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FReeper Canteen ~ Cpl Apiata, NZ, Awarded Victoria Cross
Serving The Best Troops In The World | Diehard the Hunter & The Canteen Crew

Posted on 07/12/2007 6:08:02 PM PDT by 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.





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To: TASMANIANRED
Hugs it’s been a while.

Indeed, it's been too long!

161 posted on 07/12/2007 10:05:58 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: BIGLOOK

Quit bacause you have your 40lK and you need to spend more time with those cuties! :D

Freepmail, Big Guy!


162 posted on 07/12/2007 10:06:55 PM PDT by luvie (You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Tamar1973

Better watch it Tamar..I’ve heard about spontaneous combustion...


163 posted on 07/12/2007 10:09:46 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED

By Christmas she’ll be playing in her first Christmas concert. She’s growing up too fast! :(


164 posted on 07/12/2007 10:11:02 PM PDT by luvie (You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Tamar1973

It has been too long and now I have to run.

Just durn,durn, durn.

Love all ya’lls.

Night all.

God Bless our troops and all that love and support them.


165 posted on 07/12/2007 10:11:06 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Methinks you speak from experience. :D

Gotta go to bed, Sissy!

See ya tomorrow night? We’ll be rockin’ the night away!


166 posted on 07/12/2007 10:12:11 PM PDT by luvie (You never win when you play not to lose....Rush Limbaugh)
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To: BIGLOOK
Korean beans and rice? Hmmm....you mean azuki beans? The closest recipe i found is Pah Jook or Rice and Beans

Their recipe uses kidney beans. I've never made it myself so I don't know if it's any good or not.

167 posted on 07/12/2007 10:14:28 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: TASMANIANRED
I used to live in South Korea. If I'd died from spontaneous combustion, it would have happened there. LOL!
168 posted on 07/12/2007 10:15:16 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: TASMANIANRED

G’night, Taz!


169 posted on 07/12/2007 10:16:25 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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To: Tamar1973
Good evening, Tamar....something for every taste. Lots of caffeine I assume. d:o)
170 posted on 07/12/2007 10:31:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Good night and rest well, Taz...((HUGS))...safe journey.


171 posted on 07/12/2007 10:33:35 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: SevenofNine

All these missing girls....too sad, and almost all with bad endings.


172 posted on 07/12/2007 10:37:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: LUV W

Good night and rest well, Luv...((HUGS))...thanks for helping honor our troops.


173 posted on 07/12/2007 10:39:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Tamar1973
No, not it. But Big Time thanks for looking.

It seems so easy to divine the recipe for a simple dish that you're enjoying......but then.... it's gone.

(I've tried to replicate the dish but didn't come close.)
174 posted on 07/12/2007 10:40:34 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: LUV W; HiJinx
wh!!

Luv.....#100!!
HJ.....#150!!


175 posted on 07/12/2007 10:44:58 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: All
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

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

How about a donut?

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

Or a sandwich?


176 posted on 07/12/2007 11:15:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Jade Falcon; LadyHawk; SouthernHawk

Thank you, Jade Falcon, for helping keep us free.


177 posted on 07/13/2007 12:18:09 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: U S Army EOD

Sandford, Kenneth (1963). The Mark of the Lion: Charles Upham, Victoria Cross and Bar, Washburn, Auckland. A book-length biography


178 posted on 07/13/2007 12:41:07 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning Kathy.


179 posted on 07/13/2007 12:59:18 AM PDT by Pusterfuss (Proud member: Minnesotans for Global Warming)
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To: Pusterfuss

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...a working Friday? The hometown team playing at home Saturday night?


180 posted on 07/13/2007 1:01:52 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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