FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 13 June 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

PLAYFUL MOMENT

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Mann enjoys a playful moment with his daughter upon his return from a deployment to Robins Air Force Base Ga., Dec 3, 2012. Mann is assigned to the 116th Maintenance Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard. About 50 Team JSTARS operations, maintenance and support personnel returned home from a three-month deployment from the Middle East. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons

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.

NIGHT WATCH

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John Fitzpatrick stands watch at a .50-caliber machine gun mount aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush before its departure from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., Dec. 1, 2012, to conduct sea trials. Fitzpatrick is an aviation ordnanceman. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leonard Adams Jr

MEDIC TRAINING

U.S. Army Capt. Margaret Larson speaks to Afghan flight medics assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing during training on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2012. Larson, an executive officer, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Hammerhead. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder

CANOPY CLEANUP

Navy Airman Jay Abraham cleans the canopy of an EA-6B Prowler on the flight deck aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 25, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Abraham is assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron 140. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael Miller

FOUR HORSEMEN

Members of the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard walk their horses down 7th street in the Victorville Christmas parade in Barstow, Calif., Dec. 1, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles

LOGAR PATROL

U.S. soldiers conduct a patrol during a combat operation in Kotub Khel, near Combat Outpost McClain in eastern Afghanistan's Logar province, Nov. 26, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Calvary Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexandra Campophoto

GUNNER'S TURRET

U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hanson mans the gunner's turret of an armored vehicle during combat operations in Kotub Khel near Combat Outpost McClain in Afghanistan's Logar province, Nov. 26, 2012. Hanson is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Calvary Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Alexandra Campo

MEDIC RUN

Afghan Sgt. Fazal Haq Maftoon, right, a flight medic, runs to a UH-60 medevac Black Hawk helicopter with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miguel Valdez, left, after receiving a nine-line medical evacuation request for his final test during training on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2012. Valdez, a flight medic, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Hammerhead, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder

BREAK AWAY

Navy Capt. Samuel Paparo, outgoing commander of Carrier Air Wing 7, breaks away from a formation while performing aerial demonstrations above the aircraft carrier the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 2, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is returning to her homeport of Norfolk, after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin R. We

PACE DRILLS

Members of the Naval Medical Center San Diego wheelchair basketball team, Wolfpack, do pace drills during a team practice in San Diego, Dec. 1, 2012. Made up of 13 military and civilian members, Wolfpack is one of 10 teams in the West Coast Conference of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association with a record of 8-2. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Philip Wagner

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[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Yeah, I think the worst of it is suppose to hit around rush hour - after 2 pm. I hope I’m headed home before then. Although it is getting dark already. Guess I’d better go to the local radar.

Have a nice day!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

Eek! It’s getting dark, getting windy, and the clouds are moving fast.

Have a wonderful day.

[beachn4fun]

Just check local radar, geez, this morning they said not until this afternoon but it looks like it’s now.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

Watching the storm roll in here in DC. It’s earlier than planned. Hope it’s gone by the time I leave.

Hope you are having a better morning.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

I enjoyed strolling through the grass...

Hmm, you walked through the grass so early? Tea must have been super charged this morning. hehe

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS))

Taking Friday off? Good for you.

I wish I could...have to start saving my leave for when the furloughs start. I hope those ba$tard$ on this Hill and their interns/help are furloughed as well! They make way more than many govt workers.< rant off >

Have a tremendously terrific Thursday!

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

Everything’s going quite well, thanks! Hope you and Bo have
had a chance to take a stroll at the lake!

[luvie]

Oh, the stroll was before tea. I just needed fresh air and it
was cool and fresh this morning. I like going out barefoot
and checking on which flowers have started blooming while I
wasn’t looking. :)

Hope your day is going well!

[MEG33]

*HUGS*
Stay safe in the storm..

[beachn4fun]

I do that sometimes on weekend while having coffee on front porch...I’ll see the rosebush has faded blooms and just have to go snip them.

[beachn4fun]

I don’t know if we’re in the eye or what but it’s gotten lighter and wind is down a lot.

Radar shows we’re between two bands.

[Arrowhead1952]

Wish we had some storms here. I had to mow the grass and just finished.

[ColdOne]

Yes he got a treat for being good. He hasn’t been chasing to many squirrels, they know he is here and they aren’t around our place to much.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sneaking in....have a great rest of the day, beachy...((HUGS))

Hope the bad weather is gentle at your house.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Meg...((HGS))...hope it’s not too hot for you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...have you rested up from your late shifts? Any rain?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good afternoon, Kathy!

*HUGS*

The storms ripped through here a little after 4:00 - moving East at about 50 mph. Tornadoes touched down in the Colesville area of Montgomery County a few miles west of us and between Laurel and Columbia a few miles to the north. A few downed trees in our vicinity - don't know how much damage they had elsewhere. All is well here.



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[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, Army, tomorrow!

And have a good long weekend. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Smart squirrels!

[Arrowhead1952]

I was supposed to work today, but had to go to a funeral this afternoon. His mother and his wife’s mother both passed away within hours on Sunday.

Rain has been all around, but not a drop at our house this month. One of these days, we will get back into the rain systems.