FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 25 September 09

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~

NIGHT MOVE

U.S. Army soldiers plan to move to the next mission objective during Operation Champion Spear outside the village of Marsac in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Nicholas

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.

MEASURED STEP

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nolan Espiritu jumps across at a canal during a security patrol through Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. Espiritu is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg

CHECKERS CHALLENGE

U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Weeks plays an Afghan checkers-style game with Nas Nahs, an interpreter, in the Kohi Safi district, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2009. Weeks is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company B, Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

The Browns ~ The Old Lamplighter

Connie Francis ~ My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own

Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra ~ Why Don’t You Fall In Love With Me

Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen ~ Kentucky Hills of Tennessee

Al Hirt ~ I Want A Butter and Egg Man

GALAXY TAXI

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Biasi marshals a C-5M Super Galaxy before it takes off from Dover Air Base, Del., Sept. 13, 2009. An aircrew of active duty and Air Force Reserve members flew the C-5M, named "The Spirit of Normandy," on a mission that unofficially set 41 records in a single flight Sept. 13. The certified results are expected to be released in about a month. U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto

SOLDIER FINDS REWARDS OF DEPLOYMENT

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Lund conducts a mission brief with his team before heading out to Logar province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2009. Lund is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 741st Explosive Ordnance, Task Force Spartan, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Richard W. Jones Jr.

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Highway 101 ~ Who’s Gonna Love You

Fats Domino ~ Walkin’ To New Orleans

Russ Morgan ~ Baby Me

Everly Brothers ~ Let It Be Me

Freddy Martin ~ A Touch of Texas

BRIDGE BALANCE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Kightlinger crosses a bridge during a security patrol in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2009. Kightlinger is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg

RIVERINES STAND READY TO ROLL ON IRAQ’S WATERWAYS

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim Bower mans an M-240B machine gun while Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Ellis looks on. The sailors are with the Riverine Squadron 2 in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Chris Dunphy

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

[HiJinx]

Woo-Hoo, Kathy - #100!!

[MEG33]

*WOO HOO*

Thank you, Kathy, for all you do.
Have a great weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Meg...((HUGS))...beautiful flowers. Sleep pattern on hold again? d:o) I don’t even know what a pattern is. Critters enjoying the rain?

[MEG33]

Thank you.
;o)
The raccoons haven’t all come together this week..I saw one out eating when it was really raining...
I have allergies and spent two days sleeping off and on..like I was drugged..though antihistimines usually don’t make me drowsy...Really messed up sleep pattern.

I’m wide awake just now because my youngest kitten really cried out as though something was hurting her..It happened three times..seems to be a foot or leg..I can’t tell which..She wiggled out of my trying to see what the matter was.
She went to the living room .After some alone time ...she is back on my bed..seems fine...I have never seen her cry out like that and it scared me. She seems fine walking and jumping on the bed now..no limp. A puzzle.
I’m going to try to get some sleep now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hmmmm.....a puzzle. Maybe a cry in her sleep? Hopefully it was only a tweek or a kinkm or a twinge and walking it out is all that was needed.

Sleep well now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Still 100? Isn’t it time to start to cool off? Do you ever let the fur babies play out in the yard?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy weekend, Dubya, and thanks for the blessing for our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks!!

[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

[Kathy in Alaska]

A gremlin took the caption to this picture......

Army Spc. Jessica Velasquez makes a balloon animal out of a surgical glove and hands it off to a group of excited Iraqi girls at an elementary school during a recent combined humanitarian mission in the Baghdad suburb of Salman Pak, Iraq, September 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. 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.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
59º on the way in today, but headed for the upper 80s.

[beachn4fun]

LOL

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today.....Rain showers early becoming more intermittent for the afternoon. High 71F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

~ Tonight....Some clouds. Low 57F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

brrrr.....they're calling for mid 60s on Saturday.

Another busy day for me. Got to make my rounds and then move into lurker mode. But,IT'S FRIDAY....so you stay right where you are and visit with the troops and/or their family. Don't fret none...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS

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.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Good morning beachn4fun and Canteen fans. I love Fridays. Hope everyone has a good one and has a better weekend!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning to you.

Fridays are good

Saturdays, even better! LOL

Have a great weekend.

[E.G.C.]

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