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FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 22 July 2011
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 07/21/2011 6:15:24 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


FINAL MISSION

Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA's final space shuttle mission, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., July 8, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley




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.




SAVING LIVES

Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. 1st. Class Leroy Petry describes the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan, in which he distinguished himself by saving the lives of two fellow Rangers, during a press conference after he was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, July 13, 2011. Petry lost his hand in the 2008 fight, but now uses a state-of-the-art prosthesis. DOD photo by R. D. Ward


CLIFF JUMPER

U.S. Navy sailors and Royal Netherlands marines watch as Petty Officer 2nd Class Gates Kobuszewski jumps into the water at the start of the 6-kilometer amphibious march along the island of Curacao off the Venezuelan coast, July 5, 2011. The march includes a cliff jump, a 4-kilometer paddle in inflatable boats and a 2-kilometer swim. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul D. Williams


HEADING HOME

Wounded Georgian soldiers landing in Tbilisi, Georgia after flying aboard a C-130J Hercules air evacuation flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 30, 2011. The soldiers were medevaced to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany in May from Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark





PLYWOOD WORK

U.S. Navy Seamen Tina Gonsalves, left, and Ross Gatcomb position plywood during Pacific Partnership 2011 at the Ohmine engineering civic action project in the Federated States of Micronesia, July 8, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative also makes port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. Gonsalves, a construction electrician constructionman, and Ross Gatcomb, a construction mechanic constructionman, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley


MANNING THE MAST

Navy sailors place the sail on the yard of the main mast aboard USS Constitution for the first time since the ship began a restoration period in 2007 in Charlestown, Mass., June 29, 2011. The sailors routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for possibly sailing the ship for the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald


NEW FRIENDS

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Steuart walks with children during a quality assurance visit in Qalat City, Afghanistan, July 8, 2011. Stuart is a civil engineer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras




PARATROOPER TRANSPORT

Army paratroopers wait to perform a personnel airdrop mission during a joint operational access exercise on Fort Bragg N.C., June 25, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Asha Harris


PACIFIC LAUNCH

A BQM-74E aerial drone launches from the flight deck of guided-missile frigate USS Thach to simulate an incoming missile during a live-fire exercise for the Pacific phase of UNITAS 52 while the ship is under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 1, 2011. Ships from Chile, Colombia and Peru also participated as part of Southern Seas 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stuart Phillips


FLYING DEBRIS

Afghan commandos shield their faces from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a village clearing operation in the Zhari district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 6, 2011. The commandos, supported by service members assigned to Special Operations Task Force South, found and destroyed several caches, which included weapons, homemade explosives and materials to make roadside bombs. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel P. Shook




Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.




TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; friday; military; troopsupport
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To: Kathy in Alaska

A very nice commute indeed & I hope yours was the same.

We have noticed however that since the “big” duststorm an increase in ‘flying’ bugs. Gnats, flies, & other insects I can’t determine.

Thank heavens for rolled up newspaper!:)

Today went smoother for you? *hugs*


41 posted on 07/21/2011 8:11:44 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: SandRat

Good evening Sandy & love that graphic...I do hope your feeling better today! *hugs*


42 posted on 07/21/2011 8:14:26 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

Kids and copperheads don’t mix.


43 posted on 07/21/2011 8:16:49 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: HiJinx; LUV W

Are you starting your road trip today/tomorrow?

Travel mercies & eat a Watts Burger for me!:) *hugs*


44 posted on 07/21/2011 8:17:13 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: SkyDancer

Touching pic Janie! *hugs*


45 posted on 07/21/2011 8:18:53 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: AZamericonnie

Yep, ... feeling mush better. *hugs*


46 posted on 07/21/2011 8:27:00 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

Smart man! Most guys just go for the high fat/carb content. :)

(no offense, guys! LOL)


47 posted on 07/21/2011 8:32:21 PM PDT by luvie (RUN SARAH...R U N!!!)
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To: LUV W

Prayers Luvvy.


48 posted on 07/21/2011 8:35:30 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: LUV W

LOL!


49 posted on 07/21/2011 8:36:27 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: LUV W

LOL!


50 posted on 07/21/2011 8:36:27 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

Your ouches better today?

Hugs Sandy.


51 posted on 07/21/2011 8:36:58 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Much better, thanks. Hugs Taz


52 posted on 07/21/2011 8:38:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: AZamericonnie

Hi - yeah it is. Just to let people know the sacrifice of Australian Diggers in Afghanistan. *hugs* back.


53 posted on 07/21/2011 8:40:59 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know, they invented wheelbarrows to teach government employees how to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: freedumb2003
Good evening, free...((HUGS))

NIGHT FLIGHT

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during night flight operations while under way in the South China Sea, July 1, 2011. The George Washington is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Brandt

54 posted on 07/21/2011 8:52:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: TASMANIANRED

Thank you, Taz...and howdy! (((hugs)))


55 posted on 07/21/2011 8:54:31 PM PDT by luvie (RUN SARAH...R U N!!!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks! And Thank you for the thread!


56 posted on 07/21/2011 9:09:13 PM PDT by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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To: SandRat

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo.

Sand.....#50!!


57 posted on 07/21/2011 9:17:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SkyDancer

G’day, Janey...((HUGS))...what is your latest project?

Great ANZAC Day pic. God rest their souls.


58 posted on 07/21/2011 9:39:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: PROCON

Some really good rain last weekend.....high 60s and low 70s all this week so far, and a prediction of more rain Saturday.

Happy building and repairing. What’s your biggest project?


59 posted on 07/21/2011 9:55:26 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor

You are welcome, and thank YOU for our Daily Bread.


60 posted on 07/21/2011 10:04:47 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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