FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 05 March 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MISSING TOOTH

Hailey Froese, daughter of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew and Jennifer Froese, shows her father where she lost a tooth during his homecoming to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI, March 2, 2014, following his six-month deployment to southwest Asia. Froese was one of about 30 airmen assigned to the 127th Security Forces Squadron who returned. U.S. Air National Guard photo by John S. Swanson

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.

WIND SPEED

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. airman provides wind speed and aircraft direction to a C-130 H3 aircraft during night airfield operations on an airfield during Joint Exercise Flintlock 2014 over Niger, Feb. 28, 2014. National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist

VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dorman Bilbrey and a member of the Wounded Warrior Battalion East, practices his sitting volleyball skills during the 2014 Marine Corps Trials on Camp Pendleton, CA, March 4, 2014. The event involves four competing teams comprised of active duty Marines, veterans and international service members. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Ashton Buckingham

PLATOON FLYOVER

The C-130 Hercules known as Fat Albert flies over the silent drill platoon during flight practice at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, AZ, March 4, 2014. The Blue Angels are conducting winter training where the pilots must complete 120 practice flights before kicking off the 2014 air show season at Naval Air Facility El Centro, March 15. Fat Albert is part of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald

HIGH ALTITUDE JUMP

A U.S. airman exits an C-130 H3 aircraft during a high-altitude jump while participating in Joint Exercise Flintlock 2014 over northeastern Niger, Feb. 28, 2014. National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist

HAWAIIAN TUG

The Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Sioux tows the Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 6, 2014. The Protecteur experienced an engine fire en route to Canada and returned to Pearl Harbor with the assistance of U.S. Navy ships. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker

RANGER SECURITY

Army Rangers provide security during a multilateral airborne operation on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 3, 2014. The Rangers are assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

PRACTICE RACE

Marine Corps Sgt. David Tupper races around the track during practice at the 2014 Marine Corps Trials on Camp Pendleton, CA, March 7, 2014. Athletes compete in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball during the event, which runs through March 12.The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment enables wounded, ill, or injured Marines to focus on their abilities and find new avenues to thrive. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca

OPERATION SNOWBIRD

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Wagner, foreground, and Air Force Airman 1st Class John Bybee lock Hydra-70 rockets with M257 illuminating flares into a LAU-131/A rocket launcher on an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation Snowbird on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, March 3, 2014. Wagner and Bybee are weapons loaders assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley

TELESCOPIC STARE

U.S. Navy Seaman Dustin Epp navigates with a telescopic alidade on the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Strait of Messina, March 6, 2014. The ship is supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Hays

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[Kathy in Alaska]

OUCH!!!! He didn’t smash his own finger did he?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did you have a Maddi day?

I’m headed for home, and it’s not even dark yet.

Don’t forget, on Sunday, the rest of us have to go to Daylight Saving Time. *sigh*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[left that other site]

I know it is early...but I am going to bed now.

Nighty Night!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...flying this week?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!
***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors
and to the Officer of the Deck!
Thank you very much for this evening's
"Remembering Our Troops" thread!

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!


Missing Man Setting

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

tt in Kuwait in summer '06

[ConorMacNessa]

Sgt. Troy A. McGill, USA (MOH)
Troop G, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division



From This Day In U.S. Military History:

4 March 1944 - Los Negros Islands, Admiralty Group

Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy at Los Negros Island, Admiralty Group, on 4 March 1944.

In the early morning hours Sgt. McGill, with a squad of 8 men, occupied a revetment which bore the brunt of a furious attack by approximately 200 drink-crazed enemy troops. Although covered by crossfire from machineguns on the right and left flank he could receive no support from the remainder of our troops stationed at his rear. All members of the squad were killed or wounded except Sgt. McGill and another man, whom he ordered to return to the next revetment. Courageously resolved to hold his position at all cost, he fired his weapon until it ceased to function. Then, with the enemy only 5 yards away, he charged from his foxhole in the face of certain death and clubbed the enemy with his rifle in hand-to-hand combat until he was killed. At dawn 105 enemy dead were found around his position. Sgt. McGill’s intrepid stand was an inspiration to his comrades and a decisive factor in the defeat of a fanatical enemy."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nice....I will have to do both eyes.

Do what the doc says...have “fun” with the drops.

An escort is cool. Did he drive you to Spokane?

[PROCON]

I drove to Spokane, but he needed to come along as a required escort after surgery. He’ll probably need to drive home Friday too

[SandRat]

*Good evening, Kathy. ..((HUGS))...had a Maddi day.

Daylight Stupid Time soon to start. *sigh*

[mylife]

A fish out of water, LOL.
Oddly as a Navy man, I loved the desert.

[SkyDancer]

Hai ... nope ... having a bit of off time ... meeting with a gf regarding renting a room .... closer to work.

[The Mayor]

Yes, back to the frozen tundra. two days ago I was on a beach, just for a little while.

[luvie]

Always remembering them!
...and thanking them for their sacrifices!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very nice....that’s my issue right now. I don’t think they will let me drive home. I have to figure out how to get there and back.

They are a traveling unit of doctors.

Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute....their head office is in Chehalis, Washington.

http://www.pcli.com/company/locations/

They have an office in Spokane, too.

I had Lasik in 1998. When my eye doc found cataracts about a year ago, he referred me to this office. As soon as I looked them up online, I knew it was the same place. That is a comfort.

They only come here on certain days of the week, so that is a factor in getting a ride from a work friend. I need to call and get the exact details of how it works, especially as I need both eyes. Days, times, return visits, second eye, and Mom. Serious problems each day since last week. One day at a time with her and mobility. Just finished putting together a “thingy” that goes over the toilet that gives her handles to help getting up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The legislature told us several years ago we could vote on it...didn’t happen.

It has come up again....who knows! It just started to get light driving to work and on Monday morning it will be dark again.

Let’s see how long this takes to post. LOL!

[MoochPooch]

Hi Kathy. Happy Purim — gotta hit the sack early for a busy Thursday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We must always remember them.

Things warming up for you, yet?