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Freeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 2 May 08
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/01/2008 6:00:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska


FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday

080426-G-6049H-011 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (April 26, 2008) U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Scott Roark, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), retrieves a flight drone with the help of a Coast Guard Cutter Northland small boat crew off the coast of Brazil. The drone was used as a gun-exercise target during this year's UNITAS exercise, a multi-national event testing the interoperability of U.S. and foreign navies. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Public Affairs Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Henise (Released)






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.




Heavily Deployed Brigade's Leaders Reflect on Most Recent Tour

Army Capt. Josh Beard, from Opelika, Ala., the civil-military operations officer for 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, greets a worker who helped set up a well and filtration system at a girls school in Narhwan, Iraq. The 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team established relationships with citizens through community projects and humanitarian aid projects like the girls school. Photo by Army Spc. Ben Hutto, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.


Frank Sinatra ~ I Love Paris

Eddy Arnold ~ Cool Clear Water

Beach Boys ~ Heroes and Villains

Otis Redding ~ Try A Little Tenderness

Connie Francis ~ Where The Boys Are


B-1B performs as never envisioned after 20 years

A B-1B Lancer lifts off from the runway of an air base in Southwest Asia. The B-1B is a multi-role, long-range bomber capable of flying intercontinental missions without refueling. It can perform a variety of missions, including that of carrying conventional weapons for theater operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Miller)

Maynard Ferguson ~ Carnival

Patsy Cline ~ It Wasn't God Who Made Honky tonk Angels

Willie Nelson & Friends ~ Amazing Grace

Frankie Laine ~ Jezebel

Deana Carter ~ Strawberry Wine


MND-B Soldiers kill 16 criminals in separate engagements (Baghdad)

M1A2 Abrams Tank in action with music


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



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To: Kathy in Alaska

Nature right at your front door.

I can’t imagine. Moose on the loose.

My girls would be bonkers.

I think seeing a bunny or an owl is exotic...


241 posted on 05/01/2008 8:47:57 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: TASMANIANRED

...It’s a BIG FAT Teddy Bear ((((HUG)))!

Will you pass half that on to Gina for me please?


242 posted on 05/01/2008 8:48:41 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Arrogance IS my virtue!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Doesn’t it.

I failed extension ladder...My yellow streak popped out.


243 posted on 05/01/2008 8:49:18 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: mylife

Waaaaa!!!
*sniff*
I wanna be there!


244 posted on 05/01/2008 8:49:53 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Randy Larsen

Absolutely...


245 posted on 05/01/2008 8:50:02 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: LUV W

They can be found just about everywhere, as there are wooded areas all over town, and they “get around”. LOL!!


246 posted on 05/01/2008 8:50:35 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Thank You!!!


247 posted on 05/01/2008 8:51:11 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Arrogance IS my virtue!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

I’d druther go to AZ. Life has colluded on me. I wont see AZ or India this year.


248 posted on 05/01/2008 8:51:36 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: All

Aight...I gotta go.

I gotta pop up fresh in the morning.


249 posted on 05/01/2008 8:54:37 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

*HUG*
I’m sorry, My!


250 posted on 05/01/2008 8:54:57 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: mylife

I might try it if there is time.....and if you wouldn’t mind.

How much does it weigh? It looks pretty heavy.


251 posted on 05/01/2008 8:55:36 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

No worrys :)


252 posted on 05/01/2008 8:55:54 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

You off to bed?
Sweet dreams and rest well!
*HUG*


253 posted on 05/01/2008 8:57:17 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: mylife; LUV W
Guns?! Guns?!

I thought FR was a Gun-Free-Zone!!

Oh, well, guess I'll go and clean my Glock. :)

254 posted on 05/01/2008 8:57:17 PM PDT by PROCON (Dems=You can Fool Some of the People all of the Time--Abraham Lincoln)
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To: LUV W

Its heavy. but its on a bipod. Recoil aint too bad


255 posted on 05/01/2008 8:57:23 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Do you work tomorrow before taking off?

Drive safely, MY! See ya tomorrow night!

Nite....and....((((hugs))))


256 posted on 05/01/2008 8:58:06 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: Randy Larsen

You have a good heart, Randy.


257 posted on 05/01/2008 8:58:10 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
You guys just had an earthquake in the Aleutians.
258 posted on 05/01/2008 8:58:42 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Yeah... I gotta turn in if I’m to beat Luv and NYT to the coast


259 posted on 05/01/2008 8:58:44 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: PROCON
Nah! You were thinkin' of the DU! LOL!
260 posted on 05/01/2008 8:58:46 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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