FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 17 July 09

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

SIDE BY SIDE

U.S. Air Force airmen load two Army Humvees onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a noncombatant evacuation exercise on Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., June 26, 2009. The airmen are assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing. During the exercise, the airmen on-loaded and off-loaded more than 1,500 passengers and 75 short tons of cargo and equipment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Phelps

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.

ARMY GENERAL DAVID D MCKIERMAN RETIRES

U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan and his wife, Carmen, pay respect during the national anthem prior to his full honors retirement ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., July 15, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

PROUD DAD, PROUD DAUGHTER

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets West Point Cadet and daughter of Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, Stephanie McKiernan, prior to her father's full honors retirement ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., July 15, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

Henry Mancini ~ Peter Gunn

Barbara Fairchild ~ Another Lonely Night

Banjo Dan & The Mid-nite Plowboys ~ Fire In The Sugarhouse

The Kingston Trio ~ Stay Awhile

Bob Seger ~ The Fire Inside

APIA NATIONAL HOSPITAL, SAMOA

090701-N-9689V-004 APIA, Samoa (July 1, 2009) Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 renovate a building at Apia National Hospital during a Pacific Partnership 2009 engineering civic action project. Apia National Hospital is the primary medical facility for the residents of Upolu Island, Samoa. The Seabees will spend 10 days renovating the hospital's waiting area, conducting roof repairs, and applying non-skid surface to slippery walkways. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released)

MAKING MUSIC IN UPOLU, SAMOA

090706-N-9689V-001 UPOLU, Samoa (July 6, 2009) Chief Musician Brian Chaplow, a member of the Pacific Fleet Band embarked with Pacific Partnership 2009, practices with members of the Royal Samoan Police Band before marching in a parade honoring National Library Week. Pacific Partnership is a humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) serves as the enabling platform for Pacific Partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released)

Jim Reeves ~ Chicken Hearted

Kitty Wells ~ She’ll Have To Go

Buck Owens ~ Cryin’ Time

The Clancey Brothers ~ All For Me Grog

Meatloaf ~ Paradise By The Dashboard Light

HONORING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPEINT LT MICHAEL P MURPHY

090709-N-8848T-438 NEWPORT, R. I., (July 9, 2009) Daniel Murphy touches a plaque dedicated to his son, U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy. Murphy, his wife, along with Lt. Murphy's mother, Maureen, left, and his brother John, right, were the special guests of honor at the dedication ceremony of the new Lt. Michael Murphy Combat Training Pool at Officer Training Command Newport. Also attending the dedication and unveiling was Rear Adm. Garry Bonelli, deputy commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, far right, and Rear Adm. Mark Boensel, commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, left. The pool will be used by officer candidates and students at Officer Training Command Newport for swim qualifications. Murphy, a Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. Murphy was awarded the nation's highest military honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty for trying to call for help from an exposed location for his wounded four-man team against superior odds of between 30 to 40 enemy fighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

SOLDIERS SCAN SKIES FOR MORTARS, ROCKETS

Army Pfc. Dustin Clark calibrates the sights on a radar system at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, June 28, 2009. Clark and other members of Echo Battery, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, out of Fort Hood, Texas, detect mortar and rocket attacks. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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[Kathy in Alaska]

Boy, you have to make sure you don’t leave ANYTHING in your car....it will melt!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, MM...((HUGS))...it sure is nice to have a safe place where we can honor and entertain our troops. Hope your day got better.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great troop support graphics, MM....good job!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness, Hawaii.....you've had quite the adventures the last few days. I didn't know caterpillars stung. I don't like them.

And a mongoose...hmmmmmm. Have you encountered one of them before?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

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.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAUREN!!!!!!!!!

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning Kathy. (57)

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN

First I must apologize if I've left any one off my ping list. And, for a sloppy morning post. I left the thumb drive at home that had all my FR stuff. A fitting end to a crappy week, I suppose.

Next

Next, the DC Metroland weather report

Today.... Partly cloudy with an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. A few storms may be severe. High 87F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Tonight...Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. A few storms may be severe early. Low 68F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Next....thanks Ma for posting today's thread.

Remember the Canteen is

so come on in and have fun.

And in closing, always remember to Thank a Vet.

[beachn4fun]

[E.G.C.]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
11 days of 100º+ here, but a chance of cooler weather and even some showers.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Not much is happening other than work. Checking FR to see what I missed yesterday.

Howz it going for you?

#150

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Yea! Rain!

I see that there's a rare cold front moving down from the north and some of Midwesterners will get a taste of fall weather.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy, and (((HUGS))) to you too.

Well, we had north wind earlier, but that has already quit. It is so hot here. I do hope we get some rain. We are under extreme drought here.

We are under mandatory water rationing already. The lake is over 40 feet below full and about 20 feet below normal for this time of the year.

[beachn4fun]

Speaking of wind, did either of you get any of that damaging wind that was rolling through?

[E.G.C.]

Hey folks!!!!!!:-D

Well, first off let me just say for future reference in case by chance at some point I don't make my appearance at the usual time in the Canteen that all of the electronic stuff in the house with the exception of the laptop are AC powered and there are are no battery back ups. A few days ago if you'll remember we did have a late night/early morning power outage in our part of town which turned out to be the result of a blown transformer.

Sometimes the city electric folks will respond to things like this, sometimes they just sleep through it.

We do have ten hours of free dial-up a month but the speeds are kind of slow and sometimes the laptop battery tends to run out rather with this kind of thing.

So, just so you know and don't get too apprehensive if and when it comes to the point where there is no power in our house around 5 AM when we normally get on FR and as a result are unable to do so.

We did have some storms move through parts of Oklahoma yesterday. There was some wind damage around the OKC Metro. We almost lost power a few times last night. The storms here in Southwest Oklahoma produced 60-70 MPH winds.

Thankfully they fell apart as they closed in on our part of the area. Unfortunately we didn't get any rain.

There is some more in the forecast for later today and tonight.

Chuck is going to go to hte pacemaker doctor later today. It's expected he will be getting a brand new pacemaker soon.

Not much else is going on.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi E.G.C.
I hope they get your electric repaired today. That has to be frustrating.

Prayers for Chuck and his appointment. I hope he is feeling well!
HUGS