FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 06 December 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FLARE FIRE

MH-60S Seahawk helicopters fire flares as they approach the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 2, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Zachary A. Anderson

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.

DEMOLITION DIRT

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Menzies creates a stockpile of dirt that will be used to fill low spots in a demolition project at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July 25, 2012. The battalion is an expeditionary naval construction element assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet's Commander, to provide construction, engineering and security services for humanitarian assistance and contingency operations. Menzies is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Roman

GREEN BAY GUN

Marine Corps Pvt. Seth Stites fires an M-240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay in the Pacific Ocean, July 29, 2012. The Green Bay, part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, is under way conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam

BUBBLE BUDDIES

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Priscilla Saintcyr blows bubbles for a Cambodian boy before surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2012 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Aug. 1, 2012. Cambodia is the final port for Pacific Partnership 2012, an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission. Previous stops included Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Radder

HOUSE SEARCH

U.S. soldiers exit an upstairs door after searching a house in Pana village in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 24, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Baker

FIRE CONTROL

Firefighters assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron work to extinguish a simulated engine fire on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 2, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece

SIGNAL CORPS FIRST

Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, promotes Army Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via to the rank of general during a ceremony at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 7, 2012. Via's wife, Linda, right, participated in the ceremony. Via is the first Army Signal Corps officer to achieve that rank. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

LOADING ROUNDS

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John Shalla uploads 20mm rounds into the weapons system of an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 2, 2012. The Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. Shalla is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 11. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman

KAHUKU LANDING

U.S. Marines disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it lands at the Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2012. The maritime exercise, which involves more than 25,000 people from 22 nations, helps foster and sustain international cooperation on the world's oceans. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

SEAFAIR FLIGHT

Navy Lt. C.J. Simonsen, the pilot in the front aircraft, and Navy Lt. Dave Tickle, the pilot in the rear aircraft, fly in formation with Sean Tucker, a Team Oracle Airshow performer, during Seafair, a summer festival in Seattle, Aug. 2, 2012. Both solo pilots are assigned to the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel McMarr

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]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, teen....I agree. It is a great story.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you are staying warm, JJ...((HUGS))...it’s -7 at my house.

[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?

Snacks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Jet Jaguar]

All good here Ma. It has warmed up to -18.

Much better.
HUGZ

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning 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.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Cindy]

One of my favorites.

We’ll miss him, but his music lives on.

[BykrBayb]

Yes, that is a great story. Animals can help heal broken hearts.

[left that other site]

Varied....

But Typical!
LOL!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen. Good morning to our

AWESOME

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today... Sunny. High 47F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight.
Low near 35F. Winds light and variable.

Brrrr...need I say more?

Awww, I just read the story about pups adopted by our military
arriving at Dulles with the help of Puppy Rescue Mission.
So cute. I wouldn't mind having a female of the all white one.

And in other news....
NORAD will conduct an air defense exercise in the D.C. area
between Wed. & Thurs.
(but I don't remember hearing them yesterday???)

Time for me to make my rounds.
But, you stay right where you are.
Cause...............I'll be bock!

The FR Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

ARMSTRONG, FRANK ALTON III

10/6/1967
"KIA" Body not recovered
Laos

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.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 51º here this morning with fog in the area.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Canteen

It's a foggy morning here.
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

[E.G.C.]

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

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

I know...a big change in temps overnight.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

Hmm, wonder if your fog will be moving our way? We just had some not long ago. So thick I could hardly see the lights across the street.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

All is well. Getting ready to start on some reports.

Whatz up out your way?

[Arrowhead1952]

Gopod morning Meg and (((HUGS))) to you too. It’s not foggy at the house, but I can see a fog bank to the SE.