FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 20 January 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SANTA'S HELPER

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Morris, dressed as Santa Claus, pushes a pallet of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before a mission in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2011. Morris is flight loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, SC. The unit airdropped 40 pallets of fuel to remote forward operating bases in Afghanistan. The fuel will be used for generators, heaters and vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

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.

SEA HAWKS

SH-60F and HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters land on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 21, 2011. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacific Ocean deployment. The helicopters are assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

EAGLE HUNT

U.S. Marines patrol through the desert while Afghan security forces pass by during Operation Eagle Hunt in Afghanistan. The Marines, assigned to Border Adviser Team 1, worked as a quick-reaction back-up force for the Afghan-led operation. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha

CHRISTMAS STALLION

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and members of his visiting delegation prepare to load a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter following a Christmas Day visit to Marines in Garmsir District, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon shows off its Christmas lights at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 21, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Logico

EYES IN THE AIR

A U.S. sailor guides the pilots of an MH-60S K Night Hawk helicopter away from the landing area as they deliver supplies from the USNS Charles Drew to the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 20, 2011. The sailor is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

SURF'S UP

Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's Wounded Warrior Battalion West, participates in NMCSD's surf clinic at Del Mar beach, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011. The clinic is coordinated by the health and wellness department to rehabilitate wounded, ill and injured service members through exercise and recreational therapy to improve their level of function and mobility U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason J. Perry

SANTA'S SOLDIERS

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Dillon carries a duffel bag full of cookies, candy and personal hygiene products for the soldiers deployed to Forward Operating Base Pacemaker, Dec. 25, 2011. Dillon is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team's Personal Security Detachment. Throughout the day, soldiers from the unit traveled to five different forward operating bases to deliver gifts and holiday cheer. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ruth Pagan

HOSE DOWN

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Pennala hoses down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 23, 2011. Pennala is an aviation boatswain's mate handling. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dean M. Cates

BREAK TIME

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Gage relaxes inside a mud hut after a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2011. Gage, an enlisted adviser, shares his knowledge as a military policeman with his Afghan counterparts. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha

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]

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?

[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?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[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.

The DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Partly sunny this morning...
Then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 30s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.

~ Tonight...Cloudy.
A chance of sleet in the evening...
Then rain...
Sleet and freezing rain after midnight.
Little or no sleet accumulation.
Ice accumulation around a trace.
Lows in the lower 30s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Well so much for the excitement
but it seems this wintery mess is going to be
north of the Beachy household. YES!
(sorry my northern FRiends)

I was hoping for a slow Friday
had some work waiting for me first thing.
This means I'll be in and out today

so please don't think I'm snubbing you
if I don't answer your ping right away.

Time for me to make my rounds.
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,
tea,
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]

...and we discovered that black cars and snow don’t mix.

Well DUH!

Thank goodness for the corner car-wash. Nana is such a car snob...

Me too! Go Nana-girl!

Good morning, Jinxie ((HUGS))
Sorry to busting your chops so early but I gotta do it before work drags me away. hehe
Have a great, restful weekend.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

TGIF!!!

And a short day for me to boot! Getting off at 11:15 this morning.

How's everything with you this morning? Cold as a welldigger's tuchus out there!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[beachn4fun]

5-year olds are much smarter than they used to be. I couldn’t write my own name when I was 5, much less put together a sentence by sounding out the letters. :)

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))
My mother and I were just talking about that.
She can't get over how smart her great-grandkids are at 2, 3, 4, and on.
I was saying the same about my 5 & 6 yo grandkids.
Kylie is always using my iPhone or iPad to make videos of herself. Making phone calls from her mom's cell.
I can't remember making phone calls at 6.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Still having problems with the computer at home. We're connected to the internet but none of our browsers - IE, Firefox and Safari - will launch. I have no idea what's causing it.

Hope all is well with you!

TGIF!!!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Hey, if I can get my work done early enough I'm heading out early too.

Cold as a welldigger's tuchus out there!

ROTFLOL...I think the other morning when it was like 21 would have fitted that description better.
Are you expecting some of the icy mess up your way?

Have a great weekend.

[beachn4fun]

mine?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's really foggy here again this AM.

[beachn4fun]

woo hoo beat you by a nanosecond I think

Good morning and Happy Friday, dear ((HUGS))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))).

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

The sun is shining so far. But today is report day so I have to reconcile some accounts. Hoping to get out early to get head start on weekend.

Whatz up out your way?

[ConorMacNessa]

We are indeed looking for the dreaded wintry mix this evening. I can't wait! I so love driving in the Metro D.C. area in bad weather - it brings out all the amateurs and Road Warriors in their SUV's - amazing how many 4WD vehicles you see that have slid off the road in these conditions!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[E.G.C.]

Took Bo the the vet for his monthly flea spray. Also got another allergy shot. Took a walk around the lake. That's about it.

May take Bo to the lake later today. Forecast to be in the 60's.

[Arrowhead1952]

Yup, I was checking my email before posting this morning.

[luvie]

Good morning! On the iPad and with Piper next to me who can concentrate to post a graphic. LOL!

It’s true, beachy.....she just wrote her first email......to her other grandma, Geegee. They talk so grown up, too.....for the most part. I love her silly self! She wants to play tag this morning....maybe after I’ve had my tea! LOL!

Tann....it’s a shock at how time has flown! Pretty Piper is even cuter than she was at one! :)

All you Early Birds have a great day and weekend, ‘k?

[PROCON]

Happy Friday Beachie!!

Well, the snow run-off and the rain has led to massive flooding around here. A friend nearby had to move his horses to a higher location; we're drenched!

The stream behind my house isn't rising too fast but I'm keeping an eye on it :-(

Other than that just going to be lazy and listen to the rain fall, hope it lets up.

I hope you have a great weekend, see ya soon!