FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 12 July 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MAST MEN

Ecuadorian sailors aboard the Ecuadorian steel-hulled barque BAE Guayas man the yardarms as they arrive in New Orleans for The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration in New Orleans, April 17, 2012. The events in New Orleans are part of a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning this month and concluding in 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth W. Robinson

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.

ABRAMS CLEANING

U.S. Marines clean their M1A1 Abrams battle tanks at Marine Corps Forces Africa, April 13, 2012, after a day of training during Exercise Africa Lion 2012. Sponsored by U.S. African Command and led by Marine Forces Africa, the exercise involved various types of training and peace keeping operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main

PATROL PARTNERS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nickolas Aloi provides security for other soldiers as his military working dog looks on during Operation Eagle Mountain in Didar, Afghanistan, April 14, 2012. Aloi is assigned to Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. The operation's purpose was to clear the town of improvised explosive devices, and provide security to the town through U.S. and Afghan presence. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marc Loi

JUNGLE COURSE

A U.S. Marine crawls through a watery ditch and under concertina wire during a jungle endurance course on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, April 20, 2012. After completing a two-week training evolution at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, the Marines took the four-mile-long course through the Okinawan jungle, using rappelling, rope-crossing and other skills they learned. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright

MOUNTAIN MESSAGE

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a mountaintop brief from U.S. and Afghan special forces on Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

RAINY DAY PATROL

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Devoe and other paratroopers return to Forward Operating Base Arian from a patrol in the rain along Highway 1 in Afghanistan’s southern Ghazni province, April 20, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

RIVER ROUTE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Grant departs Patrol Base Virginia, an Afghan National Civil Order Police position in Kajaki, Afghanistan, April 14, 2012, as his squad begins a foot patrol. Grant, a rifleman, is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The Marines recently transitioned security authority for the area to Afghan forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz

SUNSET WATCH

U.S. Navy Seaman Sara Schmid stands watch on the signal bridge as the sun sets aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Indian Ocean, April 15, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

ARMOR CLEANING

U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. Zachary Hinna, left, and Bradley Engelman, right, clean a light armored vehicle at Camp Pendleton, Ca., April 21, 2012. The Marines serve with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada

FIREFIGHT

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Shout uses his weapon's scope to scan the nearby ridge following an engagement with anti-Afghan forces on Forward Operating Base Wright in Afghanistan's Kunar province, April 19, 2012. Shout is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar security forces. The unit took small-arms fire during a routine patrol and suppressed the enemy with the assistance from Afghan troops. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marasky

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

[BIGLOOK]

I'll be here Friday. And yes, all seem to have recovered from whatever malady visited last weekend. I was lucky with all the hugs that were passed around.

This msssage is virus free. ((HUGS)).

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute to our troops.

Hope your work day went well and your commute was easy. *HUGS*

I’m tired of construction blocking my easiest way home....and it will be blocked until October. *sigh*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank goodness everyone is virus free now. ((HUGS))

[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?

[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?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a good Thursday.

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs

33 WINS

52  LOSSES

 

 

Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them.  
 

 

[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

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

(rot...grumble...ugh...rumor has it we'll be back near 100 next week)

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

In the opening procession of the Olympics,
the team representing the host nation always marches last.

A claque is a group of people hired to applaud an act or performer.

The basilica was Pompeii's largest building
and was used for legal and commercial business.
In the fourth century, this style of building
was adopted by the newly legal Christian religion.
It became the standard floor plan
for the churches, or "basilicas," of medieval Europe.

Pinstripes were added to New York Yankee jerseys in 1912,
and then shelved for two seasons. They were re-introduced in 1915.

I'm hoping one of our many military guyz/galz will tell me
the difference between "returnee" and "...remains returned."

I've got to post and run.
Be back later to check pings.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

REMEMBER THEM

ABBOTT, JOSEPH S JR
VN - Returnee
4/30/1967

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.

[E.G.C.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

Good morning, Tomkow6.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach, LUV W.

How's it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. This will be another upper 80º day.

[tomkow6]

HAPPY THURSDAY, Edward!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, EG ((HUGS))

All is well.

Howz it out your way?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

WOW, looking like you guyz are having a nice break...wait...what in the...we’re 78 in IH-MD and Austin is 74? Something strange about that.

[E.G.C.]

It's going OK here. The sun is out and it forecast to be in the upper 90's today.

Spent some time this morning figuring out how to make Youtube videos load faster. One of the ways I was able to do this was to click on "Change Video Quality" and then click "240p" I also checked the box marked "Never Play High Quality Video".

I also clicked on settings then I clicked on the middle icon and slid the arrow to the right.

So, now the videos load a little faster and there's not as much of a buffering problem as there was.

Folks, let me know how that works for you next time you use Youtube.

[MEG33]

Great thread, Kathy!

[MEG33]

Good Morning Everyone


Hoping you have a wonderful day..
(((HUGS)))
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

[Publius]

Click on the KING-FM link that I post with the notice, and click on it during the period that the concert is being broadcast live. That will take you to the KING-FM website. Click “Listen Online”, and you’ll get a dropdown menu of formats. I choose MP3.

[luvie]

Gooood Thirsty Thursday!
How 'bout a cuppa...tea or coffee?
Hope everyone is having a GREAT day!
....and you're keeping cool.
It's picture perfect here
....cool, calm and clear.
Of course we could use more rain. LOL!
(((((hugs)))))