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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 20 June 2013
erving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 06/19/2013 6:00:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


CATAPULT BOUND

A sailor directs an E-2C Hawkeye to the catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower under way in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 5, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is en route to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael Miller




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.




TREES FOR TROOPS

Airman 1st Class Brandon Fowler, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, helps Staff Sgt. Mike Mullis and his family choose their Christmas tree during a Trees for Troops event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. The Trees for Troops program is providing trees for active duty military members and their families for the eighth consecutive year. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster


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


GLOBETROTTER'S JUMP

Quade "Quake" Milum, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, dunks the ball during an exhibition game on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 7, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate



VET TRAINING

U.S. Army Capt. Shawn Basinger trains local Afghans in veterinary skills in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2012. Basinger, a veterinarian, is assigned to the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup


WINNING CHEERS

Navy midshipmen cheer for their team during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy beat Army 17-13. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett


GAMES END

Cadets watch the final moments of the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy beat Army 17-13. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett




PATROL BUDDIES

Afghan children walk alongside a coalition force member during a presence patrol in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau


CHRISTMAS CARGO

U.S. Air Force loadmasters inside a C-130H aircraft prepare humanitarian goods destined for remote islands within the Micronesian Islands during the 61st anniversary of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 11, 2012. The loadmasters, are assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse


CHRISTMAS DROP

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon, right, watch out the back of a C-130H aircraft after dropping the first pallet of humanitarian goods to the island of Ulal, Dec. 11, 2012. Oberman and Alarcon, loadmasters, are assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan. Operation Christmas Drop is a nonprofit organization powered by volunteers from Andersen Air Force Base and the local Guam community. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse



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




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To: y'all; Arrowhead1952; beachn4fun; E.G.C.; GodBlessUSA; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; HiJinx; ...

Hooooooowdy, Early Birds!
I have a day off!
Join me for tea...or coffee?
I'm sure you need a break by now anyhooooo!
It's cool and breezy here...
...but 97 is promised this afternoon. Ugh!
Hope all a'ya's have an easy day!
And get home on time!
((((hugs))))

81 posted on 06/20/2013 6:49:51 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: LUV W

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


82 posted on 06/20/2013 7:33:21 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

It’s going well. Just being lazy this morning...will have
to make up for it this afternoon.

Hope you and Bo are getting some lake-time this summer!


83 posted on 06/20/2013 7:50:39 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: beachn4fun
In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books
against riding down the street in a motorboat.
(hmmm, what about when the street floods? hehe)

They keep canoes handy, I reckon...


84 posted on 06/20/2013 9:09:15 AM PDT by HiJinx (Just kill the bill, already...)
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To: left that other site

Good morning/afternoon, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Linda are doing well this day. Lessons?


85 posted on 06/20/2013 9:52:32 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: beachn4fun
I hope Rudolph Valentino had really hungry dogs...that WOULD do the trick.
I will never understand this looting mentality.

Happy Thursday, beachy...((HUGS))


86 posted on 06/20/2013 10:06:21 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

One Voice lesson...and it’s such a lovely day. I might take the bike!


87 posted on 06/20/2013 10:12:41 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: left that other site

No bass to haul...enjoy!


88 posted on 06/20/2013 10:25:54 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Little girl has her own keyboard, guitar, and karaoke machine, so I am all set!


89 posted on 06/20/2013 10:56:33 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: left that other site

Then.....HAPPY BIKING!!!


90 posted on 06/20/2013 12:48:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...




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 - 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA


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

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

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








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)

91 posted on 06/20/2013 5:24:35 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the A<font size=4><b>rchangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Good evening, Arrowhead....it is very hot at your house. Did you get some rain?


92 posted on 06/20/2013 5:39:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Thanks, Mac, for Evening Colors.


93 posted on 06/20/2013 6:00:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Hi Conor!


94 posted on 06/20/2013 6:08:18 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: SkyDancer
G'Day, Janey!

*HUGS*

How are you doing this morning?



"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)

95 posted on 06/20/2013 6:14:50 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the A<font size=4><b>rchangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Did you get some rain?

We got about .20 the other day. Just enough to mess up my windshield.

96 posted on 06/21/2013 5:00:23 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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