FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 12 February 10

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRESIDENT LINCOLN

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.

THREE-SHIP FORMATION

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors fly in a three-ship formation to the Nevada Test and Training Range, Feb. 4, 2010, during Red Flag, a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The Raptors are assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron on Elmendorf Air Base, Alaska, and the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. U.S Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley .

BOX BY BOX

The amphibious assault ship USS Essex receives supplies from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during a replenishment in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2010. The Essex, part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in Cobra Gold, a multinational exercise co-sponsored by the United States and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Johnson .

Clovers ~ Devil Or Angel?

Kathy Mattea ~ Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses

Phil Collins ~ Two Hearts

Dwight Yoakam ~ Mercury Blues

ABBA ~ Slipping Through My Fingers

PUMA PATTERN

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex refuel an AS332 Super Puma helicopter during a replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2010. The Essex, part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in Cobra Gold, a multinational exercise co-sponsored by the United States and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Johnson

FREEDOM ARRIVES IN MAYPORT, PREPARES FOR MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT

090928-N-7241L-245 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts flight deck certification with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

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The Collegians ~ Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Eddie Rabbitt ~ Drivin' My Life Away

Five Keys ~ Wisdom of A Fool

Terri Clark ~ I Just Wanna Be Mad

Tommy Roe ~ Sweet Pea

DELIVERING A MAP

A U.S. Marine sprints down the line of heavy machine guns to deliver a map after a firefight with Taliban insurgents at the “Five Points” intersection, a key junction linking the northern area of the insurgent stronghold of Marjeh with the rest of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. The Marines, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted an assault earlier that morning to seize the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

SCOUT SNIPERS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Keith B. Lawson and Spence G. Press work together to identify targets as Taliban fighters approached from Marjeh toward their position at the “Five Points” intersection, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Lawson and Spence, both scout snipers, are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which conducted an assault earlier that morning to seize the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

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[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[ConorMacNessa]

The snow is over except for the digging out. Of course, now they're talking about more snow next Tuesday.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SevenofNine]

Here update on Bill Clinton condition via Twitter news

SBSNews Bill Clinton’s doc says prognosis is excellent.

cnnbrk Bill Clinton’s cardiologist says “no evidence of heart attack” found http://on.cnn.com/9k3kJy

[SirLurkedalot]

Good Evening!
(((HUGS)))

[SevenofNine]

Look like Iranian govt cracking down on protesters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7214818/Iranian-opposition-leaders-attacked-during-anniversary-rallies.html

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[BIGLOOK]

The Gettysburg Address

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate - we cannot consecrate - we cannot hallow - this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that this government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this earth.


We ought to read this from time to time to refresh our memories of the struggles our nation endured and the healing we aspire to.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Is that 3 golds in a row?? AZ grabs the gold!!
(Your own thread doesn't count as a miss.)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[oldteen]

And how’s the head doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

And close on AZ's heels....Mac snags the silver!!

[ConorMacNessa]

It's doing okay, Oldteen - thanks for asking! Just changed the dressing a little while ago and the wound is clean.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[oldteen]

That’s a good thing. Just keep it that way...lol.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top 3....Nana Hope bags the bronze!!

[AZamericonnie]

And a very good evening to you Old’s! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AZ...thanks for the “white” tribute. A safe commute? Traffic good? No critters? *HUGS*

[AZamericonnie]

Great reminder & post Bigs! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Yesssss! LOL

Three in a row! Whew:)

What have I won?

Don’t say a duck......