FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 May 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FINAL FLIGHT

Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Houchins pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom aircraft before its final takeoff from Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, July 24, 2015. Houchins is commander of the 53rd Test Support Squadron.

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.

BLAZE BUSTERS

Airmen battle flames from a simulated aircraft fire at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena County, MI, July 22, 2015. The airmen are assigned to the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing.

SHOW AND TELL

U.S. Petty Officer 3rd Class Dearra Horton holds a snake to show students from the Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School during a community service event at Burringilly Aboriginal Corporation in Brisbane, Australia, July 21, 2015. Horton is a culinary specialist assigned to the USS Blue Ridge, which is visiting Brisbane while patrolling the 7th Fleet area of operations.

DELTA BURST

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during an air show as part of the 119th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY, July 22, 2015.

RAFT READY

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines prepare a combat rubber raiding craft for launch-and-recovery drills during Talisman Sabre 2015 from the well deck of the USS Green Bay at sea, July 9, 2015. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

ENGINEER TRAINING

Army combat engineers run from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct an air assault landing during a sapper leader course on Camp San Luis Obispo Military Installation, CA, July 18, 2015. The soldiers are reservists assigned to the 374th Engineer Company. The unit is grading its soldiers on various events to determine who will earn a spot on a "merit list" to attend a sapper leader course on Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

GREEN GUIDE

A U.S. airman parachutes to the ground during high-altitude, low-opening jump training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2015. Green smoke marks the drop zone to guide the pararescuemen to their landing point. The airman is a pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, which has a mission to rescue, recover and return American or allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress.

MOUNT ST HELENS

Navy pilots assigned to the Blue Angels fly their F/A-18 Hornets in a Delta formation over Mount St. Helens, WA, July 15, 2015. The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, are scheduled to fly in the Oregon International Air Show at Hillsboro Airport, OR.

TAKING A BREATHER

A soldier takes a breather after swimming 25 meters during combat water survival training on Fort Hunter Liggett, CA, July 17, 2015. The soldier is a reserve combat engineer assigned to the 374th Engineer Company, which is grading its soldiers to determine who will earn a spot on a "merit list" to attend a sapper leader course on Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

LANDING LIGHTS

An MV-22 Osprey lands during a training exercise to recover personnel in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2015. The 185th Theater Aviation Brigade conducts interoperability training missions to enhance capabilities between U.S. Army aviation and other U.S. military forces. .

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

[PROCON]

All right you rowdy galz, my bed called me and told me I'm late, so I better obey.

Hope you all have a great Thursday! (Heh, Luv has to work..)

[radu]

I figured you’d have gone to bed already since you woke up so early. LOL

Good night and sleep well.
And go get yourself some of those black-out curtains tomorrow. Theirs are the best I’ve ever used and I’ve gotten them from several places over the years.

Your sleep-pattern will appreciate it. :-)

[radu]

Be back shortly. I need to make a Wally World run for cat food, litter, and a few other things. If I wait til tomorrow, I’ll swelter since the A/C in the station wagon doesn’t work.

[PROCON]

Just found this for those that may forget....

[luvie]

Blizzard??? :D

[luvie]

Perfect! We do get into our own little ruts, don’t we. God bless all our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Prayers of peace for the family.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...we will ALWAYS remember!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Three to choose from....

[luvie]

Amen! We sure will!

[radu]

That photo has wrenched my heart every time I’ve seen it. That young man was doing his best to keep a brave face but the anguish is so obvious.

He and his family are from a town only 25 miles from here.

[radu]

No Blizzard tonight. DQ’s only a half mile farther down the highway but it’s closed. Have to wait until tomorrow. :-(

[radu]

WHOA!! That Oreo one with fudge looks even yummier! May go that route instead!

[Kathy in Alaska]

As much as my Mom loves chocolate, she said the marshmallow in the middle was great.

[luvie]

Oh, yeah! They close too darn early! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

(DNJ photo by Aaron Thompson.) Christian Golczynski, 8, receives the flag from his father's casket from Lt. Col. Ric Thompson during the graveside service at Wheeler Cemetery in Bedford County. Golczynski's father, Marcus, was killed by enemy fire in Iraq last week (3/27/07).

Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Golczynski, 30, of Lewisburg, TN, died March 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Golczynski was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, TN.

[radu]

It sure did look good in the pic!
Sounds like you picked a winner for your mom.

Did she have a good time playing with her flowers on the deck?

[radu]

Yes they do!! They don’t think about the night owls who get slammed with cravings in the middle of the night. LOL

[radu]

It’s hard to believe it’s been 9 years since that happened.
It probably feels like an eternity to the family, especially to Christian. :-(

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

radu.....#50!!