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Amazon currently employs more than 10,000 military veterans, and plans to hire and train an additional 25,000 veterans and military spouses by 2021. “Amazon’s commitment, and taking an intentional step around military spouse employment, truly shows that they do understand the challenges that the community faces,” said Durant. “To have an innovator like Amazon understand the need – the deep need – that military spouses have for employment says to me they are a catalyst for greater societal change in this country.”

US senator said that United States would continue to help Peshmerga forces in providing air support, training and with provision of arms ERBIL, Iraq The Kurdistan Regional Government’s president, Masoud Barzani, met with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who is ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Saturday, an official statement said. According to the official statement, Barzani and the U.S. senator discussed the progress of the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and U.S.- led coalition support for Peshmerga forces. During the visit, Barzani expressed his gratefulness to the U.S. senator and the American...

Drudge Report: Syrian 'rebels' pledge loyalty to Al-Qaeda...http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/syria-al-qaeda-connection/2075323/ WAR: USA TO PROVIDE MILITARY SUPPORT TO SYRIA 'REBELS'http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57589252/u.s.-syria-used-chemical-weapons-crossing-red-line/ Related Articles: Syrian Rebel Alliance Openly Threatens Ethnic Cleansing Western-backed Syrian Rebels Massacre Shia Villagers Syrian Rebels Massacre Christian Village Oops! Sen. McCain Met Syrian Rebels Accused of Kidnapping Obama-backed Syrian Rebels “Ethnic Cleansing” Christians Syrian Christians Fear Genocide if al-Assad Falls to Muslim Extremists Christian Massacres: A Result of U.S. Foreign Policy Rand Paul: Senate Is Arming Al-Qaeda and Rushing to War in Syria Syrian Rebels Fire on Civilian Protesters Top Syrian Rebel Group Merges With Al-Qaeda in Iraq U.S. Increases...

   ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ ***** ~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l...

He came. He saw. He inhaled half the desert. David Feherty spent six days in Iraq & Kuwait on a USO tour. His mission: Make our brave troops laugh. This is his personal journal — both hilarious and heartbreaking — from the front lines ### What the hell am I doing going to a war zone? That's what I thought as I boarded a flight from Dallas to Kuwait City, and then to Iraq, where I would join Butch Harmon, Tom Lehman, Tom Watson, Howard Twitty and Joe Inman on Operation Links, a USO-sponsored visit to boost the morale of...

President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening. As Obama entered the room, it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up.

  And a Happy Saint Patty's day to ye from the FReeper Canteen! Just a wee bit o' fun for your holiday!    The History of St. Patrick What's Your Irish Name? (Please share!) Billy Bear's St. Patrick's Day Pages  Please remember:  the Canteen is a politics-free zone.  We are here for the enjoyment of our troops and their families!  Thanks for honoring our tradition!

Those who are in the portland/vancouver area please join us tommorrow. For more information please visit the Coalition of Troop Support, and Veterans of Oregon websites.

tr> ~Favorite Movie Song~ Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand walkin through the streets of Soho in the rain. He was lookin for the place called Lee Ho Fooks, gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein. Chorus: Aaahoo, werewolves of London Aaahoo(2x) Ya hear him howlin around your kitchen door, ya better not let him in. Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London again. Chorus 2x He's the hairy, hairy gent, who ran amok in Kent. Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair....

From: Colonel Simcock, USMC"US Marine Colonel Simcock, the commander of USMC Regimental Combat Team 6 in Iraq, is asking for 6,000 positive emails to his Marines. That's one email for each Marine in his RCT command. COL Simcock is concerned about the effect of the negative barrage that those Marines are getting through the electronic media. This is the email address to send the emails to. RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil "If you're reading this email, then you can probably click on the address, type a few words, and then hit "send" to be all done. It doesn't have to be the Gettysburg Address....

