FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 17 June 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!! ~

HONOR GUARDS

Honor guards march into position for the Memorial Day presidential wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

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.

PATRIOTIC RIDE

Veterans show their support for Rolling Thunder as they ride from the Pentagon to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. Rolling Thunder is an annual event in which thousands of veterans ride motorcycles through the city to call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

INDEPENDENCE AVENUE

Veterans participate in Rolling Thunder as they ride along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. The event brings together thousands of veterans and other participates who call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

IN MEMORY

Flags and wreaths rest among the tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

WW II MEMORIAL

A Joint Service Color Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

RECOVERY MISSION

U.S. service members empty a suction hose of sediment into a screen during an underwater recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, May 20, 2011. The service members, assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, are deployed off the north central coast of Vietnam to search for the remains of Americans missing from the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim

SOUND BARRIER

An F/A-18C Hornet breaks the sound barrier over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The hornet is part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

SHADOW SOLDIER

A coalition special operations forces member scans an area for insurgent activity as an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air support during an operation to destabilize insurgent drug trade near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. During the operation, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium were destroyed by the Afghan led force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney

OKLAHOMA HELP

U.S. Army soldiers search the remnants of a house after a deadly tornado near Piedmont, Okla., May 24, 2011. The soldiers are members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard. Oklahoma National Guard photo by Capt. Geoff Legler

HIGH FIVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Patterson high-fives a boy through the glass at the New York Aquarium as part of a diver demonstration during Fleet Week 2011 in New York, May 28, 2011. Fleet Week is an opportunity for area residents to meet sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as observe the capabilities of today's maritime services. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class W. B. Swoboda

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[stephenjohnbanker]

HUGS backatcha! No, I am in no danger, but they arrested one young man who may be ressponsible for 675,000 acres. How ANY man could do this is well beyond my pay grade.

[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]

Are you getting a lot of it? Very hard to breathe with all that in the air! Sure hope it’s not getting any closer!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....don-o bags the bronze!!

[SandRat]

It’s about 5 miles away. Fortunately the direction of the wind is keeping it away from me.

[Iron Munro]

Hello Kathy - Hello everyone!

We can rejoice - our long national nightmare is over!

[stephenjohnbanker]

I was wondering if you were safe, SR. Glad to hear this.

[HiJinx]

Woo-Hoo - Hot Dog!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nana Hope...((HUGS))...and thanks for today’s Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[HiJinx]

Confirmed, Bro!

We have evacuees living with us for the duration. The fire swept past their place, we hope. They live directly across Hwy 92 from Karol George. Karol managed to get most of his livestock moved to Benson.

One of the TV shots shows the Canyon General gas station and the bare frame of a new pizza joint going in, with flames in the prairie in the background. That’s Karol’s place.

[HiJinx]

Good news, LUV!
Have a great weekend, y’hear?

[luvie]

That’s too darn close! Y’all stay safe. Glad the wind is keeping the smoke away. We had some from a fire and it affected so many who had breathing issues.

[AZamericonnie]

Jinx will confirm; this is a Fire & Smoke Friday.

Is it getting closer to you or is the smoke blowing you way?

[HiJinx]

I think SandRat answered this alread - it is getting closer to us. The fire crossed Highway 92 and is burning grasslands now - the wind is pushing it northeast and southeast in two prongs.

The TV station said there are 1500 homes at immediate risk as of 5:00 this evening.

[luvie]

So far so good, Jinxy! Piper is entertaining us all, of course! You would know about that! :)

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evenings Thread Kathy....I am on overload with the selection of pics & captions of our finest at work this evening.

Great stuff! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

We have evacuees living with us for the duration

God love ya Jinx! *hugs*

This is sounding close...

[luvie]

Oh Jinxy, I hope and pray that it is contained soon so no one loses a home or life!

[Kathy in Alaska]

RECOVERY CREW

U.S. Marines arrive at the impact site with French soldiers to recover the wreckage of a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter aircraft northwest of Forward Operating Base Delaram in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 25, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group Forward. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Kaus

RECOVERY WORK

U.S. Marines work to remove the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft in the Bakwa District, Regional Command West, Afghanistan, May 27, 2011. The Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Forward, worked along with French and Italian forces to conduct an 81-mile combat logistics patrol to retrieve the French jet without incident in the Bakwa District. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Theresa Seng

[HiJinx]

I'm going to try something, don't know if it will work or not. This is from a friend of a friend's friend's Facebook page...someone said it looks kinda like a volcanic flow...I think it's from last night.