FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 15 August 08

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

BARBADOS DIVE

Barbados Coast Guard Petty Officer Ricky Howell, swims with Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, commanding officer of U.S. Fourth Fleet, right, and Lt. Cmdr. Bobby Greene during a dive off the coast of Barbados during Navy Dive Southern Partnership Station 2008 in Bridgetown Harbor, Barbados, Aug. 5, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Andrew McKaskle

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.

HOME RUN ARRIVAL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nix White parachutes onto U.S. Cellular Field before a major league baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox in Chicago, Aug. 11, 2008. White is a member of the Leap Frogs, the Navy's parachute demonstration team, which is participating in various events during Chicago Navy Week and SEAL Challenge. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Hugh C. Laughlin

Summer Youth Program Cleans Up Taji Market

Army Capt. Timothy Cho (right), part of the provincial reconstruction team embedded in Multinational Division Baghdad with the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, along with Rudy (left), the team's bilingual bicultural advisor, stands with Taji youth at the Taji Market, northwest of Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2008. The children are part of the summer youth hire program, which engages them in community-oriented tasks. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Whitney Houston, Multinational Division Baghdad

Charlie Rich ~ My Elusive Dreams

Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra ~ I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen

5th Dimension ~ One Less Bell To Answer

Buoys ~ Timothy

Doors ~ Love Her Madly

VMGR-252 practices refueling Ospreys

An MV-22 connects to a refueling hose during training exercises over the eastern North Carolina coast, July 14, 2008. The MV-22 Osprey aircraft is assigned to Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron 263. The Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 refueled the Osprey from a KC-130J aircraft. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Curvin.

Face of Defense: Airman Helps Injured Warriors 'Face' World

Maxillofacial prosthetic technician Air Force Senior Airman Justin Jones creates new facial features using various techniques and tools to reconstruct facial features of wounded warriors. His techniques are used to aid patients in their physical and psychological recovery from injuries to the neck and face. Jones is assigned to 59th Dental Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erin Peterson, 59th Medical Wing

Isaac Hayes ~ Theme From Shaft

Perry Como ~ It's Impossible

Casting Crowns ~ Does Anybody Hear Her?

Frankie Laine ~ The Road To Mandolay

Boots Randolph ~ Winter Wonderland

PARACHUTE PAIR

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Elliott, an instructor with the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, dives tandem with Jon D. Port, a command master chief, bottom, in Maxton, N.C., Aug 1, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Schnell

Rescued Hiker Leaves Mercy: 'Long Live U.S. Navy'

080808-N-3591M-001 ALOLA VILLAGE, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 8, 2008) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support squadron (HS) 21, based in San Diego, lands near Alola Village in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range in Papua New Guinea to evacuate Australian hiker Debra Paver. Paver began to experience symptoms of hyponatremia, a condition resulting from low sodium levels in the blood. Paver was transported to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for treatment. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea supporting Pacific Partnership 2008 and has embarked a multinational group of medical and engineering professionals from military and non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to several countries within the Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Gabriel Martin/Released)

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[BIGLOOK]

Just watched the women’s beach volleyball match between USA and Belgium....a nail biter!

Missed it.....sigh...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome home, Sand. Good to hear that you had a good meeting.

[SandRat]

[luvie]

Heavens to Betsy! I totally forgot!

And with the kids going to Japan soon, too!

Thanks for the reminder, Sandy!

....and goodnight. I need to go. See ya next time!

[redrock]

Glad it's Friday!!!!!

Taking the family camping for tonight up in the mountains. Should be nice and cool up there....not like the upper 90's down here in the valley.

mike

[Kathy in Alaska]

The USA just won the match!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mike...((HUGS))...family camping sounds like a lot of fun. 90s...too hot!

How is your chair? You and your nurses still making good progress?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Luv...((HUGS))...prayers for a safe journey in the morning.

[fatima]

Would be so nice to see you post beautiful.Now.((((Hugs))))

[BIGLOOK]

I checked the channel that airs the Olympics and didn't see the Women's Volleyball team......saw the Men's Volleyball team. So I changed the channel.

But hey! Congrats!

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy!!

Zach and I just got back from another baseball game, our team is on a roll..WOO-HOO!

How ya doing tonight?

It's still 85 here at 10:15 pm/YUCK!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Maybe it is coming to you in an hour or so. I only tuned in when it had started, so I don’t know what came before.

Right now is women’s swimming.

[PROCON]

Evening Sandy1

I remember my dad talking about V-J Day, what a day it was for that generation!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...congratulations on your team’s win. Did it make 100 today?

I’m doing well...took a few hours off today. I got this wireless modem thingy, mostly for travel, but it is supposed to work wherever my cell phone works. It is different than my regular house ISP, sooooo.....if my ISP goes down, hopefully this will pick up the slack. I got it about 3 weeks ago, but haven’t had time to try it out. Installation was a breeze, and it worked like a charm. And I called them, and it is unlimited minutes.

You and Zach have plans for the weekend?

[PROCON]

It made it to 101 according to my thermometer and way too hot for me...I’m suing AlBore!

[PROCON]

Aloha FRiend!!

You and Obama hanging out in paradise?!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Phelps is up in about 20 minutes.

Hopefully you are just hours behind.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Procon!

You mean you didn't see me hanging out with the Bro under the banyan tree at Magic Island?

Actually I couldn't get off the Big Island and his gramma couldn't make it either. Funny the way things work out.

[PROCON]

It is funny the way things work out! :-)

For the first time in my 36 years of voting, I agree with your tagline!

Kick-em all out!!

Back to the Olympics, talk to ya soon!!

[redrock]

I'm taking the chair with me while camping. It HELPS!!!

Still doing very well....and my nurses are the BEST!!

mike