FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 January 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

STEALING THE SHOW

Retired Marine Josue Barron attempts to steal the ball from a player in San Diego, Jan. 25, 2014. Barron is a member of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Wolfpack wheelchair basketball team. The Wolfpack, which includes military and civilian members, is one of 10 teams in the West Coast Conference of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Bell

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.

ROCKET POWER

U.S. soldiers load an AH-64 Apache helicopter with rockets during a forward arming and refueling point exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 15, 2014. New York National Guard photo by Army Spc. Harley Jelis

EQUIPMENT DELIVERY

A vessel docks at Camp Garcia in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Jan. 20, 2014. The vessel is assigned to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's Landing Craft Detachment. Puerto Rico National Guard photo by Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

SURF PASSAGE

Students participate in the Navy Basic Underwater Demolition course during an evolution known as "surf passage" on Amphibious Base Coronado, CA, Jan. 21, 2014. The evolution is part of training to be a SEAL, which is the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces. SEALs are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Russell

MISSION ARRIVAL

U.S. Special Forces and Afghan soldiers arrive in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to conduct a clearing operation to disrupt insurgent movement in Jafare Sufla in the Shah Joy district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 15, 2014. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. David Devich

MOUNTAIN SECURITY

U.S. Army Spc. Nickolas Evangelista-Reitner scans the area while providing overwatch security for another unit in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2014. Evangelista-Reitner is assigned to U.S. Army National Guard's 216th Mobile Augmentation Company. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Laura Beth Beebe

MEDICAL MISSION

U.S. Army Sgt. Mary McCay looks out the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as she heads to pick up a soldier during a medical transportation mission on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. McCay, a health care specialist, is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Green

SNOW DUTY

Air Force personnel remove snow and ice from the wings and propellers of an aircraft following a snowstorm on Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton, NY, Jan. 29, 2014. The airmen are assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron. New York National Guard photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher S. Muncy

GLOBEMASTER CONTROLS

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hoyt and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Benischeck fly a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2014. Hoyt and Benischeck are pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The crew landed on Kandahar Airfield to airlift mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

AIRLIFT MISSION

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits idle on the flightline on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014, before a mission to airlift mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

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

[PROCON]

Getting ready for my Cataract Surgery on the 4th of Feb. Should make things look a lot better :-)

This vet is having the same surgery in March.

My Dad told me to never get old; guess I didn't listen to him :-)

Good luck!

[SkyDancer]

Hai! ~ Job settling in just fine. Missed out on the trip to the Super Bowl since there was a more senior FO who pulled rank LOL - but I have some fun trips scheduled, one to Vegas and another to LA ... we’re a bizjet company for hire so we go where the clients want to go. We’re non-schedule so we fly when there’s customers hiring us ....which is pretty busy.

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Ma!

Freezing here and it is going to continue for the coming week. Heating bills are out of sight. Nothing to do but bundle up and layer our clothing.

HUGS

[Kathy in Alaska]

Home from food shopping and spending time with Mom....she had lots to talk about tonight.

Wish it would heat up some for you. Stay warm as best you can. *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Sand. Thanks for helping honor our troops. And thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ah, cataract surgery....both eyes?

I had lasik in 1998 and thought it was just wearing off....nope, the eye guy said it is cataracts in both eyes. So I’m tryng to get to early summer before surgery is a must.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Couple places with REALLY high temps!! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

I like those hours....perfect for part-time. Good for you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope you had a Wonderful Wednesday and are looking forward to a Terrific Thursday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pro....cataract surgery for you, too?? I’m trying to hold off til May or June.

Good luck to you, too. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo doing well?

It is zero degrees right now. Off to bed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[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.]

WOW!!!! Zero degrees?????

It's forecast to be a little cooler here today. Still nice though.

[beachn4fun]

WELCOME TO THE

(where our troops, allies
and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen
for today's activities
Making a quick stop to check in before it gets busy.

I'm looking at the pilots in the Globemaster
with all those controls and I'm like,
those pilots wouldn't have a problem
with driving and texting
cause it would less distracting
than all those dials and screens. LOL

Bad news, sort of. Starting in February
I will have a roommate in my office.
I will be training one of the secretaries
to take over my position when I retire.
This means I'll have someone looking over my shoulder,
which means I'll have less time at the Canteen.
I'll have to post early and then check pings during lunch break.

Oh, well, I'm off to make my rounds.

The FR Canteen is

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.

[beachn4fun]

I had lasik in 1998 and thought it was just wearing off....nope, the eye guy said it is cataracts in both eyes. So I’m tryng to get to early summer before surgery is a must.

My eye doctor said that there's been great improvements in the procedure in recent years, which improve eye sight tremendously.

Pro, do you have to use VA doctors for yours? Or can you go to whomever you want and VA will pay?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS))

My Dad told me to never get old; guess I didn't listen to him

LOL, hubby says whoever said growing old was easy is a liar! I agree.

So, you do have nice p/t work hours; hope I can find something like that close to home (when I'm ready LOL).

Well, days are getting longer. Now if we can just make it through February without major snow, I'll be a little happier (can't be happier when morning temps are in the teens).

Hope you have a terrifically, totalicious Thursday.