FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 04 February 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MOHO RIVER RIDE

U.S. sailors coordinate insertion and extraction training with the Belize Special Boat unit as part of Southern Partnership Station 2014 on the Moho River, Belize, July 3, 2014. The training exercise focused on subject matter expert exchanges between the U.S. Navy and partner nation forces.

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.

AIR CUSHION

A landing craft air cushion arrives at Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii, July 17, 2014, during Rim of the Pacific 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the world's largest international maritime exercise. The event provides training to help participants foster the cooperative relationships critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.

AIRBORNE OVER ESTONIA

U.S. paratroopers conduct an airborne operation in Nurmsi, Estonia, July 8, 2014. About 600 paratroopers from the brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve to demonstrate commitment to NATO obligations and sustain interoperability with allied forces. The paratroopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade.

MANNING THE HELM

U.S. Navy sailors man the helm in the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd during a general quarters drill in the South China Sea, July 5, 2014. The Kidd is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting regional security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

BELIZE DIVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brent Draper, foreground, and other divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, dive with Belize coast guard members at Belize's Blue Hole in the Caribbean Sea, July 13, 2014. The divers are participating in Southern Partnership Station 2014, which focuses on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation forces.

LEADER OF ANGELS

Navy Cmdr. Tom Frosch leads a roll maneuver by the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron, during the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show on Offutt Air Force Base, NE, July 18, 2014. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the United States in 2014. Frosch is the squadron's flight leader and commanding officer.

MISSION SPRINT

U.S. Marines sprint across a field to load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2014. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, operated in Gereshk for three days and were involved in numerous engagements with Taliban insurgents.

KIN BLUE BEACH

U.S. Marines and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers run as they emerge from the water while practicing small-unit techniques as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, July 16, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The program enhances the interoperability of the two forces and the region's security.

PILOT SIGNALS

A U.S. Navy sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington signals the pilot of an SA330J Puma helicopter as it delivers supplies to the ship's flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea in the waters east of Okinawa, July 28, 2014. The helicopter crew is assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry.

RIMPAC FORMATION

The USS Anchorage, the USS Coronado, the USNS Millinocket and USNS Montford Point transit in formation off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, July 11, 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and southern California.

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[radu]

I just had a laugh. I’ve switched over to SyFy for “Face Off” which is where make-up artists compete each week doing different make-ups you’d see in movies and such. Tonight, they have to come up with disguises for someone going undercover and such. And the guest judge is someone who works on “The Walking Dead”.
A fun show and it’s interesting to see the different ways they do this type of make-up. Some of the young folks come up with some cool creations.

Wish I had all that stuff on hand to use for Halloween!

I like even older horror movies . . . the stuff I grew up on. Edgar Allen Poe movies starring either Ray Miland or Vincent Price, “The Mummy” with Boris Karloff, and ANY vampire movies. Vampires have always fascinated me. My screen name is the name of my favorite one.

[radu]

Well there you are!
Must have been having a large time with the girls.

[luvie]

It has been a good time today! We played and giggled and then they went to the Y and I took a nice nap to recharge. LOL!

I will be going home in the morning. Waaaaaah! I imagine that my kids are ready for some normalcy after having me here. :)

I dread the drive and the fact that I have to work day after tomorrow. Ugh!

[radu]

Darn that the visit is almost over already. It sounds like y’all have had a blast this week.

At least the weather should be good for the long drive home. Sure wouldn’t have been fun driving through that system that roared across the country the past couple of days!

[luvie]

Thank goodness, yes, tomorrow is supposed to be a pretty day for driving.

[ConorMacNessa]

I don't know why we still have the same problems on these highly advanced machines as we did when we were working on 386's!

I've been in word the last 40 minutes or so writing down my wedding toast. I have one window open on the Canteen and a couple on Word, which shouldn't take much memory. Yet Word keeps going NR on me!

OY!!

"If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape
and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy."

[radu]

Nice weather makes a long drive MUCH easier to deal with.

[luvie]

Sure does. I still dread it though. LOL!

[radu]

I feel for ya. I hate long drives. Seeing all the scenery along the way is great, but fanny fatigue hits far too soon. LOL!

[PROCON]

All right my favorite female sneakers, good night!

LUV, safe journey home and radu, you need to go to bed girl, its nearly midnight, you night owl!

[radu]

Go to bed? Before midnight? This is PRIME TIME for ‘vampires’. LOL! I go to bed with the sunrise.

Good night, PRO. Sleep well. See ya tomorrow.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire for the evening ~

"Where shall I hide my forehead and my eyes?
For now I see the true old times are dead,
When every morning brought a noble chance,
And every chance brought out a noble knight."

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:
My Uncle Jack!



Maj. John T. Dowd, USA
WWII, Korea, 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!

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a pain!! It is so annoying trying to do stuff when you know you have plenty of memory to handle all.

[radu]

Good night and sleep well.
Easier said than done with all the excitement ahead, I’d say. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

[HiJinx]

Great, 4 flights of stairs to walk down in an emergency. *sigh*

Nah, just toss a rope over the railing and rappel down to the skating rink! Or, is the skating rink on the 4th floor, too? In that case, I've not much to offer in the way of help...

[radu]

Hey you! What you doin’ up this time of night?
*HUGZ*

[HiJinx]

Just readin’ stuff, and working on taxes.
I downloaded my Turbo Tax this evening. One thing led to another, and now I’m almost done. Looks like I may have enough of a refund to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks...were I the sort to do that sort of thing.

[HiJinx]

Keeping track of the post numbers?

[HiJinx]

Are we there yet?