FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 13 March 09

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

DEDICATION CEREMONY

A lone U.S. Army bugler plays taps at the conclusion of the First Annual Remembrance Ceremony in Dedication to Fallen Military Medical Personnel at Arlington National Cemetery, March 11, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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.

FREE FALL

U.S. Navy crewmen conduct advanced military free-fall training in Key West, Fla., Feb. 25, 2009. The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen will spend two weeks developing pinpoint accuracy, needed when jumping from a plane after their 11-meter rigid hulled inflatable boats are dropped into the ocean from an altitude of about 10,000 feet. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Kathryn Whittenberger

FIRE!!

090309-N-6044L-001 SAN DIEGO (March 9, 2009) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Wolfpack" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 45 launches an AGM-114B Hellfire missile at a small boat target. HSL-45 is preparing to send combat-ready detachments to U.S. 3rd and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Austin Long/Released)

Leroy Van Dyke ~ Walk On By

Gene Autry ~ Lonely River

Freddy Fender ~ I’m Leaving It All Up To You

Lynn Anderson ~ Stand By Your Man

Willie Nelson ~ Blame It On The Times

AIR FORCE MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRST CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT OF THE AIR FORCE

Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey died March 11 in Panama City, Fla. Chief Airey held the top enlisted from April 3, 1967 to July 31, 1969. During his tenure he worked to change loan establishments charging exorbitant rates outside the air base gates and to improve low retention during the Vietnam Conflict. Chief Airey also led a team that laid the foundation for the Weighted Airman Promotion System, a system that has stood the test of time and which is still in use today. He also advocated for an Air Force-level Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy. Chief Airey retired August 1, 1970. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Cyndi Smith)

I MEAN BUSINESS !!

Eddy, a military working dog from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., reacts
to an urban terrain training scenario at the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course Feb. 28 at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)

Rita Remington ~ Sentimental Journey

Hank Sr ~ My Sweet Lord Ain’t Around

Dolly Parton ~ Letter To Heaven

Jerry Wallace ~ Primrose Lane

Patsy Cline ~ Three Cigarettes In An Ash Tray

HONORING THE FIRST SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, places a wreath at the gravesite of the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Wilbur Bestwick, at Skylawn Memorial Park Feb. 22. The burial site for Bestwick is incorrectly listed on his biography, and the Inspector-Instructor staff at nearby San Jose, Calif., were able to track down the correct site. Kent paid his respects during a recent visit to I&I San Jose. Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Frederick Zimmerman, 2/21/2009

BATON DEFENSE

U.S. Navy Seaman Loic Bernard, a storekeeper, uses a baton to defend himself from Petty Officer 2nd Class Rahul Sarkar, a fire controlman, after being sprayed with pepper spray during a non-lethal weapons course aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf in the Red Sea, Feb. 26, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky

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[philly-d-kidder]

[mylife]

I took this pic

[MS.BEHAVIN]

The store will be open by then, Luv!
It was a beautiful day, but very windy and cold.
The air at the ocean was bracing to say the least!
I got a hot cup of coffee, and left it in Moxie until I got back from wandering around.
It was awesome, and the waves were crashing and made a thunderous noise.
The seagulls were riding the wind, and dropping clams on the rocks to break them open.
I gatthered some shells, and just stood enjoying it for awhile.
Then I sat in Moxie with the heat full blast and wrapped my cold hands around that hot coffee cup.
I sat there enjoying the scenery until the sun went down.
It helped to get away and clear my head.

[philly-d-kidder]

[MS.BEHAVIN]

They will fix it, My.
It’s the only bridge of it’s kind!

[mylife]

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Great pic!
It would make an nice pen and ink sketch!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Beautiful!
THAT one would make a nice oil painting!

[mylife]

I know. It is so unique!

[mylife]

I forget what program I used to do that.
I was trying to make it look like a painting.

[Tanniker Smith]

Fans of all that stuff, not just Star Wars or Star Trek.
This one's more literate -- more filled with folks that like to read sci-fi, as well as watch it on TV in the movies or listen to it with the family gathered around the radio ... um, yeah, there are some old-timers there, too.

[mylife]

Yeah. I really kinda made the lines pop

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Wikpedia has a pretty article about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_Island_Bridge

[luvie]

Sounds wonderful and cleansing!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I mean a “pretty good” article about it.

[mylife]

Yeah. I saw that poking around the internet.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

It really was!
I suppse it might sound silly to some..
But the crashing waves make me think of the mighty hand of God...
I felt closer to him there.
Does that make any sense?
Anyway, it was comforting to me.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

They did a pretty good job, and the pictures are nice!
I’ll see what I can find out about what happened.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

100?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

100?