FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 22 March 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SALERNO HILLSIDE

U.S. soldiers prepare to ascend a hillside to Observation Post 11 outside Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2012. The unit partnered with Afghan forces to execute a call-for-fire exercise to calibrate large weapons from the top of the the post. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar

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.

TORQUE CHECK

U.S. Army Pfc. James Dennis performs a torque check on the main rotor head of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2012. Dennis is a crew chief assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company A, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Armas

MOONLIGHT LAUNCH

An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 7, 2012. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

BRAGG BLAST

Army officers complete a team obstacle course during Prop Blast, an event on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012. During this phase, teams must move the tire and a simulated casualty down a muddy slope, across a muddy slough, and up the other side. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

REPEAT THREE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jack McMurrain signals to a plane captain while troubleshooting systems on an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 7, 2012. McMurrain, a aviation structural mechanic equipment, is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

APACHE APPROACH

Two AH-64D Apache helicopters approach the flightline on Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2012, as snowcapped mountains provide a backdrop. The Apache crews are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, which is providing ground forces with medevac support, air assault capabilities and overhead reconnaissance with air weapons teams. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Armas

BOARDING A BLACK HAWK

U.S. and Afghan soldiers prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Observation Post Mangol in the Nari district in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb, 8, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trey Harvey

HIGH FIVE

U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Simmons, rear, watches as Sgt. David Brown shares a high five with an Afghan boy during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Brown and Simmons are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Catherine Threat

VIDEO VIEW

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jayme Pastoric supervises U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Raegen during underwater videography training off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 9, 2012. The underwater photo team, assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera, conducts semi-annual training to ensure support of U.S. Defense Department activities worldwide. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Tuck

MEDICAL TEAM

U.S. Army Maj. Leah Triolo, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Ayleigh Amaya assist an Afghan in Afghanistan's Farah province, Feb. 11, 2012. Triolo is an orthopedic surgeon with the 67th Forward Surgical Team Airborne and Amaya is a physician’s assistant with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Air Force photo

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Arrowhead1952]

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[beachn4fun]

wonder if this slow network will allow me to snag it before Arrowhead?

[beachn4fun]

wonder if this slow network will allow me to snag it before Arrowhead?

[Arrowhead1952]

Nope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beachn4fun]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

W H

[luvie]

Thanks for the lovely Birthday Wishes, y'all!
Hope you'll all join me for tea (or coffee) and biscuits!
....and all of you have a lovely spring day! :)
((((hugs)))) to all!

[beachn4fun]

meany!

LOL

[luvie]

All the best Tx!!
....and to your grandmother too, RIP....

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

Hope you and Bo are enjoying a pretty spring morning together! :)

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and have a Happy Birthday. (((HUGS))).

[Arrowhead1952]

Actually, I just logged back on and wanted to check for an email from my BIL when I got your ping...

[luvie]

Thanks, Arrow! (((hugs)))

It’s been great so far...and thanks for the purdy cake! :)

[SoldierDad]

Happy Birthday, Luv. I hope you receive many blessings.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, E...((HUGS))...hope you and Bo are enjoying your new fence.

[SoldierDad]

Happy Birthday, TX. May this day bring many blessings.

Kathy, I love that cake. Robert's birthday is in July. I'm going to look to see if I can get one like this for him.

[luvie]

Thank you! It’s been good!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Don’t forget....fix Liberty Call. *HUGS*

Hope you are having a loverly day. It is a beautiful, sunny, blue sky day here, with more melting going on, with no place for the water to go. Icy everywhere.

The whole morning has been one “all hands” crisis after another. I hope the afternoon is condusive to getting some of my own work done.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, beachy...((HUGS))...swamped and in "crisis control" mode all morning.
Have a great afternoon and evening, and enjoy your 4 day weekend.