FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 18 November 2011

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And close behind....Sarge snags the silver!!

[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~

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....musicman bags the bronze!!

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Hope! *hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It is purchased with the blood of Patriots!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[musicman]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 44th Anniversary, Mac!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Biglook! How goes it with you?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sarge...((HUGS))...did you have a good day? Not too cold?

It was below zero when I got up this morning. Right now it is 16 degrees and it is supposed to be sub-zero again tonight.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Doc!

All's well....but truthfully it's crunch time over here and spending time planning a move; back to the mainland.

[ConorMacNessa]

Kathy - that's a substantially better entry than what we walked through in 1967. A 12 or 15 foot high chain link fence with no adornment whatever. We hit the gate at 2:00 a.m. and did not get to sleep that night at all. Then the fun started. :)

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Back to the mainland? Any place in particular, if you're willing to say?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

THE SOLDIER’S CODE

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Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops of the 101st Airborne Division 5JUN1944 prior to D-Day Normandy

The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m with that guy....Friday finally made it.

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...what is the countdown for Nate time?

From my iPad

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[BIGLOOK]

Went to Great Lakes too, Doc....and at 0200 as well. Got some sleep on the airplane and then again two days later after a haircut, new clothes and shipping all that I had brought with me back home. An orientation to remedy the disorientation.