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e Good morning Troops! Thank You for your service! 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. ~This Day In History~ 1991 The Persian Gulf War begins. The massive U.S.-led offensive against Iraq -- Operation Desert Storm -- ended on February 28, 1991, when President George Bush declared a cease-fire, and Iraq pledged to honor future coalition and U.N. peace terms. Click Click for Video~Line In The Sand Come on in to meet and entertain our troops!...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!  ~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~             The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.  What is an initialism? It is a word created from the...

Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter vetoed plans to commission the Makin Island, the Navy's newest and most powerful warship, in San Francisco in 2008 because of a perception that the city is anti-military. Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. J. Michael Myatt, chairman of a high-powered committee that was to support a commissioning ceremony for the Makin Island, said he has been informed that the ship would not be commissioned in San Francisco, as scheduled, but in San Diego. Myatt said he had been told that the Navy was concerned about San Francisco's refusal to provide a homeport for...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!  ~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~             The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.  What is an initialism? It is a word created from the...

? FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENTShowing 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.?? ?? ?? ?? It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion.It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press.It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech.It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest.It is the Soldier, not the lawyer Who has given us the right...

Taking a trip down Memory Lane today...The FReeper Canteen asksWhat's your favorite Sesame Street memory? A favorite song? Rubber Ducky, You're The One Sesame Street Theme Song  A favorite character?Big BirdErnieElmo SnuffleupagusOscar The GrouchCount Take this quiz and tell us What's Your Sesame Street Personality?Make sure to choose HTML for your results and post them here!Have at it folks!And don't forget to thank a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine or Coastie today.  They are why we're here!        

  For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   ****************** Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~             Acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.  What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each...

As a Nation, we look to our service men and women as examples of courage and sacrifice. When our country and the world have needed brave Americans to advance the cause of freedom, our men and women in uniform have proudly stepped forward and selflessly endured hardships to defend liberty. We are grateful to all who have served, and on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we give special honor to the extraordinary patriots who have been prisoners of war and to those who are still missing in action. We take inspiration from...

The FReeper Canteen Presents.... On Sept. 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key peered through clearing smoke to see an enormous flag flying proudly after a 25-hour British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry. Key was inspired to write a poem, which was later set to music. Even before "The Star-Spangled Banner" became our national anthem, it helped transform the garrison flag with the same name into a major national symbol of patriotism and identity. The flag has had a colorful history, from its origins in a government contract through its sojourn with several generations of a Baltimore family to its eventual...

One of the best parts of being a soldier is meeting new people all the time. Every 3-5 years we get to move someplace else and meet more people. Every now and then, we get to start a blog and meet all kinds of new people. Unfortunately, we only know them by name, screen ID, or email address. Sometimes, we get to actually meet these wonderful people. At the Milblog conference this year, I got to meet some of my readers as well as other fellow bloggers. Everyone was taller than I imagined, but that's a product of being short,...

Pontiac Catalina History1961-1967 Introduction: As the cheapest and lightest of Pontiac's fullsize coupes and convertibles, the Catalina was the car of choice for fullsize performance enthusiasts. From light-weight body panels to Super Duty engines and other modifications, the Pontiac Catalina would firmly establish Pontiac's performance image. 1961 Pontiac Catalina Comments: Pontiac downsized its midrange Catalina and Ventura for 1961. Wheelbase dropped from 122 inches to 119, and overall length decreased by four inches. The result was a 200 pound weight loss which helped performance. Pontiac had introduced its new 389 cid V8 in 1959, and it would remain Pontiac's...

Oldsmobile 442 History1964-1973 Introduction: There are those who claim that it was Oldsmobile that created the first muscle car when it stuffed its hot new fullsize Rocket V8 into its midsize model to create the Olds 88 and Super 88 series back in 1949. But it wasn't until 1964 that Oldsmobile would return to the concept, encouraged by the success of the Pontiac GTO. Oldsmobile was the first GM division to follow Pontiac's lead, and began to offer fullsize muscle in its midsize Cutlass model. The package included the top engine available from Oldsmobile, a 330 cid V8 with...

