FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 05 July 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GUN TOSS

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team competes during the Joint Service Drill Exhibition at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2012. The Air Force team took first place after competing against teams from all four of the armed services including the Merchant Marine Academy. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston

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.

SAILOR BRIEFING

U.S. Navy Ensign Timothy Eick briefs Indian sailors at the end of a training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey under way in the Indian Ocean, April 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Farrington

FINAL FLIGHT

The space shuttle Discovery attached to its 747 transport aircraft passes over Washington, D.C., April 17, 2012. The shuttle will become an exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The Discovery, along with the rest of the shuttle fleet, has been retired from active service after 32 years of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason M. Graham

MOROCCAN SUNSET

U.S. Marines clean their M1A1 Abrams battle tank after a day of training during Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 10, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 4th Tank Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main

FLYING DEBRIS

A U.S. Marine shields his face from flying debris kicked up by the rotor wash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a rehearsal of the final exercise of Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main

LEATHERNECK TROOPS

Actor Dennis Haysbert (from The Unit and Allstate Ins) addresses a packed house on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, April 18, 2012, during the USO spring tour led by U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The tour's celebrities have scheduled eight performances in four different countries and aboard the USS Enterprise. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Marsh

PUPPY EYES

Army Capt. Brooke Henderson, left, performs an eye exam on Wilson, a Maltese mix puppy, while Sgt. Andrew King holds him during the procedure in Nome, Alaska, April 18, 2012. Henderson, a veterinarian, is assigned to the 993rd Medical Detachment, Army Reserves, and King is assigned to the 949th Medical Detachment. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Guy Hayes

CANAL CRUISE

U.S. sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grapple travel through the Panama Canal, April 14, 2012. The sailors, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, are participating in Navy Dive Southern Partnership Station 2012, a multinational exercise to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby

CAVITY CONVERSATION

U.S. Army Maj. Murray Reefer, left, explains how he will fill a cavity to U.S. Army Sgt. Preston Yates on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 17, 2012. Reefer, a dentist, and Yates, a supply clerk, are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

LION PATROL

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Gibbons steps down a hillside while on patrol during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 12, 2012. Gibbons, a platoon leader, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson

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

[mylife]

Just watched the Independence display from a cross the street.

Excellent view.

Very nice.

[mylife]

I just told my Brother I really love the ones that are all across the sky and they shoot up like 7 quick bang bang reports before the ashes fall from the sky.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor...hope the family had a wonderful 4th of July.

Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Markos, on this day of our nation's birth.

We thank both you and your nephew for your service to our country.

Prayers for his, and his fellow Marines, safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you for your service to our country.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!

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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!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

We thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We thank you for your service to our country.

[bgill]

Prayers and thank you to all those who made America free.

[luvie]

Happy 4th, Sis!! ((((hugs))))

Sounds like your day was just wonderful. Mine was nice. I was
off and just spent it taking it easy. Nothing big, but nice...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Calm and quiet at my house...hot dogs and macaroni salad. City fireworks later tonight, but some heard around the neighborhood already.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AZ, and thanks for today’s red, white, and blue tribute.

Did you and the family have a nice day? *HUGS*

[Lady Jag]

[The Mayor]

It was a good relaxing day, hot and humid tho...
Hope your was a good one too!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome back to the World Day, CVV.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[luvie]

Hi, Lady!!! Good to see you! Happy 4th of July..very late! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness, Mac....arthritis is not good. Glad you will be seeing the pain doc.

I just came in from throwing out corn to 2 sets of ducks and ducklings. 1 momma and 7 ducklings, almost as big as her, and another momma and the 6 remaining ducklings (started with 7), maybe 2 weeks younger. The two mommas can NOT get along. Try as I might throwing corn in two directions, they must come together and fight.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, AX...we thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, onedoug....we thank you for your service to our country.

[onedoug]

Thanks as always, K in A.

Brian an I were actually together in Operation Bold Mariner, 2/69. It was he from whom I learned the name of the project.

He honored me by writing that I was the first one on FR to ever tell him, “Welcome Home”.

68-69 Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, “Welcome Home”. RIP