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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 17 May 2012
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/16/2012 5:59:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska




~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~


FALCON FLIGHT

An F-16 Fighting Falcon launches at dawn during a Peninsula Operational Readiness Exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 20, 2012. The exercise ensures service members are capable of performing their duties in wartime conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas




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.




COALITION PATROL

A coalition soldier secures an area during a patrol in the Muqer district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, March 21, 2012. Coalition forces conducted the patrol, which followed an insurgent attack, to engage merchants, villagers and key leaders in the area. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Frech


COMBATIVES TOURNAMENT

Army Spc. Ernesto Ventura works with combatives team members Sgt. Gregory Maldonado, Sgt. Juan Ortiz and Sgt. Angel Santiago, on his back, at the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., March 17, 2012. Ventura is assigned to the Alaska National Guard and his combatives team members are assigned to the Puerto Rican National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Cosby


REFUELING OPERATION

U.S. sailors tie down a refueling probe aboard the USS Bunker Hill during an underway replenishment with the USNS Bridge in the Arabian Sea, March 16, 2012. Bunker Hill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Grandin



A MOTHER'S KISS

Terri Santiago kisses her son, retired Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Santiago, right, after he presented her the Col. John Gioia Patriot Award during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va. March 22, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade


MIZZEN VIEW

U.S. Navy Petty Officers Sang Nguyen, left, and Shelia Guerrero place the sail on the yard of the mizzen mast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for ceremonies marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Rooney


PAVE HAWK DUET

Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crews practice flight formation maneuvers over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 14, 2012. The Alaska Air National Guard operates the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center on Elmendorf Air Force Base on the north side of Anchorage. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean Mitchell




SAFETY SUIT

A member of the Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Decontamination Team is washed down in a decontamination tent as a part of a hazardous material training scenario during Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2012 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., March 20, 2012. The weeklong series of anti-terrorism and force protection exercises involves Navy installations and activities. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenan O'Connor


EVENING COLORS

U.S. Navy Seaman Hazel Lomboy performs evening colors for the last time aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman prior to getting underway in Norfolk, Va., March 11, 2012. The ship is underway preparing for flag officer sea training. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Michael W. Martin


MEDAL RECIPIENT

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, right, shares a laugh with Medal of Honor recipient Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Robert F. Foley at the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. The dinner also honored the Medal of Honor Society's 150 years of courage and sacrifice. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade



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




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To: Kathy in Alaska

Time for me to run.

Hot shower in my near future.


61 posted on 05/16/2012 9:11:05 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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To: ConorMacNessa
God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.


62 posted on 05/16/2012 9:12:01 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: TASMANIANRED

Good evening, good night, and good morning, Taz...((HUGS))

Enjoy your nice hot shower, and rest well.


63 posted on 05/16/2012 9:14:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: TASMANIANRED
Something clean and wholesome about dirty hands.

I think we are never closer to God & personal peace then when our hands are in the dirt Taz. Wish I had more opportunity to do so.

64 posted on 05/16/2012 9:21:28 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: The Mayor

Thanks, Mayor, for today’s sustenance for body and soul. ((HUGS))


65 posted on 05/16/2012 9:25:49 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: AZamericonnie

Thanks, Connie....I’ll help him with the thread tomorrow evening.


66 posted on 05/16/2012 9:35:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: TASMANIANRED

Pook is Cwahhzhh!


67 posted on 05/16/2012 10:13:43 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: LUV W
"Freedom Isn't Free"

Thanks, Luv. A picture is worth a 1000 words.

68 posted on 05/16/2012 10:17:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: mylife

Thanks, my....I’ll show him..


69 posted on 05/17/2012 12:51:37 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: MEG33

Thanks, Meg...I’ll help him with the thread tomorrow.


70 posted on 05/17/2012 12:54:44 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Thanks for the birthday wishes for my Dad.

Good morning, Mac...*HUGS*...how is the morning after PT? Did you pass?


71 posted on 05/17/2012 1:45:32 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W

Thanks, Luv....I’ll help him with the thread later today.


72 posted on 05/17/2012 1:47:32 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: blackie; E.G.C.; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; Allegra; Mrs.Nooseman; beachn4fun; Jet Jaguar; ...



73 posted on 05/17/2012 1:51:41 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: AZamericonnie; Old China Hand; Kathy in Alaska
A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD CHINA HAND!!!!!

74 posted on 05/17/2012 1:54:12 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BTTT


75 posted on 05/17/2012 1:55:30 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: All
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?


76 posted on 05/17/2012 1:55:55 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.


77 posted on 05/17/2012 1:56:19 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska; SevenofNine; StarCMC; MeekMom; MEG33; HiJinx; acad1228; Arrowhead1952; ...
 

 

 
 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs    15 WINS      22  LOSSES

 

 

What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?

The saurus 
 

 



78 posted on 05/17/2012 4:24:12 AM PDT by tomkow6 (...................TOMKOW6 ! The ONLY voice of reason & sanity in a chaotic Canteen!...............)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; txradioguy; beachn4fun; StarCMC; Lady Jag; laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; GodBlessUSA; ...











Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Another cool 65º morning here.





79 posted on 05/17/2012 4:30:42 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It's time to take out the trash in DC.)
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To: tomkow6

Good morning, Tomkow6. How’s it going?


80 posted on 05/17/2012 4:32:46 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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