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

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MORTAR FIRE

U.S. Army Spcs. Adam L. Cayton, and Sheign K. Hopson fire a 81mm mortar system during a live-fire training exercise on Afghan Combat Outpost Kaligu in Paktya province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2013. Cayton and Hopson, indirect fire infantrymen, are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller

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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.

EYE ON THE BALL

A wounded warrior runs to catch the ball during the third annual Wounded Warrior Celebrity Softball Classic hosted by the Washington Nationals baseball team in Washington, DC, Sept. 15, 2013. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participated in the event. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

SUNSET PREP

A U.S. soldier preps a military tactical vehicle as the sun sets before moving out on a mission on Combat Outpost Zormat, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2013. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller

DOUBLE SIGNS

U.S. Navy Seaman Kendahl Chmara, left, signals to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Michela gives commands to riggers during a replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept 13, 2013. An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 picks up cargo in the background. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Karl Anderson

REPLENISHMENT LIGHTS

U.S. sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey conduct a replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 9, 2013. The Monterey is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Billy Ho

RESCUE AID

Soldiers and civilian rescue personnel use a rescue basket to carry an elderly man on oxygen to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Glen Haven, CO, Sept. 16, 2013, in support of flood relief operations in Larimer County. Colorado National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida

COLORADO SKY

A soldier views the Colorado landscape from the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after concluding a day of aerial evacuations in support of flood relief operations in Larimer County, CO, Sept 16, 2013. The soldier is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard. Colorado National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida

HOIST HOLLER

Army Staff Sgt. Jose Pantoja, left, carries Mike Daniels, an evacuee, up a hoist onto a UH-60 Black Hawk Medevac helicopter during rescue operations in Boulder, CO, Sept. 16, 2013. Pantoja, a flight medic, is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault

PILOT'S VIEW

Army Chief Warrant Officers 4 Mike Eger and Troy Parmley fly a UH-72 Lakota helicopter over flooded areas as part of relief and recovery operations near Fort Collins, CO, Sept. 18, 2013. Eager, a pilot, is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, and Parmley, a pilot, is assigned to the Colorado Army National Guard's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 148th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

LOADING SUPPLIES

Army Pvt. Ben Stocker, left, and Army Staff Sgt. Guy Morgan guide and load several all-terrain vehicles that will deliver food and water to residents in flood relief areas on Christman Field in Fort Collins, CO, Sept. 17, 2013. Stocker and Morgan, crew chiefs, are assigned to the Colorado National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion. Colorado National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf

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[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, Let's Get This Canteen Flying!

And Soaring!

And Prancing!

We Support Our Troops! Freedom is Never Free!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Posting a tad early. I have a meeting to attend!
Back in a couple hours.

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[PROCON]

Thanks Ma for tonight’s Canteen, Great Job!

[NormsRevenge]

7 by 24

Duty Honor Country

Salute God Bless and Godspeed to All our active and reserve forces and all the families that have made sacrifices in service to our nation!

And a tip of the mug to the FR Canteen crew!

Thanks!!

[SandRat]

May they all be SAFE.

[2111USMC]

Hi!

[mountainlion]

One of the early American flags said Freedom, Unity.

Sounds like what the military is up to.

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

"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)

[SandRat]

[naturalman1975]

Royal Australian Air Force Hornets have just carried out their first strike missions in Iraq in the war against ISIS.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy!

[PROCON]

God Bless our Australian allies who have always supported America!

Let's eliminate the muslim virus!

[ConorMacNessa]

G'Day, Mate!



Thanks to our Aussie Cousins for
stepping up to the plate again,
as you have so oft in days of old!

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]

There Is A Beautiful
Full Moon Out There Tonight!
It is the October Blood Moon--oooo..



Suzanne Ciani~Full Moon Sonata

Lawson Rollins~Moonlight Samba

Paul Hardcastle~Midnight Moon

Mannheim Steamroller~Midnight On A Full Moon

Foreigner~Girl On The Moon.wma

Neil Young~Harvest Moon

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

[luvie]

Great patriotic post, Pro! Amen to it! :)

[luvie]

Never Forget them!
Whether on land, in the air or at sea!

[luvie]

Thanks to our mates in Australia for taking up the slack caused by our feckless non-leader.

obama is an embarrassment around the world!

[left that other site]

Late again...sorry...can’t resist a free meal...got wined and dined by a student. :-)

[left that other site]

That’s some moon out there tonight!