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

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

WATER RESCUE

A U.S. Coast Guardsman is lowered from a HH-65C Dolphin helicopter to assist an airman out of the water during a joint training exercise in Port Republic, NJ, Aug. 9, 2013. The airman is assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, and the aircrew is assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. The 177th Fighter Wing and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City are both based out of the Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

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.

COLOR WHEELS

Navy Airman Collin McQueen prepares to fuel aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 5, 2013. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is underway off the coast of Southern California completing an exercise to certify the readiness of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious group to conduct integrated missions across a full spectrum of military operations. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Conor Minto

PARTNERSHIP SUPPLIES

A U.S. sailor, right, and a New Zealand sailor unload donated supplies at a church during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Gizo, Solomon Islands, Aug. 2, 2013. The annual exercise is designed to strengthen maritime and humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations, while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laurie Dexter

COLD AND WET

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tracy Tucker endures cold and rainy conditions while working as a safety spotter during Global Medic 2013, an exercise on Fort McCoy, WI, July 27, 2013. The U.S. Air Force and Army reserves participate in the exercise, which is designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. Tucker is a flight nurse with the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

CARGO SPECIALISTS

Army Cpl. Luis Colomadera, Spc. Benny Quinones, Sgt. Arnaldo Rosado and Cpl. Bryan Nieves prepare to connect the reach pendants on a Humvee to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a slingload exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, Aug. 4, 2013. Colomadera, Quinones, Rosado and Nieves are cargo specialists assigned to the 390th Seaport Operations Company from Ceiba, Puerto Rico. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marco Gutierrez

RAIDING CRAFT

Marines approach the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in a combat rubber raiding craft following a simulated boat assault to support a certification exercise in the Coral Sea, Aug. 8, 2013. The Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting a certification exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Gutierrez III

SEXTANT SIGHTS

U.S. Navy Ensign Rachel Herrera uses a sextant to determine the distance from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Mathew Perry before a replenishment at sea, Aug. 8, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Chris Fowler

TAKING NOTES

U. S. Marine Corps Capt. Ernesto Howard takes notes during a patrol in Charibaya in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 8, 2013. Coalition forces patrolled to meet with Afghans in the area and investigate the terrain. Howard is the assistant officer in charge of the Supporting Arms Liaison Team, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline

DJIBOUTI SLINGLOAD

U.S. Marines prepare to slingload a 5,000-pound steel crate to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter just outside Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 2, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson

PILOT PROFICIENCY

F/A-18 Hornets from the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, fly over the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Coronado during a training flight over the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 1, 2013. The Navy has cancelled the squadron's 2013 show season as part of budget cuts from sequestration, but pilots fly sorties to maintain proficiency in the aircraft. The Coronado is scheduled to be commissioned later this year. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel McMarr

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

[yarddog]

What is that plane in post 26? I can’t see the tail at all.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire for the evening –

"Where shall I hide my forehead and my eyes?
For now I see the true old times are dead,
When every morning brought a noble chance,
And every chance brought out a noble knight."

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!





Standing With Them:
My Uncle Jack!



Maj. John T. Dowd, USA
WWII, Korea, Vietnam

TAPS
U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"

(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog....

MAINTENANCE CHECK

U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. Jason D. Launder, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noe L. Munoz troubleshoot and replace the landing gear system on an AV-8B Harrier aircraft on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2013. Launder, an avionics technician, and Munoz, a collateral duty inspector, are both with Marine Attack Squadron 311. Maintenance was conducted to ensure the aircraft met the operational standards for flight. U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

[yarddog]

Thanks. I actually wondered if it might be a Harrier but the nose seemed too long. Obviously it wasn’t.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...when does monsoon season start?

Still really hot?

It has just started to sprinkle here. They say something out in the Bering Sea will cause off and on rain til the weekend.

[SandRat]

Good evening. Kathy...(((HUGS))...frequent evening rain has begun.

Today

Mostly Cloudy with T-Storms

88° F/ 68° F

Tomorrow

Intermittent Clouds

84° F/ 69° F

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I know this sounds weird to those that are used to them, but I would LOVE to have a good thunder and lightning storm.

Thunder is rare, and lightning even more rare.

[SandRat]

We get the, BOY weget them...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...I love the old soldier remembering his young soldier. God Bless them both.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well, enjoy some for me...especially a couple of lightning bolts.

[mylife]

Anthem for the blues

[Kathy in Alaska]

Last Post

RIP

L/Cpl Todd John Chidgey
Australian Army 2nd Commando Regiment

Flowers of the Forest - click

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQ5zaIm-pA

[mylife]

Follow me home..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEjnAhsL5C4

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIlEM0US71Q

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad the birds are coming around for you to enjoy.

My Mom likes to watch them out her big window in front.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yikes....glad you made it home without adding to the accidents.

Hope you are feeling better this morning. *HUGS*

May the good commutes be with you today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, mountainlion...what a great video and tune.

God Bless our military men and women, and all the jobs they did.