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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[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. We hit 88º here yesterday and will be close to that again today.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))).

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Beach.

Well, there's a Red Flag Alert for our area. It's forecast to be much windy today. We'll see what happens.

Gotta hand it to my dog Bo. He sure knows how to chew those tree limbs apart with his teeth. Had a great time with him out at the lake yesterday.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

It’s Thursday, whatz ya gonna do? hehe

[MEG33]

*Good Morning To The Canteen*

USS Ronald Reagan

To All Who Are Serving Our Country


*THANK YOU*

We're having warm weather
Wishing you a great Thursday

[left that other site]

Linda and i walk 2 miles every morning, and then “around the block” two more times during the day.

And we are BOTH “overweight”. Go Figure! LOL!

[beachn4fun]

LOL

Dogs are good at chewing sticks.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Meg ((HUGS))
We're having warm weather too.
Got beaching on my mind!

[Arrowhead1952]

I plan on cleaning some weeds out of the garden so I can plant later this month.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))). Another mid 80 day here.

[beachn4fun]

What are you planning on putting in there?

[MEG33]

I believe 82 is our forecast...

(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

I have tomato and cucumber seedlings coming up in small pots already. I also plant leaf lettuce in that part.

[luvie]

LOL! Now that was funny! No doubt the receptionist in the
hospital wasn’t amused. :) I’m glad he didn’t go on a
rampage from being scared! They are HUGE! :)

[luvie]

...and I can't quite open my eyes, even after tea!
Anyhoooooooooo...you Early Birds have a good 'un!
.....and get geared up for the weekend!
((((hugs))))

[HiJinx]

I can’t post an article right now, but it looks like we have breaking news of a 2-helicopter crash last night in the Chocolate Mountains near the Ft. Irwin/Twentynine Palms area. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma spokesmen say that all 7 Marines on both helicopters died. This just broke on MSN, Google, ABC, and I suspect a few others by now...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/officials-military-helicopters-collided-training-southeast-california-15773719

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

[luvie]

God rest the souls of these fallen heroes! This is the first
I heard about it. :\