FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 15 August 08

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

[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)

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Excellent! Your magic chair. LOL!

Prayers continue for "still doing well" to move forward at a nice even pace.

Anita and girls...good job!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ya gotta find the clown to sue.....he keeps taking his carbon footprint all over the place.

[HiJinx]

PTO is maxed and I’m not losing my earned time off

I like our arrangement - we get forced payout of PTO - 2 to 3 hours extra every week never hurt anyone!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I like your arrangement MUCH better. I wish.

It has always annoyed me that there is a penalty for coming to work every day. Only those that take PTO, mostly all the time, get the whole “benefit”, and often with others picking up the slack. Now vacation is another thing.

[HiJinx]

Agreed...our company lumps it all together; Nana’s company is the same way...almost.

They also lump Holiday into PTO. The hospital works 24/7/365, so you have to take PTO to get an actual holiday day off.

Okay - I’ve done all the paperwork I can manage for now, so I’m going to call it a night.

Got your snail mail this evening, I’ll take care of it tomorrow.

Don’t stay up too late!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sleep is prominent on my list this evening. d:o) Good night and rest well, HJ. Thank you for your service to our country and for helping honor our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning Kathy. (60)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...55 here, with a little rain an hour or so ago. You don’t have to go to work and you are still up early. Did you get to fly yesterday? I’m taking the afternoon off today.

[Pusterfuss]

Did you get to fly yesterday?

It was a great flight and we got back a few hours before the thunderstorms began.

Enjoy your afternoon!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks. I’m off to bed in a few. Either FR or my ISP is snail slow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

How about a donut?

Coffee is always on........

Or a sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning fellow cubevillians!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, Kathy. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Ma, I have to say that my heart broke when I saw this: 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. Thank God someone can do this, but it breaks my heart to think that it's needed!

Now for our localDC Metroland weather report

~ Today....Showers this morning then scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon hours. A few storms may be severe. High 82F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

~ Tonight....Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. Low 63F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

It's Friday. Let's have fun!

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

And, for the rest of you………..

Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

I can see the weekend........yipeeeeeeeeee!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear

(((HUGS)))

Breakfast looks good. Except for that waffle....is that cherries on top? Yuck!

But, I’ll take the rest thank you.

;p