~WELCOME~ TO THE CANTEEN SOCK HOP Are you ready to have some fun? Ladies get your poodles skirts out... Wait a minute! That's not a poodle! That's more like it... Maybe afterwards we can head to the drive-in movies....NO making out now! Of course after all that dancing we are probably going to be famished!We'll just head over to the soda fountain for a malted... All you groovy daddy'os get your hot rods revved up... Leave your oxfords by the door.....only socks allowed on the gymnasium floor tonight! ~~Click for music~~ Grab your partner & away we go!!!!

Chevrolet Impala SS History1958-1969 Introduction: The Chevrolet Impala is often credited with starting the muscle car era. Born as Chevrolet's top of the line model, the Impala quickly became the symbol for performance in the early sixties and introduced Chevrolet's signature "SS" brand of performance. Although it would later be eclipsed by smaller, lighter automobiles, the Impala still remains the performance car of choice for those that like big cars. 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala Comments: The Impala began as the top option level on Chevrolet's Bel Air line. Chevrolet's 1958 lineup featured one year only styling that sported...

Church bells rang out over Philadelphia on July 4, 1776....signaling that the Declaration of Independence was approved and officially adopted by the Continental Congress.A month earlier Congress had appointed a Committee of Five to draft a statement to the world presenting the colonies' case for independence. The committee consisted of John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The committee assigned Jefferson the task of writing the original document. After minor alterations were subsequently made by Franklin and Adams, the document was submitted to...

Chevrolet Chevelle History1964-1973 Introduction: The Chevrolet Chevelle SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the hot midsize muscle car battle. The Chevelle SS was the high performance version of Chevrolet's Chevelle, and had its own line of engines and performance equipment. At first caught napping with just a 327 V8, the Chevelle SS would soon sport powerful 396 V8s and eventually the most powerful rated engine in muscle car history, the LS6 454 in 1970. The Chevelle, along with the Pontiac GTO, remains one of the most popular cars from this era and with good reason. Its strong performance at a...

...For the Boudreaux photo, one would have to assume that Lance Cpl. Ted J. Boudreaux Jr. is pretty darned stupid to have 1) written a sign saying that he had killed the boy's dad and then impregnated his sister, 2) posed for a photo next the boy holding that sign, and 3) allowed the photo to become public. Given the disparity in the status assigned the two entries, one has to assume that the Mikkelsons believe that it is at least possible that LCpl. Boudreaux is that stupid, but that it is not at all possible that the Muslim protesters...

SPECIAL OPERATIONS CRAFT NAVY MARK V SOC The Mk V SOC is the newest, versatile, high performance combatant craft introduced into the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Special Boat Squadron (SBR) inventory. Designed to improve our Navy's near-shore capabilities in light of the Gulf War and Vietnam, the Mk V's induction has drastically enhanced our maritime special operations capabilities. ***Developed specifically to support SOC operations, including insertion/extraction of SOC personnel, the Mk V is capable of speeds in excess of 50 knots and ranges of 500 nautical miles with a reduced radar signature. Essentially, it gives the Navy an independent,...

Today's Topic:What's your favorite sport? To play or to watch - for me it's different.  I love to WATCH baseball, hockey and motorcycle racing...and as long as the Rams are playing, I enjoy football as well.I love to PLAY volleyball and go dirt biking. So what's your favorite? 

MILITARY VEHICLESM109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer The M109 is an American self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. Continually upgraded and improved, to today's current version the M109A6 "Paladin", it is still the primary indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions of the US Army, Israel Defense Forces, the Italian Army, and many other militaries, including the Norwegian, Swiss, Danish, Pakistani,Dutch and Austrian armies. **** Army Spc. Frank Guerra prepares to fire rounds from a M109A6 Paladin artillery vehicle as part of a counter fire mission against insurgents near the town...