FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 10 January 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

IWO JIMA ASHES

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Thomasson is splashed by water as he fulfills his promise and lays his grandfather's ashes to rest on Iwo Jima's Invasion Beach in Iwo Jima, Japan, Aug. 28, 2012. His grandfather, Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar Thomasson, survived the battle even though his landing craft was destroyed en route to the island. Thomasson, 80, died Dec. 22, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford

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.

COMBAT OPERATIONS

U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Serritelli provides security during a combat operation outside Combat Outpost Charkh in Afghanistan's Logar province, Aug. 23, 2012. Serritelli is assigned to Company L, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexandra Campo

EMERGENCY AIRLIFT

Coast Guard crew members and emergency medical personnel transfer a patient to an ambulance from a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2012. The patient was medevaced from Skagway, Alaska, after suffering from cardiac and respiratory failure. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst

NIGHT FLIGHT

U.S. Navy flight deck personnel taxi an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 542 across the flight deck during night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard under way in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29, 2012. The Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious assault group. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Russell

BASKETBALL WARM UP

Members of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic basketball team warm up before a scrimmage with Britain's Paralympic team at the University of East London's SportsDock complex in London, Aug. 29, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

SPORTSMANSHIP

The 2012 U.S. and British Paralympic basketball teams show sportsmanship following their final opportunity to scrimmage at the University of East London before the start of Paralympic gameplay in London, Aug. 29, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

MISSION BUDDIES

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Cerreto, right, helps a fellow soldier prepare on Forward Operating Base Farah before departing for a mission in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Aug. 29, 2012. Cerreto is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison

TAKING AIM

Dugie Denton, a U.S. Army veteran and member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic archery team, aims his bow during the Men's Individual Open Compound Quarterfinals match at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, Sept. 2, 2012. Denton lost the match to teammate, Matthew Stutzman. DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

QUALIFYING ROUND

U.S. Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, fifth lane from the top, swims as he competes in the qualifying round of the 100-meter freestyle swim event during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Aug. 30, 2012. Snyder won the event with a Paralympic record time of 57.18 seconds. DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

VOLLEYBALL SCORE

Kari Miller, far left, a former Army sergeant, and other members of the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team celebrate after scoring a point during match play against China during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Aug. 31, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

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]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))

We are supposed to have a little snow tonight.

Are you getting rain? Did you send it to Texas?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you saw the doc, and really glad you made it safely to and from work.

Good that you could get in a full day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oops, Janey....the Land of OZ!!

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))

Not getting anything other than some chilly night temps so far.

[ConservativeStatement]

Slightly off topic but I bought my dad an Army baseball cap for Christmas. He was wounded fighting the Korean War and generally doesn’t falunt his service. But he wore the cap Christmas Eve, and my nephew took a quick photo. It was a fine moment possibly not represented well within these thoughts but, a fine moment, nonetheless.

[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, AZ. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good for you....the flu seems to be running rampant!! And so is pneumonia!!

[beachn4fun]

look,

Connie left me the 50

[beachn4fun]

look,

Connie left me the 50

[beachn4fun]

look,

Connie left me the 50

[MeekMom]

Happy Happy Birthday to my dear friend Connie!

God bless your coming in and going out!
God bless you from the top of your head to the souls of your feet!
God bless you every day in every way my FRiend!

YOU are loved!!!!

Meeky

[left that other site]

Good Morning!

Great Pics today!

((((HUGS))))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 46º and very foggy here.

[Arrowhead1952]

[left that other site]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
DEAREST CONNIE!
((((((HUGS))))))

[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
Another nice visit with the troops.
For me it's sad to see so many of the wounded.
But then I ask myself it the same spirit they show in moving on
(such as competing in sports)
is the same spirit they use in joining the military.
God bless 'em all.

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Mostly sunny. High 53F.
Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Low 36F.
Winds light and variable.

Making Z Zoup
A sprinkle of this...a splash of that...

Leather money was used in Russia
right up until the 17th century,
as was tea money in China.

Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons spin
counter-clockwise north of the equator,
and clockwise south of the equator.
This is known as the Coriolis Effect.

Mariner 4 was the first spacecraft to photograph Mars.

The bouillon cube was once a common snack food
in early America. Beef or veal stock was boiled down
until it reached a hard jelly texture.
The hard cakes didn't spoil,
and trappers and hunters nibbled on them when tramping along
on long journeys during the 1700s.

Kleenex® tissues were marketed as a cold cream remover
when they were first introduced in 1924.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Running behind again. UGH! Be glad when FRiday gets here.
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

BADLEY, JAMES LINDSAY
3/27/1968

"KIA" Body not recovered
- North Vietnam -

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.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

very foggy here.

I was expecting that to say soggy. LOL

[beachn4fun]

Connie Babe!
Now that you've reached 29 whadda ya gonna do?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))) to you too.

Well, it is a bit soggy here too. Fog should lift soon.

[E.G.C.]

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