FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 27 March 09

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

BLACK HAWK THREE

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Task Force 34, 1st Battalion 244 Assault Helicopter Battalion fly on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, March 11, 2009. The battalion consists of companies from the Louisiana and Florida National Guards. The unit conducts air assault and air movement operations in support of Multi-National Corps - Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette Hoke

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our military and our allies military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

ZABUL STARLIGHTS

U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Highberger, left, and Pvt. Charles Joiner sit in a patrol base on an overnight mission near Forward Operation Base Lane in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2009. Highberger and Joiner are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini

NEW LEADERS

With a bonfire as a backdrop, U.S. Army non-commissioned officers assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade welcomed 22 graduates into the ranks of leadership at the first-ever Blackhawk Warrior Leader Course on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, March 6, 2009. The week-long accelerated program focused on more than 20 hands-on, performance-based skills ranging from Iraqi security professionalization to fundamental lifesaving skills. U.S. Army photo by photo by Pfc. Bethany Little

Jimmie Rodgers ~ T for Texas

Lee Andrews & The Hearts ~ Tear Drops

Elvis ~ I Love You Because

Little Richard ~ Slippin and Slidin

Jo Stafford ~ Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend

ON PATROL

090325-N-7571S-008 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2009) An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 flies over the Pacific Ocean in the U.s. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

DROP OFF OF 26th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (26 MEU) COMPLETE

090324-N-4236E-102 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2009) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 returns to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) after disembarking Marines and equipment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU). Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

Svensla Hotkvintetten ~ Hallelujah

Johnny Cash ~ I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

Bob Dylan ~ I Threw It All Away

The Everly Brothers ~ Brand New Heartache

Bill Haley & His Comets ~ Rock The Joint

TEA FOR TWO

U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Danieto Bacchus, left, and Robert Newman, take a break and drink chai tea at an Afghan National Army outpost near Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini

CHINOOK MAKES FIRST OVERNIGHT U.S. SHIP VISIT TO IRAQ

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...

[txradioguy]

Hi y’all

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[AZamericonnie]

Congratulations on your new granddaughter Randy & to the new Mom & Dad! Welcome to the world Ashlynn Violet!

[Tanniker Smith]

Had some parents come in tonight. Just a handful. Mostly for the better students.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, tx...(HUGS))...do you have a weekend off? Ceremonies? When does packing start? WOW! What an adventure!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good for them. And good for you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Go American eagles!! Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks to you, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your parts in helping keep all of us free and safe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

“Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (James 1:19).

Important message, Mayor. Thanks for today's sustenance for body and soul.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy - we just now had the closing on our latest refinance - mortgage payment going down by $500 a month!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ms b...hope you had a good day...((HUGS))...how is Moxie these days? I am off for home.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WooHoo!! That’s a big chunk of change. Congratulations!!

[luvie]

Welcome to the wide wonderful world
Ashlynn Violet!
You will wrap everyone around your heart!

Peter White~Baby Steps

[ConorMacNessa]

The closing officer was tied up in the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel - poor guy didn't get here until 9:30.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Greetings To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, Our Veterans, Their Families, FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Hiya Philly - how are you doing tonite?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

God bless the missing ones, and indeed all our heroes! They are the best in the world!

[luvie]

Thanks for all your good-news stories Sandy. They make me (and all of us) proud!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks, Sandy - bears posting again!



OLDEST RECIPIENT - Retired U.S. Navy Lt. John W. Finn, a 99-year old veteran of World War II and the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, attends a Medal of Honor ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 25, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Adam Skoczylas

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[TMSuchman]

Good Evening All;

I have found an ad in my new issue of Field and Stream. It is a flag called the Defenders of Freedom. It honors all of us who served. The website is www.defendersflag.com

I am going to order one for me,one for my Father in Law [Air Force Vet, Korean War Era],my Father [Cuban Missile Crisis & Vietnam era, MARINE Force Recon]
I think it will look great flying up on the “Dad cave”.