FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 16 January 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

EMERALD EXERCISE

As seen through a night-vision device, a helicopter lifts off as Navy SEALs attack a simulated enemy threat during Operation Urban Corkscrew, part of Emerald Warrior 2013, on Camp Shelby, MS, April 29, 2013. The SEALs extracted two simulated downed helicopter pilots and returned them to safety during the operation. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Griffin

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.

ABRAMS OPERATOR

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ordille takes a pause from conducting function checks on an M1A1 Abrams tank on Camp Shir Ghazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 25, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe

SUNSET SEAHAWK

An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower at sunset in the North Arabian Sea, April 29, 2013. The Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew Schneider

SITE SECURITY

U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddaeus Hendershot provides security at the site of a meeting with the Farah provincial director of telecommunications in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 1, 2013. Hendershot is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

LIVE-FIRE EXERCISE

U.S. Marines pull a simulated casualty to safety as part of a live-fire exercise during Eagle Resolve 2013 at a range on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 26, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings

EYE TO EYE

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents the Bronze Star Medal for Valor to Sgt. Scot Gerwitz during an award ceremony in Vicenza, Italy, May 1, 2013. Gerwitz received the award for his courageous actions during combat operations in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

MARINE MUSCLE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lacaundus O. McBride pulls himself up to the bar during the Campbell Cup held in the gym of USS Peleliu at sea, April 28, 2013. The challenge was the final event of a competition that pit teams from within the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group against each other. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III

CRIME SCENE CLASS

U.S. soldiers and law enforcement professionals dismount a Stryker armored vehicle after arriving for a class in techniques to investigate crime scenes in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, April 25, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 435. The class certified Afghan police as instructors for the techniques. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

IRIS SCAN

U.S. Airman 1st Class Michael Vue scans an Afghan woman's iris in the waiting area of the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. Medical teams use biometrics to identify and track the records for all incoming patients by scanning their iris and fingerprints for entry into a database. Vue, an entry controller, is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis

VERTICAL TRAINING

Navy sailors conduct vertical replenishment training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney in the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2013. The Pinckney is returning from Port Hueneme, Calif., after preparing for an upcoming inspection survey, conducted every five years of a ship's life to ensure mission readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel M. Young

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]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...we had snow today, and freezing rain.

BUT...good news! The freezing rain they thought would stick around moved so fast the advisory has already been lifted for now. YIPPEE!!

You and Bo enjoy your Thursday.

[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?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

[MEG33]

Great thread, Kathy.
(((HUGS)))

[tomkow6]

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[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 37º here this morning. We had the 2nd highest cedar pollen count yesterday of over 21,000 per cu meter.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen
33 here..High 64 today
Hope Your Day Goes Well

God Bless Our Troops

[E.G.C.]

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

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

[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
Hmmm, been wondering...
with regards to first photo...
in order to snap night shots like that...
do they have tiny night goggles for the camera?

I crack me up.

Making Z Zoup
A splash of this...a sprinkle of that...

Kilts are not native to Scotland.
They originated in France.
(guess we'll need to verify this with our Scot brothers/sisters)

A cluster or bunch of bananas is called a hand.
Individual bananas are called fingers.

The paddlefish, a living fossil,
has existed virtually unchanged in the
Mississippi River for 230 million years,
although it now weighs no more than
one-third of its ancient weight.
The only other part of the world
in which the paddlefish
is found is China.

Helen of Troy was queen of Sparta.

An adult female ladybug will eat
about 300 medium-size aphids before it lays eggs.
About three to ten aphids are eaten
for each egg the beetle lays.
More than 5,000 aphids may be eaten
by a single adult in its lifetime.

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

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.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))).

[beachn4fun]

So, you thought you’d throw out a teaser first thing, huh?

64? 64?

I feel a tantrum coming on...hehe

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

send some 64s this way!

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

Grin..70s predicted Sat Sun Mon..

It’ll change..but I like it while it lasts.

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

you are meeaaaaannnnn!

;)

I saw some snow flakes this morning when I got to work. Scred me! hehe

Nothing now.

[beachn4fun]

Geez, look at that

:)

[beachn4fun]

Geez, look at that

:)

[beachn4fun]

Geez, look at that

:)