FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 18 October 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HOME AT LAST

Marine Corps Maj. James Poppy embraces his daughter, Lauren, during an Independence Day homecoming celebration on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 4, 2012. Poppy is the detachment officer-in-charge of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Glen Santy

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.

LOADMASTER ORDER

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Linquest uploads retardant into a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a modular firefighting system to help combat the Waldo Canyon wildfire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. Linquest is a loadmaster assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards

CUTTING A FIRE LINE

Marissa Halbeisen, a firefighter from the Hot Shots, a specialized team of firefighters from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., helps cut and clear a fire line in the Peregrine neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. By cutting the line, her team helped battle several fires in Waldo Canyon, where flames have claimed 18,500 acres and burned more than 300 homes. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock

PILOT COMMUNICATION

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Ramos uses his headset to talk to a pilot during a logistics flight aboard an HC-130H Hercules aircraft en route to Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

FIREBREAK BUILDER

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald G. Patterson builds a firebreak along a mountainside near the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. Patterson is assigned to the 52nd Engineering Battalion. U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan

A CHILD'S HANDSHAKE

U.S. Army Spc. Harley Young greets an Afghan boy while on patrol in Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 27, 2012. Young is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

ROTOR ROUTINE

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Bird conducts a routine seven-day maintenance inspection on an HH-65B Dolphin helicopter tail rotor on Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, June 26, 2012. Bird is an aviation maintenance technician. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

ROTA UNFURLING

U.S. service members unfurl the 15-star flag during a flag-raising ceremony on Naval Station Rota in Rota, Spain, July, 4 2012. Naval Station Rota raises the U.S. flag only one day of the year due to limitations set in the Agreement for Defense Cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Mikel Bookwalter

FIRE CALL

U.S. Marines stack behind a building to call for 60 mm mortar fire during a combined arms live-fire drill on Udairi Range in Kuwait, June 28, 2012. The Marines are assigned to 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III

SAILOR'S STROKE

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Catherine Adler swims the 50-meter freestyle during a Rim of the Pacific Exercise international swim meet on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 6, 2012. Adler is assigned to the USS Chosin. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

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

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring Our Fallen

[The Mayor]

Thank you Kathy!

[SandRat]

And G-Ma,....((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[HiJinx]

SFC Sevard graduated from Buena High School here in Sierra Vista, AZ; he attended at the same time as both my sons, my nephew, and my niece. (Although nobody remembers him...it is a big high school!)

Our governor ordered flags lowered the day his loss was announced.

[Kathy in Alaska]

PUMA POWER

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle in Afghanistan'a Ghazni province, June 25, 2012. Ferguson, a brigade aviation element officer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses the Puma for reconnaissance for ground troops. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

WO Joseph L Schiro, USA
1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Lady J....thank God for sure. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

SSgt Justin C Marquez, USA
1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, TS...looks like you had a fun weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Sgt Thomas R MacPherson, USA
2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,
U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

SFC Ryan J Savard, USA
Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Amazing Grace

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy!

*HUGS*

A sleepless night here. Forty-five minutes to Revielle.

[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.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...I’m headed to bed after a couple minutes to peruse the stories in the sidebar.

I hate the waking up so close to get-up time.

Have a great day, and drive carefully. I’m hoping for a smooth day today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...it’s cold outside, and supposed to get into the teens later this week.

You and Bo have a great Thursday.