FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 1 August 08

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

KC-10s 'extend' air ops

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan. On July 30, coalition tankers flew 63 sorties and off-loaded approximately 3.1 million pounds of fuel to 276 receiving aircraft. (DOD photo/Navy Lt. Peter Scheu)

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.

Getting a check up

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on a trim pad July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Engine mechanics and crew chiefs were conducting tests to ensure all systems were fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

Hurricane Dolly

Texas Task Force 1 convoy rolls through the aftermath of Hurricane Dolly July 24 towards South Padre Island, Texas. The convoy was composed of Army and Air Force National Guard members along with civilian emergency response team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Patti Page ~ Tennessee Waltz

Boxcar Willie ~ Cold Cold Heart

Jimmy Dean ~ Big Bad John

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ~ Hector The Hero

Roy Orbison ~ Almost Eighteeen

I'll be back soon

1st. Lt. William Jacks hugs his daughters Rachel (left) and Anna July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., before deploying. Lieutenant Jacks is a B-1B Lancer pilot assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

WHMC ECMO team

Airman 1st Class Andrew Pamintuan suctions the infant's endotracheal tube on the Wilford Hall Medical Center's extra corporeal membrane oxygenation transport cart in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu July 22. The ECMO team was needed to transport the critically ill infant to California for advanced medical treatment. Airman Pamintuan is a neonatal intensive care unit respiratory therapist assigned to the 59th Medical Operations Squadron. (U. S. Air Force photo/Maj. Kreangkai Tyree)

Kenny Ball ~ British Grenadiers

John Coltrane ~ Lazy Bird

Jimmy Murphy ~ Put Some Meat On Them Bones

Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three ~ Old South Jamboree

No worries, it will fit

Air Force Reservists load an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Airmen are from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)

Osan exercise tests Airmen

Airmen prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for an upcoming mission during a base-wide exercise July 21 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The operational readiness exercise tests Osan AB Airmen's ability to execute combat operations, receive follow-on forces and defend the base from attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Boitz)

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

[E.G.C.]

((HUgS))Good morning, Ladies. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DESERT COYOTE!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEMIANSTERROR!!!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the music dudes!

The Doors ~ Light My Fire

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning fellow cubevillians!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...I’m fading. Have a good Friday, and prayers continue for Chuck’s circulation issues.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Allegra]

I Hope the Kuwaiti newspaper I am reading doesn’t go up in flames..Yikes... Keep smiling...

Do you mean the Kuwait Times with the hilarious local crime section? I always make sure to grab a copy of that whenever I come through Kuwait. I once burst out laughing out loud in the Crowne Plaza restuarant by myself at breakfast reading that. A few diners looked over at me curiously. HAHA

You have WIFI? or Line to your Room and Laptop?

Got a hardwire connection that works pretty well most of the time. Of course, I snoop occasionally to see what wireless networks are out there, just for fun. You probably have WiFi?

[Allegra]

Good night, Kathy and have a good rest.

[beachn4fun]

TO

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. Every time I see an aircraft carrier up close or those big planes like that C-5 I am totally awed by the sheer size.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today....A mix of clouds and sun. High 91F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight....Partly cloudy skies during the evening giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low 72F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.

That means music, fun, and mayhem!

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

And, for the rest of you………..

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

(many thanks to wonderful U for the cute smiley woo hoos)

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Not much happening at the moment. Getting ready for another cup of coffee and to post some birthday wishes that I may have missed.

Whatz up with you?

[beachn4fun]

I keep just missing you night owls so I'm going to post this now.......

[beachn4fun]

I got my red on

Hello, Boyz

[beachn4fun]

[E.G.C.]

Well, kind of like the Birtish pop/jazz music duo of "Swing Out Sister" we're playing "The Waiting Game" to see what the docs and nurses want to do regarding Chuck and his legs.

When I looked at his legs and his foot they seemed to be kind of normal this morning. He woke up stiff as a board this morning. So, we'll see what happens.

We're preparing for some very hot weather this weekend. It's forecast to be around 105 or so Saturday and Sunday.

I did take Bo out to the lake yesterday. He had a great time out in the water. I threw a few sticks for him to catch.

Not much else is going on.

[beachn4fun]

I’m sure everything will work out fine for Chuck. But, keep us posted.

Not happy to hear how hot it’s going to be this weekend. Not only for you guyz out there but it means that heat will be heading our way!

[Arrowhead1952]

Have a Happy Birthday DesertCoyote, and good luck with your new job.

[Arrowhead1952]

Have a Happy Birthday Jemiansterror.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
Almost 80º before 0700 again.
Looks like Allegra has clear skies . . . 113º.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear

(((HUGS)))

113? Guess the sandstorm’s gone

[beachn4fun]

And GOOD LUCK