FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 04 April 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

POW/MIA SEARCH

Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, stand with the American flag, and the POW/MIA flag on the wreckage of a B-17 bomber that was shot down and sank during World War II during a dive Oct. 19, 2012. The team is deployed alongside JPAC aboard the USNS Grapple as part of a 30-day underwater recovery mission for an unaccounted-for service member who went missing during the crash. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Martin Carey

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.

ROAD RUNNERS

Thousands of runners participate in the 2012 Army Ten Miler in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

TRANSFORMATION

Crew members transfer stores from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply, right, to the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham during a replenishment at sea in the U.S. 5th Area of Responsibility, Oct. 13, 2012. The Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deven B. King/Release

STRAIGHT SHOT

U.S. Navy Capt. Theron C. Toole shoots an M4 carbine rifle on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 19, 2012. Toole, a wing surgeon, is assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Forward. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo

A WARM WELCOME

Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Erika Cash shakes hands with a World War II veteran as she enters the World War II Memorial during the Joint Services Make a Difference Day in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2012. Approximately 525 veterans participated in the Honor Flight Network program, which transports America's veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Cash is assigned to Military Sealift Command. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kiona Miller

RACING WARRIORS

Wounded warriors participate in the 2012 Army Ten Miler race in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

NIGHT SHIFT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marc Bapp, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Weishaupt, right, perform routine maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2012. Bapp and Weishaupt are crew chiefs, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Bagram maintainers work around the clock to keep their Warthogs ready to fly close air support missions in support of coalition ground forces. U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

LITTLE ROCKER

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band perform during Naval Medical Center San Diego's appreciation day for the hospital's staff, patients and families in San Diego, Oct. 20, 2012. The Gary Sinise Foundation hosted the event, which featured a performance by the band Stolen Silver, a barbecue lunch, appearances by the Cirque du Soleil Street Team, and special guests from the television show "CSI: NY." U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean P. Lenahan

SHIP MONITOR

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Monique Diles monitors a ship self-defense system console aboard the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 20 2012. The Nimitz is under way participating in its Composite Training Unit Exercise. Diles is an automatic track manager/identification operator. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin Wray

ALASKAN FLYER

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flies over Alaska during a training mission in Alaska, Oct. 19, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean Mitchell

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness...I hadn’t thought of that.

Thank you so much, JJ...((HUGS))

Has spring found you on base?

[Jet Jaguar]

Mostly Spring is starting. The roads are clear. Now we deal with the muddy frozen mess.

[Kathy in Alaska]

More curiosity...

The Chinese did not get much salt in their food, so they would pull the slug out of a rifle cartridge and eat some of the gunpowder, then replace the slug. A friend was coaching on the rifle range, when a Chinese soldier pulled the trigger. The slug stuck in the barrel and before my buddy could stop him, he had fired another shot The breech got the Chinese right between the eyes and then creased the top of my buddy's head. He was lucky!! They had to be watched every second.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Now we deal with the muddy frozen mess.

Welcome to spring in Alaska. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies’ military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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[HiJinx]

Kinda quiet after the ping - wonder where everyone went?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well...I fell asleep. LOL!!

Working on next week’s thread now.

How are you and yours?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[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.]

BTTT

[left that other site]

The 4-year-old is a little girl who loves me but hates the piano. The mother is insisting that she is at the right age for lessons.

The child is very smart, but she does not possess the fine motor skill, tracking, or sequencing skills to play even the simplest of tunes.

It is torture for both of us.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Kathy, for "Remembering Our Troops"

To Our Veterans And
All Who Are Serving Our Country


*THANK YOU*

Good Morning To The Canteen
Have A Great Day

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. How’s it going?

[MEG33]

Your dad was such a good storyteller..Amazing account..
Thank you for sharing, Kathy.

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))
Need more coffee...LOL

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO THE

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities
Another nice visit with the troops.
God bless 'em all.
I really liked the first graphic,
b-cause it shows they are still looking for the MIAs.

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Mostly cloudy skies. High 53F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Cloudy with periods of rain.
Low 38F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a half an inch.

Making Z Zoup
A cup of this...a teaspoon of that...

A horse focuses its eye by changing the angle of its head,
not by changing the shape of the lens of the eye,
as humans do.

In Tuscany, olive oil and bread are sacred gifts
and it is a grave sin to waste either of them.
The Tuscans say you add years to your time in purgatory
with the crumbs left on your plate.

There are more different kinds of insects
in existence today than the total of all types
of other animals put together.

It was King Edward II of England (1324)
who decreed the inch to be equal to
three barleycorns end to end.

There are more than 40,000 characters
in Chinese script.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Come in, sit down.
Grab a cup of joe, or tasty tea.
Mingle a bit, chat with the troops
or family member.
There's always plenty of conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS in the FR Canteen.

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

BEECHER, QUENTIN RIPPETOE
6/11/1967

Presumptive Finding of Death
- South Vietnam - over water

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

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

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
It's Friday eve--y'all ready for some weekend??
I have to work...oh, well!
Got home yesterday afternoon....
...slept for 8 straight hours!
Advil PM is d' boss!
Y'all have a great Thursday!
((((hugs))))