FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 16 May 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

REPLENISHMENT AT SEA

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Jacelyn Whitespeare mans a sound-powered telephone aboard USS Ronald Reagan March 26, 2008, during a replenishment at sea with USNS Yukon while under way in the Pacific Ocean with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly

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.

Soldiers, Airmen Help Afghan Police Hone Skills

Army Sgt. Justin Koers, New York National Guardsman and deployed police mentoring team member, plays with local Afghan children in Dandar village, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2008. The PMT instructs ANP officers on hand-to-hand combat, community policing, coordination-cell training and criminal investigation. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessica R. Dahlberg, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment

Ray Charles ~ I Can't Stop Loving You

Dee Dee Sharp ~ Mashed Potato Time

Bobby Vinton ~ Roses Are Red

David Rose ~ The Stripper

Shelley Fabares ~ Johnny Angel

USS North Carolina (SSN 777) Joins the Fleet

080503-N-7441H-007 WILMINGTON, N.C. (May 3, 2008) Crew members on board USS North Carolina (SSN 777), break the commissioning pennant aboard the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777). North Carolina is the fourth Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. North Carolina will be homeported in Groton, Conn., as a member of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2ND Class Roadell Hickman (Released)

Little Eva ~ The Loco Motion

Sensations ~ Let Me In

Chubby Checker ~ The Twist

Shirelles ~ Soldier Boy

Bruce Channel ~ Hey Baby

Guard Answers Calls in Weather-Battered States

Arkansas Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lucas Jennings discusses tornado response missions May 12, 2008, with other citizen-soldiers and local law enforcement representatives in a central Arkansas area affected by a May 10 tornado. Arkansas National Guard photo

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

[mylife]

Yay!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for today’s toons.....I like the “state count”. LOL!!

[Randy Larsen]

Look who decided to show up for lunch! 12:00 pm

It scared the grandbabies half to death!

[HiJinx]

You and Mrs. Sonora are still in our prayers. I wish there were more I could offer...I know many who’ve gone through this and are surviving many years later. It is my fervent prayer that I can add you guys to my list.

[HiJinx]

Great pic, Randy - No Dan’l Boones in the family, eh?
Good.

That bear looks like he’d enjoy tussling with the grandbabies.
Not good.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OH MY GOSH!! Get out the heaving bottles!

Did your sentinals warn everyone? Were you close by, in your shop?

Do the grandbabies know exactly where to go immediately upon a sighting?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers continue for your wife, her doctors, and you!

Onward Christian Soldiers

We are here for you, Sonora.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not resolved, but the substitute should work just fine.

Did I FReepmail you the plan of attack?

Good to hear you are managing well. Gentle ((HUG))

[Randy Larsen]

The little guys were out in the shop with me, I saw it climb up on the deck. I called my wife who grabbed the camera.

That shot is from less than 10 feet!

[HiJinx]

Man, I know it’s against the law, but...

I’d have me a bear hide hung from the fence by this time next week.

I hope those boys know what to do when the bear shows up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers are needed now......

From our friend, Sonora....at my house, we have gone into the radiation/chemo mode as a surprise outcome of recent events - it's going to be a long strange trip for my wife and the whole thing makes me nervous. We thought we had avoided that mode, it's simply not really possible, although it's preventative - re-occurrence happens 33% of the time - so here we go.

Your whole family is in our prayers, Sonora.

[Sonora]

Thanks to both of you. It’s a preventative measure now – apparently her type of ”C” can come back very aggressively and treatment after the fact is ‘difficult’ at best. Both of us like to think that she is free of the condition, but………

We have been informed that cancer is building in volume with no real cure, just ways of detecting and limited treatment, mostly removing ‘stuff’ when possible. It’s simply mind boggling that after all the funds that have been spent that not much is available rid us of this horrible thing.

Your prayers are appreciated.

[Randy Larsen]

They aren’t allowed outside without an adult escort, there are too many things they can get hurt on around here besides the bear.

[Fawnn]

Prayers lifted for your wife and for your family.

[Sonora]

Thank you.....

and to the troops......

[Kathy in Alaska]

Missed you last night, puppypusher. Hope you have a lovely spring weekend.

[StarCMC]

Prayers for your family Sonora! *HUG*

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Steely Dan ~ Do It Again

[Tanniker Smith]

400?

[Tanniker Smith]

400?