FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 23 March 07

Serving The Best Troops In The World | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

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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.

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Shannon Thornton feeds a baby boy a bottle of formula while visiting a baby orphanage in Djibouti, Africa, March 15, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mary Popejoy

It's Finally Friday!

Please allow us to buy you a beer.

Remember, it's 5 o'clock somewhere.
So, grab a cold one and turn up the jukebox.

Click!

Top Tunes of 1974....

Barbra Streisand ~ The Way We Were

Terry Jacks ~ Seasons In the Sun

Love Unlimited Orchestra ~ Love's Theme

Leon Redbone ~ Come And Get Your Love

Jackson 5 ~ Dancing Machine

1822 ~ Boston MA incorporated as a city

1917 ~ 1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh
Scroll down to 1917

1944 ~ 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin

1961 ~ Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced

1965 ~ Gemini 3 launched, 1st US 2-man space flight (Grissom & Young)

Please remember that The Canteen is Family Friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, retired curmudgeon...gently snowing.

[SevenofNine]

Well report from Fox news look like Iranian Prez has chicken out come to US well DUH think about it Iran capture those Brit sailors you think he want Brit crap I don't think so

[EsmeraldaA]

Hello GB!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops, for your service to our country.

David Essex ~ Rock On

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Navy Cryptologic Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Baggerly embraces his son at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile frigate USS Taylor, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

U.S. Navy Seaman John Neal embraces his son for the first time at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile frigate USS Taylor. Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

[Kathy in Alaska]

Family members celebrate the arrival of the USS Taylor, after a successful deployment, Mar. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening, Ladies.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Ma
Enjoying all your photos of our Military Heroes. The homecomings are always so touching. I'm listening to Midnight At The Oasis I haven't heard this song in years. It brings me memories of childhood and summertime :).

[blackie]

Now you're talking Kathy!!

Thanks {{HUGS}}

[Kathy in Alaska]

Do you match the snow or the tree? Swiss geese show their color coordination skills as they make their way outside Zurich.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Scissors, check ... sutures, check ... stuffing, check: Medical students at the University of Strasbourg in France conduct a teddy bear clinic to gently introduce children to the world of medical procedures.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Except for Todd Rundgren (my server went down), all are hits from 1974. It's snowing every so gently. d:o)

[GodBlessUSA]

Look at those faces! Sweet :)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening GB.{{{HUGS}}}

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good AfternoonMa.{{{HUGS}}}

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

070209-O-0000X-002 SPLIT, Croatia (Feb. 9, 2007) - The British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) is warmly welcomed to Split, Croatia, as she is scheduled to take part in numerous events during a three-day visit. British Ambassador, Sir John Ramsden said, “I would like to welcome the crew of HMS Cornwall to the City of Split.” Docking at the Lora Naval Base, it was the first time that a British naval warship had been accommodated in a Croatian naval establishment. Photo courtesy of Royal British Navy (RELEASED)

070322-N-4528N-096 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 22, 2007) - World War II veteran Margaret "Maggie" Lowrance greets Sailors assigned to PCU George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) after sharing her experiences as a woman in the Navy at the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center. Lowrance and fellow veteran Alice Wamsley served as Women Accepted for Volunteer Service (WAVES) during the war and reflected on their experiences to active duty Sailors in celebration of Women's History Month. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casandra Newell (RELEASED)

070323-N-0000X-040 SCIO, N.Y. (March 23, 2007) - Image submitted on occasion of the Department of Navy announcement that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), honoring the late Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, made the announcement in Dunham’s hometown of Scio, N.Y. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Troops, for your service to our country.

John Denver ~ Sunshine On My Shoulder

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Evening Mrs. Nooseman
How was your day?
Hugs!

[EGPWS]

You got THAT right LUV! : )

[EGPWS]

Medical students at the University of Strasbourg in France conduct a teddy bear clinic to gently introduce children to the world of medical procedures.

The life expectancy of teddy bears world wide is projected to increase 25%.