FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 16 February 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

ISOLATED POST

After unloading from several UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, U.S. soldiers make their way to Village Stability Platform Chenar, an isolated post in the Khakrez district, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. April York

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.

A MEDAL AT 95

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark, 95, offers remarks after Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, behind Clark, presented him with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to Clark for his actions during World War II. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sam Shavers

FOR ACTIONS IN WORLD WAR II

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus prepares to pin the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device on the chest of retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012. Mabus presented the medal to the 95-year-old Clark for his actions during World War II. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sam Shavers

KANDAHAR REST

U.S. soldiers lean against a mud wall during a break from combat operations in Kandahar province's southern Spin Boldak district in Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 504th Battlefield Brigade's 38th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Squadron. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Crystal Davis

DUST OFF

Soldiers participate in wartime operation exercises on Florence Military Reservation in Arizona, Jan. 7, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment. The unit conducted air assault raids as part of their mission to support the battalion's objective to deploy and fight on the battlefield as a light infantry battalion. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Celia Prince

TIGHT SPACE

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter delivers supplies as the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill pulls next to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier and the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 13, 2012. The Seahawk crew is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are under way on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dean M. Cates

FATHER, SON SERVE IN AFGHANISTAN

Army 1st Sgt. Walter Josephs Jr., a field artillery instructor, and Air Force Airman 1st Class Walter Josephs Jr., a 451st Air Expeditionary Wing services journeyman, visit at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle

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OPERATING ROOM

U.S. Navy Lt. Jacob Pletcher induces general anesthesia on a patient about to undergo surgery in the operating room of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 17, 2012. The Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Jaime A. Quejada

CHARTING A COURSE

U.S. Navy Seaman Roosevelt Feazell charts a course from the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. The carrier is en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Adam Randolph

LAST TRANSPORT

U.S. Marines unload from an MV-22B Osprey in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. This was the last mission during Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162's six-month deployment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Boling

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 night and safe journey, Taz...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo.

Sand.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Randy, for the link. What a great song about our heroes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[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]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities

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Like WOW!
I read the story of father and son serving in the military.
That Dad is AWESOME.
I love these quotes from him:

"I know the Air Force will take care of him,
but nothing short of a presidential order could keep me
from visiting my son to see him settling in," Sergeant Josephs said.

"You should be like a racehorse with blinders on
-- just watch your lane," he said.
"Don't worry about what others do.
As long as you do what is right, you can make a difference."

And KUDOs to Clark, not only for the medal, but for his service.
At 95, he's lived a good, full life.

~ Today...Rain...
Mainly in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.

~ Tonight...Mostly cloudy.
A slight chance of rain in the evening.
Lows in the mid 30s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph...
Becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Chance of rain 20 percent.

Making Z Zoup
A little of this...a little of that...

The first medical use of leeches dates back to
approximately 2,500 years ago. The leech's saliva
contains a property that acts as an anticoagulant for human blood.

The kidney consists of over 1 million little tubes,
and the total length of the tubes in both kidneys
runs to about forty miles.

Lloyd's of London, the best-known association of insurance underwriters,
does not write life insurance.

When he was a child, Blaise Pascal once locked himself in his room
for several days and would not allow anyone to enter.
When he emerged, he had figured out all of Euclid's
geometrical propositions totally on his own.

I've got to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

Come in and sit for a while.

There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

PLEASE 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.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's much cooler this morning.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))). Some places hit 80 in our area yesterday.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear

80s? That's a good sign anyway.
Push some this way! The weekend is looking chilly.
How'd it go the other day being stuck in house with wife and pup? I see you survived...wife still sane? hehe

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

How’d the visit go with your sister? You guyz buying a fence?

[luvie]

Gooooood Morning, Early Birds!
It's a bit cooler here this morning, too.
Hope everyone has a GREAT day....
....'cause the weekend is just around the corner!
.[..as is spring! :)]
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies.

Well, my sister didn't come yesterday. She's still trying to work out the details on the new fence.

Bo and I did go out to the lake yesterday. We had a great time out there. He caught another mole. The second in two days. :-D

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! ((hugs))

Sorry your sister didn’t get there yet and I hope she gets the fence issues taken care of so she can soon.

Glad you and Bo got out for a while. It must have been nice and I know he had a blast catching little “gifts” for you! :)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))

Spring? Can't wait!
Hope our Thursday is terrific.

[Arrowhead1952]

I try to let my wife do what she wants and stay out of her way. She likes to “window shop” online, so that keeps her busy.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). It is quite a bit cooler today.

[Arrowhead1952]

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[Arrowhead1952]

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