Freeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 10 October 08

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

MARINE, CORPSMAN PAY HOMAGE TO FALLEN BROTHER

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, left, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Marine Corps Maj. Jeffrey McCormack, operations officer for 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, stand at the site in Fallujah, Iraq, where Benjamin's brother, James, was killed in 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones

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.

SUEZ SHORE

The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio transits through the Suez Canal, Egypt, Sept. 23, 2008. The USS San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky

VERTICAL ASCEND

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, left, and an F-15 Strike Eagle from the 325th Fighter Wing participate in air-to-air maneuvers over eastern Florida, Sept. 22, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed

Randy Travis & George Jones ~ A Few Ole Country Boys

Alabama ~ Roll On

Alison Krauss ~ Every Time You Say Goodbye

Ben Colder ~ Little Bitty Steer

Bill Anderson ~ Backstage At The Grand Ole Opry

HAWAIIAN SUNSET

The aircraft carier USS Abraham Lincoln is moored at Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii during a scheduled port visit, Oct. 1, 2008. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rialyn Rodrigo

RIVER SKILLS

Two rubber boats zip around Lake Qadisiyah, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Iraqi Police run scenarios to practice their boating skills. The sailors conduct a 21-day training course to help the Iraqi policemen better develop their river security force. The policemen in the class came from all over western al-Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Torres

Marty Robbins ~ Stairway of Love

Alan Jackson ~ Don't Rock The Jukebox

Archie Campbell ~ Love The Leaves Are Turning

Bobby Bare ~ Cowboys & Daddys

Chris LeDoux ~ This Cowboy's Hat

FRESH START (Thank You US Military)

More than 50 families return to the Zaitun, west of Baghdad, Sept. 29, 2008, after they were forced to leave because of violence a few years ago. This marks a fresh start for these families as they begin to rebuild and move forward along with the rest of Abu Ghraib and its residents. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dustin Weidman

SECURING KANDAHAR

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 transits over Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting international security forces in the region, Oct. 6, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan. Coalition forces, composed of more than 52,000 personnel from 40 countries, are providing assistance to the government of Afghanistan, as part of the International Security Assistance Force. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz

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

[CMS]

Getting cooler here, have to break out the electric blanket soon. Yes we do get snow here

[SandRat]

Teddy on the Travelway. LOL

[SandRat]

Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Haaappy Anniversary

Pour a cheerful toast and fill it
Happy Anniversary
But be careful you don't spill it
Happy Anniversary

Ooooo Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Haaappy Anniversary

(Fred and Wilma Talking)

Ooooo Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Haaappy Anniversary

(Fred Talking)

Happy she and happy he
They're both as happy as can be
Celebrating merrily
their happy anniversary

(Fred and Wilma Talking)

Ooooo Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Haaappy Anniversary

(Fred Talking)

Ooooo Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Haaappy Anniversary

We now state emphatically
its happy anniversary
Not another day could be
a happy anniversary

Ooooo Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary
Happy (slow)
Happy (slow)
Happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy (fast) Anniversary!!! Mr & Mrs SoldiersDad

[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you still, by choice, without a day person messing up your work?

DUH! I forgot about the electric blanket.

[SandRat]

Sadr Smile

A young Iraqi girl watches Iraqi forces walk by in front of her home in sector eight of the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Oct. 3, 2008. Photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen Young.

[SandRat]

Checking It Out

Two Iraqi children watch as Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment U.S. Soldiers and 2nd Company, 3rd Battalion, 42nd Brigade, 11th Army Division Iraqi Soldiers combine to distribute information leaflets in sectors seven and eight of the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Oct. 3, 2008. The leaflets contain information about denying the return of special groups to the area, which was named Operation Striker Storm which was a smaller part of Operation Ironhorse Blizzard. Photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen Young.

[SandRat]

LET'S PLAY - U.S. Army Sgt. Deguzman stops to visit with Iraqi children during a joint dismounted patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Platoon, Commanche Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew

[luvie]

Love hearing the GOOD news coming out of Iraq, Sandy!

Thanks!

[SandRat]

Always fun to give it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

081007-N-7643B-002 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 7, 2008) Cmdr. Terrence Hoeft, commanding officer of the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2, kisses his girlfriend after landing at Naval Air Station North Island. HS-2 returned from a seven-month deployment supporting maritime security operations with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Brandenburg/Released)

080730-N-8539M-160 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 30, 2008) The Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the north Arabian Sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton (Released)

[Kathy in Alaska]

081008-N-9123L-002 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 8, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approaches Busan, Republic of Korea as the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is moored for a port visit. McCain, one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15, is in Busan with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 to celebrate the 2008 International Fleet Review. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

081008-N-9610C-039 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2008) Hull Technician 3rd Class Robert Paasch, from Parkdale, Ore., makes a shipboard manhole cover in the engineering department machine shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is conducting combat system ships qualification trials off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dmitry Chepusov/Released)

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute.

[CMS]

Yes benchstock is 100% under control

[TASMANIANRED]

Snow,,,Eeeekks

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...is your computer feeling better?

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

Enjoy your Friday off. I’m back in for the long haul.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Jinxy.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Meeky, Hugs

[MeekMom]

Evenin' Tassy!