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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 24 April 2014
Serving The Bestest Troops & Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 04/23/2014 6:00:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


GETTING UNDERWAY

U.S. Navy sailors lower the American flag as they get underway after concluding exercise Baltic Operations 2013 in Kiel, Germany, June 25, 2013. The sailors are assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. BALTOPS is an annual multinational exercise to enhance maritime capabilities and interoperability with partner nations, and promote maritime safety and security in the Baltic Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Turner




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.




SECURE WIRES

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Michael Frances Posa secures wires on an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Posa, an avionics technician, is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia


OKINAWA SUNSET

The sun sets behind the USS Germantown in Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2013. The Germantown is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and will be participating in routine joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church


WEATHER INSPECTIONS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Ashford checks for weather deterioration on a retired P-3 Orion aircraft at the Misawa Aviation and Science Museum in Misawa, Japan, June 26, 2013. Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa sailors are renovating the aircraft after more than a decade of exposure to northern Japan winters. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford



NIGHT QUALIFICATIONS

Army Sgt. Camille Kleparek fires her M4 rifle in the night-fire qualification event amid explosions and tracers during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competion on Fort McCoy, WI, June 26, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Amanda Smolinski


OPERATION NORTHERN LION

U.S. Marines and sailors move to link up with Georgian soldiers while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena


RADIO RELAY

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen Desmond, right, relays his positions to his leadership team by radio while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Desmond is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena




ARMBAR ACTION

U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Francis Kvarta uses the armbar technique on Staff Sgt. Joshua Skelton to end the match during the noncommissioned officer portion of the Modern Army Combative Tournament during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort McCoy, WI, June27, 2013. Kvarta is assigned to 99th Regional Support Command, and Skelton to 75th Training Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hawkins


ASSESSMENT FIRE

A sailor fires an M240B machine gun during training and readiness assessment in preparation for deployment on Camp Pendleton, CA, June 20, 2013. The sailor is assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Scott


THACH MANEUVERS

An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter conducts maneuvers aboard the USS Thach in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2013. The Thach is underway conducting joint training and operations with the U.S. Coast Guard in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. The Sea Hawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey T. Jones



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




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To: ConorMacNessa

Good evening, Mac, and thank you for evening colors.


81 posted on 04/24/2014 5:54:02 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: RaceBannon

Thanks for the links, Race...I’m listening to the BBC now.


82 posted on 04/24/2014 5:58:06 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you, Kathy.
(((HUGS)))
My kitties are being tended to at home by a neighbor helper.
He comes every week to vacuum my floors,etc. so they are accustomed to him.


83 posted on 04/24/2014 6:03:25 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless And Protect Our Troops)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening, Kathy!

*HUGS*

We've almost made it to the Weekend!



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)

84 posted on 04/24/2014 6:05:08 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: HiJinx; Kathy in Alaska

Cool!


85 posted on 04/24/2014 7:15:39 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I took that recording while holding my radio on my right shoulder
That is the official way they told the ships crew


86 posted on 04/25/2014 9:06:46 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Lk 16:31 And he said unto him If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither will theybe persuaded)
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