~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
BALL BUMP
Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen K. Lunt bumps the ball to a teammate as the all-Marine team plays the United Kingdom team in a sitting volleyball match during the 2012 Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 2, 2012. The undefeated Marines won the match in two games, continuing their 3-0 winning streak. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers
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.
AFGHAN GIRLS
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Smith talks to a group of Afghan children during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 28, 2012. Smith is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
PRACTICE SWIM
Marine Corps veterans who were wounded in combat swim during practice for the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 26, 2012. The annual event allows wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in paralympic sports, including archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, track and field, swimming and wheelchair basketball. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
FORWARD RUSH
Army competitors rush forward from the starting line as they compete in the men's handcycle 10K during the first day of the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 1, 2012. The Army won first and third places in the race. U.S. Army photo by Cody Starken
LIGHTING CEREMONY
Retired Army veteran Melissa Stockwell performs the torch-lighting ceremony with Royal Marine Capt. Simon Maxwell to kick off the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2012. The U.S. Olympic Committee hosts the sporting competition for wounded members of the armed services. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney P. Nowland
FLIGHT PREPARATIONS
Aircraft taxi on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as they prepare for flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, May 1, 2012. The Eisenhower, the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 8, is conducting a training exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael Miller
COMPOUND BOW
Marine Cpl. Justin Jones competes in the compound bow portion of the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 2, 2012. Jones took the gold in the competition, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Marines won four medals in the archery competition including two golds and two bronzes. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
IRIS SCAN
U.S. Army Pfc. Patrick Davis, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Tyree, right, shield an Afghan man's eyes from bright sunlight as Davis scans his iris with a handheld identity detection device during a combined clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 29, 2012. Davis and Tyree are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
FLAG FLIGHT
James Woods flys an 800-square-foot American flag during a rehearsal for the Lauderdale Air Show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 27, 2012. Woods is assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Keith Pritchett
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
U.S. Army Spc. Jon Saladin walks past an Afghan graveyard during a combined patrol clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 30, 2012. Saladin is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.