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]

Hurrah for you and the sun...mid 40s here today, and blue sky, altho a bit windy/nippy.

They are saying snow this weekend and the daytime temps are dropping below freezing again. ARGHHHH!!!

Happy almost weekend, Lady J...((HUGS))

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening, Kathy!

*HUGS*

You are most welcome!

This evening I had the commute from Hades - after 40 minutes I was less than a quarter mile from the office. It took me over an hour and a half to get home - usually a 45 minute commute.

Undergoing attitude adjustment with a nice California Zin.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

I made many interesting trips with Colonel Shaeffer, my boss. He and I would usually get an Interpreter and head out. On this one trip, we drove to Wenshan. The jeep we used, had a broken speedometer, which we needed to measure distances, so we borrowed one from a local unit's Motor Pool. After driving a number of miles, the Colonel asked to drive. After a short time we stopped to take some pictures of a bridge site. After getting out of the jeep, I heard a Chinese yell something and turned to see the jeep headed down the road. I tried to stop it, but just as I touched the wheel the right front tire was over the edge and over she went. It dropped about 15' and landed on its nose. I was hit in the knee by the shovel in the rack on the side. The jeep's frame was twisted along with a few other broken parts.

We lucked out when a GI truck came by very shortly and took us into the next village. Later we flew back to Wenshan, where I went to recover our jeep. The Major wanted to know where his jeep was and when I told him it would be in on the next truck, he blew his cool. I guess he had a point as his jeep only had 500 miles on it. When he stopped for breath, I suggested he save his comments for the Colonel, as he had been the driver. End of discussion.

[SkyDancer]

Hi Conor!!!

[luvie]

“End of Discussion”! LOL! Good for your Dad not taking the blame for the dummy at the wheel! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

My Mom said there were a few times he should have kept it shut. LOL!!

[Lady Jag]

Two days of sun were better than none. Awoke to dark grey skies again today and the cat will surely ask for his favorite lamp to be on.

I need to be reminded when to expect sun and warmer temps are forecast because this throwback weather made me forget.

Happy Weekend Eve to you; may you have sunshine.

(((HUGS!!!)))

[MEG33]

Love it! Your dad had a sense of humor.
Thank you for putting me on the ping to his diary..I was going to ask you to.
;o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

So sorry your sun abandoned you. ((HUGS))

I thought spring was here, but it is supposed to snow Saturday and Sunday and stay below freezing til Thursday. *sigh*

[Lady Jag]

Mark Twain said if you don't like the weather, wait a minute.

We now have full sun. Sun burned off clouds from north to south and not only did I observe it, I saw the line of demarcation when it was directly overhead. Air is still cool. Clear days have allowed our temps to dip as low as 20 lately but when the sun shines it is powerful, just not powerful enough to forget the winter we've had.