FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 22 May 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

A HUSBAND'S HUG

Army Spc. Jessie Nelson hugs her husband, Matt, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, July 10, 2013. Nelson and about 230 soldiers returned home after an eight-month deployment to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Nelson is an all-source intelligence analyst assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth

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.

MEDICAL EVACUATION

U.S. soldiers carry an Afghan civilian to an awaiting UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter after a suicide bombing at the Afghan-Pakistan border crossing near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 5, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team. Several Afghan police and civilian casualties were brought to the base, treated by medical personnel and evacuated for further treatment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jovi Prevot

TRAINING PATROL

U.S. soldiers patrol the area outside a proposed range during a training exercise in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Charles Morgan

GRENADE TRAINING

U.S. Army Lt. Charles Morgan throws a M67 fragmentation grenade on a range during skills training in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2013. Morgan is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Avila

SNIPER SHOT

Army Spc. Kjirk Dixon fires during the final day of qualifications for the M110 semi-automatic sniper system on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Grezelka Range, AK, July 10, 2013. Dixon is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. The brigade's soldiers are attending the U.S. Army Mobile Sniper School, a five-week course with graded marksmanship on several sniper systems. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

AREA OF INTEREST

U.S. soldiers point out an area of interest from a guard tower near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing before escorting U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, the new commander of Regional Command South, in the Spin Boldak district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 11, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

ROTOR WASH

Marines brace themselves against rotor wash from an MH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer off the coast of Southern California, July 10, 2013. The Boxer is conducting a scenario-driven exercise aimed at integrating the ships of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group through a series of training events. The Marines are assigned to combat cargo. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenan O'Connor

TWO COMMANDERS

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Henry I. B. McNeilly, left, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas M. Feltey provide rear security in a Stryker armored vehicle as part of a convoy carrying the new commander of Regional Command Southin in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 11, 2013. McNeilly commands the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment and Feltey commands the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

HUEY LANDING

A U.S. Marine Corps Huey UH-1N lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, July 13, 2013. The huey is assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines are deployed aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, which serves as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

1,000 POUND CHALLENGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Burnell participates in a 1,000 pound challenge aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2013. The Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Burnell is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 27. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Liam Kennedy

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[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))).

[MEG33]

Always Remembering Our Troops

Good Morninng To The Canteen

God Bless And Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country.

Have A Great Day

[Arrowhead1952]

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

[luvie]

Goood morinin', Early Birds!
Gonna take a short road trip with a friend!
Yay! Escaping this berg! LOL!
...at least for a few hours...
Hope all of you have a Thankful Thursday!
Remember our troops!
(I know YOU will!)
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

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

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))).

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Busy...busy over here.

Have a wonderful Thursday

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear((HUGS))

Have a wonderful Thursday

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

Have a wonderful Thursday

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

Lucky you - off on short road trip.

Have a wonderful Thursday

[MEG33]

(((HUGS))) Lovely outside this early morning..

[mountainlion]

I am trying to help a friend find out information on her father. He was a POW and the Russians took the camp prisoners and they were never heard form again. Three men ducked out on the Russians and made it home. Her father was one. Does anyone have any sources for me to check more on this?

[MEG33]

Have fun on your road trip. LUV.
(((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))
Thank you, beachy

[Kathy in Alaska]

From mountainlion ........

I am trying to help a friend find out information on her father. He was a POW and the Russians took the camp prisoners and they were never heard form again. Three men ducked out on the Russians and made it home. Her father was one. Does anyone have any sources for me to check more on this?

HiJInx....do you have any advice/help for mountainlion? Anywhere to steer him?

ConorMacNessa...any ideas?

[beachn4fun]

Try here:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/powmia-home.html

[Kathy in Alaska]

We have BAD fires to the south of us. The winds shifted overnight and we are engulfed in smoke.

I keep my windows open at night and woke up to smoke this morning. Windows are now closed and fans will have to suffice when I get home.

I cannot breathe and my eyes just water and water, and I am in the office. I am learning new empathy for those with allergies. (I always did feel bad for them, but more so now.)

Maybe some rain next week. We have had none all spring.

Have a wonderful long weekend, beachy. ((HUGS))

[ConorMacNessa]

WWII Vet - try the National Archives for his service record. Many of the WWII records were lost due to fire, but it's worth a shot.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

EAGLES UP! Once more unto the breach, my friends, once more!

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)

[HiJinx]

Just did a quick Google search on “escape from Russian POW Camps WW2” and got a lot of hits. Quite a bit to wade through, but you may find some threads to do additional searches on.

[HiJinx]

Great link, Beachie!
Having a name should help a lot, there.