FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 19 April 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HOME AT LAST

A soldier receives a hug from his daughter on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 1, 2012. Family and friends greeted soldiers assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps who were returning home after a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn

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.

PROUD SURVIVOR

Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron P. Mankin, an Iraq War veteran, tells the story of his facial reconstruction while attending a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012. Mankin survived a bomb blast May 11, 2005, and said he has had more than 60 surgeries as the first patient of a reconstruction program at the University of California at Los Angeles. About 80 such veterans gathered at the reception before going to the White House attend a dinner in their honor. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

IRAQI WAR VETERAN AND SONNY

Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Schulz, an Iraq War veteran who relies on Sonny, his seeing-eye dog, talks with friends at a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012. Schulz, who did two tours in Iraq in 2004 and 2005, lost an eye while serving in Iraq.

WELCOME VETERANS

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes about 80 Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn veterans at a reception in Crystal City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

HELPING HAND

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Victor Castro, left, helps Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josue Hernandez climb up a ravine during a partnered patrol with Afghan soldiers in Sagin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 20, 2012. Castro, a corpsman, and Hernandez, a rifleman, are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The Marines trained the Afghan soldiers to patrol on their own with the Marines in a support role. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lenzo

COMBAT CHEF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tom Morton cooks eggs for breakfast before beginning his duties on Patrol Base Bury in the Garmsir district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 25, 2012. Morton is a team leader assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

GIFT GIVER

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tom Morton hands an Afghan child a toy during a security patrol in the Garmsir district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 25, 2012. Morton is a team lead assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

NIGHT RAID RECOVERY

U.S. Marines recover at the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga after a night exercise in a combat rubber raiding craft under way in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, March 1, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Crosby

EMERALD WARRIORS

A soldier, right, calls in an air strike with the assistance of an Air Force combat controller, left, during exercise Emerald Warrior 2012 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew J. Bruch

SEARCH MISSION

Kentucky National Guardsmen conduct a search and rescue mission in West Liberty, Ky., March 3, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Bolton

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

[ConorMacNessa]

AMERICA – LAND OF THE FREE . . .

BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!!!!

SEMPER FI AND OORAH!!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

God bless the heroes who have sacrificed so much for us!

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Kathy & thank you for this evenings thread of our finest! *Hugs*

[luvie]

Great stories and pictures, Kathy! Thanks for your hard work and for opening the Canteen for us tonight! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Home safe and sound. Got up to 50 today...47 right now.

Lots of melting going on...one of the drains at the corner must be open. The other not, as a lake is forming, covering half the street.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...how are spring and summer coming along?

Spring is definitely here as the nights are all staying above freezing.

[AZamericonnie]

Got up to 50 today...47 right now.

It's a heat wave!

Got your shorts on? Windows open? Sunscreen? ;-}

Seriously...where is all that massive snow melt gonna go Kathy?

[ConorMacNessa]

We were below 60 this afternoon - 51 at 10:45 pm. Looking for a high around 70 tomorrow. I guess Spring is finally here - I'd be surprised to see another freeze this season. My son Daniel is pushing for the tomatoes to go in the ground - still too early for that.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Bigs! *Hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

Yes I do have my shorts on, as a matter of fact! I wear them to PT to make it easy for the tech to connect the electrodes to my left thigh. :) Then it's five minutes of bent-leg leg lifts followed by five minutes of straight-leg leg lifts. What was that Cole Porter song? "Heaven! I'm in Heaven!" - etc.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

And, of course, Good evening, Connie!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

How are things going with you tonight?



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Biglook! Hope things are going well with you!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Spring is here too but a fickle spring. One day its near 80 and the next it's rain and wind.

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Tattoo

Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

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!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[AZamericonnie]

Well Conor has on shorts as well!:)

Makes sense for PT.

Irving Berlin Conor....Cheek To Cheek...Ginger & Fred!:)

[Kathy in Alaska]

The melt heads down the street, pooling at any dip. The drain on my side must be a little open as no lake on this side. Now the other side...a lake is forming. With all the sun, lots of the melt evaporates.

Shorts on. Window open. Sun shining brightly. A pair of ducks in the back yard...BRB...gonna go throw them some corn.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie! ((HUGS))

You're here bright and early as usual!

Heard that your spring has had a few hitches. April snow Showers.

[luvie]

Hey, Conor! (((hugs)))

Things are going well...just hangin’ out with my FRiends!

Sweet dreams till the morrow! Prayers for you to get your
strength and health back to where it needs to be.