FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 17 January 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MARINE FOR A DAY

Jorge Solis, 5, shows Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Maple the challenge coins he received during his tour of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10, 2012. Solis, who has retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, wished to be a Marine for a day. Maple is kennel master at the K-9 kennels on the Marine base. U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jovane Henry

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.

THROUGH THE BUSHES

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rigg and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Phillips patrol through Black Rock in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull

AFGHANISTAN ARRIVAL

U.S. airmen assemble to begin in-processing at the incoming terminal at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing. The airmen will take over flying missions and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson

WILDFIRE ASSISTANCE

A California Air National Guard C130-J Hercules, equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting System, drops retardant on a wildfire near Twin Falls, Idaho, Aug. 8, 2012. The 146th Airlift Wing currently has two C130-Js and about 30 personnel who have been activated since June 30, 2012, to assist the U.S. Forest Service fighting fires in the Northwest. U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Freer

MUSICIANS' PARADE

Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Buckles directs his musicians during a sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2012. Buckles is a Marine Drum & Bugle Corps drum major. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

WATER ROUTINE

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter conducts a mock water rescue during an aerial demonstration as a part of Air Force Week in New York, Aug. 19, 2012. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Muncy

10-METER TARGET

Army Pfc. Kathy Simmons engages a 10-meter target with an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2012. Simmons is assigned to the 56th Engineer Company, Vertical, 2nd Engineer Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones

CONSTITUTION AT SEA

The USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship, sails under her own power in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 19, 2012. This was the second time in 131 years the ship sailed without assistance. The exercise commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Constitution’s victory over the British frigate HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Meyers

UNMANNED EAGLE

U.S. Navy Lt. Jeremy McCullough launches a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle from the flight deck of the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 18, 2012. The Scan Eagle is a long-endurance, unmanned system that provides multiple surveillance, reconnaissance data, and battlefield damage assessment missions. McCullough is a medical officer aboard the ship. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman

BATTLE COMMEMORATION

Navy chief petty officer selectees participate in a commemoration of the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812 in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 19, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer William Clark

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....Nana Hope snags the silver!!

[ConorMacNessa]

BAND OF BROTHERS

WORLD WAR II

Members of the 101st Airborne, June 7, 1944 at Ste.Marie du Mont, France

"This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say, "To-morrow is Saint Crispian."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say, "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."

KOREA

Members of the "Chosin Few", 1st Marine Division, December 1950


"Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words,
Harry the King, Bedford, and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered."

VIETNAM

FMF Corpsman D. R. Howe treats the wounds of Pfc. D. A. Crum, "H" Company, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City.


"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."

AFGHANISTAN

Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division in action, Afghanistan, 2011


"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let it pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as does a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean."

(Henry V, Act IV, Scene iii)


THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY GOES ON,
AS IT HAS FROM TIMES IMMEMORIAL.
THE BAND OF BROTHERS STILL STANDS FAST IN THE BREACH!

They have our six!

Honor them for their Service and Sacrifice!

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]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)) Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Hawaii bags the bronze!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Aloha, BIGLOOK!



Hand Salute To You, My Brother-In-Arms!

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]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))

Is that dust storm where you live?

Thanks to you and Dad and friends for cool pictures.

Sent from my iPad

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor...and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


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Must retire – the 0445 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!



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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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)

[AZamericonnie]

Happy Birthday Kathy & many happy returns of the day! *Hugs*

[mylife]

Happy Birthday Ma!!!

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring Our Fallen

[luvie]

All the best on your special day!! :)

[Jet Jaguar]

No snow for us yet.

Happy Birthday!

[BIGLOOK]

[SandRat]

[Tanniker Smith]

Happy birthday, Ma!

[luvie]

My girls--Piper and her little sister, Callie! :)
Callie was a week old when this was taken on the 13th.

[mylife]

Too cute!

[luvie]

Thanks, MY! :)

[Tanniker Smith]

Very nice. She’s getting big. Piper’s not a cub anymore.