FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 25 September 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AIRCRAFT TRACKS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mitchell Mason tracks aircraft on the status board in the air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Sept. 6, 2013. The Richard is participating in Koolendong, an exercise with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Guttierrez III

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.

ENEMY EXERCISE

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Oates engages a simulated enemy force with an M240B machine gun during Koolendong, an exercise in Australia, Sept. 2, 2013. Oates, a machine gunner, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin. Throughout the exercise, Marines from the unit conducted day and night live-fire training. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco

HORNET LAUNCH

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 3. 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan R. McDonald

SEIZURE TEAM

Members from the USS Freedom’s visit, board, search and seizure team board a Brunei navy ship during Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training, an annual exercise in the South China Sea, Sept. 7, 2013. The exercise, which includes navy liaison officers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States, tracks vessels of interest in the maritime interdiction scenario. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera

GUN SALUTE

Navy sailors render a gun salute during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Minnesota in Norfolk, VA, Sept. 7, 2013. The submarine's name honors the residents of the state and their continued support to the nation's military. The sailors are assigned to the submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew Schneider

MANNING THE RAILS

Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Minnesota man the rails after they hear the order to "bring the ship to life" during the commissioning ceremony for the submarine in Norfolk, VA, Sept. 7, 2013. The ship's name honors the residents of the state and their continued support to the nation's military. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Atherton

AMMO EXERCISE

U.S. Navy sailors prepare ammunition for a live-fire exercise on the USS Germantown in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 6, 2013. The Germantown is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The sailors are assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church

ROOM CLEARING

Marine Corps Cpl. David Rodriguez, left, fire team leader, climbs through a hole in a wall as his fire team clears a building while conducting a platoon-sized raid on a simulated town during urban tactics training, part of the Realistic Urban Training exercise, on Fort Pickett, VA, Aug. 30, 2013. Rodriguez, a fire team leader, is assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard

DOG TAGS

U.S. Navy Chief Miguel Galindo shows his identification tags to his son at a luncheon on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 5, 2013, before he leaves for a deployment to the western Pacific region. Galindo is assigned to the attack submarine the USS Tucson. U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Khor

PROPER PROCEDURES

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Regala, left, trains Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mitchell Mason on proper procedures for tracking radar signatures in the air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during Exercise Koolendong 2013 off of Australia, Sept. 6, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Guttierrez III

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]

[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?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning to everyone along the Edward Calame Social Networks. Thanks so very much for following me.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

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

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[tomkow6]

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[beachn4fun]

Good morning natualman1975.

I checked your profile page...I think you should post a picture/tribute to a fallen Aussie at the FR Canteen whenever you can...as our ally, we need to honor them as well.

[naturalman1975]

I need to update that - hoping to do it in a few days with my son’s help. We’ve lost one more since the last time I updated it - Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey, 2nd Commando Regiment, Australian Army died of a gunshot wound at the Australian Headquarters in Kabul on 1st July - Australia’s first fatality in over a year. Exactly what happened is still under investigation (and out of sympathy to his family, we are asked not to speculate while that is ongoing, so I obviously will say no more).

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO THE

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen
for today's activities
Happy Rosh Hashanah!

We're having a nice rainy day;
well, actually it started last night,
and is moving north today, but
it won't clear up until tonight.
Wish I was home to really enjoy it. hehe.

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

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.

[MEG33]

Always Remembering Our Troops

May God Keep Safe Those Who Keep Us Safe
Good Morning To The Canteen
Have A Great Day

[beachn4fun]

R I P
Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey,
2nd Commando Regiment,
Australian Army

[left that other site]

Happy Rosh Hashana to our Jewish Canteeners!

Some of our Bible-Believinbg Christian Canteeners also observe the solemnity of this day, and to you all I say:

L’Shana Tova!

(And may Your Name Be Inscribed in the Book of Life!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's a cool 65º here this morning. Sure beats the mid to upper 70s we had all summer.

[E.G.C.]

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

[MEG33]

It’s a cool 56 here..Don’t understand why we are cooler than Dallas.
I’ll take it with pleasure, though.
(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))). Guess I’ll take the pup walking now.