FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 09 January 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CARGO CHALLENGE

A U.S. sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd attaches cargo to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter while conducting a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Aiyana Paschal

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.

THUNDERBOLT MANEUVER

Air Force Senior Airman Casey Kubick, left, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Angel Thunder 2013 on White Sands, NM, April 18, 2013. Kubick and Roof are assigned to the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon

MARINE MARKSMENSHIP

U.S. Marines fire M4 carbines while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Al Galail, Qatar, April 22, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone

AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION

Aircraft fly in formation during a demonstration above the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2013. The aircraft are assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, which is returning from an eight-month deployment in areas of responsibility for the U.S. 5th and 7th fleets. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Marco Villasana

PATROL PAUSE

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Paul Gates pauses during a patrol with Afghan civil police during Operation California in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 28, 2013. Gates is the commanding officer of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Afghan police led the joint operation to clear enemy presence from the village of Loy Mandah. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Randolph

TOWER TOP

U.S. Navy Seabees work to complete a tower for the launch and recovery of unmanned aerial vehicles for Regional Command South near Kandahar in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 19, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Class 2nd Class Daniel Garas

EAGLE EXERCISE

U.S. Marines exit the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter while conducting a parachute operation during exercise Eagle Resolve 2013 over Qatar, April 26, 2013. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone

DETECTOR TRAINING

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Burdge, front, uses a metal detector during counter improvised explosive device training on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. Burdge, a rifleman, is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline

KAHILTNA GLACIER

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter transports equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of Kahiltna Glacier, April 26, 2013. Crews, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, aided the National Park Service by transporting equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of the glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. U.S. Army photo by John Pennell

ROOFTOP RADIO

U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Tucker talks on his radio while providing rooftop security for the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, April 24, 2013. Tucker, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor

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, Marine...((HUGS))...a little more warmth today? Have you had lots of snow with your cold?

We have the possibility of a little snow tonight.

[ConorMacNessa]

Today's commutes were much better, thanks! Gradually warming up here.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

I hope you are starting to warm up a bit.

[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!



Missing Man Setting

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

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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, yarddog....are they building a bridge?

Another great picture. Thank you for sharing.

I wonder how many of the guys kept in touch with their mates?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the tributes to the troops. *HUGS*

I’m going to head for home. The guy on the radio is listing accident after accident, one on the route I used to take home. Back shortly.

[yarddog]

No, they are repairing one which was damaged by shell fire. It is hard to tell from these pictures but other ones show it was hit in at least two places

Mother and Daddy wrote to several members of their platoon when they were alive and kept doing so to their widows. Just about all of them are gone now.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire for the evening -

For Every Morn' Brings Forth A Noble Chance,
And Every Chance Demands A Noble Knight!

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!



Standing With Them
One Of Their Greatest!



T/Sgt. Russell E. Dunham, USA (MOH)

TAPS
U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[AZamericonnie]

Hi Kathy! *Hugs*

The guy on the radio is listing accident after accident, one on the route I used to take home

Don't be a statistic!

Safe travels!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[luvie]

Always remembering them!

[luvie]

What a hero he is!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Safely home. but the time I picked to try was not good. Bumper to bumper traffic all the way. And 2 idiot tailgaters and weavers. UGH!!

I shall visit a bit before I go in search of food.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great pictures, yarddog. ((HUGS))

[yarddog]

Thank you.

I was sent the official U.S. Army Signal Corps history of the battalion. It is so long that I have only read a part of it.

They really were impressive. The first impression I got was just how competent they were. Their officers were clearly real engineers who knew what they were doing.

The other thing was just how fast they worked. Time after time, I would see where one or two companies would be assigned something like building a railroad trestle over some river. Two days later RR trestle completed, then assigned to build a foot bridge six inches below the water and do it at night because they were losing too many men and machines working in the day time.

They had a sergeant shoot down a Focke Wulf 190 which was strafing them, with a BAR. They were attacked by jets who bombed them but all missed. The nearest AA battery tried to get them to certify that they shot down one of the jets. The engineers said they couldn’t as they saw them all fly away.

[yarddog]

I just realized how poorly one of the last lines was written.

No the FW-190 was not using a BAR to strafe them. The sergeant used one to shoot down the FW-190.

[Kathy in Alaska]

T/Sgt. Russell E. Dunham, USA, (MOH)

Company I, 30th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, 8 January 1945 near Kayserburg, France.

We thank you, Sir, for your extraordinary service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[left that other site]

I love that picture.

[luvie]

Thanks! You’re welcome to borrow it. :) (if you haven’t already :) )