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.

[beachn4fun]

Hi Luvy ((HUGS)) and Pretty Piper.

She sounds like Precious Kylie...always wanting to play hide-n-seek with her daddy.

Have fun.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Pro ((HUGS))

Yuck! sounds nasty over there. Hope things don’t get worse.

How did things go at the school? No damage or overtime work?

[Old Sarge]

Good Morning, Canteen Ladies, from the Sunshine State!

Well, Demented Sis took me to the local vision shopat the mall yesterday to get these old eyes checked. My eyes have not gone bad, but I needed an urgent update on my prescription. So, I opted for lenses which darken in the sunlight, and hidden bifocals.

It was a good thing Sissy drove, too. They dilated my eyes, and the intense Florida sun was PAINFUL. I couldn’t see for almost an hour.

The new specs should be ready in about a week or so. We’ll see how that goes.

Other than that, just FReeping away today and enjoying Sissy’s thousand-channel cable package!

[HiJinx]

so early but I gotta do it before work drags me away. hehe

I hear ya, no problem! That's why I took today off - so I can get the important stuff done!

Hope you have a great weekend, too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, beachy...((HUGS))...had to be online for a 6am conference "call".
Then when it was too late to go back to bed, got a call canceling. GRRR!
It's -13 outside my window right now. Have a great Friday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Friday.
I’m out the door for work and it is -13 degrees.

[HiJinx]

Whoo-wee, that’s cold! I don’t think we got any colder than about 20 degrees while we were up the mountain. That wood-fired stove sure was a blessing.

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Ma ((HUGS))

Sounds like your Friday is starting off a little wacky.

-13?

That’s “go back to bed” weather. LOL

On my way out the door. Getting a head start on the weekend.

Have a great weekend.

[SevenofNine]

Actually we going get rain it pretty good steady rain right now it Partly Sunny and 60 degrees in SO CAL

[SevenofNine]

Actually we going get rain it pretty good steady rain right now it Partly Sunny and 60 degrees in SO CAL

[HiJinx]

Hmmm...maybe we’ll get some of that rain over here.
It sure would be nice!