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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 30 August 2012
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 08/29/2012 6:01:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
D-DAY VETERANS U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command, shakes hands with John Perozzi, a World War II and D-Day veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, after a ceremony honoring him and other WWII veterans in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 3, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells
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.
MISSION PREP
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Sanchez loads an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before his gun truck departs Forward Operating Base Arian to go out on a combat logistics patrol to resupply a combat outpost in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 26, 2012. Sanchez, a gunner, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Divisions Company F, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
COMRADES IN ARMS
Barney Bidders, a retired soldier, and Les Newell, a retired Marine, both Vietnam War veterans from Virginia, recall memories of service at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day event at the wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012. DOD photo by Linda Hosek
TANI TROOPS
U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol a village in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Begley
LITTLE TROOPER
Army Staff Sgt. Janelle Flottmeyer holds her nephew during the welcome home ceremony for her unit at Riggs High School in Pierre, S.D., May 12, 2012. Flottmeyer is assigned to the 200th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard. The unit completed a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Deiss
CANINE CAPER
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Kunze, right, relaxes with his military working dog in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Kunze, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kimberly Trumbull
LARGE CHARGE
Soldiers detonate a mine-clearing line charge at Donnelly Training Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 84th Engineer Support Company and the 23rd Engineer Company. U.S. Army photo
FAST ROPE RIDE
A Marine fast ropes from a UH-1Y Huey onto USS Makin Island in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility, May 31, 2012. The Marine is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is deployed as part of the Makin Island Ready Group, a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III
SANJARAY SURVEY
U.S. Army Pvt. Lathaniel Ulofoshio provides security while U.S. service members conduct a site survey of the Sanjaray health clinic in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 24, 2012. Ulofoshio is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon
SHUTTLE RIDE
Coast Guard units and other law enforcement agencies help escort a NASA training shuttle to the Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel dock in League City, Texas, June 1, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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To: The Mayor
The Mayor!!
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posted on
08/29/2012 6:55:16 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: HopeandGlory
Beautifull graphic! *Hugs*
To: AZamericonnie
I know...*sniff*....sorry ‘bout that! They are the GREATEST!
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posted on
08/29/2012 6:58:16 PM PDT
by
luvie
(My heroes wear camos)
To: AZamericonnie
You’re welcome to any one of those. (((hugs)))
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posted on
08/29/2012 6:58:45 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("OF COURSE I TALK TO MYSELF - Sometimes I need an expert opinion")
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:01:02 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: All
HONORING THE SISTERS
Ellen Levitsky Orkin, 92, left, and Dorothy Levitsky-Sinner, 95, sisters who served as nurses during World War II, attend a plaque dedication ceremony in their honor in Bolleville, France, June 4, 2012. Bolleville officials made the sisters honorary citizens for their work at a local hospital during the war. "We were just doing what we were told to do - our jobs," said Orkin, a former Army 1st lieutenant. Her sister was an Army 2nd lieutenant. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:01:15 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: SandRat
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...any more Job Fairs lined up? Waiting is not much fun.
Paint come in yet?
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:02:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: LUV W
Wonderful Pic, Dear LUV W.
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:06:38 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: ColdOne
Good evening, Idaho...((HUGS))
Anything exciting in town this summer?
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:08:53 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: SkyDancer
G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...too cute and cuddly with VERY sharp claws.
Have you been volunteering with the animals?
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:11:26 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: AZamericonnie
Good evening, AZ, and thanks for the “white” tribute to our troops.
Hope your today was better than your yesterday. A good commute?
I’m off for home.
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:13:30 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:13:30 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:19:30 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi - when I have some free time I go over and help out cleaning up cages and doing some feeding of the babies and just general helping out. Learning some vet stuff too.
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posted on
08/29/2012 7:25:18 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("OF COURSE I TALK TO MYSELF - Sometimes I need an expert opinion")
To: left that other site
Thank you...it touched my heart, too. So many young families having to wait for one or more parents to come home from the danger zone.
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posted on
08/29/2012 8:18:18 PM PDT
by
luvie
(My heroes wear camos)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Evenin’ Kathy,...((HUGS))... another Job Fair coming up on the 14th. Waiting is the pits.
Paint isn’t due in until Friday.
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posted on
08/29/2012 8:48:24 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
Howdy, Sandy! ((((hugs))))
How are those adorable babies doing? :)
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posted on
08/29/2012 8:50:08 PM PDT
by
luvie
(My heroes wear camos)
To: LUV W
They are rarely out of my thoughts and never out of my prayers...every last one of them, past, present and future.
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Yo.....dude!
I hear ya! :)
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posted on
08/29/2012 9:03:43 PM PDT
by
luvie
(My heroes wear camos)
To: ConorMacNessa; All
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posted on
08/29/2012 9:21:11 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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