FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 16 August 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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A U.S. paratrooper patrols as the sun rises in a village in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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.

HAND IN HAND

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carl Coles hands out magazines while greeting children and other members of the community during a mission in Afghanistan's Farah province, May 8, 2012. Coles is a civil affairs soldier assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady

METAL MUSCLE

Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Morris cuts a bushing out of an unserviceable B-1 Lancer bell crank housing in the metals technology shop on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2012. Morris is a 28th Maintenance Squadron metals technology apprentice. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton

MEETING MOMENT

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers shakes the hand of an Afghan boy during a meeting with the boy’s father, a village elder, in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. Dean, an infantryman, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

RIVERBED PATROL

U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers move along a riverbed during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 8, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

COMBAT MEDIC

U.S. Army Pfc. Kristina Batty dons a headscarf to meet with female Afghan villagers in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 5, 2012. Batty, a medic for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

WEIGHTY WORK OUT

U.S. Army Spc. Lance Love and Army Pvt. Chase Greer work out between convoy missions on Forward Operating Base Warrior in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 12, 2012. Love and Greer, truck drivers, are assigned to Company A, 307th Brigade Support Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

SNIPER'S SCOPE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alyssa Gomez peers down the scope of her M24 Sniper Weapon System at the Nevada Test and Training Range on Nellis Air Force Base, Nv., May 11, 2012. Gomez, a sniper assigned to the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, is the ninth female in Air Force history to become a sniper after graduating from a 19-day sniper course on Fort Bliss, Texas. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes

WALL WATCH

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Randal Krebs provides security as members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar staff conduct quality checks and speak to Afghan citizens as part of a patrol in Afghanistan's Kunar province, May 12, 2012. Krebs, a platoon leader, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar, security force element, and is deployed from Company A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marasky

DISTANCE SIGNALS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ebrima Jagne signals the distance of an ammunition load aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment-at-sea mission in the Pacific Ocean, May 15, 2012. The George Washington successfully completed a six-month, routine maintenance period and is now underway conducting sea trials. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian H. Abel

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness, Nana Hope....too much cuteness to go with our Pledge of Allegiance.

[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~

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
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No matter what your job description
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[ConorMacNessa]

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nana Hope!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hawaii!!

[luvie]

*Remembering the ones who NEVER forget us!*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Connie!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)) Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[mylife]

Cute, but I don’t recall one of those being issued in my duffle (Sea) bag.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[AZamericonnie]

That pic is soooo precious Luvie! *Hugs*

[luvie]

Only “special” ops gets them. *grin*

[luvie]

Hey, (((Connie)))

Thanks! It makes me smile! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))...overcast and the possibility of rain this evening.

Any good news today? Sun?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread!

I know this is your crunch day - I hope you've got all those unruly accounts sitting up and paying you mind!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)