first year) in a couple weeks.

[beachn4fun]

#50

[left that other site]

It’s in Broward, and under contract. I just didn’t want a tornado to blow it away before the papers were passed.

It’s a short sale, so I will not get anything.

[beachn4fun]

Awww, good news/bad news

[luvie]

Just stoppin' by to say "HI"!
I'm off in about an hour on my road trip!
Woooooohoooooo!
Hope all of you have a great day!
It's gonna be a hot one the whole way to OK. Ugh!
But the destination will be worth the heat!
Fixin' ta see Piper...and her parents! :)
(((((hugs)))))

[luvie]

Yikes!! Glad you out-ran that demon and hope the house is not harmed! Had to be SO scary!!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

woo hoo...have a great trip

[left that other site]

Yeah...Welcome to obamaville. Oh Well, naked we come into this world, and naked we leave it.

[left that other site]

I just watched “The Birds”, uncensored and uninterrupted, yesterday. Far scarier than ANY blood and guts movie that is in Technicolor, Cinemascope, High Def, Stereo, CGI FX nowadays.

[left that other site]

Very Scary.

As if I haven’t had enough aggravation lately.

[luvie]

Thanks! Looking forward to everything but the loooooong 7 1/2 hour drive. LOL!

Have a great day, Early Bird! (((hugs)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Another upper 90º day for us here.

[luvie]

~~~shudder~~~ It completely creeped me out....and birds have
never been the same since. LOL!