FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 28 June 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AFGHANISTAN BOUND

Active-duty airmen and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing prepare to deploy to Afghanistan, April 12, 2012, on McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston

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.

SCANNING FOR DANGER

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Aleman scans the area for possible dangers while on patrol on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Aleman, a squad leader, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Sgt. Felipe Pereira with a Distinguished Service Cross on Fort Campbell, Ky., April 12, 2012. Pereira, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, received the award for his actions in Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. Pereira is the 165th Screaming Eagle soldier to receive the award, which is second highest only to the Medal of Honor. U.S. Army photo by Sam Shore

DAMAGE CONTROL CLASS

U.S. Navy sailors practice shipboard firefighting during an advanced damage control class at the Yokosuka Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith

BLOSSOM BABY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charmaine Bacon spends time with her daughter during her lunch hour at a park on base in Yokosuka, Japan, April 12, 2012. The park's cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, which is a symbol of spring in Japan and occurs only once a year. Bacon is an information systems technician assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Declan Barnes

RIVER RUN

U.S. Marines and sailors run through a stream at the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, 31st Seabee Readiness Group. The course includes numerous water obstacles. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Codey Underwood

PASHTU PRIMER

U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Baughn learns Pashtu from an Afghan child while on patrol on Combat Outpost Terezayi in Afghanistan's Khowst province, April 10, 2012. Baughn is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada

FIELD PATROL

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Davis, right, and Afghan policemen patrol through a field after searching compounds for possible insurgent material during Operation Zema Parma Sar Tera in the Garmsir district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 14, 2012. Davis is a squad leader assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

ARABIAN WASH

A U.S. Marine washes aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island under way in the Arabian Ocean, April 12, 2012. The Makin Island is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Gragg

CONTAINER CLIMBERS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kip Fletcher, left, and Ensign Brett Borda climb a container during a training evolution at the Compliant Visit, Board, Search and Seizure course on Naval Base San Diego, April 10, 2012. The course trains sailors to inspect containers for prohibited cargo. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Louis Rojas

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring Our Fallen

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Sgt Nicholas C Fredsti, USA
1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Pfc Jarrod A Lallier, USA
1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope moving is going well, and safely.

Have a great Thursday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Sgt Jose Rodriguez, USA
4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...VERY cool picture....almost like Halloween.

Any good news today? Sun?

We are still overcast and expecting showers.....folks are saying, “ So, we’ve had summer now?”, “That’s it?”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Sand...((HUGS))...very cool. What does DDDD think about that little mobile person?

Have you fed him? Gone for a walk? Crawled around on the floor with him? d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Maj Paul C Voelke, USA
1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

LCpl Eugene C Mills, III, USMC
1st Battalion, 8th Marines,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force

Eternal Father Strong To Save - click

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...happy Thursday.

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs

26 WINS

49  LOSSES

 

 

They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a type-O.  
 

 

[tomkow6]

Heat Advisory

Expiring: 2012-06-29 01:00:00

Areas affected: Cook, IL; DeKalb, IL; DuPage, IL; Grundy, IL; Iroquois, IL; Jasper, IN; Kane, IL; Kankakee, IL; Kendall, IL; Kenosha, WI; La Salle, IL; Lake, IL; Lake, IN; Lee, IL; McHenry, IL; Newton, IN; Ogle, IL; Porter, IN; Racine, WI; Walworth, WI; Will, IL;

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 416 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .INTENSE HEAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S. INCREASING HUMIDITY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COOL FRONT WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN HOTTER...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMBING TO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. SOME RELIEF MAY OCCUR ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON...AS WINDS TURN ONSHORE AND DROP TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S NEAR THE SHORE. ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 281730- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC... WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER... FOWLER 416 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 /516 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012/ ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...FORECAST HIGHS RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 105 DEGREES. MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS OR HEAT EXHAUSTION IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES!

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One day at a time! It’s difficult, but I can do it.

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Mostly clear in the evening...
Then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.

Huh? 30% chance of rain?
yeah, sure...it'll probably be north of us.

Told myself not to complain...
this could mean we're giving someone,
somewhere a break in the weather.

Making Z Zoup
A pinch of this...a dash of that...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar racked up the greatest number
of personal fouls in his professional career – 4,657 of them.

The liver is a gland, not an organ.

During Desert Storm in 1991,
Tony Orlando and Dawn's 1970s pop hit
Tie a Yellow Ribbon (Round the Old Oak Tree)
had a resurgence in popularity as the anthem
for American families with loved ones overseas.
As a result of the tremendous demand
for yellow ribbon, one ribbon-maker shipped 30 million yards
of yellow ribbon in a month.

Who would want to be a vicious Bear
when you can be a lean, mean swimming machine?
Definitely not the Miami Dolphins.
When the football franchise chose its name in 1965
– the height of "Flipper-mania" –
owner Joe Robbie explained why the name was a perfect fit:
"The dolphin is one of the fastest and smartest creatures of the sea.
Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or a whale.
Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them."

Gotta run for a bit.
Need to run an errand and plan on walking
and need to do it before HE turns up the oven.
But, you stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

The FReeper Canteen is ALWAYS

Come in and sit for a while.

There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

PLEASE REMEMBER THEM ....

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

(It's pictures like this that give me hope for the future of Afghanistan
There's something wrong with you if
you can't love a man that does this with a kid)

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.