FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 25 June 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

WING TO WING

U.S. sailors prepare for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the East China Sea, July 28, 2014. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Seaman Everett Allen

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.

WET WORK

Marines execute the endurance course on Camp Lejeune, NC, July 30, 2014. The endurance course is a 3.4-mile path through the woods that winds through swamps, creeks and obstacles to test endurance and ability to work as a team. The Marines are assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexandria Blanche

TYROLEAN TRAVERSE

Mike Oldham, a Navy veteran, pauses as he experiences a Tyrolean traverse on the top of the area known as "Jurassic Park” during a USO-sponsored rock-climbing camp at Estes Park, CO, Aug. 2, 2014. USO partnered with Team Red, White and Blue to provide opportunities for veterans. A Tyrolean traverse is a method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

SYRINGE STARE

U.S. Army Sgt. Megan Smith fills a syringe during a patient transfer in Afghanistan, July 22, 2014. Smith is a medic assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch

DIAGNOSTIC DUTY

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Freddy Toruno, right, positions a service member for a CT scan at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 23, 2014. Toruno is a diagnostic imaging technologist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez

FLOATING FRIENDS

U.S. and Colombian paratroopers track during a free fall as part of Fuerzas Comando 2014 at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida, Colombia, July 30, 2014. The U.S. service members are assigned to Special Operations Command South. The jump symbolizes the strong partnership between both nations. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Edward Lauer

CARGO CREW

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bradley Nulf secures cargo for an airdrop on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Aug. 1, 2014. Nulf is an evaluator loadmaster assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which is using a new wireless gate release system for airdrops. The system saves material, fuel costs and man hours for the Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez

TOWER TALK

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Thomas Doerner, left, Staff Sgt.'s Scott Tyler and Staff Sgt. Laura Kent share a light moment as they tear down the last forward TMQ-53 tactical weather tower in Regional Command South, which was on Forward Operating Base Pasab on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2014. Doemer, Tyler and Kent are battlefield weather forecasters assigned to the 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston

STEPPING OFF

Paratroopers parachute off the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an off-site training sortie on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer

BUCKET REPAIR

Soldiers repair a Bambi bucket in Laytonville, CA, Aug. 6, 2014. The soldiers are mechanics assigned to the California Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, which is helping California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fight wildfires. California National Guard photo by U.S. Army Spc. Brianne Roudebush

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Semper Mark!!

[Radix]

I have had such a wonderful week.

I visited Valley Forge just a few days ago and I gained a lot of new insights into just what was done in order to provide us all with our freedoms which we so take for granted.

I hope that I am still welcome here.

[ConorMacNessa]

I did indeed Sally Forth! The weather cooled off nicely here today - mid 80's and Sunshine - a beautiful day!

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ms Feather...*hugs*...glad you had a nice birthday.

I see you had some good entertainment. Did you have cake and ice cream?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Radix...((HUGS))...it is wonderful to see you. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Valley Forge...very nice.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, PRO...((HUGS))...hope you had a nice day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Congratulations on your rain. Wish we had some.

You and Maddi have a good day? ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

*sniff* Oh my goodness, Luv...WHAT a picture!

Welcome home, Mom, and thank you for your service to our country.

[SandRat]

Maddi & I had a good day. She got inher swim suit and splahed in the rain puddles in the back yard. ((HUGS))

[luvie]

Those homecomings always get the best of me, too! God bless ‘em!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Playing in the rain/puddles is a GREAT memory!!

I’m off for home.

[PROCON]

Hi FRiend, so nice to see you!

I remember how welcoming you were to me when I was a n00b.

[Semper Mark]

And thank you for all that you do for our troops, Kathy.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Publius]

You're back!

(HUGS)

How did it go?

[Radix]

I have not quite been able to figure out just how to post good stuff by IPAD which I currently use, but I can read and comment without difficulty.

[left that other site]

We had a lot of fun!

I spent a lot of time with mom, got to see all my siblings, and did some serious walking.

Also visited the Sam Adams Brewery at my old digs in Jamaica Plain ( Red Line to Stoney Brook)

((((HUGS))))

[Publius]

The brewery is on my to-do list if I ever get back to the Boston area.

[left that other site]

It’s a lot of fun, and only two bucks!

[Publius]

They’re doing God’s work.