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.

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With a smile!

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The Brewery has improved the neighborhood IMMENSELY. They are a real asset to the community. No joke.

[Publius]

A quality brewery is an asset to any community that has one. Sam’s is quite good. It’s what beer was like before the mega-breweries standardized all the specialness out of the product.

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We tried three varieties and they were all interesting. Then they gave us coupons for Doyle’s, a neighborhood pub where i once played many years ago with my first band. It was a real trip down “Memory lane”.

Then we went to Brighton to the New balance Factory Outlet and bought some Running Shoes made in the USA.

Yes. you read that right.

[Publius]

Nordstroms handles New Balance. I have a pair of my own.

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The factory Outlet in Brighton is right around the corner from where they are made, so the prices are quite good.

And I really like the shoes.

I also walked around the old Coast Guard Station (now Squantum Point Park) and located where Amelia Erhart used to fly her airplanes. very cool place, covered in wildflowers, some WW2 ruins, and lots of seabirds.

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Well...time for bed! I have a big day tomorrow...back to work!

[Publius]

So do I. I’m hosting tomorrow night’s thread.

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...has your sickness left you completely?

Lynn-Dah glad to see you?

Have a Terrific Thursday.

[luvie]

Whatever it takes, eh? :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

I can’t figure that out either. When I lose internet I can use my iPad for works only. Some day I might figure out how to copy and paste.

Reading and commenting are good. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

DOG DECONTAMINATION

Cirque, a service dog for the Ohio Task Force 1, goes through a decontamination procedure at the hands of his handler, Craig Veldheer, after searching for survivors in radioactive rubble during Vibrant Response at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., Aug. 4, 2014. U.S. Northern Command conducts the field exercise to train troops and civilians to respond to a catastrophic domestic incident. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Healy

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, ML...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

AIR POWER

U.S. aircraft assigned to Air Wing 5 fly in formation during an air power demonstration on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Aug. 6, 2014. The carrier and Air Wing 5 provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Beverly J. Lesonik

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Sandrat. How’s it going?