FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 August 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AIRBORNE CONTAINER

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a container via slingload over eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2013. The helicopter is Company B, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedberg

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.

STALLION EXIT

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines and Afghan forces exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after completing an air interdiction exercise on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

MOVING EQUIPMENT

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies a mission to move equipment over Kabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2013. The crew is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedberg

WATER DROP

Soldiers in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter drop water as they battle the Rim fire at Yosemite National Park, CA, Aug. 23, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey

WILDFIRE FIGHTERS

Army Chief Warrant Officer Chris Aylstock, Capt. Colton Brauer and Sgt. Chris Boni battle the wildfire over Yosemite National Park, CA, Aug. 22, 2013. The California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks and HH-60 Pave Hawks are in full force supporting the U.S. Forest Service and California firefighters. Aylstock, Brauer and Boni are assigned to 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey

HARBOR SAIL

The USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor to commemorate the 201st anniversary of Constitution's battle with HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812 in Boston, Aug. 23, 2013. The sail of the three-masted heavy frigate also marked the culmination of a week of seamanship and leadership training for more than 150 chief petty officer selectees living aboard "Old Ironsides'" for Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter D. Melkus

EAGLE EYES

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Caruso, an exchange pilot with the Canadian air force, flies a CC-150T Polaris during Vigilant Eagle 13, an exercise based on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, Aug. 28, 2013.This exercise provides an opportunity for Russian, Canadian and U.S. military personnel to enhance their international partnership, and to cooperatively detect, track, identify and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

LEAFLET TOSS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jameson Dudley, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Nijoku Odom, right, throw leaflets from a KC-130 Super Hercules aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Dudley, a crew master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, and Odom, an intelligence analyst, is assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company. Crews dropped leaflets to support operations to defeat insurgency influence in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn

LEAFLET FLIGHT

U.S. Army Sgt. Lisa Swan, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Szombathelyi watch leaflets fall out of a KC-130 Super Hercules aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Swan, a psychological specialist, is assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, and Szombathelyi, a load master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn

IN POSITION

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgts. Alexander Orellana, left, and Mark Massalski observe troop positioning as service members with the Mongolian armed forces rehearse platoon tactics at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 25, 2013. The training is part of a nonlethal weapons exercise, hosted annually in the Pacific region and led this year by U.S. Marines with the 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle

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[Publius]

Sergei Rachmaninov plays “The Star Spangled Banner”

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



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).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Man, Publius, you are quick tonight!!

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[2111USMC]

IN

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[SkyDancer]

~ Hi Kathy! ~

~ Greetings!~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you sally forth today? Summer traffic is over and the hordes are on the streets again?

It rained this morning, but now we are dry with rain clouds just sitting there.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

(Click on graphics for music)

[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)

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Marine...((HUGS))...summer weather being nice for you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...did you take your trip to Seattle yet?

[mountainlion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zvFnVa03g

Sky Pilot

[Kathy in Alaska]

Publius!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mac!!

[luvie]

The Guard
Remebering our troops always!