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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 11 July 2013
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 07/10/2013 6:00:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
HOME AT LAST Army Sgt 1st Class Jeremy Kagan holds tight to his wife, Valerie, and their son, Sean, after a welcome-home ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 16, 2012. Kagan was among the first group of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers to redeploy and have the good fortune to make it back home before the holidays. U.S Army photo
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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.
DRESS REHEARSAL
The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard rehearses for the 2012 National Finals Rodeo, at the Thomas Mac Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 11, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ranney
NOSY GREETING
Paris, a coalition force military working dog, shows his gentler side as he interacts with children in a village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
BLACKHAWKS' FLIGHT
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
SNOW PLAY
Left to right: U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Moore, U.S. Army Pvt. Jordan Villa, U.S. Army Sgt. John-Paul Gorcyca, and U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Spacek, build a snowman while waiting for a parachute drop of heavy equipment on Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 13, 2012. Moore, Villa, Gorcyca, and Spacek are assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion, Combat, Airborne. Fresh, heavy snowfall the day before left conditions perfect for snow play on the installation. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher
PAYING RESPECTS
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael A. Cornelio pays respect after placing a wreath at a grave marker during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Dec. 15, 2012. Cornelio is assigned to Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion on Fort Meade, Md. DOD photo by Sebastian Sciotti Jr.
FIELD OF WREATHS
A section of Arlington National Cemetery, Va., shows a fraction of the 110,000 wreaths placed at the graves of fallen service members during Wreaths Across America, Dec. 15, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
HORNET LANDING
An F/A-18C Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 7, 2012. The Eisenhower is returning to her homeport of Norfolk after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael Miller
UP CLOSE
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Frederick Spivey cleans the inside of a close-in weapons system during routine maintenance aboard the guided-missile cruiser the USS Mobile Bay in the Mina Salman Pier, Bahrain, Dec. 8, 2012. The Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security and support for Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Armando Gonzales
PULLING SECURITY
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe maintains security during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district in Afghanistan's Farah province, Dec. 11, 2012. Bobbe is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
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: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...is your humidity coming down any? Commute going well?
We got the checks out on time today. Whew!! My yesterday and today have been challenging, but with help we got all the new things fixed. It has not been fun.
And we are still faced with the new system going live on August 5th....already pushed back from July 1st. We are supposed to run a parallel payroll tomorrow on the new system. I am hoping nothing works right and it gets delayed another month or just plain junked.
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07/10/2013 7:04:38 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
![](http://images115.fotki.com/v690/photos/2/292835/2681563/LoneSoldierFlag-vi.jpg) Remembering them all...
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:06:22 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, Chris, & all of you!)
To: ConorMacNessa
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:15:06 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
The humidity is abating, albeit slowly. We're supposed to have a cold front come through tomorrow and Friday and Saturday are supposed to be beautiful!
The commute was smooth in both directions today.
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
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)
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:19:11 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
![](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/New%20Badges%20and%20Patches/MOHRibbon.jpg)
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SAFE PASSAGE, KATHY!!!
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I HAVE YOUR SIX!!!
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"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)
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:19:46 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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BAND OF BROTHERS WORLD WAR II
![]( http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/Militaria/2905409970103651943S600x600Q85.jpg ) Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" June 7, 1944 at Ste.Marie du Mont, France
"This day is call'd the feast of Crispian. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say, "To-morrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say, "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."
KOREA
![](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/Militaria/koreanwarjpg-e317ef7c101e70e3_large.jpg) Marines of the "Chosin Few", 1st Marine Division Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950
"Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember with advantages What feats he did that day. Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words, Harry the King, Bedford, and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester, Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered."
VIETNAM
![](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/Marines/800px-OperationHueCity1967wounded.jpg) FMF Corpsman D. R. Howe treats the wounds of Pfc. D. A. Crum, "H" Company, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
AFGHANISTAN
![](http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/Militaria/barawakalayff550.jpg) Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division in action, Afghanistan, 2011
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as does a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean."
(Henry V, Act IV, Scene iii)
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY GOES ON, AS IT HAS FROM TIMES IMMEMORIAL. THE BAND OF BROTHERS STILL STANDS FAST IN THE BREACH!
THEY HAVE OUR SIX!
Honor Them For Their Service And Sacrifice!
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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)
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:21:30 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Publius
Thanks for the link! Hope I have the chance to peek in to hear at least some of it. :)
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:22:45 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, Chris, & all of you!)
To: SkyDancer
Is that you with the Roos? Cute picture!
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:23:59 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, Chris, & all of you!)
To: LUV W
That’s me with my babies.
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:25:49 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
![]( http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Conormacnessa/Marines/586844.jpg ) TATTOO (Click)
Must retire the 0445 Reveille approaches relentlessly.
The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.
Gen. Graves Blanchard Erskine, USMC Stands The Watch Tonight!
"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!" (King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)
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All Gave Some Some Gave All!!! (Click)
Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!
Godspeed our Troops around the Globe especially those in harms way by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!
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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
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)
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:32:23 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
CONOR
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:35:48 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: ConorMacNessa
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posted on
07/10/2013 7:50:15 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, Chris, & all of you!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Trying to get up and running again. My computer decided to update and reboot on its own.
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posted on
07/10/2013 8:32:22 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
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posted on
07/10/2013 8:36:15 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Gen. Graves Blanchard Erskine, USMC, for standing the watch.
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posted on
07/10/2013 8:46:43 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Mac, for keeping watch.
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posted on
07/11/2013 12:03:09 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
God Bless and watch over our military men and women, wherever they serve, and over all our Veterans.
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posted on
07/11/2013 12:04:57 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: blackie; E.G.C.; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; Allegra; Mrs.Nooseman; beachn4fun; Jet Jaguar; ...
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posted on
07/11/2013 12:49:04 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
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Thanks, unique, for the pastries.
Coffee is always on........
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How about a cupcake?
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Cookies?
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Pancakes?
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Treats?
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posted on
07/11/2013 12:52:26 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Jet Jaguar; txradioguy; JemiansTerror; MEG33; Laurita; CMS; OneLoyalAmerican; Defender2; ...
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posted on
07/11/2013 12:54:06 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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