FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 20 December 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SUNSET TAPS

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Shelby Tucci plays Taps during a sunset ceremony at the USS Utah Memorial, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2012. The Utah was sunk during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Tucci is assigned to the Pacific Fleet Band. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Quinlan

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.

HONORED GUEST

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Stephen Cameron escorts former Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Goodyear during the presentation of the Marine Corps wreath during a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, in Honolulu, Dec. 7, 2012. Cameron is assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

RENDERING HONORS

Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a Navy veteran of World War II render honors during a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Veterans from around the country attended the ceremony honoring the fallen and survivors 71 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega

VETERAN'S SALUTE

Edgar Harrison, center, a Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II veteran, salutes as the national anthem is played during a remembrance ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu, Hawaii, at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, formerly known as the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, in Honolulu, Dec. 7, 2012. The attack lasted 110 minutes, leaving 2,335 U.S. service members dead and 1,142 wounded. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR

Woodrow Derby, who served aboard the former battleship the USS Nevada, left, and his wife, Christine, visit the new USS Nevada wayside exhibit at Hospital Point at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2012. The Nevada was the only battleship able to get underway during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Furey

BLACK ROCK VIEW

U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Duffy provides security from a hilltop in Black Rock during a patrol in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 31, 2012. Duffy, whose unit conducted the patrol to investigate an attack to Combat Outpost Bak, is a forward observer assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull

DISMOUNTED PATROL

U.S. troops leave Camp Nathan Smith on a dismounted patrol to survey equipment at a public works facility in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 8, 2012. The troops are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon

HOIST TRAINING

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Avery lowers Petty Officer 1st Class Bret Fogle into the Pasquotank River near Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Aug. 3, 2012. The crews conducted hoist training with cadets from the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., as part of their summer visit to the air station. Avery, a flight mechanic, and Fogle, a rescue swimmer, are assigned to the North Carolina station. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill

CRYSTAL CLEAR

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael DeQuattro instructs a midshipman on how to address a non-commissioned officer at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp, on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Aug. 9, 2012. Midshipmen from colleges and universities in the Chicago area attended annual orientation at the naval station. The eight-day orientation gives incoming Naval ROTC freshman a glimpse of Navy life and the type of training they will experience. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andre N. McIntyre

PRE-MISSION BRIEF

U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddaeus Hendershot, left, conducts a pre-mission brief at Forward Operating Base Farah prior to departing to meet with the Chief Justice of Farah province in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

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and is family friendly.

[luvie]

Y’all are having our wind from last night. It was nasty! Cooler now.

[MEG33]

I’m staying inside and glad to!
Forecast for tonight is 25. ..then the warmup

[Arrowhead1952]

Yes, it is quite windy here today. All the garbage dumpsters are laying in the ditches or in the street since they emptied them earlier. 24 is the forecast low.

[MEG33]

We had warnings of such .Glad I have Monday trash pick up here..I’ll bet yard decor..little reindeers are prancing down the street, too!

[Arrowhead1952]

Yes, there is all sorts of stuff littering the streets. We also have recycle bins that are picked up every other week. Anyone who put loose paper in theirs will have paper in their yard. We have a “one armed bandit” truck that picks and dumps them.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sitting in the parking lot while my Mom gets her hair cut....

Don’t blow away, Meg....I hate high winds.

Thanks for the beautiful blessing for our troops. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Luv...((HUGS))

Hope your work day went well...making sure lots of guys make good choices.

I took the day off for parental appointments. Got 4 things done so far, and now sitting in the car waiting for my Mom to get her hair cut. Then only one more....Thursday dinner “out”....tonight they get Subway after the new thread is going.

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))
Thank you, Kathy..I am staying in while she blows!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Arrowhead...((HUGS))

You mid USA folks are having a lot of winds...I really don’t like the windy weather.

Don’t let Murfie blow away.

We are clear and cold on this shortest day of the year.

Sunrise.....10:14am

Sunset........3:42 pm

[luvie]

Howdy, Kathy! It went well and very, VERY busy! Lots of guys today...and probably for the rest of the week!

Don’t ya just love being able to FReep from the car with your iPad? I sure do! LOL!

Hope the appointments went well and Subway was yummy! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors
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May The Lord Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Vital Mission!

May He Keep Safe Their Families During Their Time Of Separation!

May He Preserve And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Adversity!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Arrowhead1952]

Sunrise.....10:14am

Sunset........3:42 pm

Ughhhhhhhhhhh. I don't think I'd like that.It's bad enough we have dark skies at a little after 5PM here. (((HUGS))).

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac, and thanks for Evening Colors. *HUGS*