FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 13 September 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

102-YEAR-OLD VETERAN

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno shakes hands with Ret. Army Col. Bea Cohen, 102, California's oldest living woman veteran, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, June 12, 2012. Odierno was in Los Angeles participating in events to promote the Army's 237th birthday. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

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.

MOUNTAIN FLIGHT

A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft fly in formation as the crews return from the Samurai Surge training mission near Mount Fuji, Japan, June 5, 2012. At 12,388 feet, Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer

LANDING ZONE

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land to pick up U.S. Army soldiers outside of Loy Murghoz, in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field, Artillery Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and were conducting a presence patrol to search for weapons and contraband. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull

EAGLE SUNSET

The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is shown at the Lynnhaven anchorage off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., June 8, 2012. The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle participated in the Parade of Sail as part of Operation Sail 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Marin

LITTLE TROOPER

Lucia Abec, granddaughter of Vietnam War veteran Marine Sgt. Roland Briceno, looks up from a sea of Marine dress blue trousers following a ceremony for Marine Week in Cleveland, June 11, 2012. Briceno, who served four years active duty and two years reserve, brought his daughter and four granddaughters from Toledo, Ohio, to enjoy the opening day of Marine Week events. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chelsea Flowers

COMPOUND SEARCH

U.S. Marines and members of the Afghan National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counternarcotics team, walk from one compound to another during a narcotics raid in Afghanistan's Helmand province, June 4, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Lamberth

TIGHT SQUEEZE

A U.S. paratrooper exits an Afghan building after searching it during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 2, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Outside, a fellow paratrooper and an Afghan soldier keep watch over the remainder of the compound. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

SAND SCRAMBLE

U.S. Navy Seabees run up a sand dune during a physical training session in Tan Tan, Morocco, June 8, 2012. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, an element assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet's commander, Task Force 68. Members provide construction, engineering and security services to support national strategy, naval power projection and humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rebecca Wydeen

COMBAT OPERATIONS

A U.S. paratrooper pulls security during a combat operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 2, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Helicopters delivered fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers into the rugged mountain terrain. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

CAVE CLIMB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Edgar Cerrillo climbs out of a cave his unit was inspecting near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 6, 2012. Cerrillo, an advanced designated marksman, is assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. The cave was part of an old Russian fighting position. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar

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[AZamericonnie]

Hello beautiful! *Hugs*

A night off? How did you manage that busy lady! :)

[SandRat]

((HUGS)) Luv W all is well here; and there?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Hawaii grabs the gold!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[AZamericonnie]

Well Sandy I’m sure G-Ma has done her part to love that baby like crazy as well! LOL

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening! Thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread! Excellent Photos - I snagged the Eagle Sunset. :)



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]

And in second....Nana Hope snags the silver!!

[luvie]

Good to hear it. The sweet grandkids all good and growing big?

All is well here, but my son’s FIL is very ill and on a ventilator. They are on their way to Tucson to be with him and the family at this time.

My DIL has to drive the whole way from OKC because my son had a stroke about 4 weeks ago and can’t drive for 6 months...and she’s 5 months pregnant with their second daughter.

I hope that’s not TMI. :)

[AZamericonnie]

Yet another great pic Luvie Sue! *Hugs*

A good day for youse?

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayor bags the bronze!!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!




Sgt. Lee Paul Davidson, British Army, The Light Dragoons, KIA Afghanistan 9Sep2012






I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

THE SOLDIER

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brooke



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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)

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

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]

Good evening, SAnd...((HUGS))...I’ve been missing you. How are the girls? Zeus doing a good job?

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Don't want to be the curmudgeon here but you must know the news and today had little sunshine.The fair opens on Friday so it'll rain throughout the weekend too.

Now let me think of something on the bright side.........hmmmm. I'll get back to you.....

[luvie]

Thank ya much, Connie Lou! :) ((((hugs))))

It was a good day...and tomorrow, being a day off, promises to be even better! Yay me! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Idaho...((HUGS))

An update of the fire trying to eat your town??

MrCO doing well?

[ConorMacNessa]

THE SOLDIER’S CODE

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Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops of the 101st Airborne Division 5Jun1944 prior to D-Day Normandy

The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

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)

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring Our Fallen

[SandRat]

Evenin’ Kathy,...((HUGS))

#1Daughter getting better by the day

Maddi is so lovable and time demanding but getting bigger, she's 12 wks now.

Son & his wife along with Nate are fine. Nate went to the PHX Zoo this weekend.

#2 Daughter & her husband are settling in in Oregon.

G-Ma & Gr-Pa SR are doing fine. G-Ma is going on a 2 day Quilting Retreat tomorrow.