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

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 evening, Sand...((HUGS))...are you safely home from “Nate Duty”? Sounds like cereal is coming along.

Did you get to feed him?

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha West Texas Rose! ((HUGS))Last night's events caused my bad day and were none of my doing. Seems that this sort of thing has been going around.

Arizone got snow, Hawaii got wind and rain and the east has balmy weather......how's yours?

[AZamericonnie]

Remind me I need to fix Liberty Call....just came to mind!:)

I had a good day indeed...did “happy Hour” with a dear friend. I’ve never done it before & not my cuppa tea. Not to mention I picked a lousy place as it turned out.

The “pigs” are here nightly.

Daisy dog is getting so deaf a cottontail ran behind her the other day & she didn’t even notice!

[luvie]

Well, we have had pretty cool temps through today. It rained a bit early Monday morning...but not enough to help much around here. Then tomorrow, the temps are supposed to start climbing.

I dread summer....

[SandRat]

Evenin’ Kathy,...((HUGS))...back home from G-Pa pleasure. Got to do a lot of holding but no feeding. He gets cereal every other morning.

[BIGLOOK]

Which part are you missing? I could only retrieve one.

Liberty Call.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Lucky cottontail...

Don’t forget to fix Liberty Call....

Being with a dear friend can be its own reward. Maybe next time you can pick a different venue.

*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, Luv!!

Click

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, TX!!

Click

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...how are you feeling after last evening’s PT?

Have a great Thursday.

[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]

wh!!

Tanks, unique, for the WooHoo!!

Sand.....#50!!

[Liberty Valance]

Glod Bless the Troops and their Families.

[Liberty Valance]

God Bless The Child Thats Got His Own ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v96P_AXzto
Blood Sweat & Tears ~ God Bless The Child

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Liberty...((HUGS))

God Bless them all for sure.

[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

Good morning, TxRadioGuy. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO THE

(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

DC METRO WEATHER REPORT

~ Today...Mostly cloudy.
Patchy drizzle this morning.
Areas of dense fog this morning with visibility one quarter mile or less at Times.
Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight....Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.

Making Z Zoup
A pinch of this...a dash of that...

The last person to be guillotined in France, Hamida Djandoubi, was executed in 1977.

A simple, moderately severe sunburn damages the blood vessels
to such an extent that it takes four to fifteen months
for them to return to their normal condition.

The Marquis de Lafayette, America's Revolutionary War ally,
named his only son George Washington Lafayette. P<>

Walter Camp, more than any other person,
was responsible for transforming the U.S. game of football
into a unique contest, different from its soccer and rugby roots.
For these contributions, he was called "The Father of American Football."
From 1876 to 1871, Camp starred as a rugby runner and kicker at Yale,
and represented Yale at the intercollegiate football conventions.
Camp championed the following rules:
reduction of players per side from 15 to 11 men (1879);
creation of the scrimmage in which one team holds undisputed possession of the ball (1880);
the system in which a team must gain a specified number of yards
within a specified number of downs to retain possession (1882);
and the point system of scoring (1883).

Got a busy day today since I'm off tomorrow and Monday.
Moving into lurker mode and will get in my morning hellos when I can.
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.