~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ It's Finally Friday!! ~
AUTUMN’S COLOR GUARD
A U.S. military color guard from the Military District of Washington retires the colors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Veteran's Day observance at the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2010. DOD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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 MUSCLE
U.S. Army Sgt. James Small, right, helps Spc. Andreas Plaza up a mountainside in the Towr Gahr Pass, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2010. Small and Plaza are assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson
TIGER’S SALUTE
World War II fighter pilot and retired U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Jack Schofield salutes the crowd during the Las Vegas Veterans Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 11, 2010. Schofield was a member of the fighter squadron known as the Flying Tigers. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
ALASKA LOAD
U.S. and Indian soldiers load up into the back of a C-17 aircraft to prepare for a combined parachute jump over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft
ACDC ~ For Those About To Rock
Anne Murray ~ How Great Thou Art
Fats Domino ~ I’m Ready
George Jones ~ I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair
Boots Randolph ~ Mountain Minuet
COBRA RECOVERY
U.S. Navy Petty Officer Adam Pond, left, assists Petty Officer Norberto Riegodedios, right, during the recovery of an AH-1W Cobra helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver in the South China Sea, Nov. 9, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Blair
‘REMEMBERING HIS DAD
Christopher Smallwood cries at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2010. His father's name, Eugene F. Smallwood, is etched into the memorial. He died in service in Vietnam, Sept. 8, 1969. DOD photo by Fred W. Baker III
FULL HOUSE
U.S. Navy Seabees fill a C-17 in Kuwait to prepare for a flight to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2010. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, which is a warfighting element deployed to southern Afghanistan to provide construction and engineering support. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Jesse Sherwin
Mamas & The Papas ~ Creeque Alley
Johnny Horton ~ Sink The Bismarck
Sammy Turner ~ Lavender Blue
Hank Sr ~ A Tear In My Beer
Hollies ~ On A Carousel
VETERAN TALKERS
Veterans who served in the U.S. Marine Corps as Navajo code talkers during World War II ride in the New York City Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brian L. Anderson
BUILDING BARRIERS
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Ortiz directs a tram vehicle while filling Hesco barriers at a small combat outpost in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2010. Ortiz, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, constructed a new patrol base for Afghan security forces to maintain their presence in a town known for improvised explosive devices. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John McCall
CITIZENSHIP HUG
U.S. Army Spc. Jehan Custodio Martinez receives a hug after becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony on Veterans Day in the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2010. United States Forces-Iraq hosted the ceremony in which 50 troops took the Oath of Allegiance and became citizens. U.S. Army photo by Lee Craker
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
