FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 01 November 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

PACIFIC REPLENISHMENT

A wave strikes the side of the USNS Henry J. Kaiser during a replenishment-at-sea mission with the USS Nimitz under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2012. The USS Nimitz is under way participating in Rim of the Pacific 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Winn

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.

RAPTORS REFUELED

A pair of F-22 Raptors pull away and fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after receiving fuel over the Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2012. The Raptor pilots are assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the Stratotanker crew is assigned to the 756th Air Refueling Squadron on Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock

ROTOR REPAIRMAN

Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Spang inspects one of the tilt-rotors on a CV-22 Osprey aircraft before take off on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 5, 2012. Spang is a flight engineer assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexxis Pons Abascal

HAND SIGNALS

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, left, directs a truck backing to a trailer on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Watkins, a logistics non-commissioned officer, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

SEA BREEZE BAND

U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Patrick Pedlar, left and Andrew Francisco, center, Petty Officer 2nd Class Willie Brandon, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Hungerford, back right, perform for a crowd as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2012 in Odessa, Ukraine, July 10, 2012. Pedlar, Francisco, Brandon, and Hungerford are assigned to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caitlin Conroy

HORNET LAUNCH

U.S. Navy Airman Matthew Fulks observes flight operations as an F/A-18C Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2012. The John C. Stennis is conducting sustainment exercises off the coast of California designed to maintain mission readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nolan Kahn

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brett Wood, front, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Rogers, left rear, and Spc. Terry Mills, right, scan for enemy activity as they prepare for an urgent medevac operation to rescue two stranded soldiers from a mountainside in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 4, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon

GHAZNI BRIEFING

U.S. Army Second Lt. Mark Lucas briefs his soldiers before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Mission briefs are mandatory for every soldier who will take part in the mission. Lucas, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

NIGHT PLOT

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Rios plots his first point during the night land navigation event at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17, 2012. Rios is representing the 84th Training Command at the competition. U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy Hale

SANGIN PATROL

U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel, front, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Vanny conduct a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, and Vanny, a team leader, are assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. The Marines conducted the patrol in support of Afghan forces during Operation Gospand-Sia. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus

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

[skinkinthegrass]

It’s shredded beef instead of ground. We used to have
a cook in our unit that made the best SOS with shredded beef.parents were in the military; the smell (properly cooked :) brings..
back memories with "the correct amount" of pepper. 8-D

[Arrowhead1952]

I’m surprised they didn’t run into some skunks. That is one area I almost see Pepe on every night shift.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning skinkinthegrass

thanks for joining us.

My mother makes a gravy similar to this except she uses Corned Beef.

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
We have company today!
My brother and his wife!
They get up at 5am! EEK!
...but I didn't. LOL!
Hope all of you are having a good day!
((((hugs))))

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie!

Wow, it is flat Raining out here, but the next 5 days look beautimous!

Fall sports are winding down, our football and soccer teams all made the playoffs, so good on them!

Taking tomorrow off, so I'll see ya next week.

BTW, don't forget to set your clocks ahead 2 hours Saturday night :-)

Have a marvelocious Thursday!

[skinkinthegrass]

My mother makes a gravy similar to
this except she uses Corned Beef.doesn't the "strong smell / taste" inhibit enjoyment?...
combined w/ coffee &/ an morning beverage..

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS))

are you trying to confuse me with “don’t forget to set your clocks ahead 2 hours Saturday night”?

It’s fall back one hour on the east coast.

Good on you for taking tomorrow off. And woo hoo on your local teams making playoffs.

Just read where Superstorm Sandy was 900-mile-wide storm. Holy Moley!
And reading about some of the not-so-good choices people made during it.

All my weeks except one (end of month) this month will be short ones, so I’ll have to work extra hard. YUCK! LOL

Have a sunnylicious day.

[Arrowhead1952]

I’ve never used corned beef to make SOS. I usually use sage flavored pork sausage.

[beachn4fun]

doesn't the "strong smell / taste" inhibit enjoyment?... combined w/ coffee &/ an morning beverage..

Not for me. I don't usually drink while I eat (bad for digestion as it washes the enzymes need for food breakdown out of your mouth). I savor the meal, then the beverage.

[beachn4fun]

My brother and his wife! They get up at 5am! EEK!

ROTFLOL

Good morning, night owl ((HUGS))

[PROCON]

are you trying to confuse me with “don’t forget to set your clocks ahead 2 hours Saturday night”?

Heh, heh, just having fun with you :-)

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). I have to finish painting the house trim today.

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

so I was right

trying to put a fast one on me

Don’t make me wish for more rain out your way

hehe

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Thursday, Sand...((HUGS))...November already. WOW!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...good plan. Waste not, want not!

Have great lessons today.

[left that other site]

I will, of course, bring candy to the lessons today! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sub-zero for you this morning. Your issued boots should be feeling good right about now....0905.

[Liberty Valance]