FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 June 2014

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

WORKING DOG

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Nunez and Viky, a military working dog trained to detect improvised explosive devices, search a compound for weapons during Operation Grizzly in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. Nunez is assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

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.

MIDNIGHT MISSION

U.S. Marines prepare to collect simulated enemy casualties and weapons during a mechanized raid at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 26, 2013. The Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are participating in Talisman Saber 2013, a bilateral training exercise to enhance multilateral collaboration between U.S. and Australian forces for future combined operations, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster response. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera

A CLOUDY NIGHT

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp conducts regularly scheduled training on a cloudy night in the Atlantic Ocean, July 28, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael T. Forbes II

SYSTEM CHECK

U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Tapia checks a crew system equipped with a machine gun before convoy operations on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 30, 2013. Tapia is assigned to Alpha Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, Combined Force Dragoon, which provided security during the operation. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Edwards

FUEL SAMPLES

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Alvarez inspects fuel samples for bottom sediment and water in the oil lab aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble after refueling at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon to support Talisman Saber 2013, an exercise in the Coral Sea, July 27, 2013. The biennial training exercise aims to improve Australian and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Kelly

LONG LINE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Owens shoots a line aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely during a replenishment with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman in the Mediterranean Sea, July 27, 2013. The Gravely is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Turner

NIGHT DRILL

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers walk back to the assembly area after conducting a rapid response training drill on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav

SHIP SIGNAL

Navy Seaman Isaac Lavina signals to the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during its approach alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson for a replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 1, 2013. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is off the coast of Southern California completing a certification exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor

ENEMY AHEAD

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Farrell, left, and British Lance Cpl. Thomas Bailey move toward the enemy after taking fire during Operation Grizzly in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. Farrell and Bailey, a member of the British air force, are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

COMPOUND SEARCH

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John J. McConnell searches outside an Afghan compound for weapons during Operation Grizzly in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. McConnell is assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

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

[Soaring Feather]

IN !!!

[luvie]

If we forget them, then this country truly is ruined! THEY are the ones that stand between us and tyranny!

[SandRat]

[Soaring Feather]

No hummers today, rained all day and it’s so humid. UGH.

[Kathy in Alaska]

That is an important evaluation.

Fingers crossed that you make it home by the end of July.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ms feather...((HUGS))...rain all day here too. It’s nice.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thank you very much for your service, Brother!

I heard about that outrage - the godless are on the march and they're hitting us where it hurts. Godspeed you now and on your next deployment!

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]

Welcome to the Canteen, antidisestablishment...how very sad that the minority of idiots can rule. I am so sorry that you must put up with all of this.

We thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

So true and our very own government is leading the charge to our downfall!

Yes, we MUST ALWAYS remember them.

Good evening, Luv....rain all day. Nice!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...I made it through Wednesday and checks are printed. Today actually went better than yesterday. The payroll program behaved.

How’s Maddi? Keeping you on your toes?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home...back in a bit.

[SandRat]

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

Maddi is a Handful to watch over.

[The Mayor]

Been sunny with rain here and there, some severe storms but more sun lately. Good to hear your getting what you need.

[ConorMacNessa]

FRiends, I cannot recall a time in my life when our Beloved Nation has been in greater peril. The peril confronting us now, to my way of thinking, is no less dire than the perils through which our fathers and mothers prevailed in the Great Depression and WWII, nor is it any less than the threat of "Mutually Assured Destruction" we faced in our youth.

In the moral vacuum left by secularism and relativism, an ancient enemy has re-emerged with strident vigor. We turned them back at Poitiers and Tours under Charles Martel. We defeated them again at the Battle of Lepanto. The gauntlet is cast again, and we must respond.

A few words from Sir Winston S. Churchill that lifted the spirits of his beleaguered Nation in another dark hour:

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!



Sir Winston S. Churchill
KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA
(30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)



Rule Britannia
HM Royal Marines
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"Having received His Majesty's commission, I have formed an administration of men and women of every party and of almost every point of view. We have differed and quarreled in the past; but now one bond unites us all - to wage war until victory is won, and never to surrender ourselves to servitude and shame, whatever the cost and agony may be. This is one of the most awe-striking periods in the long history of France and Britain. It is also beyond doubt the most sublime. Side by side, unaided except by their kith and kin in the great Dominions and by the wide Empires which rest beneath their shield, the British and French peoples have advanced to rescue not only Europe, but mankind from the foulest and most soul-destroying tyranny which has ever darkened and stained the pages of history. Behind them - behind us - behind the armies and fleets of Britain and France - gather a group of shattered States and bludgeoned races: the Czechs, the Poles, the Norwegians, the Danes, the Dutch, the Belgians - upon all of whom the long night of barbarism will descend, unbroken even by a star of hope, unless we conquer, as conquer we must; as conquer we shall.

TODAY IS TRINITY SUNDAY.
Centuries ago words were written to be a call and a spur to the faithful servants of Truth and Justice:

'Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar. As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be.' (1 Maccabees 3:58–60)"

First Radio Broadcast As Prime Minister
19May1940


"With Mind And Hand"



Coronet Winston S. Churchill
4th Queen's Own Hussars
1895

"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)

[PROCON]

Hi Ma! Checking in from sunny Washington. Up north helping sis and BIL get a new house ready for move-in. Be here about a week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro in Washington. ((HUGS)) You have sun?

Good for you! Be careful as you work. Safety first!

[luvie]

Yep...it’s a’comin’! :)

How are you tonight, Sandy? (((hugs)))

[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:
My Uncle Jack!



Maj. John T. Dowd, USA
WWII, Korea, Vietnam

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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)

[luvie]

Amen, Conor! YOu have put into words the frustration and anger I have been feeling!

In no time in our history have I feared so much for our great country!

I hate obama. Don’t try to talk me out of it. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Excellent “rant”, Mac.

The times are indeed dark.