FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 1 August 08

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

[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.

[Randy Larsen]

Nah!

Just Randy being Randy...

It is what it is!

[luvie]

Awwww... I just find you and you have to go!

Well....sweet dreams, Sis. We’ll rock tomorrow night!

*smooch*

[trussell]

 

EGPWS
A little temptation on my part...
Would this song provide enough temptation for you to share a dance with me?

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Mamas and Papas ~ Dream a Little Dream of Me

 

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[mainelydawn]

11 o clock? And...

[Randy Larsen]

IF you do!

Consider a Dell Laptop....

Easy to use, and trouble free!

[mylife]

Holy crap! its pouring rain! I didnt hear it because I was listening to Barack Star L0L

[mylife]

82 and raining

[luvie]

Good evening! I was teasing you about the nap! :D

Good luck with your financial guy...take a bullet to bite on
just in case! LOL!

Sleep in and do something fun after being slapped around by him/her!

We’re all fine. You did know that my son and his family are
moving to Japan, didn’t you?...in November...:(

[luvie]

LUV ya, Sis!

(((hugs)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, t...what is your summer weather like? We have been the coolest in history so far. Then today happened....it got really hot for here, into the 70s, and the sun came out. d:o)

[HiJinx]

Hey, you! Is it Friday yet?
Somewhere...?

[mainelydawn]

Good days and bad days I guess thats what its all about.Yes things are better for now and I’ll be ready for the next hurdle.Thanks. I hope all is well with you and please know I think what you do for all of us here shows what a wonderfull person you are.

[trussell]

I don’t think it’s hit 90 here this summer. I keep hearing this is the most mild summer in recent history. I’m really enjoying it.

The skeeters aren’t too terrible, it hasn’t been raining an unbearable amount...so it’s not been overly humid. I’m really quite pleased!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Late is ok...join the club. d:o)

[HiJinx]

She's now a 6th Grade Teacher.

6th Grade? Oh man, ragin' hormone time...wishing her luck.

[mainelydawn]

LOL Are you heading out to play?

[mainelydawn]

I have a dell and wanted another but I’m not liking what I hear about vista. Laptop? Not sure but may go with one.

[luvie]

Praise the Lord, Conor!

[Randy Larsen]

Did you get it yet?

[mylife]

Its over already. It will just be hot a steamy now :(