FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 21 January 11

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

HORNET HEAT

An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 8, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 25. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nicolas C. Lopez

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.

AIRMAN ARMS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mabel Aguirre tends to Ajamal Hazrat, a patient at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2011. Ajamal and many family members were badly injured after the propane tank heating their home exploded. Aguirre is a medical technician assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss

BAGHDIS DROP

U.S. troops retrieve cargo dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III near Forward Operating Base Todd in Afghanistan's Baghdis province, Jan. 6, 2011. The base and more than a dozen nearby combat outposts rely on U.S. and Italian airdrops for all their supplies. The C-17 air crew is from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace

SANDBAG BUDDIES

U.S. Army Spcs. Jamus Grandstrom and Daniel Collazo sit on sandbags in the Daymirdad district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. Grandstrom and Collazo are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean P. Cas

Blue Grass Boogiemen ~ Jambalaya On The Bayou

Boston ~ More Than A Feeling

Frank Sinatra ~ Old Devil Moon

Grandpa Jones ~ Jesse James

Marty Robbins ~ The Master’s Call

TANDEM DIVE

U.S. Staff Sgt. Joe Jones takes Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for a 14,000-foot tandem skydive over Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, Jan. 6, 2011. Jones is a U.S. Army Parachute Team member. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. U.S. Army photo by SSG Jared Zell

UNDER FIRE

U.S. Army soldiers take cover as they receive fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean in Bala Murghab in Afghanistan's Baghdis province, Jan. 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace

COORDINATING SECURITY

U.S. Army soldiers Staff Sgt. Chad Kair, Sgt. 1st Class Travis Leonhardt and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Houston coordinate security during a meeting to discuss improvement projects in the Daymirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey

The Cleftones ~ Little Girl of Mine

Toby Keith ~ Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You?

Richard Marx ~ Hazard

The Dubs ~ Chapel of Dreams

Zac Brown Band ~ Colder Weather

MARINE RIGGERS

U.S. Marines move containers filled with water on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. The Marines are parachute riggers assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group. The water was air dropped in Helmand province to Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik

MILLION MILESTONE

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. talks with members of the Tuskegee Airmen at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Jan. 11, 2011. The airmen and hundreds of volunteers from the "Welcome Home a Hero" program greeted troops and participated in a ceremony marking the one-millionth soldier returning home for rest and recuperation from Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

SAILOR SIGNAL

A U.S. Navy sailor signals for an F/A-18C Hornet to move forward on the flight deck after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 6, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

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]

[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.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

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

[E.G.C.]

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.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[tomkow6]

Morning, EGC! -6 on the car thermometer for the drive in this AM.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
30º and headed for the mid 50s.

[wolfcreek]

Prayers for our military/families.

Was this a very recent event?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

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

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today... Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Sorry I'm late. Have been doing some work and answering pings.

Ya know, I must really be getting close to retirement time when I've only came to work 4 days this week but am so glad Friday is here. LOL

Oh well...for now, I have to...

...make my rounds before taking on updating some reports. But, you stay right where you are. Don't leave the room...I'll be bock!

THE CANTEEN IS

Come 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.

[E.G.C.]

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

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Thank you for that....and prayers that you remain safe in
this bad weather that you are expecting! I have a feeling
I will be better off in OK than you will be.

Talk later, Sis! (((hugs)))

[luvie]

Good morning, Kathy! Thanks for the prayers. It looks clear
all the way, and I AM looking forward to seeing Piper and
her mom. Daddy is still going to NCO Academy in Florida. He
hates being away on his little daughter’s birthday! :(

[PROCON]

Good morning Beachie!!

We're suppose to get 4-5 days of clear weather, so I get to dry out for a while..Woo-Hoo!

A little work on my truck this weekend is in order and maybe I'll start early spring cleaning if I have the energy...or not..:=)

Have a great weekend and I'll see ya on M@nd#ay!

[PROCON]

Morning Navy Bro!!

How's that knee rehab going?

I'm completely healed and going strong...hope to see ya in the Canteen!

[luvie]

IT'S FRIDAY!!!...hope all of you
are ready for a rockin' weekend!
I get to go see Piper on her birthday!
Long drive but worth it!
Lauren, happy birthday to Adelaide! :)
See y'all tonight if all goes well!
(((hugs)))...stay warm!
God bless our troops and keep them safe!

[PROCON]

Morning Luvvy!

It sounds like you'll have a grand weekend with Piper, can't believe she's going to be 4!!!

I SO owe you a morning Hiya so...

Good Morning Luv and Have a GREAT Weekend!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Army Bro! The knee rehab is going great. I hoipe to be be back on the Canteen on a regular basis soon - had another computer crash recently and haven't been able to reconstruct my graphics as yet. Hope all is well with you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[E.G.C.]

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

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Luv!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!