FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina ~ 09 SEPT 2014

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile United States military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The base's 14 miles of beaches make it a major area for amphibious assault training, and its location between two deep-water ports (Wilmington and Morehead City) allows for fast deployments.

The main base is supplemented by five satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, Courthouse Bay, Camp Johnson, and the latest addition to the facility, the Greater Sandy Run Training Area.

There are several major Marine Corps commands and one Navy command aboard Camp Lejeune. Some tenant commands include Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and the naval hospital.

To help prepare warfighters for combat and humanitarian missions abroad, Camp Lejeune takes advantage of 156,000 acres, 11 miles of beach capable of supporting amphibious operations, 34 gun positions, 50 tactical landing zones, three state-of-the-art training facilities for Military Operations in Urban Terrain and 80 live fire ranges to include the Greater Sandy Run Training Area.

The base and surrounding community is home to an active duty, dependent, retiree and civilian employee population of approximately 170,000 people. The base generates almost $3 billion in commerce each year, coming from payrolls and contracts to support the structure required to train and equip our modern Marines.

Camp Lejeune is a six-time recipient of the Commander-in-Chief's Award for Installation Excellence. This award recognizes the base on a Department of Defense level for effectively managing assets and developing quality programs to accomplish the mission of providing expeditionary forces in readiness.

Learn More About Camp Lejeune HERE!!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

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

81 posted on 09/09/2014 5:24:33 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)

To: left that other site

But of course! LOL! You lazy devil you! ;)

82 posted on 09/09/2014 5:27:46 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)

To: Arrowhead1952

Howdy, John! ((((hugs))))

Gonna be warm here for the next two days and then cool off. I’m
looking forward to that “cooling off” part! LOL!

Hope you have a great day! :)

83 posted on 09/09/2014 5:29:57 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)

84 posted on 09/09/2014 5:31:22 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)

To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; ..

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you one and all!

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the
Canteen for today’s activities.

Gotta post and run.
It's the end-of-the-fiscal-year time,
so need to stay on top of all the actions.

Please stay.
Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

We have a little fall crisp
in the air this morning.
However, temps will climb up as rain heads our way.

Remember: The FR Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

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.

85 posted on 09/09/2014 5:48:05 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach.

86 posted on 09/09/2014 6:00:42 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

87 posted on 09/09/2014 6:45:55 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

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

88 posted on 09/09/2014 6:48:48 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)

I am looking for the cooler air as well.

89 posted on 09/09/2014 6:50:15 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)

To: Arrowhead1952

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

90 posted on 09/09/2014 7:19:32 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

Good morning rfreedom4u and thank you for your service.

91 posted on 09/09/2014 7:21:04 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

To: Excellence; Kathy in Alaska

Ditto what Kathy said.

Thanks go out to your son, and your family.

And welcome to the FR Canteen

92 posted on 09/09/2014 7:27:03 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

My son is a former Marine and I suspect he had covert missions for which he can never talk about. I’m sure it’s hard for them to be forced to live with stuff they cannot share.

93 posted on 09/09/2014 7:28:16 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

To: Titan Magroyne

Good morning Titan Magroyne

Yeah, I suspect that many in the south who are not used to snow would have a problem driving in it...after all we have those even around D.C. LOL

94 posted on 09/09/2014 7:30:14 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

Good morning Drumbo ((HUGS))

Thanks for sharing that story.

95 posted on 09/09/2014 7:30:57 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

To: ChildOfThe60s

Awwww, sorry for your loss.

RIP Marine
Job well done.

96 posted on 09/09/2014 7:32:51 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

97 posted on 09/09/2014 7:33:07 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

98 posted on 09/09/2014 7:33:07 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

99 posted on 09/09/2014 7:33:08 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

100 posted on 09/09/2014 7:33:08 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Guns are not the problem. People are. Forget the magazine...check your attitude.)

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