Resolution calls for laws to protect rights of conscience for medical personnel.Delegates to the 125th annual convention of the Knights of Columbus Thursday, Aug. 9, unanimously adopted a resolution on Building a Culture of Life reaffirming its “deep commitment to oppose any governmental action or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide and other offenses against life.”The resolution, adopted during the final session of the convention at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, also called for “the adoption of laws that recognize and protect in law the right of conscience for doctors, nurses,...

Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Airmen Support Army in BaghdadClick Next for additional pictures Benny Martin & Josh Graves ~ Salty Dog Blues Bill Monroe ~ It's Mighty Dark to Travel Cliff Waldron ~ Four Strong Winds Curly Seckler & The Nashville Brass ~ Bring In the Georgia Mail Doc Watson ~ Black Mountain Rag Volunteers build bookshelves for youth center Leon Redbone ~ Alabama Jubilee Don Reno ~ I'm Using My Bible for a Roadmap Hobo Jack...

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Support America Petition 982 Signatures Created by familiesunited on Mar 21, 2007 Category: Military Region: United States of America Target: Proud Americans Web-site: http://www.familiesunitedmission.com Description/History: Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission and like minded organizations believe all Americans should be united in our gratitude and appreciation to our military men and women for the risks and sacrifices they endure in the protection of our liberty and unalienable rights. We stand with our men and women in the military to ensure that they and their families receive the support and respect they deserve here at home, and furthermore we...

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2007 – Since 1914, members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars have supported U.S. servicemembers and their families and worked to ensure that America’s military veterans are never forgotten, auxiliary officials said. Today, the auxiliary’s almost 600,000 sisters, daughters, wives, mothers and grandmothers carry on that tradition, Cara Day, director of communication and publications at the organization’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., said. “Auxiliary members support troops in a number of ways,” Day said, including the sending of care packages to overseas-deployed military members, “adoption” of military units, sponsorship of servicemember-support programs...

Good morning Troops! FR 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. Today, we are having some fun in the sun with a treasure hunt! Post your ideas about the things you like to do in the sun! Water skiing, boating, hiking, picnics, lounging around the back yard, BBQS. Got some graphics, post 'em Going to the Zoo? Short day trips in your convertible? Learning your flight to the sunny land has been delayed on the tarmac?? Taking...

Military Chefs by Timothy L. Hale March 15, 2005 Sgt. Karen Glanzer works with a flaming skillet during the Senior Army Chef of the Year Competition. Good morning Troops! FR 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. The problem of feeding an armed force engaged in combat, whether in alien or in home areas, has occupied the attention of military leaders since the beginning of organized warfare. Leaders learned that the ability of men to fight was...

    The 20 Rarest Muscle Cars Among muscle cars, there always were a few that, for whatever reason were a little more rare than others. This list shows the rarest factory built production muscle cars. These are cars that ANY buyer could walk into ANY dealer and conceivably order. One off cars for company executives, dealer modified cars (Yenkos, Baldwin-Motion, etc.) and purpose built race cars (427 Cobras) are not included. Cars are ranked by total built by year, model, body style, and engine. Transmission breakouts are also shown, if known. Further breakdowns (by color, options, accessory) are...

The Freeper Canteenpays tribute toThe Music of World War I(Thanks for the idea, SandRat!)  American Quartet - Over ThereJohnnie, get your gun, Get your gun, get your gun, Take it on the run, On the run, on the run. Hear them calling, you and me, Every son of liberty. Hurry right away, No delay, go today, Make your daddy glad To have had such a lad. Tell your sweetheart not to pine, To be proud her boy's in line. (chorus sung twice) Johnnie, get your gun, Get your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the Hun Who's a son...

Good morning Troops! FR 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. Today we will explore Why Color Is Important, and how it is used at war. Laws of Camouflage To blend with surroundings... For clothing and military vehicles. First we will have a look at some history of color. 1611 - Finland - The oldest known color system is credited to astronomer, priest and Neoplatonist Aron Sigfrid Forsius (1569-1637). In his color circle , between the colors...