FReeper Canteen ~ It's The Soldier ~ August 28, 2006

8-28-06

[StarCMC]

 

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

           

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,

And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

-  Charles Michael Province, U.S. Army   

Thank you to all the heroes out there in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard who ensure that the freedoms we enjoy today will continue to future generations.  You are not forgotten.

[seasoned traditionalist]

Thank you and noticed you picked the best; the good ol USAF Band. Of course, while all Military Bands are outstanding, I'm a little biased to all things AF

Bless you.

Easy to remember your name Lady Luv.

All women are "ladies,"--unless they prove otherwise--and I "luv" them all, being that I'm a 62 year old DOM--and as Red Foxx used to say: (paraphrasing) "That's right, I'm a dirty old man and I'm going to continue to be a dirty old man, till I'm a dead ol man." lol

[luvie]

LOL! You won't be the "dead ole....." for a good long time!

Of course I would pick the AF band....my hubby was AF and my son currently is! AF rocks! :D Glad you were too!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Fantastic thread, Star.....thanks for this tribute to our heroes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[bnelson44]

I bet the 101st are glad to see these guys!

[seasoned traditionalist]

Of course I would pick the AF band....my hubby was AF and my son currently is! AF rocks! :D Glad you were too!

Knew there was something special about you.

Give hubby a hug for me and a salute from a former fly boy and give your son my special thanks, respect and appreciation.

Sounds like a wonderful family and I'm happy for you and will add you to my prayer list.

Know that sounds strange my being a DOM and all, but we can "believe," pray and still "live a little."

I hope. Hey, that's what they invented confession for. lol

[StarCMC]

LOL!!

Very good!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Ray Charles~America The Beautiful

[StarCMC]

Cubs just came back to tie, 6-6, top of the 7th, 2 out, pitching change...

And hubby took the remote.

[StarCMC]

Good evening Aloha Ronnie!

Good to see ya in the Canteen. *HUGS!*

[laurenmarlowe]

by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock August 25, 2006 Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division depart an Iraqi home after a civil affairs mission in Tameem.

by Cpl. Thomas Childs August 25, 2006 Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division read letters from a Florida 3rd grade class during a patrol break along the Pesh River in Afghanistan.

by Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Doti August 25, 2006 Sgt. Charles Crawford (left) and Staff Sgt. Robert Steele, from the 2nd Infantry Division, record the serial number of a confiscated AK-47 rifle in Baghdad.

Thank you and God Bless you Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army Sgt. Andy Paparella, right, from Tactical Psychological Operations Team 1151, speaks with Iraqi policemen through an interpreter before heading out on a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti

U.S. Army soldiers with Tactical Psychological Operating Team 1151 conduct an operation near Forward Operating Base Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti

[StarCMC]

Great pic, Gucho! Good to see ya!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mayor, for today's sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Monday, Mrs Mayor.

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Army soldiers with Tactical Psychological Operating Team 1151 conduct an operation near Forward Operating Base Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Carmona, of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, talks with local children near Forward Operating Base Falcon, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti

[StarCMC]

Dang Radix. From laughing ("Army Game Boy...It's not just for kids!") to crying ("Capt. Shelia Jenkins comforts her daughter Khadyajah, 7, while holding the hand of her husband, Chief Warrant Officer Claude Jenkins, one of about 250 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, as he departs Fort Bragg, N.C., for a deployment to Iraq on Wednesday.") in a matter of seconds.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue.

[StarCMC]

Thanks MeekMom!! Good to see ya! *HUGS!*

[Kathy in Alaska]