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

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[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.

[beachn4fun]

Howdy Meg (((HUGS))

That little guy is so cute!

Have a great weekend

[Kathy in Alaska]

We warmed up, but rain today, tomorrow, and Sunday. A couple days ago we had our first frost.

[SevenofNine]

HEY KATHY guess what guess where is snowing right in Alaska

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/snowice/sea-lake-ice/barrow_webcam.html

[E.G.C.]

Well, he seems to like it pretty well.

Today was a busy one for me. I did some lawnmowing and weed-eating work.

I just finished taking a shower. About to turn in for the day.

Getting ready for the Canteen Music Dedication tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP Pfc Jeremiah J Monroe, USA

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yep, it is working its way south. I talked to a guy at Prudhoe yesterday and it had already snowed several inches.

[SevenofNine]

I talk to my uncle yesterday he said he feel in the air he think that couple days he think he see the first snow in Fairbanks AK really getting cold

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gut Shabbes, Mooch.....a little late.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo!

Mac.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Darn, I forgot they drive on the left over here: Mike Murty demonstrates the car-crushing abilities of the Big Pete monster truck at the National Museum of Flight near Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: David Cheskin / AP

[Kathy in Alaska]

Touch of home: A soldier from the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) plays with a dog before heading out to patrol in Afghanistan. Photo: Dima Gavrysh / AP

[Kathy in Alaska]

Babies just won't sleep in their own room: A four-day-old female rhino baby lies between two keepers in her indoor enclosure in the zoo of Muenster, Germany. She was rejected by her mother, Emmi, and will be brought up by the zookeepers. Photo: Clemens Bilan / AFP / Getty Images

[RinaseaofDs]

CUTE! If you pick him up every day, then when he’s grown up, you’ll still be able to pick him up. Right?

[alarm rider]

Hello everyone,

We found a place in West Virginia and we have decided to escape Maryland while the escaping is good!

Moving is not fun, but we are progressing slowly.

More later when we get all hooked up, herded and settled.

Regards,
AR

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!! How many critters do you need to move? And then you can have an alpaca! Woohoo!! ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, RinaseaofDs...but of course. You get a little stronger each day, but you have to be really careful of the pointy thing on her nose. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Weren't you in "Harry Potter"? No, it's not Hagrid, it's one of 300 camouflaged soldiers saying farewell to Chester, England, before a tour in Afghanistan. Photo: Paul Ellis / AFP / Getty Images

[Kathy in Alaska]

Guarding the border: Lilly, one of three two-month-old caracal babies at the Berlin animal park, patrols the perimeter of her enclosure. Photo: Margarethe Wichert / AFP / Getty Images

[Kathy in Alaska]

Can I get a white glove? Jackson, a three-month-old jaguar cub, plays with a zoo worker at the Attica Park zoo near Spata, Greece. He was born the day after Michael Jackson died and named for him. Photo: Petros Giannakouris / AP

[alarm rider]

For now, we move the cats, the dogs, the horses. BIL gets the cattle (2 steers)and assorted barn rodents (We might let him keep a barn cat or three). We really, really want a couple of alpacas and of course the llamas.

We are getting closer by escaping Maryland and high property taxes.

I still have to work and the commute will be interesting, but it just means getting up earlier and getting home a bit later.

Girl Cat is here helping me write this, Bruno and Churchill are busy exploring the boxes. It’s going to get interesting this weekend.

More later.