FReeper Canteen ~ Cpl Apiata, NZ, Awarded Victoria Cross

Serving The Best Troops In The World | Diehard the Hunter & The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

Corporal Bill Henry "Willy" Apiata, VC (born 28 June 1972 in Mangakino, New Zealand) is a member of the Special Air Service of New Zealand and the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. He is also the first New Zealander to be awarded a Victoria Cross since 1943. He received the award on July 2, 2007 for bravery under fire during the Afghanistan conflict in 2004, after carrying a wounded compatriot across a battlefield to receive medical treatment.

Fanfare For The Common Man

God Defend New Zealand

Po Karekare Ana

How Bizarre

Temaeva Haka

Queen Victoria chose the design for the new decoration. It is in the form of a Maltese Cross ensigned with the Royal Crest and a scroll inscribed simply "For Valour". It is connected by a V-shaped link to a bar engraved on the face with the recipient's name. The date of the deed for which the honour is bestowed is engraved on the back of the Cross itself. It is worn on the left breast, before all other medals and awards, suspended from a 1½-inch wide red ribbon. Originally the VC ribbon was blue for the Navy, and dark red for the Army. Since 1918, all VC awards use the crimson shade. The medal itself was, and still is, made of bronze melted down from the Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol in the Crimean War.

The Haka

Pacific Colours

Kilikiti Dance

Tarakihi (The Locust)

Po Ata Rau

The Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZ SAS) was formed on July 7, 1955 as an elite New Zealand Army and highly-secretive unit capable of undertaking special missions. It was modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS).

The New Zealand Government states that NZ SAS is the "premier combat unit of the New Zealand Defence Force", is based in Auckland, and has the motto "who dares wins".

The elite unit is "capable of undertaking unconventional warfare". Its key roles are to undertake overseas missions and respond to domestic terrorist attacks.

The New Zealand SAS is held in high regard internationally - as demonstrated by the United States Presidential Citation awarded to the NZSAS on 7 December 2004.

Please remember that The Canteen is Family Friendly.

[TASMANIANRED]

You have to keep them in your hip pocket to keep them safe and then they will eat a bug.

[TASMANIANRED]

Other than milk and bread you won’t have to hit the grocery for a month.

Nothing like fresh vegetables...

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

Wooohooo! Git ‘er done, Jinxy!!

Wow...you are going to clean up in veggies! Hubby couldn’t
believe those sisters get together just to work that hard! LOL!

Hope you have a GREAT time! ;D

[luvie]

LOL! It wouldn’t work. He knows better!

I guess I am learning the real meaning of patience.

It’s when you’re waiting and have no choice. :D

~~biting nails~~

[Tamar1973]

Good evening ladies.

Just finished having dinner. I made my hubby some Duk Bo Ki tonight. It has large, chewy rice noodles in a very hot sauce. Let me put it this way: Hubby and I were eating kimchee to cool our mouths off. LOL!

When I asked him what he thought of the meal, first he said "I survived" and then he said, "It's just as hot as I remember!"

[HiJinx]

then they will eat a bug.

Ewwww!!! Thank goodness our Piper is a picky eater!

[SevenofNine]

Some sad news to report off Fox news report that body of missing Wash State Zina Lirrck has been found in forest in that area

[HiJinx]

Gonna need to get a few pounds of Italian Sausage...sausage and peppers, yummm....

[HiJinx]

Why do these stories all seem to end this way?

That’s just horrible.

[BIGLOOK]

Tell me more about the Maine rendezvous....I have a brother in Upstate NY and Maine is only a few hours drive.

But the big problem is work....and losses in employees. We're more than severely short handed.

Give me reason to quit along with the others.

[Tamar1973]

For those who don't like coffee....

Rock Star Energy Drink Home video

[TASMANIANRED]

Self propelled is good...Riding mower would be better..

[TASMANIANRED]

By september she will be reading and writing and enrolled in her first dance class.

[TASMANIANRED]

Patience is when you have 1 bathroom and a family of 10.

[TASMANIANRED]

Are you still smoking.

Hugs it’s been a while.

[TASMANIANRED]

I feel the same way...

[TASMANIANRED]

Absolutely.

[Tamar1973]

Are you still smoking.

No. It's one of those things that sneak up on you. At first Hubby thought it tasted a bit like chilli and then it just kept getting hotter from there. I'm still smoldering a bit though. LOL! I pretty much put the fire out with a piece of bread! LOL! I don't think I'll be able to get hubby to eat that a third time.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Tamar!

A couple of times I had a Korean rice mixture with what looked like Atsugi beans, chiles and rice....and a smattering of minced vegetables. Hot Rice. But I never found a recipe for it.

Any ideas?