FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 05 December 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

LAIKA'S LOOK

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin R. Pereira, right, and Laika 5, a military working dog trained to detect tactical explosives, provide security as Afghan border police break ground on a new checkpoint in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 25, 2013. Pereira and Laika 5 are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

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.

MISSING MAN

The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy passes by the Missing Man Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor, March 29, 2013. The destroyer is named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy, the first person to be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Quinlan

HARRIER HEIGHT

An AV-8B Harrier performs a vertical takeoff from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2013. The Boxer is under way conducting training off the coast of Southern California. The harrier is assigned to the Marine Attack Squadron 214. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar N. Espinoza

TEACHING MEDICS

U.S. Army Capt. Seth Enterline, second from right, observes as an Afghan soldier teaches fellow combat medics how to apply a tourniquet to an upper extremity during medical training on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 18, 2013. Enterline is assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 201st Corps Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Hallgarth

HOT SPOT

Air Force and civilian firefighters train together to remove simulated victims from a mock aircraft burning at 1,200 degrees on Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York, April 2, 2013. The airmen are assigned to the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Muncy

COMPOUND FIRES

U.S. Marine Corps instructors light fires in a compound during training to counter improvised explosive devices on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. The Marine instructors are assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline

MOUNTAIN WATCH

U.S. soldiers watch from the rear ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while flying over the mountains in the Khas Uruzgan district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, March 16, 2013. The soldiers are crew chiefs, who along with Afghan commandos, provided security for a government-led shura, or meeting. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

USS ARLINGTON COMMISSIONING

The color guard parades the colors during the commissioning ceremony for the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA, April 6, 2013. As the third Navy vessel to bear the name, the Arlington commemorates the lives lost and the heroism demonstrated in the aftermath of 9/11. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul

TOMAHAWK TUG

U.S. Army Spcs. Matthew W. Brew, left, and Kirk Calabrese drag a sandbag-filled litter simulating a casualty during the Top Tomahawk competition on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 29, 2013. Brew and Calabrese are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

FLOWER FIELD

A U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations team member and his military working dog, Wilbur, maintain security from a field for Afghan army forces helping Afghan local police build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Merry Christmas to you as well. Will you be visited, or do the visiting? Kids coming home?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did you get in a run today?

That cartoon is too true, sadly.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good commutes today, thanks! I got my shot this morning and made it by 7:00 a.m. to the Emissions Testing Station - a badge of servitude we're forced to endure in the People's Republic of Maryland - and had my van tested. It failed for some reason I am unable to fathom.

Meanwhile, I am passed on the road by vehicles belching dark smoke from their exhausts with no consequences.

I have been called for jury duty twice in recent years - never selected for a trial. Can't imagine why. :)

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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)

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...Chased Maddi all moring then after lunch she took a really long nap.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...was today Wonderful Wednesday? Good students?

How is Lynn-Dah?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Sandy! I hope you have had a great Thanksgiving! Your post says a lot regarding what's wrong in our schools these days.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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]

I can’t IMAGINE why you weren’t selected. LOL!

They finally stopped our emissions testing last year after we had multiple years without going over the limit (amid complaining that all they wanted was money!!).

Good luck getting the “failure” fixed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off to the scrape the ice off my car so I can tiptoe home. Back later.

[luvie]

Remembering them all.....

[luvie]

Hope you get home safe and sound! I know you’ll be careful, but some of the other drivers? oy!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, ML!!

***HUGS***



It's great to see you this evening! I've been driven from pillar to post lately between work and family. I hope to get back up to speed soon.

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

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SAFE PASSAGE, KATHY!!!



I HAVE YOUR SIX!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[SandRat]

Had a Great Thanksgiving. My son and his wife were here with my 2 yr old Grandson. We had 3 generations of SandRats together plus my daughter and my Granddaughter.

[ConorMacNessa]

That is as it should be. I have many fond memories of Thanksgiving dinners with family, going back to 1950, when I was little more than an infant.

One of my earliest memories of Thanksgiving Dinner was from Thanksgiving, 1952 - my father was back home from Korea and my Uncle Jack Dowd was out of hospital after having been WIA. He glared across the table at me and said that if I didn't eat my potatoes I'd be court-martialed. My great-grandmother intervened and I was spared.

Years later, my Uncle Jack became the most important influence in my life other than my Father.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


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Must retire for the evening -

For Every Morn' Brings Forth A Noble Chance,
And Every Chance Demands A Noble Knight!

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

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!



Standing With Them:
My Uncle Jack!



Maj. John T. Dowd, USA, WWII, Korea, Vietnam

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U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"

(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



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!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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]

I made it home...ugly, ugly, ugly. I HATE tailgaters!!!!

I didn’t want to go the speed limit. Several antsy guys in trucks tailgated, then finally zoomed around, a little squirrely, and I met them at the next signal. Hehehe.

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! (((hugs))) Good to see you tonight! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

LAUNCHER LOOK

Army Pfc. Travis Williams aims his M320 grenade launcher during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 24, 2013. Williams, a grenadier, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company D, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.