FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 10 April 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SEARCHING BAGS

A U.S. soldier and Staff Sgt. Alex, his military working dog trained to detect explosives, search bags of recently graduated Afghan local police officers on former Forward Operating Base Bostik in Afghanistan's Kunar province, June 5, 2013. As of June 19, 2013, Afghan national forces assumed the lead for security in their country. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brittany Armstrong

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.

SECURITY GREETING

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Sweeney exchanges greetings with an Afghan boy while providing security in the town of Saka near Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. Sweeney is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group. U.S. airmen from that unit and the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron worked together to rebuild a road connecting Saka and Payan Janqadam. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker

NIGHT LANDING

An A/V-8B Harrier lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, June 12, 2013. The Boxer is conducting predeployment training during Dawn Blitz, a scenario-driven exercise led by U.S. 3rd Fleet and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force to test participants in the planning and execution of amphibious operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joe Bishop

ROAD WORK

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Michael Bittner and Gemenie Strehlow talk with Afghan children while providing security in the town of Payan Janqadam near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 13, 2013. Bittner and Strehlow are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group. U.S. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker

PYTHON PATROL

U.S. paratroopers hold a large python during jungle survival training taught by Indonesian army paratroopers during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 in Cilodong, Indonesia, June 12, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

CARBINE FIRE

Army Pfc. James Sneed fires his M4 carbine at a target during nuclear, biological and chemical training at a small arms complex on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, June 17, 2013. Sneed is assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment. The soldiers conducted the training, which included personal and early warning equipment use and decontamination procedures. U.S. Air Force photo by Percy Jones

COMPOUND SUPPLY

U.S. and Afghan soldiers supply a compound after retrieving a sling-load drop on former Forward Operating Base Bostik in Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brittany Armstrong

COMPASS ROUTE

A paratrooper uses a compass to find his way to the next point during the land navigation part of expert infantryman badge testing on Fort Bragg, NC, June 9, 2013. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. The testing is one of the seven major events that must be passed to earn the expert infantryman badge. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan A. Shaw

BAMBI BUCKET

Hot shot firefighting crew members, lower left, observe as an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter performs a water drop while fighting the East Peak fire near La Veta, CO, June 21, 2013. The helicopter crew is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed on Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, CO. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet

AVIATION SUPPORT

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter performs a water drop while fighting the East Peak fire near La Veta, CO, June 21, 2013. The helicopter crew is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, stationed on Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, CO. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet

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]

Good evening, Mooch...hope you are warming up and getting into spring.

We’ve been below freezing with sunshine and blue sky for two days. Tonight is supposed to be single digits.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our thanks to Terence Young for his service to his country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[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.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. Thanks for the condolences for Uncle Jack. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

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

[E.G.C.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

[luvie]

Thank you, Kathy!

[luvie]

.....Early Birds!
Supposed to be another pretty day here!
....how boring! LOL!
Supposed to be in the 90s, too.
Totally not ready for THAT! Ugh!
Hope all of you are ready for some weekend!
It's a'comin'!
((((hugs))))

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here. The weather has been very nice but a bit warmer than I like for April. Haven’t had even an inch of rain all year. it’s bone dry! Hope all is well up there with you. Is your family still there?

[E.G.C.]

It’s going OK. We had the funeral and burial yesterday. Got a chance to visit with family and friends.

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie! I think I finally caught up on my sleep from my travels, sheesh I’ve been a lazy guy. Lovely spring weather continues here, job market is slow here. Have a great Wednesday!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Another mid 80º day for us here.

[yarddog]

Yeah, I sure wouldn’t want Ted Kennedy driving it.

[TMSuchman]

The dry tinder has gathered, blown in by the 4 winds, all it is gonna take is 1 spark from some very stupid person on either side & we’ll have a shootin war, the likes that would make the last civil war look like a church choir practice!

[MEG33]

Good Afternoon To The Canteen
*REMEMBER THEM*

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM


*OUR GREAT GRATITUDE*

Thank you, Kathy for the great thread.
Hope You All Have A Good Day
*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, E...((HUGS))...any rain yet?

Did you and Bo get to go to the lake?

[Kathy in Alaska]

h, I sure wouldn’t want Ted Kennedy driving it.

Boy, isn't that the truth!

[ConorMacNessa]

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 -Fort Hood, Texas – 27 March 2014

Evening Colors
U.S. Army Bugler
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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)