FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Dover Air Force Base, Delaware ~ 1 FEB 2011

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

[Robert A Cook PE]

It ain’t Feb 1 .... Yet. 8<)

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!




Pvt. Martin Bell, British Army, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, KIA Afghanistan 25JAN2011



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

The Soldier

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brooke



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[luvie]

*tap-tap*
Whhooooooo's here tonight, Night Owls!
Hope everyone had a great day!
It's getting colder here...how 'bout you?
(It's all relative I know, but
It's gone from 68 to 45 in two hours,
and still dropping!)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Connie!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[left that other site]

Hello everyone!
(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

Howdy! How was your day? Hope it wasn’t too hectic! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

We're at slightly below freezing waiting for the precipitation to start. Should be another interesting commute tomorrow morning!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

God rest the souls of the fallen heroes! God help their
families....this has to be killing them! *sniff*

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!

*HUGS*

Hope all is well with you this evening!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

[luvie]

Great thread, Kathy! Thanks for your hard work to let us
know what our heroes do!

[SandRat]

Looks like the New Year is starting out right.

[Delmarksman]

Thanks for posting this. DAFB and Dover in general, has changed a lot over the years but the heart is still the same.

I came here in ‘84 and am still here.

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It is purchased with the blood of Patriots!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, Kathy! Good evening, all!

More snow on the way!
Would they close the schools on the first day of the new semester?

[Publius]

Conor, isn’t Dover AFB where bodies are prepared for shipment and burial? In the HBO movie “Taking Chance” I seem to recall the story began with Kavin Bacon going to Dover to pick up Chance’s body.

[ConorMacNessa]

THE SOLDIER’S CODE

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Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops of the 101st Airborne Division 5JUN1944 prior to D-Day Normandy

The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Would they close the schools on the first day of the new semester?

In your dreams! :)