FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 23 February 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Flag Raising at Iwo Jima – 23 February 1945

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USMC War Memorial – Arlington, Virginia

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.

AERIAL RE-ENLISTMENT

Navy Chief Warrant Officer Keith Pritchett, lower left, administers the oath-of-enlistment to Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Turner during an in-air reenlistment ceremony over Jamul, Calif., Jan. 19, 2012. Pritchett is the officer-in-charge of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, and Turner is a mass communication specialist. The Leap Frogs perform aerial parachute demonstrations across America in support of Naval Special Warfare. U.S. Navy photo by James Woods

ARCTIC ESCORT

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter lands on an ice sheet near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2012. The helicopter and crew traveled with the USCGC Healy as it escorted the Russian tanker Renda across the Bering Sea to deliver fuel to Nome, Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler

KHOWST SECURITY

U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Guzman provides security alongside Afghan Border Police officers while patrolling a village in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Jan. 18, 2012. Guzman is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company C, Team Hatchet, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. and Afghan National Security Forces worked together to surprise and corner insurgents with air assault missions in the villages near the Pakistani border. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phillip McTaggart

OVERDUE EMBRACE

Navy Chief Petty Officer Craig Wright reunites with his family on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., after returning from a strategic deterrent patrol aboard the ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson, Jan. 21, 2012. Wright is a sonar technician, submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early

FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT

Pilot Mr. Mark Ward performs the first night flight for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over Edwards Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 18, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds

IRON FIST EXERCISE

A U.S. Marine steers a rigid-hull inflatable boat as it transports Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during an amphibious training exercise as part of Iron Fist 2012 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 22, 2012. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services, while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III

RAPPEL READY

U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis waiting below during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 14, 2012. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley

SAFE WATCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Ramon Cortez takes a knee while providing security detail during a combat patrol in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2012. Cortez is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

HEAVE-HO

U.S. Navy sailors heave the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2012. The John C. Stennis is on a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate

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[SandRat]

Out a little while because I had to Snake ou a clogged Toilet clogged becuase someone used too much TP.

[HopeandGlory]

You caught it . . . .Smile!!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

Night shift tonight.

[AZamericonnie]

Conor, it’s supposed to hit the 80’s again this week. I really hope it doesn’t heat up too fast.

I really am enjoying the cooler temps this year more than any year before. Could it be that the heat bothers one more the older they get? Hummmmm:)

[AZamericonnie]

I did indeed & got quite a chuckle out of it!

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Tattoo

Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

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[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the green guys.

Sand.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

OFF TO SCHOOL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberley Ryan holds hands with Afghan children as they walk to the local children's shura near Forward Operating Base Jackson in the Sangin district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 20, 2012. Ryan is the team leader assigned to the Marine Headquarters Group, Female Engagement Team. The team, along with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, have been conducting shuras, or classes, to provide area citizens with a variety of educational opportunities. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Ed Galo

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mayor...((HUGS))...thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[luvie]

Good evening, Kathy! (((hugs)))

Great thread...this night owl just couldn’t seem to light anyhere tonight.

Hope you are gearing up for a great weekend! :)

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! (((hugs)))

Sweet dreams...see ya in the morning! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day to you, Janey, and your mates. ((HUGS))

Love the pictures of our heroes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening to you, Luv...((HUGS))

So far only one appt, a finger stick, for the weekend. Can’t seem to get my Dad’s Warfarin dosage how they want it...between 2 and 3. Two weeks ago it was 3.7...lessen the dose. Last week 1.7...up the dose. Back again this weekend.

You have the weekend off?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Hope your commute was nice and smooth, and your day as well. *HUGS*

[MoochPooch]

Reading RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET, to get sense of stock market (& diversify). I am hopelessly ignorant of the world.

I assume your tastes are more eclectic — or fun!