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FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 1 August 08
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 07/31/2008 6:00:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

KC-10s 'extend' air ops

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan. On July 30, coalition tankers flew 63 sorties and off-loaded approximately 3.1 million pounds of fuel to 276 receiving aircraft. (DOD photo/Navy Lt. Peter Scheu)






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.




Getting a check up

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on a trim pad July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Engine mechanics and crew chiefs were conducting tests to ensure all systems were fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

Hurricane Dolly

Texas Task Force 1 convoy rolls through the aftermath of Hurricane Dolly July 24 towards South Padre Island, Texas. The convoy was composed of Army and Air Force National Guard members along with civilian emergency response team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)


Patti Page ~ Tennessee Waltz

Boxcar Willie ~ Cold Cold Heart

Jimmy Dean ~ Big Bad John

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ~ Hector The Hero

Roy Orbison ~ Almost Eighteeen

I'll be back soon

1st. Lt. William Jacks hugs his daughters Rachel (left) and Anna July 22 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., before deploying. Lieutenant Jacks is a B-1B Lancer pilot assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

WHMC ECMO team

Airman 1st Class Andrew Pamintuan suctions the infant's endotracheal tube on the Wilford Hall Medical Center's extra corporeal membrane oxygenation transport cart in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu July 22. The ECMO team was needed to transport the critically ill infant to California for advanced medical treatment. Airman Pamintuan is a neonatal intensive care unit respiratory therapist assigned to the 59th Medical Operations Squadron. (U. S. Air Force photo/Maj. Kreangkai Tyree)

Kenny Ball ~ British Grenadiers

John Coltrane ~ Lazy Bird

Jimmy Murphy ~ Put Some Meat On Them Bones

Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three ~ Old South Jamboree

No worries, it will fit

Air Force Reservists load an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Airmen are from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)

Osan exercise tests Airmen

Airmen prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for an upcoming mission during a base-wide exercise July 21 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The operational readiness exercise tests Osan AB Airmen's ability to execute combat operations, receive follow-on forces and defend the base from attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Boitz)


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: ConorMacNessa; GitmoSailor

Cool pic Conor & what a lovely harbor.


181 posted on 07/31/2008 8:14:26 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: LUV W
I'll be working Saturday when she gets in - guess I'll take her out to our fave restaurant!


182 posted on 07/31/2008 8:15:49 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
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To: trussell; EGPWS

ROFL!!! Thanks, you guys!

Is it time for a nap yet? ;D


183 posted on 07/31/2008 8:15:51 PM PDT by luvie (The greatest resource on Earth is American ingenuity and we have 100% of it!--Mark Steyn)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Now THAT sounds like a plan!

....and ya don’t have to clean the kitchen! :D


184 posted on 07/31/2008 8:16:46 PM PDT by luvie (The greatest resource on Earth is American ingenuity and we have 100% of it!--Mark Steyn)
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To: AZamericonnie; mylife

Boy, that sounds good!
Thanks for the recipe!
Gosh, I’m dragging tonite.
I think I’m gonna hit the hay early tonite.


185 posted on 07/31/2008 8:17:17 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: DesertCoyote

Message from LUV W


186 posted on 07/31/2008 8:19:49 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: LUV W; EGPWS

Not quite naptime yet {{{twin}}}
I plan to try to talk a very nice man out of a dance this evening...think he’ll be willing to accomodate my request?


187 posted on 07/31/2008 8:20:55 PM PDT by trussell (I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
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To: fatima

that tickles.....


188 posted on 07/31/2008 8:21:16 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

MS B!!
Hugs!

How are you?


189 posted on 07/31/2008 8:21:53 PM PDT by trussell (I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Its been a long week for you hasnt it?


190 posted on 07/31/2008 8:22:09 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: trussell

Lady T!

It’s so nice to see ya!


191 posted on 07/31/2008 8:23:09 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Got a free burrito, paid for it later!)
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To: mylife
Hey, My! - how's it going?


192 posted on 07/31/2008 8:23:26 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

I look forward to it!


193 posted on 07/31/2008 8:23:31 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Worn out this evening?

You get some good rest hon! *Hugs*


194 posted on 07/31/2008 8:24:34 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Randy Larsen

Evenin’ Mr. Larsen :~)


195 posted on 07/31/2008 8:24:51 PM PDT by trussell (I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Doing ok here. Hows about you?


196 posted on 07/31/2008 8:25:05 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Yes, it has My.
and it’s not over yet.
I have to work all weekend and have to be up at 0700!
Bleah!


197 posted on 07/31/2008 8:25:22 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: All

100?


198 posted on 07/31/2008 8:25:40 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: All

100?


199 posted on 07/31/2008 8:25:40 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: All

100?


200 posted on 07/31/2008 8:25:41 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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