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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 30 October 2014
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/29/2014 5:59:33 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska



~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


CLOSE QUARTERS

U.S. Navy Airman Tyler Dufford tightens a bolt on a water break aboard the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the East China Sea, Oct. 18, 2013. The Washington and Carrier Air Wing 5 provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Liam Kennedy




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.




CREW CHIEF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. Wells, a crew chief, is assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia


PUSH POWER

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zac Sidders, left, assists airmen in pushing cargo off a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. Sidders, a loadmaster, is assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard and deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker


HOWITZER FOCUS

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jahrahrah Gousby sights in an M119A2 105mm howitzer during a dry-fire exercise on Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 3, 2013. Gousby is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor



CARGO CALCULATIONS

U.S. Air Force personnel load cargo bundles, destined for a remote drop zone in Ghazni province, on a C-130H Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Oct. 6, 2013. The airmen, crew chiefs and loadmasters are assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker


EASTERN AFGHANISTAN

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a mountain range while moving a passenger in eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Todd Pouliot


WORDS OF HONOR

Former Army Capt. Willliam D. Swenson, recipient of the Medal of Honor, pauses as he offers remarks after he was inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Oct. 16, 2013. Swenson received the medal for his efforts during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Sept. 8, 2009. The Pentagon Channel video still




ESPRIT DE CORPS

U.S. Marine Corps noncommissioned officers participate in an endurance course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, Oct. 11, 2013. Marines and sailors participated in the course to increase readiness and esprit de corps. The Marines and sailors are assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald


SAN ANTONIO RESCUE

U.S. sailors help transfer distressed persons from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio to a Maltese offshore patrol vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 17, 2013. The San Antonio rescued 128 men adrift in an inflatable raft after responding to a call by the Maltese government. U.S. Navy photo


CONTAINER CREW

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Holen operates a handler to place a container onto the back of a palletized load system with guidance from U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jim Blakeley on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013. Holen is assigned to the South Dakota Army National Guard's 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and Blakeley is assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's 1229th Transportation Company. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen



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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To: SandRat

I was off today, so it WAS a happy break. If only I didn’t have to work tomorrow and Saturday! LOL!


81 posted on 10/30/2014 7:27:40 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: LUV W

OUTCH!!!!!

I’m heading to PHX, we’re having gathering of all 4 of the GR-Kids for HALLOWEEN.


82 posted on 10/30/2014 7:41:48 PM PDT by SandRat (<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

That sounds like fun, Sandy! Enjoy those precious little ones [I know you WILL!]


83 posted on 10/30/2014 8:05:07 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: LUV W

I will and so will MrsSR.


84 posted on 10/30/2014 8:09:13 PM PDT by SandRat (<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

To be sure! :)


85 posted on 10/30/2014 10:01:46 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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