FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 27 March 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SUNSET PARADE

The U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performs during a sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VA, June 11, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mondo Lescaud

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.

BAMBI BUCKET

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies into thick smoke while using a Bambi bucket to release water during the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, CO, June 12, 2013. The pilots and crew chiefs are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault

WARM EMBRACES

Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Spencer III gets an embrace from his family after returning from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan at the Lawrenceville Armory in Trenton, NJ, June 6, 2013. Spencer was assigned to the 508th Military Police Company, which provided security and force protection, and advised the Afghan national police force in the Kabul region. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Woolley

OVERLAPPING LEGS

U.S. Navy Petty 3rd Class Matthew Kelley competes against the Latvian navy soccer team during a Baltops 2013 tournament in Ventspils, Latvia, June 9, 2013. The annual, multinational exercise is designed to enhance maritime capabilities and interoperability with partner nations to promote maritime safety and security in the Baltic Sea. Kelley is assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Bennett

JACOB'S CLIMB

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darren Clay uses a Jacob's ladder to board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom during a joint visit, board, search and seizure exercise in Singapore, June 11, 2013. The Freedom is in Singapore on an overseas deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Thompson

RIFLE RANGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Mays participates in a rifle qualification range on Forward Operating Base Farah in Farah province, Afghanistan, June 8, 2013. Mays, a hospital corpsman, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

GRENADE LAUNCHER

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Dunkle, left, loads training rounds into an MK19 40mm grenade launcher while participating in marksmanship training on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2013. Dunkle, a construction mechanic, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15's convoy security element. U.S. Navy photo by Petty officer 2nd Class Daniel Garas

SCOPE VIEW

A paratrooper peers through his scope to observe a target during his brigade's fire support coordination exercise on Fort Bragg, NC, June 6, 2013. The paratrooper, a sniper, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo Sgt. Adonis Williams

BLACK FOREST FIRE

Colorado Army National Guard and Fort Carson, CO, aviation assets provide firefighting assistance during the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, CO, June 12, 2013. UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters are being used to fight the fire. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Skye A. Robinson

TREE CUTTER

An Air Force Academy firefighter cuts down a tree in an attempt to control the spread of the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, CO, June 12, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt

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

[beachn4fun]

(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
Always enjoy seeing our guyz/galz at work!

Sorry I'm late...oldest son called to wish me Happy Birthday...
so we caught up on things.

I know I sound like a broken record,
but due to the fact I was out of the office yesterday,
AND the 20-some emails waiting in my mailbox,
I'll have to post and run.
But I'll be in lurker mode and
will respond as soon as I can.

To all you who sent birthday wishes.

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.

[luvie]

Another peek at Spring
For you Early Birds who long for it!
It's getting there here...
...my tulips are now blooming
And there are leaves on the trees!
Hope all of you have a GREAT Thursday!
...and an easy day at work...or play!
The weekend IS getting here soon!
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

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

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is going well...I am running late, though, so must go
get ready for (ugh) work! :) You and Bo have a good day!

[SandRat]

Good morning, Kathy...((HUGS))...I and Maddi had a fun day?

Zeus is feeling a little better?

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen

*WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM*

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM


*OUR GREAT GRATITUDE*

(((HUGS)))
I Wish You A Great Day

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beach and (((HUGS))).

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Luv and (((HUGS))).

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))).

[Arrowhead1952]

Why not.

[HiJinx]

Our Mesquite trees started showing leaves - a sure harbinger of Spring here - about 3 weeks ago. Natives of the Upper Sonoran Desert know that there is always a chance of snow until the Mesquite start putting on the green.

Love your hummingbird, LUV. I have a Facebook friend who’s been posting pictures of the little jewels as they feed in his back yard.

[luvie]

I haven’t seen any leaves on our mesquites yet, unless they are just tiny now. They are what we use to gauge when cold weather is gone for good, too.

We get a few hummingbirds but somewhat later than now. It has been cooler than usual this spring.

[HiJinx]

Garden and Ramsey Canyons in the Huachucas are sometimes called the hummingbird capital of the U.S.. We have 25-30 different species that migrate through here in addition to several year-round populations.

[luvie]

I wish we’d had a chance to go south to your area so we all could have seen them! I do love the little stinkers! :)