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.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, CMS, for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hot air balloon races should be fun to watch....enjoy! This is the first time today I’ve had time to get on the thread. Working nose to the grindstone, shoulder to the wheel all day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hot air balloon races should be fun to watch....enjoy! This is the first time today I’ve had time to get on the thread. Working nose to the grindstone, shoulder to the wheel all day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes ~ I Had the Time of My Life

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Jon, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Glenn Medeiros ~ Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, tx. Ceremonies on tap? What kinds have you been doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, JemiansTerror, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Sam Brown ~ Stop

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Womack & Womack ~ Teardrops

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Will, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Mary Poppins Soundtrack ~ Sister Suffragette

[MEG33]

HUGS Kathy I worked..and rested, posted, worked, rested ,posted..I take more breaks than a boss would allow!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I need a caption.....we had a picnic today, in the rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! I like your routine....((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Mary Poppins Soundtrack ~ Pavement Artist

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Jelly Roll Kings ~ Jelly Roll Stroll

[Kathy in Alaska]

A salute to a vet.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks to you, too. Thanks to Cpl Apiata for his service to your country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops & Veterans, for your service to our country.

Jelly Roll Kings ~ Sunshine Twist