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FReeper Canteen ~ Finally Friday ~ 24 Oct 08
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 10/23/2008 6:00:04 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

MP SPICES UP LIFE FOR MARINES AT REMOTE OUTPOST

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jennifer Shell, a military policewoman who is currently serving as the chow hall manager at a combat outpost near the Port of Trebil in western Iraq, enjoys a visit with children at an Iranian Kurd refugee camp, May 15, 2008. Shell is with Military Police Company B, 4th Marine Logistics Group, based in North Versailles, Pa. Photo by Dhurgham Takleef Abdulzahra






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.




ROYAL REFUELING

Several Carrier Air Wing 14 F/A-18 Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan await refueling with a British Royal Air Force L-1011 tanker aircraft in southern Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2008. The Hornets provide support to coalition forces on the ground. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz

DRAGON NIGHT FLIGHT

An MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter conducts night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 7, 2008. Boxer is on a training exercise preparing for a Western Pacific deployment scheduled for early next year. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jon Rasmussen


Boston ~ More Than A Feeling

Ben Colder ~ Running Bare

Roy Buchanan ~ Haunted House

T Graham Brown ~ Come H*ll Or High Water

The Williams Brothers ~ Over There

FIGHTING POSITIONS

Soldiers take up fighting positions during an air assault near the banks of the Tigris River in Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Rzepka

LOADING

081022-N-7668G-022 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 22, 2008) The weapons loading team of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) guides a Tomahawk missile onto the ship. The crew of the Newport News is preparing for sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble/Released)

Boots & His Buddies ~ Rose Room

Junior Brown ~ Hill Country Hod Rod Man

Sweethearts of The Rodeo ~ I Feel Fine

Sonic Flood ~ Cry Holy

Dwight Yoakum ~ Guitars, Cadillacs

ARMY INTEL OFFICER BUILDS BRIDGES IN AFGHANISTAN

Army Capt. Nathan Iglesias, an embedded trainer with the 2nd Brigade, 201st Afghan National Army Corps, poses in front of the Middle East School I building Oct. 21, 2008, on the campus of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif., where he learned the Afghan language Dari. DoD photo by Samantha Quigley

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FIRE STARTER

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Matthew Feeman builds a fire to help combat the cold during Exercise Red Flag on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 14, 2008. During the exercise, Feeman faces the challenges of a pilot shot down behind enemy lines. He must survive, evade, resist and escape to successfully complete the training mission. Feeman is assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder


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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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To: Kathy in Alaska

IN! Good Evening, Kathy! :)


41 posted on 10/23/2008 6:54:48 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Pray for my husband Ron -- deployed to Iraq for the fifth time.)
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To: acad1228

Good evening, acad...hope you had a good, tho long, day.


42 posted on 10/23/2008 7:02:06 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: puppypusher

Good evening, puppypusher...it’s getting cold, but no snow yet. How are you doing?


43 posted on 10/23/2008 7:16:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: ConorMacNessa

A very good evening to you Conor....temps only in the 80’s today! Woohoo!:) *Hugs*


44 posted on 10/23/2008 7:17:42 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting. We must never forget the sacrifice of those who gave their all for us to be free and safe.
45 posted on 10/23/2008 7:19:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Good evening, TS.....yes, IT’S FRIDAY!!! I am SO glad!!


46 posted on 10/23/2008 7:28:11 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: acad1228

Thanks, acad...((HUGS))...for today’s daily dose o’ da blues.


47 posted on 10/23/2008 7:29:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Half day tomorrow ... but more parents, maybe.


48 posted on 10/23/2008 7:29:30 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

50?


49 posted on 10/23/2008 7:29:41 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

50?


50 posted on 10/23/2008 7:29:46 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
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To: AZamericonnie

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


51 posted on 10/23/2008 7:29:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Tanniker Smith
wh!!

TS.....#50!!

Thanks, unique, for the dawg!!


52 posted on 10/23/2008 7:31:18 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Is this the first “parent” meeting?


53 posted on 10/23/2008 7:33:58 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: acad1228

Thanks for the blues acad...looking a tad chilly your way.


54 posted on 10/23/2008 7:34:06 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: PERKY2004
Good evening, Molly. Hope you had a good day.

Thank you, Ron, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


55 posted on 10/23/2008 7:35:47 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: AZamericonnie

I am off for home. Back in a bit.


56 posted on 10/23/2008 7:38:29 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

We do it once per semester, one evening and the following afternoon.


57 posted on 10/23/2008 7:42:17 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
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To: SandRat

Great pics of our troops & the children Sandy. *Hugs*


58 posted on 10/23/2008 7:56:17 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: grame

REST IN PEACE
SPC JONATHAN MENKE
LOST IN IRAQ
YOU ARE OUR HERO
*************
AMAZING GRACE
[CLICK]

59 posted on 10/23/2008 7:56:32 PM PDT by luvie (McCain/PALIN!!!!--'nuff said! "Sarah Freakin' Palin" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SzlGHMuox8)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Yes! Thank goodness it’s Friday...and I am off on Saturday
AND Sunday! I hardly know what to do with myself! LOL!


60 posted on 10/23/2008 7:59:21 PM PDT by luvie (McCain/PALIN!!!!--'nuff said! "Sarah Freakin' Palin" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SzlGHMuox8)
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