FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 21 April 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GROWLER LAUNCHING

An EA-18G Growler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Celebus Sea, May 13, 2015. The Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Growler is assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 139.

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.

TANK TRAFFIC

U.S. soldiers pull into the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania, May 1, 2015, to prepare for an upcoming live-fire exercise. U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers plan to train together as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing exercise U.S. and NATO partners conduct in Europe.

EAGLE AIM

U.S. Marines fire an FGM-148 Javelin at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 19, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the Black Sea Rotational Force. U.S. Marines and Romanian and Bulgarian troops trained to use antiarmor weapon systems on the opening day of exercise Platinum Eagle 15.

EVACUATION TRAINING

U.S. soldiers evacuate a simulated casualty during a combined arms live-fire training exercise in Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Comabt Team. Train, Advise, Assist Command East conducted the exercise to demonstrate opportunities for the Afghan soldiers to plan, manage and conduct combined arms training on their ranges.

QUALIFICATION JUMP

A U.S. Army soldier prepares to land after a qualification jump near Malmsheim, Germany, May 19, 2015. The solider is assigned to Special Operations Command Europe.

CONTINUING SMILE

Dr. Judith Brill comforts a Nicaraguan patient in the post-operating room aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort during Continuing Promise 2015 in the Caribbean Sea, May 18, 2015. Continuing Promise conducts civil-military operations, including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, and medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support to partner nations. Brill is a physician volunteering with Operation Smile, a nongovernmental organization.

STRAIT TRANSIT

The dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry travels in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, May 4, 2015. The Fort McHenry is participating in exercise Eager Lion 2015.

CONSTITUTION DOCKED

The USS Constitution enters dry dock in Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA, May 18, 2015, to begin several years of restoration. This is Constitution's first time in dry dock since its 1992-1996 restoration.

PLANE GUARD OPERATIONS

An MH-60S Knighthawk performs plane guard operations near the USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2015. The Knighthawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14.

PACIFIC EXERCISE

The littoral combat ship USS Freedom travels alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, not shown, while preparing for a replenishment at sea training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2015.

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

[PROCON]

..a Republican Women’s Group meeting..

EGADS, you're one of those RIGHT-WINGERS?

LOL, how dare they make you wake-up early!

FReepmail me their phone number and I'll have a stern talking with them!

[radu]

I knew it was going to be a race tonight. I expected you to be in the mix, too. LOL!

[radu]

I think they do it deliberately. They always make comments on how bleary-eyed I am when I drag in. LOL!
Lunch time just works out better for the rest of them so I make do. Thankfully, we only meet once a month. Whew!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
(Click)

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
(68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
USS Corry DD-817 - Vietnam

TAPS
U.S. Marine Band
(Click)

"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!

[radu]

Good night and sleep well, Conor. *Hugz*
I hope tomorrow goes more smoothly at work.

[luvie]

Would love to have tried, but I got kind of a lste start tonight....still coughing my lungs up and just finished eating a bit of supper.

Maybe I’ll sneak in next time! LOL!

Ya never know........

[The Mayor]

Thank you Kathy!

[radu]

Bummer! Is it a cold or allergies giving you so much grief?
My allergies have me snuffling and coughing like crazy these days but hey, IT’S SPRING AT LAST!! YAY!!!!

[Soaring Feather]

[radu]

Hey there feathers! How’s it going?

[Soaring Feather]

Ready to conk out, crazy day, cold weather, bad coffee. :-(

[radu]

Bad coffee makes ANY day crummy!

It didn’t seem too cold up there this afternoon when I checked in on the Ithaca hawks. Not as hot as down here but it wasn’t frigid. Still, some 70+ degree days up there would be mighty welcome, I reckon!

[Soaring Feather]

HUGS Ma.

Weather took a chill today, folks running around in heavy coats.

Oh those geese make a slippery and stinky mess.

[radu]

Have the Sapsucker Pond cam up and it did get right chilly up there tonight. brrrrr!!!
But oooooh, those peepers are singing and they sound soooooo nice. Just love the sound.

[Soaring Feather]

LOL
Ma, things can always get worse. :-)

[Soaring Feather]

Oh- now I am wanting to hear peepers.

[radu]

LOL! They sure can and THAT would be worse. Whew!

[radu]

Will this link work for you?

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/48/Sapsucker_Woods_Pond_Cam/

[Soaring Feather]

Yup, sure do! Thanky.

[radu]

COOL!!!!!! There are links to other bird cams at the top. It’s still daylight in Hawaii and the albatross cam is zoomed in on one of the young ‘uns. They are so funny looking.

And the hawks are on the Cornell campus. Their first lil one just hatched today, with another probably hatching tomorrow.

The owl cam is the one we’ve been watching and posting pix from the past few months.

Enjoy! We sure do. :-)