FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 23 August 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

RANGER FACE

A soldier transforms 7-year-old Kayiah into a camouflaged Army Ranger at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s annual open house on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 12, 2012. The event enabled the public to learn how Rangers train and operate, showing dive equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo and zodiac boats. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

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.

HELICOPTER HOIST

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter hoists Air Force Capt. Yuriza Castillo-Aguirre, who plays a downed pilot, before returning to base during training for combat search and rescue from the Air Force Weapons School near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 17, 2012. Castillo-Aguirre is assigned to the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris

HOUSE SEARCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Henderson and Satin, his military working dog, search an Afghan home in the village of Spine Gundey in the Gelan district of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, May 10, 2012. Henderson is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Baker

OUTPOST OVERWATCH

A U.S. Army paratrooper provides overwatch security to fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers after a firefight in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Insurgents use the agricultural areas surrounding Combat Outpost Giro for various activities. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

ARABIAN LIGHTS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Simmons signals to an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter during deck-landing qualifications on the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter under way in the Arabian Gulf, May 19, 2012. Simmons is a boatswain's mate. The Porter is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex R. Forster

FATHER AND SON

Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Gates helps his 11-year-old son, Nathaniel, through the first water obstacle at the Emerald Coast MudRun for Orphans in Niceville, Fla., May 19, 2012. Active duty and reserve service members came out to get dirty in either the morning or afternoon challenges. Gates is assigned to the Air Armament Center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

MOVING HIGHER

U.S. paratroopers serving as an overwatch element move their observation post higher on a hill during combat operations in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR

Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sterling R. Cale, a 90-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, takes a moment in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial during the the USS Arizona Memorial 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony, May 27, 2012. The ceremony honored the 1,177 service members who lost their lives during the Japanese attack on the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth

FIRST HUG

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roel Lunod receives the first hug from his daughter during a homecoming celebration at Naval Base San Diego, May 23, 2012. Bunker Hill, part of Carrier Strike Group 1, returned home after a six-month deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rosalie Garcia

HONORING VIETNAM VETS

World War II Army veteran Samuel Teolis of Ellwood City, Pa., visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and reflects on those who served during the Vietnam War after a Memorial Day ceremony at the wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012. The ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great link, Luv...thanks. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Dave. Thanks for stopping in. Thanks for your service. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

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?

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good 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?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

Well...lookie at that...another one just waiting for me...

[beachn4fun]

Well...lookie at that...another one just waiting for me...

[beachn4fun]

Well...lookie at that...another one just waiting for me...

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 Good morning,

EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

Cubs

47 WINS

76  LOSSES

 

 

I was raised as an only child, which really annoyed my sister.  
 

 

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tomkow6. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

SOUP FOR THE TROOPS

WELCOME TO THE

(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)

Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities
LOL...I'm looking at the boy's face in that Father & Son picture.
It says the beginning of the course and I'm thinking
that boy is not going to be happy at the finish.

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Patchy fog in the morning.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph...
Becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

~ Tonight...Mostly clear in the evening...
Then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph...
Becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Making Z Zoup
A teaspoon of this...a cup of that...

In ancient Greece, where the mouse was sacred to Apollo,
mice were sometimes devoured by temple priests.(YUCK!)

Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president
to ride in an automobile.

The first baby born on the Mayflower
during its voyage to the New World
was named — Oceanus Hopkins.
The second child born after the ship set anchor
was named Peregrine White.

Taxi drivers in London, England
are required to pass a training test
based upon "The Blue Book."
Preparation for this test takes between two to four years.
Of ten who start, eight or nine drop out before completion.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

I've got to go for my morning walk.
But, I'll check pings on my return.
Please stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

ALCORN, WENDELL REED
12/22/1965

- North Vietnam -
Returnee

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen

**
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

[tomkow6]

HAPPY THURSDAY, Edward!

After about a week's break in the temps, the hot weather returns to Chicagoland. High today:88-90. Tomorrow & the weekend:90+!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Mid 90º day in store for us.

[Old Sarge]

Good Morning, all you Canteen Folks!

And it looks like Sarge and the others here are going to “hunker in the Bunker” very shortly, as Tropical Storm Isaac is predicted to sideswipe Florida early next week.

Sarge and The Grrrlz laid in a good supply of fodder for everybody, and the house is in good shape. Now all there is to do is watch the news and FReep.

On other notes, the wedding plans proceed. We got the reception hall, the food, the entertainment, the libations and the gowns/tuxes all done. Now we just need the ceremony itself. Almost all’s ready. The Bride is going for a final fitting tonight; she’s positively forbidden Sarge from seeing the dress before the appointed hour.

More as we get it, so let’s have Fun!

[left that other site]

School started 8/20 here.

I am back on a six day week, thank God.

[MEG33]

Sounds like you have it all covered..Stay safe in the storm.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?