FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 30 October 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CLOSE QUARTERS

U.S. Navy Airman Tyler Dufford tightens a bolt on a water break aboard the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the East China Sea, Oct. 18, 2013. The Washington and Carrier Air Wing 5 provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Liam Kennedy

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.

CREW CHIEF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. Wells, a crew chief, is assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

PUSH POWER

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zac Sidders, left, assists airmen in pushing cargo off a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. Sidders, a loadmaster, is assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard and deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker

HOWITZER FOCUS

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jahrahrah Gousby sights in an M119A2 105mm howitzer during a dry-fire exercise on Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Oct. 3, 2013. Gousby is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor

CARGO CALCULATIONS

U.S. Air Force personnel load cargo bundles, destined for a remote drop zone in Ghazni province, on a C-130H Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Oct. 6, 2013. The airmen, crew chiefs and loadmasters are assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker

EASTERN AFGHANISTAN

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a mountain range while moving a passenger in eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Todd Pouliot

WORDS OF HONOR

Former Army Capt. Willliam D. Swenson, recipient of the Medal of Honor, pauses as he offers remarks after he was inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Oct. 16, 2013. Swenson received the medal for his efforts during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Sept. 8, 2009. The Pentagon Channel video still

ESPRIT DE CORPS

U.S. Marine Corps noncommissioned officers participate in an endurance course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, Oct. 11, 2013. Marines and sailors participated in the course to increase readiness and esprit de corps. The Marines and sailors are assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald

SAN ANTONIO RESCUE

U.S. sailors help transfer distressed persons from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio to a Maltese offshore patrol vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 17, 2013. The San Antonio rescued 128 men adrift in an inflatable raft after responding to a call by the Maltese government. U.S. Navy photo

CONTAINER CREW

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Holen operates a handler to place a container onto the back of a palletized load system with guidance from U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jim Blakeley on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013. Holen is assigned to the South Dakota Army National Guard's 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and Blakeley is assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard's 1229th Transportation Company. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theanne Tangen

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

[PROCON]

push up thingie!

don't wanna know, don't wanna know...

[PROCON]

Hiya Luvvy, hope all is well in Texas. Cooling down?

We're 60ish and rainy :-(

[MEG33]

Thank you, Kathy, for another great thread and always
Remembering Our Troops

[luvie]

Emoji characters on my Mac. You might be able to get them on Windows or on an Android, too, though. I just never tried till I had the iPhone. LOL! Amazing the things we learn! :) They don't have to be on a server either, which is very cool and fast! 😄

[luvie]

🎉 Thanks!! :) Who knew!

[luvie]

We were in the very low 70s today, high 70s tomorrow and then into the high 60s on Friday. Perfect haunting weather. 🎃

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Meg, and just look at those Marines!!

Hope your back is startng to behave. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...time’s getting short.

Are you ready? Is the truck in your driveway yet?

[AZamericonnie]

don't wanna know, don't wanna know...

Goofey Guss! Looks like "TORTURE" to me! LOL

[PROCON]

Halloween morning Ma, it's getting scary :-)

But I'm ready...

[MEG33]

The Back behaved well on my visit to my daughter’s..YEA!
(((HUGS)))

[Soaring Feather]

Good evening, Kathy. Much cooler weather today, no snow that I’ve seen, but I am sure it has sputtered snow.

[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]

good evening, Connie, and thank you for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

How is your commute these days? Getting any better with fall coming on?

Just plain cold here. It’s 28.

And I’m off to the store and home.

[SandRat]

[PROCON]

push up thingie!

Hey, I'm a guy, I was thinking of something else..

[ConorMacNessa]

U.S. Marines Rescue ISIS Sex Slaves

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)

[luvie]

*snork*

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

I just coulldn't resist! :)

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)

[luvie]

yeah, but it’s soooo true! :)