FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 15 October 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

LOADING A ROUND

Marines load a round and charger into an M777A2 Medium Towed Howitzer during a live-fire exercise on Fort Pickett, VA, April 11, 2015.

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.

GROUND CHECK

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thor Himley runs through ground checks after starting the engine of an F-16D Fighting Falcon during Thracian Star 2015 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 17, 2015. Himley and Ramirez-Ramirez are assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

US AIRMEN DELIVERING MAIL IN IRAQ

U.S. Army Spc. Mark Bickley, from left, U.S. Army Pfc. Javaris Cole, U.S. Army Pfc. Marctavious Roach, and U.S. Army Spc. Erik Maldonado sort mail at the Joint Military Mail Terminal, 1st Sustainment Command on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 22, 2014. All mail addressed to troops in Southwest Asia passes through the mail terminal where it is scanned and sorted before being distributed throughout the theater of operations.

KENYA CLEANING

A U.S. Marine wipes down an MV-22B Osprey after takeoff and landing drills at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, July 29, 2015. The Marine, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

HOWITZER PLACEMENT

Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Perreault marks the placement of an M777A2 Medium Towed Howitzer on Fort Pickett, Va., April 11, 2015. Perreault is a field artillery cannoneer assigned to Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, training for deployment in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year.

MIXED FORMATION

Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons lead a mixed formation including a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 Fulcrum and MiG-21 Fishbed during Thracian Star 2015 over Bulgaria, July 20, 2015.

MORE MIXED FORMATION

Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons lead a mixed formation including a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 Fulcrum and MiG-21 Fishbed during Thracian Star 2015 over Bulgaria, July 20, 2015.

PONY SWIM

Ponies arrive on Chincoteague Island after swimming from Assateague Island during the 90th Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, July 29, 2015. Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Chincoteague enforced the safety zone where thousands of spectators gathered for the event.

LIVE FIRE TRAINING

Fired shell casings lay around an M16 rifle after a live-fire exercise during annual training on Fort Drum, NY, July 16, 2015.

HOWITZER FIRE

U.S. paratroopers load an M119A2 howitzer to support British army units during exercise Wessex Storm at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 28, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade.

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]

Good evening, Mooch...is NYC having nice fall weather?

We are raining again.

That pony run is a pretty big deal. It would be fun to watch.

Happy BIRTHday to your sister.

[MEG33]

My youngest crawled into one and napped...LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

We got dual wide screen monitors early last year and I wasn’t sure what I would do with two. Now I’m spoiled...I only have one at home and wish I had a second.

It’s nice to work with good equipment.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my gosh....I couldn’t get either in no matter what. They had sheepskin “carpets” and treats, but they had to be manhandled in.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home and putting lasagna from Costco in the oven for a change of pace. We will see if it is eligible for a repeat.

[MEG33]

When it’s time to go in the carrier...I must plan carefully and force them in, too.

[ConorMacNessa]

It makes all the difference having the doc full size on a big screen and the coding tree and doc list on another.

The last job I was on we had single screens - not wide - and CPU's underfoot, along with wires everywhere. It looked like something your computer challenged brother-in-law would give you.

The people were ciphers as well - wouldn't say hello when you greeted them.

"Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre / mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." "Will shall be the sterner, heart the keener; Spirit the greater as our might lessens."

[luvie]

Sweet! Yes, 1961 was a very good year!

[luvie]

They are doing fine. I’m probably going back up there next weekend. I was supposed to go on the TCMS, but need to go see how my MIL [and my hubby] are doing.

[luvie]

Howdy, Conor! (((hugs)))

Mighty good to see you, too! :) How is the new job?

[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho....God Bless all. How are things Kathy? Freddd is well. Weather mild. Wierd birds this year. ((hugs))

[ColdOne]

How is your weather this year? We had NO bear grass anywhere....just strange.None. We have had a bunch of Stellar Jays and bad squirrel problem.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nice...you deserve those nice surroundings. Helps work, too.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire for the evening.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!





Standing With Them
TONK!



GMG/3 Brian J. Marotta, USN
USS Corry DD-817 - Vietnam

TAPS
U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"

(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

[SandRat]

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! I know the feeling.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Idaho...((HUGS))...glad Fredd is well. We are having rain, rain, and more rain. It’s raining now and in the low 40s.

Birds? Wonder where they are from? Stopping on their migration? Checking out new territory? Happy bird watching!

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy, worked late, in late, thanks!

And a lovely early Fall it is here in the high desert of E. Washington.

[Kathy in Alaska]

RIP Mr Tonkin.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.