FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 09 September 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

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

TWO MONTHS AWAY

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Marc De St. Aubin hugs his daughters after the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 29, 2011. The Blue Ridge returned to Yokosuka after a two-month patrol throughout the Pacific region. De St. Aubin is an intelligence specialist. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melvin F. Orr III

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.

WALL OF HISTORY

Retired Flight Officer Donald Jackson looks at photos from his former unit, the 477th Bombardment Group, during the Tuskegee Airmen's 40th national convention at Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md., Aug. 4, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

RETIREE’S VIEW

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles E. McGee Jr. smiles for a portrait shot before an interview with Robert Wynn of Lucasfilm at the Tuskegee Airmen's 40th national convention at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md., Aug. 4, 2011. The Tuskegee Airmen meet annually to mark their service to the nation. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.

BATTLEFIELD VIEW

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey aircrew member scans the terrain during a mission supporting U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael O'Connor

TWO PILOTS

U.S. Navy Lt. C.J. Simonsen, the opposing solo pilot, performs a maneuver alongside the lead solo pilot during the 62nd annual Seattle Seafair Fleet Week in Seattle, Wash., Aug. 5, 2011. Seafair activities allow U.S. and Canadian sailors and Coast Guard personnel to promote awareness of the maritime forces. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Johnson

QALAT PATROL

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Armenta patrols through Qalat City, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2011. Armenta is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras

TENT DESIGN

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Perez cuts a board for the construction of three Alaska tents that will be used to house incoming troops at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Aug. 3. 2011. Members of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team assisted Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1. U.S. Army photo by Senior Airman Sean Martin

HAWKS IN A ROW

U.S. Navy sailors perform maintenance on MH-60S Seahawk helicopters aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea, Aug. 9, 2011. The Ronald Reagan is under way in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nolan Kahn

CITY FLOOD

A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-winged aircraft provides an aerial view of areas affected by Hurricane Irene near Oregon Inlet in Elizabeth City, N.C., Aug. 29, 2011. The C-130 crew is assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City. The Coast Guard is providing overflights to assist state and local agencies as part of the joint response to the hurricane. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann

IRENE WINDS

Soldiers prepare tactical vehicles for a mission as Hurricane Irene blows in North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Richard Scoggins

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

It is pretty cool up here, and I live in the town with half the population of the state.

I've been watching a lot of 9-11 shows and thinking about that day and those following and the effect it had on our state. It was a huge thing when all planes were grounded. So much of the state has no roads at all and their only access to hospitals are by air, and the only way food gets in is by air.....we had to get special dispensation to get the state connected again. So many things were connected, and disconnected, by those *^%#%&* terrorists.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TGIF, teen...I am so looking forward to the weekend.

Still sending a prayer or 2 that you dodge the dry lightning. *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Idaho...((HUGS))

[oldteen]

I am so looking forward to the weekend.

I'm sure you are! You need to do some relaxing!

Thanks for the prayers. They are truly appreciated!

[Kathy in Alaska]

On top of the world...what a sight! God Bless America’s military men and women.

[oldteen]

I'm hitting the pillow. If you haven't already...you need to do the same! :)

G'night and have a most wonderful FRiday! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep tight, teen...*HUGS*...

I'm fading fast, so just may get to bed early. d:o)

[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, LUV W. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

T G I F

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
I was checking out that picture of the flooding in Elizabeth City, NC from Irene.
I can't help but wonder how it looks after all this rain?
I know that the pictures I'm seeing of our area the craziest I've ever seen.
And, some in places I wouldn't have suspected.

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Showers likely.
Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80.
Northeast winds around 5 mph...Becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 70 percent.

~ Tonight...Mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...
Then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.

Well, I'm sitting here eating Cini-Minis from Burger King, enjoying the quiet while it lasts.

And, it won't last long - unless...
some people can't get out of their neighborhood.
But that will only make Monday worse, IMO.

Also, waiting to hear from son who is suppose to ride with a group going to NY for 9/11 services.
Just wondering if they'll try to make it with so many roads closed.

I'll try to make my rounds
before the quiet is challenged by the screeching of the phone
or the dinging of incoming mail.
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.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Ma ((HUGS))
Did you see the story about the drunken moose?
Was that at your house? hehe

[E.G.C.]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))) to you.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear

Good morning, Luvy

Good morning, Pro

((HUGS))

Look what I found at NOAA's website: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center: La Niña is back

This means drought is likely to continue in the drought-stricken states of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center. “La Niña also often brings colder winters to the Pacific Northwest and the northern Plains, and warmer temperatures to the southern states.”

Seasonal hurricane forecasters factored the potential return of La Niña into NOAA’s updated 2011 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, issued in August, which called for an active hurricane season. With the development of tropical storm Nate this week, the number of tropical cyclones entered the predicted range of 14-19 named storms.

The strong 2010-11 La Niña contributed to record winter snowfall, spring flooding and drought across the United States, as well as other extreme weather events throughout the world, such as heavy rain in Australia and an extremely dry equatorial eastern Africa.

Guess we'd better prepare ourselves as best we can.

[MEG33]

Good Morning Everyone
Hoping you have a wonderful weekend..
(((HUGS)))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Meg ((HUGS))

See post #75

a little FYI

[MEG33]

Sigh..It does not look good.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy! *HUGS* TGIF!!! I can't access the Internet from my work computer today. :( 
 
Lamh Foistenach Abu!

Posting from my BlackBerry mobile HQ.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

Howz things up your way now that we had another deluge last night?