FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troop!! ~ 24 September 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HOMECOMING JOY

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Benton gets a look of joy from his wife and daughter during the ship's homecoming on Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, WA, July 28, 2015. Benton is assigned to the USS Pennsylvania, one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States.

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.

CARAT FORMATION

U.S. and Singapore navy ships and submarines gather in formation during the underway phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2015 in the South China Sea, July 21, 2015. CARAT is an annual exercise series involving the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations.

ANIMAL CARE

Army Sgt. Trisha Purvis provides care to local animals during Greater Chenango Cares in Chenango, N.Y., July 14, 2015. Purvis is an animal care specialist assigned to the 169th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, Fort Gordon, GA.

WEAPON LOADERS

Air Force evaluators supervise weapon loaders as they arm an F-22 Raptor during a load crew competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, July 17, 2015.

HARD HAT DIVERS

Navy Lt. Liz Hunter, right, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Partin have their diving helmets readied prior to entry into the waters of Honolulu Harbor from the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, HI, July 30, 2015.

HARD HATS RETURN

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Kamalo, center left, checks the eyes of a fellow diver for signs of distress while Navy Master Chief Petty Officer David Schoephoerster, center right, checks the gear on another diver following their return from a hard hat dive into Honolulu Harbor from the pier at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, HI, July 30, 2015.

CHAMBER CHECK

U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class James Carlson checks the breathing system while lining up the recompression chamber before diving operations to support Southern Partnership Stations Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, July 23, 2015. The annual event is a series of U.S. Navy deployments, fostering a lasting relationship with the host nations by promoting and enhancing regional stability and security.

HONORED

Marines salute as "Taps" is played at the end of a Dignified Transfer ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2015. The ceremony honored the remains of 36 Marines killed in World War II at the Battle of Tarawa.

ZONE DROP

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Martinez, left, and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Quintanilla brace as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 takes off after inserting the company into a landing zone on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twenty-nine Palms, CA, July 26, 2015. Martinez, a corpsman, and Quintanilla, a platoon sergeant, are assigned to the 3rd Marine Regiment.

SONAR TRAINING

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matt Hulse instructs Honduran divers in the use of an underwater sonar device for locating objects in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, July 21, 2015. The exercise is part of Southern Partnership Stations 2015, a series of U.S. Navy deployments that foster lasting relationships as well as promote and enhance regional stability and security.

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]

Good evening, Connie....we got your hair trimmed. Feel it?

Fantastic tunes!! Thanks.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...we MUST remember them! Their government cares not.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our heroes at work and play. d:o)

[ConorMacNessa]

TBT:



24 August 1969

Not my flight, but very much like the Mercy Flight that brought me back home 46 years ago.

I was at USNH Agana Guam after wound debridement. Flew back to Clark AFB the day before where we were all marshalled for the flight home. At Clark we were loaded on to the Starlifter and went first to Tachikawa AFB, Japan, then to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, then to Chanute AFB, IL, and finally to Andrews AFB, MD, where I was taken by ambulance to NNMC, Bethesda. My Mother and my girlfriend were both waiting for me at the ER. It was a warm homecoming.

"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]

Thanks, Connie, for the tributes to our troops. *hugs*

Hope you had a good commute. Any more pigs on your route?

[Grateful2God]

" GOOD NIGHT TROOPS EVERY WHERE! G-D bless you! "

[Kathy in Alaska]

This latest project finished pretty quickly.

Timing could be good for getting your computer up to snuff while you scope out the next project.

Good luck with both.

[Kathy in Alaska]

(Had to reinstall my wireless...sigh.)

Lots of wounded, handled with care.

God Bless them all!!

[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?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO THE

(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
I will post and run, but
will be back after my morning walk.

Come in, sit down.
Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.
Mingle a bit, chat with the troops
or family member.
There's always plenty of conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS in the FR Canteen.

REMEMBER THEM ~ 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.

[E.G.C.]

Thursday morning coffee bump.

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

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Just got back from my walk.

Whatz up out your way?

[luvie]

Yep! It's time for a road trip, Early Birds!
Going to see the kids and my MIL.
It'll be good to get outta Dodge! LOL!
Hope all of YOU have a Thrilling Thursday!
Well...not TOO thrilling, I guess!
All that adrenaline isn't really good for ya! :)
Anyhooooo.....
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

Well, friends I got my 2006 Ford Ranger in to Billingsley Ford in Duncan. They did The Works and a tune-up on it.

This was just one of many solutions to the pickup requiring 3 turns of the key to start. It is still requiring 2 turns the first time in the morning on some trips. Keep in mind this is an aging pickup.

They did notice a minor oil leak in the left front and left rear side of the engine. I'm going to set up another visit to take care of that.

Cousin Dickie did tell me one time that it might be due to an aging fuel pump. I'll look at that when the time comes.

The pickup is running OK though. I took trips to Duncan yesterday and this morning to the grocery store and Love's for refueling.

Bo is having quite a bit of luck finding turtles out at the lake. He found one yesterday and one Tuesday.

We did have a brief rain shower pass through this morning. Feels quite cool.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen
Thank you for the thread, Kathy.
Hope Your Day Goes Well

God Bless And Protect Our Troops

[MEG33]

Happy your truck is running OK...Lake visits with Bo sound like fun..and cooler weather to enjoy the visits even more.