FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 November 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HONORING A MARINE

Marines release the ashes of Marine Corps Sgt. Brett Jaffe above Phillips Drop Zone on Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ, July 26, 2012. "It was an honor and privilege to take this Marine on his last jump and give him a proper hail and farewell," said Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marty Rhett. The Marines are military free fall instructors assigned to Marine Detachment, Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Gunn

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.

MESSENGER LINE

U.S. sailors aboard the USS George Washington shoot a messenger line to the USNS Amelia Earhart during a replenishment-at-sea mission while under way in the Philippine Sea, July 23, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob I. Allison

OLYMPIC GOLD

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program rifle shooter Sgt. Vincent Hancock won the Olympic gold medal in men's skeet after competing at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics, July 31, 2012. He is the first skeet shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the sport; he earned a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. The 23-year-old Hancock is assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps

FLARE SHOW

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter launches flares during practice for an upcoming demonstration in the skies above the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25, 2012. The helicopter crew is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12. The Lincoln is on a scheduled deployment to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua E. Walters

SPRINTER’S STREAK

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Tidwell performs a 60-yard shuttle run, part of the Army's physical readiness test, during the U.S. Army Europe's Best Junior Officer Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 27, 2012. Tidwell is assigned to the 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion. The competition gives company grade officers the chance to compete in multiple tasks and be named "best officer" for U.S. Army Europe. U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger

BELLOWS BACKDROP

A landing craft air cushion delivers personnel and equipment during a training exercise for Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, July 28, 2012. The international maritime exercise, which includes 22 nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel, takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Daniel Johnston

HOWITZER TRANSPORT

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters airlift 105 mm howitzers to a predetermined area on Fort Drum, NY, July 18, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery; the helicopter crew is assigned to Army Aviation Support Facility 3 in Latham, N.Y. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Petibone

OLYMPIC SHOOTER

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program rifle shooter Sgt. Vincent Hancock proudly displays his Olympic gold medal after winning the shooting competition in men’s skeet at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, July 31, 2012. He earned a gold medal in the same event in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and with this year's victory became the first shooter to win back-to-back gold medals in the sport. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps

VILLAGE CHILDREN

U.S. Army Pvt. Zakery Jenkins, front, provides security in Mush Kahel village in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 23, 2012. Jenkins is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Baker

PRESSURE CHECK

U.S. Navy Lt. Jermaine Johnson writes down information while Australian Navy Lt. Sharon Nihill examines the blood pressure of a Cambodian woman during a medical civic action project at Hun Sen Cheungkor Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2012 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, July 31, 2012. Medical civic action projects provide free medical, dental, and optometry care to local residents as an opportunity for multinational exchange and teamwork. U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Radder

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

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

We headed for a warm spell...into the 60s by the weekend.

Whatz happening with you?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

How are ya? Have a good Thanksgiving?

I see our temps are similar. Our morning temp at the house was 28...Heading for 60s by weekend.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))) to you.

I had to work last night and did see the moon.

[Arrowhead1952]

We will be close to 80 by the weekend here.

[MEG33]

((((HUGS)))
I don’t have a good moonwatch house..happy you saw it, AH.
Nice moon music and graphic, LUV.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

I did see the beautiful full moon.

I had a cat that looked like that one. He loved to play fetch and tag.

[beachn4fun]

80s? whoa!

I guess we’ll have to watch it...before we know it WHAM! frigid.

[MEG33]

Great family Thanksgiving at my daughters home..thank you
(((HUGS)))
We are colder than Dallas and Austin and I am in between them..strange..

[Old Sarge]

Good Morning, Canteen Peoples.

A little sad news to report today.

I regret to inform y’all that Sarah, the family dog, a 12yo Catahoula, crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning. She had a good run, but mounting health problems took their toll. If ever you could smell Death on a living thing, you could smell it on her.

Sarah now rests under a shady tree in the yard, next to another beloved family companion. The girls are making a plaster-craft headstone marker to honor her memory. The two cats, Ares and Loki, already know what’s happened. Amazing, how that works...

Sarge will be in and out all day.

[SandRat]

Just donated a big box full of guy hard cover books via the local VFW to the Veterans Hospital. Thought our brothers residing there might appreciate them.

[SandRat]

Just gave stuffed Teddy Bear to the “Widow Support Center” on post. Reason for that, is they take the stuffed animals, clean them up, and give them to the emergency responders to have on hand to give out to upset children when the answer a 911 call. Ypu’d be amazed at getting a stuffed animal to hold at that time calms an upaet young child down.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good for you. As the nieces and nephews have grown and moved away, that is what I do with the stuffed animals that lived at our house. They do wonders for scared kids.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It has been forever since the full moon was without clouds.

It was beautiful last night!

[Arrowhead1952]

I like to go to a park and watch the moon come up. There is little between the horizon and the top of a little hill.

[SandRat]

Getting stuffed animals to clan and repair as needed for this warms the hearts and brings smiles to the Military Widows around this town.

[Arrowhead1952]

Sorry to hear that OS. We had to have our poodle put down several years ago. She was 17 and a few weeks. She rests in the garden area.

It’s hard to lose a pet and we went from a 14 lb pup to a 55 lb pound Old English Sheep Dog. Wait until you know what the replacement will be. Puppy energy VS control.

[luvie]

You are a good example, son of a preacher man! :)

[SandRat]

Hope everyone can do as I just did in Reply #71 & #72.

[luvie]

I couldn’t quit going out to see it. LOL!

Even between the trees here at the house, it was very impressive!