FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 22 July 2011

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[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.

[TASMANIANRED]

Hugs Luvvy

This hasn’t been a fun shift.

Gotta run.

Night

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mooch...((HUGS))...too hot at your house, huh?

We had some rain on the weekend, but it has been pretty warm for here this week...high 60s, low 70s. I’ve got a fan going every evening when I get home from work.

Hope you can stay cool inside.

Gut Shabbes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Luv...((HUGS))...what a cute picture of young patriots.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy! *HUGS* On the 5:41 into the Nation's Capitol - on time and full speed ahead! The train is nearly empty this morning - Friday and triple digit heat taking its toll. Hope all is well with you! 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Flying bugs are not very appealing. A rolled up newspaper seems the perfect tool of defense.

Much better today...no hard deadlines, but VERY busy.
And a boss who still doesn’t get it, doesn’t understand the massive amount of corrections that must be made because the system doesn’t know how to do holidays the way WE need them, not the way THEY want to do them. *sigh*

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...triple digits must be very draining.

Glad you are on time and full speed ahead. I already took a nap and now I’m headed to bed. I’ll take the afternoon off to take my Dad to the doctor.

Have a good Friday and stay cool!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

Morning coffee bump.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...have a great Friday.

[ConorMacNessa]

Rest easy, Kathy! May Angels guard thee 'til morn!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Thanks and KUDOS go out to
the Royal Netherlands marines
and the Wounded Georgian soldiers
featured in this thread.
We should not forget the sacrifices of our allies.

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Hazy with areas of fog in the morning.
Sunny...Hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Heat index values up to 118 in the afternoon.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy.
A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening (but don't hold your breath)
Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.

UGH! Disgusting air outside. Hard to take a breath.
Looking into the future (weather.com)
it looks like we'll start a slow decline in temps starting Sunday.
Praise the Lord!

Off to the gym.
But, you stay right where you are.
Don't leave the room...I'll be bock!

Remember, the Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM - DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[MEG33]

Happy Friday To The Canteen

Thank You
To Our Troops

Wishing you a wonderful weekend

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

Stepped out of my air-conditioned van into 85 degree heat at the train station in Laurel this morning and my glasses immediately fogged up. Needless to say, I won't be going outside today!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Meg!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[MEG33]

*Grin*
(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.
Closing in on 40 100º+ days here this summer.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))) to you. TGIF, but just hot and dry here.