~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
LAST EMBRACE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney Thomas holds his daughter one last time as she visits aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio before the ship's departure from Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Va., May 11, 2011. Anzio is deploying as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Martie
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.
EXPLOSIVE CHARGES
U.S. Army engineers set off explosive charges to disable a road serving as an illegal crossing point at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, May 16, 2011. DOD photo by Karen Parrish
FLORIDA FLYBY
Pilots fly F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters over Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., May 17, 2011. The squadron typically practices over the station on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings throughout the air show season. The pilots are assigned to the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Johnson
SHOT BLOCKERS
An Air Force athlete gets ready to shoot a basketball during a wheelchair basketball competition at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 19, 2011.The Marines went on to beat Air Force 46-10. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin
AFTER THE GAME
All-Marine wheelchair basketball player Lance Cpl. Jese Schag leads his Marines in shaking hands with their fellow service members from the All-Navy/Coast Guard team after the Marines beat them 28-9 during the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 18, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Michael S. Cifuentes
WEAPONS SEARCH
U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Gibson, front, and Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Flattery provide security for fellow soldiers and Afghan National Policemen while they conduct a search of a local nationals house in Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2011. Gibson and Flattery are assigned to the 34th Infantry Division's 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Red Bulls. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Gupton
HERCULES FORMATION
A formation of Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft fly above the Nevada Test and Training Range during a mobility air forces exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 18, 2011. The C-130 aircrafts assembled in aerial formations as part of the biannual Air Force Weapons School's mobility air forces exercise. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
A FAMILY’S LOSS
U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Neville Shiwdin looks over his family's home in Joplin, Mo., May 23, 2011, after a tornado destroyed it the night before. During the tornado, Shiwdin struggled to keep the door closed on their home's closet where he, his wife and kids took shelter. Shiwdin is a recruiter assigned to the Recruiting Sub Station Joplin, Recruiting Station Kansas City. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Rogers
WILLOW SPROUTS
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Willow makes its way through New York Harbor as part of the parade of ships during the kickoff to New York's Fleet Week, May 25, 2011. The Willow, a 225-foot buoy tender, is based in Newport, R.I. The week long event celebrates mariners from around the world. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Seth Johnson
LAUNCH LIGHTS
An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during night flight operations in the Arabian Gulf, May 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and will be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. The Hornet is assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Tidd
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.
