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]

Snagging the silver.....The Mayor!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo!! AZ bags the bronze!!

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[The Mayor]

[laurenmarlowe]

UMM QASR, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Trent Thompson, commanding officer of the coastal patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC 10), greets senior Iraqi naval officers on the pier after the boat arrives in Umm Qasr as part of Iraq Navy Day celebrations. Firebolt is the first U.S. ship to visit Iraq in more than 15 months. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nathan Christensen/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2008) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Samson Kattil, from Hawaii, pipes the ship's whistle from the pilothouse of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) into the 1MC before passing a message informing the crew of the conclusion of a counter-measure wash down. Howard and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

POPONDETTA, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 13, 2008) Popondetta villagers greet Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 with flowers as the Seabees march to the Isivini Secondary School. Members of NMCB-133 and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force Engineering Battalion worked side-by-side to construct and renovate one school building, two clinics and two other water catchment systems as part of a Pacific Partnership 2008 civil engineering project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren - how are you doing tonite?

[Tamar1973]

1985 by Bowling for Soup

[luvie]

...missing, but not forgotten!

Thanks for all your beautiful reminders, Conor!

[luvie]

“Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord!”

Thanks for our beautiful lesson from God’s Word, Rus!

Hope you are staying busy...and cool!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you ConorMacNessa!

Doing well here thanks! But darned glad that Friday is around the corner!

A working weekend for you?

This is my last weekend off ‘til October, and gonna hit the road for the day for a little fun and visiting with some friends on Saturday.

WOO HOO!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv! Nice to see you!

[GitmoSailor]

Hope to be on the Kitty Hawk on Saturday.Will post pictures when I can.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting. We must never forget those that gave their all for us to be free and safe.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for tonites thread, Ma!
*HUG*
Good evening everyone!

[ConorMacNessa]

Sounds good, lauren - I will be working both days but probably only for a couple hours on Sunday.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I have to work early all weekend..
Alas, no mead for me!
;0(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...thanks for the pictures of the future of Iraq...the kids. Thanks US Military men and women for making that future possible!

[luvie]

Great that you have the whole weekend off...and will be
spending it with friends. *grin*

See ya then! I am packed!....Hubby is NOT! LOL!

[fatima]

Thank you ConorMacNessa ,Bump.

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi Fatima - nice to see you this evening!