FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 31 January 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

COMBAT GUNNER

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bobby Heimovitz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, USS Harry S. Truman, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at a MK-25 smoke target in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. Heimovitz is a naval aircrewman helicopter. The squadron is under way with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to support carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mick DiMestico

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.

ENGINE REPAIR

U.S. Army Pvt. Rodger Pendergrass and Afghan soldiers repair an engine at the motor pool on Forward Operating Base Airborne in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2012. Pendergrass is assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexandra Campo

HIGH FIVE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick McCall, left, receives a high five from an Afghan boy during a security patrol in the Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sept. 6, 2012. McCall is a rifleman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison

NIGHT LANDING

U.S. Navy aircraft land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise during nighttime flight operations while under way in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 8, 2012. The Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Stephen Wolff

EXERCISE AIM

A U.S. Air Force airman keeps an eye out for role players portraying enemy fighters after he and his team members participated in a mock ambush during a route-clearance mission for an exercise in Thetford, England, Sept. 4, 2012. The airman is assigned to the 100th Security Forces Squadron, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere

PACIFIC SUNSET

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington sails through calm seas near Guam at sunset while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 8, 2012. The George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 5, the US Navy’s only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan. Carrier Strike Group 5 is currently on a routine Western Pacific patrol. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Kelly

WEAPONS CHECK

A U.S. soldier checks an Afghan man for weapons before allowing him through a security checkpoint in Ayub Khe in, Afghanistan's Khost province, Sept. 8, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull

GROUND GUIDE

Marine Corps Sgt. Garrett Baresel serves as a ground guide for his vehicle and crew during a mock ship-to-shore exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012. U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

ROTOR WASH

Coalition forces brace against the wind from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Bagh in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Aug. 30, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther

ONE ON ONE

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alfredo Brugal speaks with George Pellek, a Navy veteran from WWII, during the Navy's commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in Detroit, Sept. 5, 2012. The event coincides with Detroit Navy Week, one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offcer 3rd Class Leonard Adams Jr 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]

[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?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[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

[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.
God bless 'em all.

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today...Windy with a mix of clouds and sun.
High 46F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph.
Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

~ Tonight...Mostly clear skies this evening.
A few snow showers developing late.
Low around 30F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of snow 30%.

Making Z Zoup
A cup of this...a teaspoon of that...stir it around...

Nero and Henry VIII were both
relatively good rulers when they assumed power,
but both became bloodstained tyrants.
Each killed a philosopher who had been a good influence:
Nero compelled Seneca to commit suicide
and Henry ordered Thomas Moore beheaded..

There was a time that the Vatican
owned shares of the Watergate complex in Washington D.C.,
the Pan American building in Paris,
and the Hilton hotel in Rome.

Henry Waterman invented the modern elevator in 1850.
He intended it to transport barrels of flour.

Sir Isaac Brock, the hero of the War of 1812,
was buried four separate times.
He was first buried in a fort,
then in the old Brock monument,
then in a temporary grave after that monument was damaged
in an explosion, and finally laid to rest
under the current Brock Monument.

Hair grows slowest at night.
It speeds up in the morning,
slows in the afternoon,
nd grows faster again in the evening.
Hair grows faster in summer than in winter.

Woke up around 11:30 last night to find the power out.
Went back to bed and woke up around 1:30 to discover it back on.
Needless to say that I am tired.
Going to leave early today, so this will be a post and run.
Move into lurker mode and will watch for pings.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

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

BANCROFT, WILLIAM W JR
11/13/1970

"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.

[E.G.C.]

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

[MEG33]

Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country

Good Morning Everyone
Hoping you have a wonderful day..
(((HUGS)))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 32º with some frost here.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg and (((HUGS))). At least the wind quit here.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))).

[beachn4fun]

Well, WOO HOO Big Boy ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

All is well so far. Working hard so I can leave early.

Howz it out your way?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meg ((HUGS))

That a pretty graphic, but snow people? no snow...no snow! hehe

Have a great Thursday.

[MEG33]

Indeed..! I did like looking at blue skies yesterday. Looks like more sunshine today. It’s 35 here..and not breezy at all. Forecast looks good for mild days for awhile.

[MEG33]

It’s been so warm lately that snow looks good to me..LOL
(I never have to shovel it here..)

;o)

[Arrowhead1952]

Ha, ha. Funny gif files you have.

[Arrowhead1952]

It’s warming up a bit here and the sun is shining brightly.

[E.G.C.]

Going OK here. Not much going on. My sister from the city is due for a visit here later today.