FReeper Canteen ~ It's Good Friday ~ We Remember Our Troops ~ 22 April 2011

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen presents... ~

~ It's Good Friday ~ We Remember Our Troops!! ~

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.

AIRMEN HEROES

U.S. Air Force airmen congratulate Air Force Tech Sgts. Jeffery Hedglin and Ryan Manjuck and Staff Sgt. Asher Woodhouse after they received the Bronze Star on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 13, 2011. The pararescuemen, assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, received the award for heroism in Afghanistan. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

CLASS ACT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandie Hogan speaks to girls at a school in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2011. Hogan, assigned to the Female Engagement Team 12, visits classes throughout the week, bringing toys and school supplies, and often sits in on classes with the children to show Marines' support for education. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katherine M. Solano

MUDDY BUDDY

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew McKinley crawls through a muddy obstacle as he and his team of officers complete a testing course during Prop Blast, a traditional team-building event that welcomes new officers to the division on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 8, 2011. McKinley is a logistics officer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Beneath The Cross of Jesus

At The Cross

The Old Rugged Cross

O Sacred Head Now Wounded

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Lead Me To Calvary

FIREFIGHT

U.S. Army soldiers return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd

SCHOOL FRIENDS

U.S. Army Spc. Daishon Newton talks with children at the Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, during a dismounted mission to assess the dining hall and kitchen for a future renovation project, April 16, 2011. Newton is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

TORCH TOUCH

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Davis A. Marunowski cuts holes into a piece of the bridge with a torch during an operation on the Sistani Peninsula, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011. Marunowski, a combat engineer, is assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego

PUMA LIFT

An SA-330 Puma helicopter lifts a pallet of supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart

FLOOD WATCH

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Benton and Staff Sgt. Steven Kennedy shine flashlights on an earthen flood levee as they monitor for problems with the flood protection barrier in Fargo, N.D., April 8, 2011. North Dakota Guardsmen are checking the levees on 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day until the flood waters recede. Benton is assigned to the 119th Maintenance Squadron and Kennedy to the 219th Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp

RESCUE WORK

Jesse Jahner, right, a sheriff with the Cass County Sheriff's Office, carries a young girl to safety after a dike broke near her home trapping her inside, Fargo, N.D., April 10, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard members are working with federal, state and local agencies to conduct wellness checks and perform rescues and other critical functions to ensure the safety of the residents affected by the flooding. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert

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[luvie]

Howdy, Kathy! Your thread is just beautiful!

Happy and Blessed Easter to you! ((((hugs))))

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring our Fallen

[ConorMacNessa]

Must retire - For ever at my back I hear / Time's winged chariot hurrying near!

Will talk to you all on the morrow!

Good night, God Bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

And Godspeed our Troops around the World - especially those in harm's way!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[AZamericonnie]

Loin chops w/a cream sauce & a salad. I’s too tired for more!:)

[luvie]

Good night, Conor/Early Bird! See ya next time!

Sweet dreams! (((hugs)))

[luvie]

Yum....I wasn’t tired but had a slice of homemade bread with
butter! LOL!

Of course, I had a Wattsburger for lunch so I wasn’t hungry at all! :)

[AZamericonnie]

Glad you like the pic Conor.

Sweet dreams til sunbeams find you! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...was your train home on time? A good productive day? We are just buried til the end of May trying to get the new system up and running. Calls everyday that someone else can’t get in, or can’t see the people in his or her units.

We go live in three weeks...it would be nice if it worked before we stopped using the old.

[AZamericonnie]

had a slice of homemade bread

You baked bread?

[AZamericonnie]

Gad’s Kathy.....did I even thank you for this evenings thread of our finest at work?

If not...I thank you.

If I did....I need ginkgo biloba!:) *hugs*

[luvie]

Extreme & Weird Weather of the World

This is VERY cool stuff! :)
Note that a town not too far from me
is in the top 4 for extremely hot weather. LOL!

[luvie]

No, Silly Girl!!! HUBBY baked bread! He has been doing it
every Tuesday. I now have homemade rolls to eat when I’m
drinkin’ my tea in the morning. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I almost had a heart attack on the way home from work....I’m falling down tired and suddenly thought I was a day early. I did a quick mental count of this weeks threads and decided I had the right day. LOL!

Hope your day went well and your commute was uneventful. *HUGS*

[SandRat]

Remember your Cozy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Only a half day of “it” for me....I’m taking the afternoon off. My Dad has a doctor’s appointment at 1p, and then I just might come home a take a nap. d:o)

Has winter gone bye-bye? You and Booboo can get out and walk or play and relax?

[luvie]

Good for you, Kathy! You deserve a nap....you work so hard!

How is your Dad doing these days?

[AZamericonnie]

Mr Luv rocks!

[AZamericonnie]

Ahem...need I remind you of a scuttlebutt posted on the wrong day? Hummmm????

Been there done that! LOL

The day did go welll indeed & a pleasant commute.

A conversation with a gentleman in a LARGE desiel truck. He said it cost him over $100.00 to fill his tank & he had to do so approx 2x per week.

Therefore by the grace of God.....

[luvie]

Indeed he does! :)

...and he rolls...out the dough! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...we are supposed to get some rain tonight. I sure hope so...dust everywhere!

How’s youse guys doing for sunshine?