FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 24 April 2014

Serving The Bestest Troops & Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GETTING UNDERWAY

U.S. Navy sailors lower the American flag as they get underway after concluding exercise Baltic Operations 2013 in Kiel, Germany, June 25, 2013. The sailors are assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. BALTOPS is an annual multinational exercise to enhance maritime capabilities and interoperability with partner nations, and promote maritime safety and security in the Baltic Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Turner

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.

SECURE WIRES

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Michael Frances Posa secures wires on an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Posa, an avionics technician, is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

OKINAWA SUNSET

The sun sets behind the USS Germantown in Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2013. The Germantown is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and will be participating in routine joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church

WEATHER INSPECTIONS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Ashford checks for weather deterioration on a retired P-3 Orion aircraft at the Misawa Aviation and Science Museum in Misawa, Japan, June 26, 2013. Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa sailors are renovating the aircraft after more than a decade of exposure to northern Japan winters. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford

NIGHT QUALIFICATIONS

Army Sgt. Camille Kleparek fires her M4 rifle in the night-fire qualification event amid explosions and tracers during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competion on Fort McCoy, WI, June 26, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Amanda Smolinski

OPERATION NORTHERN LION

U.S. Marines and sailors move to link up with Georgian soldiers while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

RADIO RELAY

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen Desmond, right, relays his positions to his leadership team by radio while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Desmond is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

ARMBAR ACTION

U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Francis Kvarta uses the armbar technique on Staff Sgt. Joshua Skelton to end the match during the noncommissioned officer portion of the Modern Army Combative Tournament during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort McCoy, WI, June27, 2013. Kvarta is assigned to 99th Regional Support Command, and Skelton to 75th Training Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hawkins

ASSESSMENT FIRE

A sailor fires an M240B machine gun during training and readiness assessment in preparation for deployment on Camp Pendleton, CA, June 20, 2013. The sailor is assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Scott

THACH MANEUVERS

An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter conducts maneuvers aboard the USS Thach in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2013. The Thach is underway conducting joint training and operations with the U.S. Coast Guard in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. The Sea Hawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey T. Jones

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

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

Amen to that! Until they all come home!

It's great to see you this evening!

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

I did indeed Sally Forth today - through the Sally Gate at 0615. Then forth into the Belly of the Beast - aka K Street, NW.



Still behind on sleep - will try to catch up over the weekend.

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)

[luvie]

Howdy, Conor! (((hugs)))

Good to see you, too. Hope the week is going well for you!...and your family!

[The Mayor]

Our temps are still like a yoyo. Snow is all gone, still mud because of April rain. The Lakes are still half covered with ice.

[ConorMacNessa]

It's going well, thanks! Still very fatigued from the weekend sojourn to NJ - if we had our druthers we would have stayed overnight, but could not. Five hundred miles is more than I care to drive in a day. Not like in my youth! :)

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)

[The Mayor]

Thank You!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


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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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[luvie]

That IS a long drive! Those kinds wear me out too! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yes...we must always remember them.

Good evening, Luv. Any rain? It is starting to look like it here, but the weather dude didn’t say anything about any rain. I hope he’s wrong.

[HiJinx]

My nephew is an F-16 crew chief in Misawa. I’m going to send him a link to tonight’s thread to see if he recognizes the guy in the photo on the Orion.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our neighborhood corner got our drains thawed! Woohoo! The lake is gone!

I’ll be sweeping gutters this weekend as the snow has finally melted back far enough.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Misawa is the only combined, joint service installation in the western Pacific. It houses three U.S. military services (Army, Navy, and Air Force), as well as the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The base is home to 5,200 US military personnel, as well as 350 US civilian employees and 900 Japanese national employees.

Is your nephew Air Force?

That would be so cool if he recognized the guy.

[luvie]

No rain for us. Again. It looks to be another hot dry summer this year. Bah!

[The Mayor]

O good! Long winter, late Spring for us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The street sweepers are just starting out on the main drags, and office parking lots are starting to clean up all the winter gravel.

[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

[Arrowhead1952]

....you really ARE early.

Working tonight?

I just happened to jump on FR last night and decided to pop in. Then the dog needed attention.