FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 08 March 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

PAKTYA PATROL

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Irwin conducts a security patrol in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Jan. 30, 2012. Irwin is an infantryman assigned to Dog Company, Task Force Gold Geronimo, part of Spartan Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

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.

FINAL APPROACH

Air Force Capt. Brandon Lavalley breaks right on a final approach over northern Las Vegas during day three of Red Flag 12-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2012. Lavalley is a pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron. Coalition partners from South Korea and Saudi Arabia participated in the joint training exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Bloker

ON THE LEVEL

U.S. Marines, Navy Seabees, and Peruvian combat engineers level a metal window frame at a school during Southern Partnership Station 2012 in Callao, Peru, Jan. 27, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan B. Owens

AREA OF INTEREST

U.S. Army 1st Lt. George Rousson, right, calls his soldiers back to their vehicles after combat engineers investigated and cleared an area of interest during a mission in eastern, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2012. Rousson is a platoon leader assigned to the 1st Armored Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Route Clearance Package 30. In the unit, engineers search for and detonate explosives found along roads traveled by Afghan citizens and security forces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Victor Everhart

GUNNER WATCH

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Varnell watches from a hill during a security patrol with Afghan Border Police in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2012. Varnell is a machine gunner assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. In the southern Garmsir district, an area with a history of tribal conflict, the growing Afghan force has deepened its roots and established governance through Marine mentors. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

FALCON FORMATION

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to offload fuel to Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are flying in formation behind the tanker over Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 1, 2012. The KC-135 crew, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, has supported U.S. and partner nation military aircraft over more than 20 million square miles using its 15 assigned KC-135s. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace

CORPORAL AND COOT

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Lacarra provides security in a field with his military working dog, Coot, during a patrol with Afghan Border Police in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2012. Lacarra is an improvised explosive device detection dog handler assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

TRUSS TROOPS

A U.S. Navy Seabee and Thai sailors weld a truss at the construction site for a multipurpose building during Cobra Gold 2012 at the Wat Chalheamlap school in Chon Buri, Thailand, Jan. 25, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica Olivas

MUQER PATROL

A U.S. Army soldier secures an area during a dismounted patrol in the Muqer district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Jan. 29, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the Muqer Provincial Reconstruction Team, which conducted the patrol to engage elders and key leaders in the area. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Frech

PERUVIAN PUPPY PALS

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tammy Von Busch, center, U.S. Army Spc. Helen Loar, left, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Carlucci, right, comfort a dehydrated puppy while it receives fluids at the Peruvian canine unit on Callao Naval Base during Southern Partnership Station 2012 in Callao, Peru, Jan. 30, 2012. Von Busch, lead veterinarian, Loar, a veterinary technician, and Carlucci, a hospital corpsman, are assigned to the Maritime Civil Affairs Team embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Grier

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

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Tattoo

Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

Just another uneventful day in Paradise...How're things with you?

[SandRat]

Boy am I late arriving!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well, I just got home...good evening to you, Sand...((HUGS))

We are fashionably late. LOL!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...what a little cutie, and getting a treat from our heroes.

God Bless and keep the British fallen heroes.

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! (((hugs)))

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! And happy Purim!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...been working with my Dad on his computer, writing down the instructions so he can find his VISA statement to print out, finding his old toolbars, etc. His computer installed IE9 by itself somehow. d:o)

I had to poke all over the place trying to find his toolbars and familiar ground for him. I found them by accident and now he can see them. (So far I don’t like IE9.) A lot of the time now he says he understands, but I can see on his face that he doesn’t.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

This evening was helping my Dad with his computer. And hoping for no more snow this week. ENOUGH!

[MoochPooch]

Chocolate! Yum!

[BIGLOOK]

Hope you get your wish for no more snow, Night Owl. And I completely understand how frustrating working with computers and their programs can be. Think of it like we think of the weather....it’ll change again tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Purim!

[Kathy in Alaska]

You have a point. LOL!

Oh, BTW, it is almost single digits outside. *sigh*

[BIGLOOK]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[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

~ Today...Partly sunny in the morning...
Then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

~ Tonight..Showers...Mainly after midnight.
Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph...
Becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Chance of rain 90 percent.

Making Z Zoup
A dash of this...a little surprise, yes? no?...

Wellington College, which was founded in 1853
and specialized in educating the sons of soldiers,
was quick to adopt its own set of colors
for its sports teams.
Its rugby team played in orange-and-black striped jerseys,
while its cricket team sported light-blue caps piped with yellow
— colors taken, curiously but appropriately,
from the ribbon of the Crimean War medal.

Between 20,000 and 60,000 bees live in a single hive.
The queen bee lays nearly 1,500 eggs a day and lives for up to 2 years.
The drone, whose only job it is to mate with the queen bee,
has a lifespan of around 24 days and has no stinger.
Worker bees — all sterile females — usually work themselves to death within 40 days,
collecting pollen and nectar.
Worker bees will fly up to 9 miles (14 km) to find pollen and nectar,
flying at speeds as fast as 15 mph (24 km/h).

The Netherlands are the lowest country in the world.
It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.

The Beatles' last concert took place August 29, 1966,
before a crowd of 25,000 people
in the 45,000-seat capacity Candlestick Park (now called 3Com Park).
Although the group recorded together until 1970,
they did not play live in concert after 1966
because of the frenzy and noise of the crowds.
The last song they played — Long Tall Sally.

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
(had to snag that one)

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.