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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 12 January 2017
Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 01/11/2017 6:01:02 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
PLACING A TORPEDO A Marine places a Bangalore torpedo under concertina wire during a demolition training range in Southwest Asia, March 9, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin
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.
SOARING ANGELS
The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, perform a parade maneuver during the Naval Air Facility El Centro Airshow in El Centro, CA, March 12, 2016. The squadron, celebrating its 70th anniversary, is scheduled to perform 65 demonstrations at 34 locations across the country in 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel M. Young
OCEAN COVER
A sailor provides forward cover during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, March 17, 2016. The sailor is a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the USS San Jacinto. The guided-missile cruiser is conducting the exercise with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to prepare for a future deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Ryan U. Kledzik
TRIAL TOSS
Marine Corps Cpl. Leon Simpson prepares to toss a discus at the 2016 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, March 9, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans
SLINGLOAD TRAINING
Soldiers conduct slingload training with M777 howitzers during Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, March 21, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Gertrud Zach
AFGHANISTAN AIRFIELD
Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexandra Powell scans an airfield for potential threats while a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft transfers equipment and personnel on Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, March 16, 2016. Powell is a security member assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
PACIFIC SUNSET
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean, March 10, 2016. The Lassen is currently underway supporting Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr.
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; Anti-MSM; ...
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01/13/2017 4:47:10 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: SandRat
Guess that had better be you this weekend! LOL!
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01/13/2017 5:19:14 PM PST
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luvie
(There is no global anthem, no global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one country, America.-DJT)
To: LUV W
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01/13/2017 5:22:08 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: E.G.C.; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
Fort Bowie was established in 1862 to help in the fight against the Apache Indians and Geronimo. The fort that stands today was built in 1868. In 1886, after Geronimo’s final surrender, Fort Bowie was no longer a military fort and served travelers until 1894. The Second Calvary troopers packed up and left for their new home in Colorado. The land was sold in 1911 for $1.25 to $2.50 an acre and many of the buildings dismantled. In 1964, the site was authorized to be a National Historic site as it is today.
Established on July 28, 1862 the remains are now a National Historical Site (August 30, 1964). Shortly after Geronimo’s final surrender in 1886, Fort Bowie was closed as a military post. On October 17, 1894 the fort was officially abandoned. The garrison flag with 44 stars was lowered for the last time. The 118-man garrison of the Second Calvary troopers rode to the Bowie Station and boarded a train to their new post.
Fort Bowie, or Camp Bowie, located in Apache pass, north end of the Chiricahua mountains. One of the earliest military posts in Arizona. Located about 14 miles southeast of Bowie Railroad Station. Named for Colonel George W. Bowie, Fifth California Infantry Volunteers. Many Indian fights took place here and it was one of the most dangerous and dreaded parts of the stage road. When the railroad was built in 1881 it lost its importance. “Fort Bowie with its gruesome graveyard filled with such inscriptions as ‘Killed by Apaches’; ‘Met his death at the hands of Apaches’; and again ‘Tortured to death by Apaches.’ One visit to that graveyard was guaranteed to furnish the most calloused with nightmares for a month.” Bourke.
In 1872 General Crook placed the Chiricahua-Apaches on a reservation west of the fort, where they remained until 1876, when John P. Clum moved them to San Carlos.
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01/13/2017 5:31:20 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: LUV W; beachn4fun; Kathy in Alaska
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01/13/2017 6:11:08 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: SandRat
Bundle up and stay warm, SandRat.
Looks like cold messy weather for y’all.
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radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: SandRat
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E.G.C.
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E.G.C.
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