FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 May 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GUNNER'S TURRET

A U.S. soldier provides security from the gunner's turret on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle during a patrol in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson

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.

CLEANING CREW

Army Spc. Robert Davis cleans a 120mm mortar tube between fire missions on Camp Atterbury, IN, July 13, 2013. Davis is assigned to the Indiana National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by John Crosby

OUTDOOR DINNER

Soldiers eat dinner in the field after completing their training mission with the 81mm mortar system on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 15, 2013. The mortarmen are assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

WATER WEIGHT

U.S., Moroccan and Turkish soldiers work together to successfully load a pallet of water on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling load training on Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, July 13, 2013. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment. The exercise was the culminating event of training to certify Multinational Battle Group East soldiers on sling load operations. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks

COMMUNICATION MAINTENANCE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarrod Long does maintenance on communications equipment on Camp Krutke, Afghanistan, July 8, 2013. Long is assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, which is deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom and various units worldwide through national force readiness, civil engineering, humanitarian assistance, and building and maintaining infrastructure. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Garas

COMMAND TO FIRE

Army Spc. Sylvester Rivera, right, gives the command to a fellow mortarman to load a round into a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. Rivera, an infantryman, is assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, 101st Troop Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

KUNDUZ CREEK

U.S. soldiers patrol along a creek in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2013. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Sven Jenson

FLAME FIGHTERS

Air National Guard firefighters work to extinguish a plane fire during a training exercise at Volk Field, WI, July 17, 2013. The training was part of Patriot Exercise 2013, a National Guard domestic response exercise that included both National Guard and Reserve units from 26 states and local civilian agencies. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Michael Monroe

QUARTER COMPETITION

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessie H. Sanchez, kneeling right, observes a soldier doing pushups during an Army physical fitness test, part of the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2013. Sanchez is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller

ILLUMINATION SYSTEM

Soldiers fire a round from a 120mm illumination mortar system during a night training mission on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, July 14, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

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

[MoJo2001]

Hi Queenie!

Great to see you!

*HUGS*

[ConorMacNessa]

I did indeed Sally Forth this morning - a smooth commute in - a productive day at the office. The weather gurus said we'd have thunderstorms this afternoon and evening - nothing here yet, although I understand Richmond is getting pounded.

I hope you are having a great Wednesday - checks all done?

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)

[Publius]

The moving van won’t be here for a few more weeks. Typical for a transcontinental move. The floor isn’t a bad place for sitting or sleeping.

[MoJo2001]

Thank you for another beautiful thread for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!

[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)

[SkyDancer]

Hi! Yeppers. Still interviewing. I am gobsmacked (speechless) on how many are applying. Some right out of aviation schools. Some good candidates have EMT type training which is a plus. I’ve been Skyping my folks almost on a daily basis - but usually around 3am here. >yawn<

[Kathy in Alaska]

Checks all done despite several program crashes, ADP quitting, or at least not allowing us to log on, Adobe Acrobat quitting on me personally and everything we do is in pdf form. It has been quite the day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

You gonna take some time off when you get home, or are you already job hunting?

Are they Aussies applying?

[Kathy in Alaska]

MoJo..good evening. ((HUGS))

How’s the weather? I hear storms are expected. Please send me one.

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a REALLY close second....Publius snags the silver!!

[SkyDancer]

Ya, will take some time off but will be networking on Linkedin. I want to go do some camping and hiking and going to a shooting range. Then there’s a sports bar I go to called The Ram at the UVillage in Settle. Meet up with friends.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...how’s the ankle?

Did you have a Wonderful Wednesday? Fun lessons?

Is Lynn-Dah missing her usual walks?

[left that other site]

After hurricane Wilma, I had no electricity or clean water for three weeks.

I learned how to make coffee with an inoperative coffee maker and a can of sterno.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Janey bags the bronze!!

[Publius]

You are made of some very stern stuff!

[SkyDancer]

Yippie! Should be here sooner when I get home.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Battle of New Orleans...love that song.

Thanks, mountainlion, for the history reminders.

[left that other site]

Day by day, the ankle is getting better.

Meanwhile, a lot of people are cancelling for the summer.

I lose about 3/4 of my income for eight weeks.

Hopefully, My wonderful students will hang in there with just a week or two off for travel, etc.

[left that other site]

I also rebuilt the fence and re-screened the porch.