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FReeper Canteen ~ Happy St Patrick's Day! ~ 17 March 2016
Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 03/16/2016 5:58:36 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




The FReeper Canteen Presents...
Happy St Patrick's Day






Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.



St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.

On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.


Irish Rovers ~ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Dominic Behan ~ Erin Go Bragh

Lisa Kelly ~ Carrickfergus

Clancy Brother & Tommy Makem ~ Johnnie I Hardly Knew You

The Dubliners ~ The Rocky Road To Dublin

Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore, and Russia.


Loreena McKennitt ~ She Moved Through The Fair

El McMeen ~ Danny Boy

Bill Douglas ~ Irish Lullaby

The Wolfe Tones ~ The Wearing Of The Green

The Chieftains ~ An Gaoth Aneas

In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world.

Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.


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






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To: radu

Figured I’d better get my licks in early! LOL!


61 posted on 03/16/2016 6:47:59 PM PDT by luvie (Cruz or Lose! "Where the vision is lost, the people perish"--Proverbs 29:18)
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To: LUV W
LOL your post #43 :-)
62 posted on 03/16/2016 6:49:15 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: radu
Good evening, radu....pretty light on your toes.


63 posted on 03/16/2016 6:49:33 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: PROCON
Thanks! :)
64 posted on 03/16/2016 6:51:16 PM PDT by luvie (Cruz or Lose! "Where the vision is lost, the people perish"--Proverbs 29:18)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Pogues Shane McGowan Danny Boy

http://youtu.be/G5X5IrA0zEs

Listen.


65 posted on 03/16/2016 6:52:42 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: LUV W

Well, it worked. LOL!

Wed.’s a hard night for me to keep up. Criminal Minds just ended (do NOT like the ending tonight!) and a new Criminal Minds with Gary Sinese is getting ready to start. VERY distracting. :-)


66 posted on 03/16/2016 6:55:12 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: combat_boots

One of my first LPs but who could ever forget Van the Man Morrison?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iLG3slzjLg

Saw U2 do October in 1982

Meh..


67 posted on 03/16/2016 6:56:02 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Howdy, Kathy.

I wish I WAS that light on my toes. LOL! Been a year or two since I could dance like that.

Enjoying your snow?


68 posted on 03/16/2016 6:57:00 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: radu
Howdy there, I'm back to my video game :-)
69 posted on 03/16/2016 6:57:05 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: mylife

Thin Lizzie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyQ-tScuzwM


70 posted on 03/16/2016 6:59:01 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Biggirl

Check this out.

http://youtu.be/G5X5IrA0zEs

Danny Boy by the Pogues.


71 posted on 03/16/2016 6:59:02 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: PROCON

Howdy, PRO.

Viedo game, huh? We know how that works ..... you’ll be sneaking back in for the #100. LOL!

Hope your day was a good one.


72 posted on 03/16/2016 7:00:07 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Happy St Patrick's Day, Joe 6-pack. Thanks for the tune.


73 posted on 03/16/2016 7:05:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ClearCase_guy

Happy St Patrick's Day!!


74 posted on 03/16/2016 7:07:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.


75 posted on 03/16/2016 7:09:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: lee martell
Happy St Patrick's Day, lee martell. Sounds just like her.


76 posted on 03/16/2016 7:11:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
If you have never heard Horslips~ The Book Of Invasions
77 posted on 03/16/2016 7:11:37 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: left that other site

We will hope your temps stay above freezing.


78 posted on 03/16/2016 7:12:47 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Biggirl
Happy St Patrick's Day, Biggirl. Enjoy your musicical selection.


79 posted on 03/16/2016 7:15:30 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SandRat
He's cute. Thanks, Sand...((HUGS))


80 posted on 03/16/2016 7:17:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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