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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 01 November 2012
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/31/2012 6:04:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


PACIFIC REPLENISHMENT

A wave strikes the side of the USNS Henry J. Kaiser during a replenishment-at-sea mission with the USS Nimitz under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2012. The USS Nimitz is under way participating in Rim of the Pacific 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Winn




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.




RAPTORS REFUELED

A pair of F-22 Raptors pull away and fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after receiving fuel over the Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2012. The Raptor pilots are assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the Stratotanker crew is assigned to the 756th Air Refueling Squadron on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock


ROTOR REPAIRMAN

Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Spang inspects one of the tilt-rotors on a CV-22 Osprey aircraft before take off on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 5, 2012. Spang is a flight engineer assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexxis Pons Abascal


HAND SIGNALS

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, left, directs a truck backing to a trailer on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Watkins, a logistics non-commissioned officer, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod



SEA BREEZE BAND

U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Patrick Pedlar, left and Andrew Francisco, center, Petty Officer 2nd Class Willie Brandon, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Hungerford, back right, perform for a crowd as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 in Odessa, Ukraine, July 10, 2012. Pedlar, Francisco, Brandon, and Hungerford are assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy


HORNET LAUNCH

U.S. Navy Airman Matthew Fulks observes flight operations as an F/A-18C Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2012. The John C. Stennis is conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California designed to maintain mission readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nolan Kahn


MOUNTAIN RESCUE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brett Wood, front, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Rogers, left rear, and Spc. Terry Mills, right, scan for enemy activity as they prepare for an urgent medevac operation to rescue two stranded soldiers from a mountainside in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 4, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon




GHAZNI BRIEFING

U.S. Army Second Lt. Mark Lucas briefs his soldiers before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Mission briefs are mandatory for every soldier who will take part in the mission. Lucas, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod


NIGHT PLOT

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Rios plots his first point during the night land navigation event at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17, 2012. Rios is representing the 84th Training Command at the competition. U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy Hale


SANGIN PATROL

U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel, front, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Vanny conduct a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, and Vanny, a team leader, are assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. The Marines conducted the patrol in support of Afghan forces during Operation Gospand-Sia. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus



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: E.G.C.

Good morning/afternoon, E...((HUGS))...did you have little visitors last evening?


81 posted on 11/01/2012 10:24:26 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: tomkow6
wh!!

tom.....#50!!


82 posted on 11/01/2012 10:47:06 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W

I hate company. Whenever company shows up then you can no longer be a slob in your own home.


83 posted on 11/01/2012 11:09:58 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Well, I had two groups of people come by my house here in Comanche OK. One with three kids and one with just one. Four bags of candy were given out.


84 posted on 11/01/2012 11:45:53 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: MoochPooch; Yehuda; Tanniker Smith

Health and welfare check...

Hope all of you are safe and sound.

Please check in when you are able.


85 posted on 11/01/2012 12:06:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: tomkow6

Good afternoon, tom....has your weather settled down?


86 posted on 11/01/2012 12:15:01 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Happy November, Kathy...((HUGS))...the year is winding to a close.


87 posted on 11/01/2012 12:42:02 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: beachn4fun
You are long gone, but I couldn't get in...again.
Have a wonderful rest of your Thursday, beachy...((HUGS))


88 posted on 11/01/2012 1:00:02 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Safe, sound. I’ll check in tonight on the new thread.


89 posted on 11/01/2012 1:55:05 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

Not getting to be a slob is the WORST, dude! :)


90 posted on 11/01/2012 2:05:55 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Wow! Thank you.
You have made my day.
I have close affinity with U. S. Navy.
Served also on HMAS Perth, 1973-76, a Charles F Adams class destroyer built in Norfolk Virginia.
Lived in Long Beach for one year 1976.
Australia and U.S. have helped each other every conflict since WW1.
Eternal allies!
God bless everyone.


91 posted on 11/01/2012 2:51:15 PM PDT by idaho foxtrot
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To: Arrowhead1952

Good afternoon, Arrowhead1952...((HUGS))

Hope your Darwin Award nominees made it home safety. Dumb, dumb, dumb!

Any Halloween problems at work?


92 posted on 11/01/2012 4:07:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Liberty Valance

Wonderful graphic, Liberty. Thanks....


93 posted on 11/01/2012 5:11:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Tanniker Smith

Safe, sound. I like the sound of that.

See you later tonight.


94 posted on 11/01/2012 5:38:49 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Any Halloween problems at work?

No, just had one group who were late getting their mess cleaned up so I didn't get home until almost midnight.

95 posted on 11/02/2012 5:42:28 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 ("It's better to vote for a Republican you don't know than wind up with a dim you don't like".)
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