FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 28 June 2012

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AFGHANISTAN BOUND

Active-duty airmen and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing prepare to deploy to Afghanistan, April 12, 2012, on McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston

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.

SCANNING FOR DANGER

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Aleman scans the area for possible dangers while on patrol on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012. Aleman, a squad leader, is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Sgt. Felipe Pereira with a Distinguished Service Cross on Fort Campbell, Ky., April 12, 2012. Pereira, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, received the award for his actions in Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. Pereira is the 165th Screaming Eagle soldier to receive the award, which is second highest only to the Medal of Honor. U.S. Army photo by Sam Shore

DAMAGE CONTROL CLASS

U.S. Navy sailors practice shipboard firefighting during an advanced damage control class at the Yokosuka Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith

BLOSSOM BABY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charmaine Bacon spends time with her daughter during her lunch hour at a park on base in Yokosuka, Japan, April 12, 2012. The park's cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, which is a symbol of spring in Japan and occurs only once a year. Bacon is an information systems technician assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Declan Barnes

RIVER RUN

U.S. Marines and sailors run through a stream at the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2012. The Marines and sailors are assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, 31st Seabee Readiness Group. The course includes numerous water obstacles. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Codey Underwood

PASHTU PRIMER

U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Baughn learns Pashtu from an Afghan child while on patrol on Combat Outpost Terezayi in Afghanistan's Khowst province, April 10, 2012. Baughn is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada

FIELD PATROL

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Davis, right, and Afghan policemen patrol through a field after searching compounds for possible insurgent material during Operation Zema Parma Sar Tera in the Garmsir district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 14, 2012. Davis is a squad leader assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

ARABIAN WASH

A U.S. Marine washes aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island under way in the Arabian Ocean, April 12, 2012. The Makin Island is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Gragg

CONTAINER CLIMBERS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kip Fletcher, left, and Ensign Brett Borda climb a container during a training evolution at the Compliant Visit, Board, Search and Seizure course on Naval Base San Diego, April 10, 2012. The course trains sailors to inspect containers for prohibited cargo. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Louis Rojas

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]

I am off for home with a hair cut on the way.

Rest well and hope you feel better in the morning.

*HUGS*

[AZamericonnie]

Rest In Peace our Heroes

Il Silenzio

Let Them In St. Peter

[ConorMacNessa]

Safe Journey, Kathy! See you in the A.M.!



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)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Connie!

*HUGS*

We all support you in Arizona - the Feds are acting despicably.

We pray for an end to this Misrule and the restoration of American Sovereignty and the integrity of the Southern Border.



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)

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Sgt. Jose Rodriguez, USA, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division,, KIA Afghanistan 19Jun2012



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

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)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl and Doc!

[SandRat]

Hi Kathy,...((HUGS))....Nate is really crawling now, no more combat low crawls.

[ConorMacNessa]

Aloha, Biglook! We're getting ready for triple digits in the Federalplex the next couple of days.

Today is an anniversary of some note for me. 27Jun1969 I developed an infection in my right hand after a couple of blisters popped. I had been digging a drainage trench around my hooch, and of course they got infected. My hand swelled up to the size of a softball and I was medevaced out to Danang. At 1st Med the surgeon directed a subclavian block be established. A couple of attempts were made. They finally found the subclavian nerve, but when they did, I jumped almost out of the cot.

They decided to go for a brachial block. After a couple of injections, they did nothing but anesthetize my triceps. I was lying on the cot and could flex my arm but could not open it back up. The surgeon came back, enraged, and said to put me under general. Said my injury was as as serious as a sucking chest wound.

They put me under general and performed the operation. When I woke up, I asked the Corpsman attending me whether I still had all of my fingers. He looked at my hand and counted off the fingers in series. Whoever bandaged me had left the tips of all five fingers exposed, sparing me much anxiety.

I was sent up to USNH Yokosuka, where I spent the month of July. My hand was a mess - I won't go into the gory details, except to say that I had no motion in the fourth and fifth fingers of my right hand. A month later, I was sent back to 'Nam and my hand was still impaired - I got no PT.

I got back in-country 4Aug and was assigned, again, to 3/5 - this time with Lima Company. That picture of me and Doc Simpson in the 3/5 Corpsmen's Quarters with all the piups on the walls was taken between 4 and 8 Aug. 8Aug69 I went back out into the bush and was hit ten days later. A story for another day.



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)

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Maj. Paul C. Voelke, USA, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, KIA Afghanistan 22Jun2012



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

LCpl. Eugene C. Mills, III, USMC, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, KIA Afghanistan 22Jun2012




I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, amid these who heeded the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

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)

Although I never met LCpl. Mills, he was a member of my Parish, St. Mary of the Mills in Laurel, Maryland. When my wife and I attended Mass this past Sunday, we prayed with the entire congregation, during the Prayer of the Faithful, for the repose of the immortal soul of this gallant Marine and for the healing of his grieving family.

[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

Schumann - Traumerei
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Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

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)

[luvie]

Always remembering our troops...
....and their sweet and supportive families!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!


TATTOO
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Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler already mounts the parapet.

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!

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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!

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

[luvie]

God rest the souls of the fallen heroes......

[Kathy in Alaska]

Love our National Anthem sung by the Irish Tenors.

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! See ya manana! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great picture, Mac....gives meaning to the phrase "a picture is worth a 1000 words".

[BIGLOOK]

There are lots of stories that go untold but never forgotten, Doc.



'69



'71

The first was a flight I was about to board, the second a rocket casualty just down the runway that happened at about 0100 while I was headed out to the showers after a flight. Our revetment was the next down the flightline.

One of the avionics techs in the next barracks got bit by a rat and was medevaced somewhere for who knows what.....but he didn't come back.

Stress failure, unguided rockets and rodents.....and in your case some unseen bacteria tended to take their toll and were just as deadly as an AK round in the Boonies.