FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 07 February 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

VEHICLE FIT

Army Sgt. Woody, center, backs his M32 Bradley fighting vehicle into the cargo bay aboard a 105th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III after receiving instructions from Air Force Master Sgt. Krystopher Schwandt, right, on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2012. Woody is assigned to the 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry Regiment, and Schwandt, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 137th Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OHalloran

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.

DISASTER ASSISTAMCE

Members of a Coast Guard Disaster Assistance Response Team return from medically evacuating a stranded trucker near the Highway 55 underpass in LaPlace, La., Aug. 31, 2012. The team, along with other members of the U.S. Coast Guard, was in the area to help with recovery operations following Hurricane Isaac. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough

CHOCK AND CHAIN

A U.S. Marine carries a chock and chain across the flight deck in preparation for flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard under way in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2012. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Russell

FOCUSED AND READY

Mario Rodriguez, a former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and a member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic fencing team, stands ready before the start of a bout during the Paralympic Games at the ExCeL London exhibition and convention center in London, Sept. 4, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell

LOVED ONES

Army Pfc. Jordan Wagner greets loved ones during a homecoming ceremony at Pope Army Airfield on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

SOLDIER SECURITY

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Weymouth, left, and Sgt. Christopher Ouzts, center, provide dismounted security for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Myers, right, and his military working dog, Rambo, in front, while clearing a hill of improvised explosive device threats along a route during Operation Southern Strike III in the Takhteh Pol district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 7, 2012. Weymouth and Ouzts are combat engineers assigned to the 569th Engineer Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie

NIGHT OPERATIONS

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers attach a generator to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, Sept. 10, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexandra Campo

CHEMICAL ATTACK EXERCISE

U.S. airmen take cover during a simulated bombing and chemical attack as part of an operational readiness exercise on Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, England, Sept. 11, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ethan Morgan

NIGHT CONTACT

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Drew Parks communicates with a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet crew during Operation Spartan Shield in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

OBSTACLE COURSE

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Harris moves through an obstacle during an U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge examination in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 20, 2012. The exam provides multinational and U.S. service members with common standards and objectives for treating the sick and wounded, and improves communication among the frontline medical professionals fighting together. U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach

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]

Good morning, Early Bird...have a great day. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

No matter where you are, or how long you’ve been there, God’s mercy and kindness can reach you.

Good morning, Mayor, and thanks for today's sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...are you doing ok after going back to work.

Did you have your bestest students yesterday?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great homecoming!

[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, Kathy. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, AZ. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[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?

[E.G.C.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

[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))...have your truck back all in one piece yet?

You and Bo have a great day.

[E.G.C.]

Yep, the truck is back all in one piece. Bo and I will be heading out for the lake today. :-D

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO THE

(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
Another nice visit with the troops.
How come I don't see as many stars as the one in the night watch photo?
Unless those are in the wee hours of the morning
when I'm normally asleep?

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Cloudy. A few sprinkles possible late.
High around 40F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Cloudy with occasional showers. Low 36F.
Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

Whoa! You guyz in the north & east must really love the snow.
Looks like you'll be getting another round of it.
I think Ma will be happy.
Me? Thanking God that we're getting just rain.

Making Z Zoup
A sprinkle of this...a splash of that...

At a cost of about $1 million,
the first planetarium was opened to the public
on May 10, 1930.
The Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum of Chicago
was a present to the city by Max Adler.

Some Chicago firsts...
Ferris Wheel: George W.G. Ferris created
a 264ft "bridge on an axle"
for the Columbian Exposition.
Skyscraper: William Le Baron Jenney
designed the Home Assurance Building
on LaSalle and Adams Streets
around an iron-and-steel frame in 1884.
Lie Detector: Leonarde Keeler, an employee
of the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
at Northwestern University,
devised the Keeler Polygraph.
Zipper: Called the "hookless fastener"
when exhibited at the 1893 Columbian Exposition,
the device would be dubbed "zipper" by the B.F. Goodrich Company,
who used it on overshoes.
(for you youngsters out there,
overshoes are rubber shoes/boots worn over your
regular shoes during rain/snow - see below)

A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop
goes to the production of Guinness Beer.

An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away,
and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.

Root Beer was invented in Biloxi, Mississippi,
in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr.

Today I have to post and move into lurker mode.
A crazy situation arose at work yesterday afternoon,
which needs to be resolved today
on top of our regular routine.
Gonna get another cup of coffee
and try to get in a few hellos before I run out of time.

Please stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Come in, sit down.
Grab a cup of joe, or tasty tea.
Mingle a bit, chat with the troops or family member.
There's always plenty of conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS in the FR Canteen.

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

BARBER, THOMAS DAVID
3/17/1968

"KIA" Body not recovered
- North Vietnam - over water

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.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. We have a bit of fog here and will hit close to 80º later.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

It’s ok. I need another cup of coffee to help my brain get into gear.

Whatz up out your way?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))) to all.

[left that other site]

Yes...”breaking Free” is a good way to put it! :-)