~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE
Members of the Oregon Army National Guard display the American flag on stage while the band Kiss performs the national anthem during the “Freedom to Rock” concert in Eugene, OR, July 9, 2016. The soldiers provided a color guard for the band’s patriotic tribute to U.S. military and veterans at the concert. Oregon National Guard photo by Maj. W. Chris Clyne
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.
FAMILY EMBRACE
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hunter Kussman embraces his family during a homecoming ceremony on Camp Lejeune, NC, July 10, 2016. The Marines trained with fellow NATO countries to improve international relations and stability, solidifying international cohesion in the event of necessary multinational contingency missions. Kussman is a a cyber-network operator assigned to the Black Sea Rotational Force. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Shannon Kroening
OVER THE HORIZON
The USS Coronado launches the first over-the-horizon missile using a Harpoon Block 1C missile during Rim of the Pacific 2016 in the Pacific Ocean, July 19, 2016. The exercise engages 26 nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel. Navy photo by Lt. Bryce Hadley
BALANCING A CHINOOK
U.S. Marines and Canadian soldiers participate in insertion-and-extraction training with a Canadian air force CH-147F Chinook helicopter during Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Camp Pendleton, CA, July 15, 2016. The Canadian soldiers are snipers, pathfinders and reconnaissance members assigned to the 2nd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment. Canadian forces photo by Sgt Marc-André Gaudreault
HOWITZER HOWLING
Army Sgt. Ryan Skelton, left, and Staff Sgt. Elvis Servellon fire an M116 howitzer during a retirement ceremony for Army Brig. Gen. Janice M. Haigler, deputy commander of the 335th Signal Command Theater, at Fort Jackson, SC, July 16, 2016. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar
MARINE GROWTH
U.S. and Australian divers use a bar to remove marine growth from a pile during pier maintenance training led by Navy Underwater Construction Team 2 as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 12, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. White
SMOKE SCREEN ASSAULT
Soldiers advance through a smoke screen during an assault on objective tarantula, part of a combined arms live-fire exercise at Peason Ridge, LA, July 15, 2016. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis
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