FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 29 January 10

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~

LEADING FROM THE FRONT

U.S. Air Force Capt. Elberta Carter, an operating room nurse and a member of Joint Task Force Bravo’s medical element, assists Lt. Col. Ken Williams, a nurse anesthetist and member of Joint Task Force Bravo’s medical element, in caring for a five-year old Haitian boy at Haitian Coast Guard base Amiral Killick in Carrefour, Haiti, on Jan. 20, 2010. The boy was treated for a head wound and leg fracture. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill, U.S. Coast Guard. (Released)

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.

MOUNTAIN MANEUVER

U.S. Special Forces dismount from a U. S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while executing a pinnacle landing on a mountain peak to disrupt insurgent communications in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. The Black Hawk crew is assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aubree Clute

RE-ENLISTMENT RELATIONSHIPS

U.S. Army Spc. Isaac Danner re-enlists aboard an Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement patrol boat in southern Maysan province, Jan. 9, 2010. He is an indirect fire infantryman assigned to the 2nd Squadron 13th Cavalry Regiment. "I wanted the ceremony to be a joint effort with the people I see every day and built relationships with," said Danner. "That's why we're here anyway, right?" U.S. Army photo

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Alabama ~ Song of The South

Bachman-Turner Overdrive ~ Rock and Roll Nights

Ketty Lester ~ Love Letters

Patsy Cline ~ Walkin’ After Midnight

Ace Cannon ~ Tuff

THE KIDS

Afghan children react as Cpl. Jesse Starko from Edmonton, Alberta from the Canadian Army Reservists attached to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry walks past during an operation in Kandahar City, southern Afghanistan Thursday, Jan. 21. AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

MOUNTAIN SEARCH

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Able Company, 3-509 Infantry Battalion head for a mountain to search for enemy fighters following an afternoon rocket and mortar attack on their base at Combat Outpost (COP) Zerak on Jan. 22, in Zerak, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Spencer Platt

Pat Boone ~ Speedy Gonzales

Bobby Darin ~ Clementine

Gary U.S. Bonds ~ Dear Lady Twist

Dan Seals ~ Two Dozen Roses

Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band ~ Medley

WORKING OUT

Corp. Nicholas Birkner with the U.S. Army Able Company, 3-509 Infantry Battalion and of Fairview Heights, Ill. works out in the gym at Combat Outpost (COP) Zerak on Jan. 21, in Zerak, Afghanistan. Getty Images / Spencer Platt

MORTARS

Members of a U.S. Army mortar team fire on Taliban positions with a 120mm mortar, at Combat Outpost Michigan, in the Pech Valley, Kunar province, northeastern Afghanistan, Thursday Jan. 21. The soldiers from the 2-12 Infantry, Task Force Lethal at COP Michigan regularly receive small and large-arms fire from Taliban militants who operate in the hillsides overlooking the base. AP / Brennan Linsley

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ColdOne...God Bless them indeed. Thanks for the prayer.

Ready for the weekend?

[luvie]

Ooooo....a party! I am ALWAYS up for a party!

(I am just glad they are having a party at the freepathon! LOL) FINALLY!

[tongue-tied]

I am ready myself.

Nothing planned really, just going to get some stuff done around the house. No teaching, I'm out of that business. We fix aircraft parts here for F-16s, F/A-18s, H-60s, E-2s, etc.

Normally, it is much more relaxing. Today, not so much. hehehe

[luvie]

Good evening, Conor! (((hugs))) Hope you are ready for a good weekend!

Is the weather going to be pretty there? We are cold and
kind of expecting snow. Who knew! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...how was your day? Mine went in fits and starts, but ended well.

[ColdOne]

Yes I am.. It is 19 outside. Has been warm. Not much in the way of snow, only 3ft usually get more by now..

[ConorMacNessa]

We're supposed to have snow, but apparently the bulk of it will pass to the South.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP Sgt Daniel M Angus, USMC

Eternal Father Strong To Save

[PERKY2004]

hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac.....did you pass your test? Knee surgery on Friday?

[PERKY2004]

hi!

[luvie]

God rest the souls off the fallen heroes!

[ConorMacNessa]

Must retire for the evening - early call tomorrow. Gnite, all.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ColdOne]

What is the temp where you are?

[luvie]

Well, unless you just LIKE snow, hope you have a clear weekend
for whatever projects you want to do!

[ConorMacNessa]

Yes - surgery in the a.m.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Maybe Lily is waiting for just the right time to let the little one see the world.

I am so ready for the weekend.

[Star Traveler]

We've got a lot of that here... LOL... Previous FReeper articles on the current Oklahoma Ice Storm...

Ice Storm Likely Across Oklahoma

Less Than 24 Hours Until Winter Storm Arrives In NE Oklahoma

Henry declares state of emergency in anticipation of storm [Oklahoma Governor]

Winter Storm Update [Tulsa, Oklahoma]

Tulsa activates Emergency Operations Center as winter storm intensifies [Oklahoma]

[Rickster GloucesterVA]

Thanks Kathy.

I have to say I cannot get through *any* of these posts without reaching for a tissue for my eyes. The courage and strength these young men and women exhibit every single day just makes the rest of us look like pikers.

My church services bulletin always lists the names of relatives serving in the military, and a prayer for all of them everywhere. When we get to that part in the service, I stop a little longer and try to picture one of them in my mind.

This site and postings like this give me an image I can carry with me. Thank you for that.

Rick Koenig US Navy QM2(DV2) 1967-1971

[ColdOne]

Isn’t this UNUSUAL for Oklahoma... ???