FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 May 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GUNNER'S TURRET

A U.S. soldier provides security from the gunner's turret on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle during a patrol in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson

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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.

CLEANING CREW

Army Spc. Robert Davis cleans a 120mm mortar tube between fire missions on Camp Atterbury, IN, July 13, 2013. Davis is assigned to the Indiana National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by John Crosby

OUTDOOR DINNER

Soldiers eat dinner in the field after completing their training mission with the 81mm mortar system on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 15, 2013. The mortarmen are assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

WATER WEIGHT

U.S., Moroccan and Turkish soldiers work together to successfully load a pallet of water on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling load training on Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, July 13, 2013. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment. The exercise was the culminating event of training to certify Multinational Battle Group East soldiers on sling load operations. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks

COMMUNICATION MAINTENANCE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarrod Long does maintenance on communications equipment on Camp Krutke, Afghanistan, July 8, 2013. Long is assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, which is deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom and various units worldwide through national force readiness, civil engineering, humanitarian assistance, and building and maintaining infrastructure. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Garas

COMMAND TO FIRE

Army Spc. Sylvester Rivera, right, gives the command to a fellow mortarman to load a round into a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. Rivera, an infantryman, is assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

KUNDUZ CREEK

U.S. soldiers patrol along a creek in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson

FLAME FIGHTERS

Air National Guard firefighters work to extinguish a plane fire during a training exercise at Volk Field, WI, July 17, 2013. The training was part of Patriot Exercise 2013, a National Guard domestic response exercise that included both National Guard and Reserve units from 26 states and local civilian agencies. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Michael Monroe

QUARTER COMPETITION

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessie H. Sanchez, kneeling right, observes a soldier doing pushups during an Army physical fitness test, part of the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Sanchez is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller

ILLUMINATION SYSTEM

Soldiers fire a round from a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
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USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

"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)

[Publius]

Sergei Rachmaninov plays “The Star Spangled Banner”

[SkyDancer]

~ Hi Kathy!

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~ Thirsty Mate ~

~ And ~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[mountainlion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFcLnD1HjFE

200 years ago the Battle of New Orleans.

150 years ago was the Civil war.

100 years ago was WWI.

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Ma!

Hope you’re doing fine.

HUGS

me

[Kathy in Alaska]

Look at you, Publius! Posting from your empty apartment.

Hope you have a few creature comforts until you stuff arrives.

Thank you for Rachmaninov’s “The Star Spangled Banner”.

[Publius]

Sitting on the floor of my empty apartment, yes. Creature comforts, no. But I’m used to this. When my stuff arrives in a few weeks, I’ll be back to normal.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you sally forth today? Hope traffic was better than yesterday.

It is misting here....pretty poor representation of rain. Skies are covered with smoke from the fires to the south. They need RAIN!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors
and to the Officer of the Deck!

Thank you very much for this evening's
"Remembering Our Troops" thread!

"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)

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Publius]

Hello, M-L.

(HUGS)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Is that roo sticking his tongue out at the camera? LOL!

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...still testing pilots?

I LOVE the newspaper article. What a waste of human flesh.

Poor koala...he’s thirsty!! Hope they got him out of the street.

[left that other site]

(((((HUGS)))))

Has any of your furniture arrived?

I waited a week and a half before mine showed up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

ms feather...(((HUGS)))...I’m fine, but today has been nothing but computer problems for all the payroll department.

Has nice spring weather found you?

Hope you are doing well.