FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 04 Feberuary 2011

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!! ~

CIRCUS CELEBRATION

U.S. Navy sailors display the colors during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus military appreciation show in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 22, 2011. The sailors are assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr.

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.

ROCKING THE BOAT

Two Coast Guard 47-foot lifeboat crews maneuver in the surf during a class at Umpqua River near Winchester Bay, Ore., Jan. 18, 2011. This class gives boat drivers the opportunity to practice and maintain their skills in the heavy surf conditions notorious to the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert

BLENDING IN

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Schannep and Sgt. Daniel Kahn blend in with their surroundings during hydrographic reconnaissance training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2011. The training was part of a jump-and-dive package that brought the unit, headquartered in Alameda, Calif., together with their Hawaii-based counterparts. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder

SUMMIT SEARCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks into the valley from a mountaintop outside the village of Nengaresh in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment. After seven hours of searching through rugged terrain, U.S. and Afghan soldiers located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, based on a tip. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson

TEAMMATE TANGO

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Stark celebrates with his teammate after winning a game at the Jinhae Jae-Hwal-Won home for handicapped children in Chinhae, South Korea, Jan. 12, 2011. Twenty-two sailors joined members of South Korea's military in a visit to the home during a port visit. Stark is assigned to the USS Stockdale, which is under way with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

RAVEN LAUNCH

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Connell launches a Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, while providing a demo to Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 22, 2011. The center's mission is to provide realistic, joint and combined arms training in multinational venues in a contemporary operating environment to assist commanders and soldiers by presenting current problem sets. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

OVER THAILAND

A Royal Thai Marine Corps reconnaissance team conducts jump training with U.S. Marines during Cobra Gold, an exercise on U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 21, 2011. The Marines are assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alejandro Pea

APACHE SUNSET

U.S. Army pilots and crew chiefs perform maintenance checks on an AH-64 Apache helicopter as the sun sets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, based on Fort Campbell, Ky. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Edward A. Garibay

PUSH-UP POWER

U.S. Marines execute squad push-ups as body-hardening training while aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Southern Command area of responsibility, Jan. 17, 2011. The Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Logistics Command Element, Headquarters Command Element, will head to Central and South America to participate in Southern Partnership exercises. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacqueline Sanderfer

UNDERWATER OATH

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeffery Laubaugh, left, administers the oath of enlistment to Chief Petty Officer Jared Pringle during an underwater re-enlistment ceremony in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 14, 2011. Pringle is an intelligence specialist. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Gray

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]

And in "second"....TS snags the silver!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's thread!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top "three"....Sand bags the bronze!!

[OriginalChristian]

If its not too much trouble and there is a ping list here, please add my handle. I am not a veteran, one of my few regrets, both of my brothers and dad were vets and I have a profound respect for our service men and women from all branches. My brother Pat was KIA in SVN in 1968.

OC

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, USA, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, KIA Afghanistan 29JAN2011

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

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...how is your volcano doing? Have you been able to see it?

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Omar Soltero, USA,, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, KIA Afghanistan 31JAN2011

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

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TS...((HUGS))...more snow? A snow day?

[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!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...are you ready for the Super Bowl? Who do you like?

[ConorMacNessa]

Must retire - I'm a little under the weather tonight. Will see you on the flip side.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Ahhhh...Friday...and I am off! Yay! The weather is supposed
to be warmer. Maybe I can even want to get out of the house!

Great thread, Kathy...thanks for your hard work! Our troops rule!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, OriginalChristian...you are added to the once a day Ping List.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Mac. Thanks for helping honor our military. And thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nana Hope...are you staying warm? How are your grapes handling the weather conditions?

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl!

Mauna Kea still has snow but the temps down here at sea level nearly hit 80 today, so don't expect it to last much longer.

Know that my thoughts are with you and your Dad and hoping for the best.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home...back shortly.

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring our Fallen

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy!!

Yup, going to hang out with a few friends, (actually, the friend with the biggest TV screen..:=) and watch the Superbowl, I'm pulling for Greenbay; they haven't won it in awhile.

You going to be watching?

[Tanniker Smith]

No snow days. And the kids are mostly showing up. There was a little dusting this morning. It’s mostly just a mess from the pile-ups. I’ve been leaving the car home and taking the bus. There’s no place to park at work — even when I had a spot in the rotation last month, my spot was filled past the point where I could’ve shoveled it out.