Freeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 10 October 08

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

MARINE, CORPSMAN PAY HOMAGE TO FALLEN BROTHER

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, left, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Marine Corps Maj. Jeffrey McCormack, operations officer for 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, stand at the site in Fallujah, Iraq, where Benjamin's brother, James, was killed in 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones

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.

SUEZ SHORE

The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio transits through the Suez Canal, Egypt, Sept. 23, 2008. The USS San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky

VERTICAL ASCEND

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, left, and an F-15 Strike Eagle from the 325th Fighter Wing participate in air-to-air maneuvers over eastern Florida, Sept. 22, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed

Randy Travis & George Jones ~ A Few Ole Country Boys

Alabama ~ Roll On

Alison Krauss ~ Every Time You Say Goodbye

Ben Colder ~ Little Bitty Steer

Bill Anderson ~ Backstage At The Grand Ole Opry

HAWAIIAN SUNSET

The aircraft carier USS Abraham Lincoln is moored at Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii during a scheduled port visit, Oct. 1, 2008. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rialyn Rodrigo

RIVER SKILLS

Two rubber boats zip around Lake Qadisiyah, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Iraqi Police run scenarios to practice their boating skills. The sailors conduct a 21-day training course to help the Iraqi policemen better develop their river security force. The policemen in the class came from all over western al-Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Torres

Marty Robbins ~ Stairway of Love

Alan Jackson ~ Don't Rock The Jukebox

Archie Campbell ~ Love The Leaves Are Turning

Bobby Bare ~ Cowboys & Daddys

Chris LeDoux ~ This Cowboy's Hat

FRESH START (Thank You US Military)

More than 50 families return to the Zaitun, west of Baghdad, Sept. 29, 2008, after they were forced to leave because of violence a few years ago. This marks a fresh start for these families as they begin to rebuild and move forward along with the rest of Abu Ghraib and its residents. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dustin Weidman

SECURING KANDAHAR

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 transits over Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting international security forces in the region, Oct. 6, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan. Coalition forces, composed of more than 52,000 personnel from 40 countries, are providing assistance to the government of Afghanistan, as part of the International Security Assistance Force. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz

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and is family friendly.

[luvie]

Thanks for the Friday thread, Kathy! WOOHOO!

It’s nice to have a weekend off...wish I had someplace to
go! LOL!

[luvie]

Good evening, Rus! Hope that you and your family are enjoying
beautiful autumn weather. Are you getting plenty of jobs?

Thanks for our beautiful lesson from God’s Word!

[calex59]

I don’t know what time zone you are in but here in CA it is still Thursday, Oct. 9.

[MeekMom]

[MeekMom]

lol I’m on Shy-town time darlin! :)

[luvie]

Howdy, ((((Connie))))

Hope you have a lovely weekend! What’s for supper? :D

Thanks for your wonderful Tribute. It really needs a
hanky alert! *sniff*

[HiJinx]

{{{HUGS}}}, Luv...

[luvie]

Howdy!

You sure have some cute graphics, Gal!

[luvie]

JINXY!!! ((((hugs)))) So good to see you tonight!

How in the world are ya? Sooooo...yer’re going to go see
the princess this weekend? I hope she has the best birthday
ever! And I know she will with her Poppa there to celebrate
with her!

[luvie]

Ugh! What’s it gonna take to appease Godzilla so he’ll stop
stomping on the markets? Yeesh!

Niiiice boy....dowwwwn boy! :D

[HiJinx]

We’re both gonna have the bestest time.
I miss that young lady som’thin’ awful.

She told her Nana that she got a fish for her birthday today. I heard it’s a Beta. She told Nana her fish’s name, but we couldn’t quite make it out.

[luvie]

I know you miss her...just don’t get enough time with her
since they moved away up there!

I hope the fish lasts long enough for you to see him! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Home safely with a bull moose alert! Tail lights lit up about 4 cars ahead of me.....whoa....slow down, stop. A bull moose was crossing the street and taking his own sweet time.

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks for the music acad.

[SandRat]

Back.

[CMS]

Mornign MA! *HUGS*

[AZamericonnie]

Howdy {{{{Luvie}}}}

I have Sunday off so I think we’ll go see An American Carol...haven’t been to a theater in a very long time.

Made tacos for dinner by request.

How are things your way? Cooling down? Still in the mid 90’s here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Kiddo...*HUGS* What kind of weather are you having these days? Will you get snow where you are?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome home. I’m already here. Had to stop for a bull moose along the way.

[luvie]

It HAS cooled down! It is now in the mid-to-low 80s during
the days. Nice breezes in the evenings!

Theater? What is that? LOL! I can’t remember the last time
I saw a movie at a real theater.

Hmmmm...Maybe it was “Friday Night Lights”...about my alma mater. LOL!