FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 January 2015

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

STEALING THE SHOW

Retired Marine Josue Barron attempts to steal the ball from a player in San Diego, Jan. 25, 2014. Barron is a member of the Naval Medical Center San Diego Wolfpack wheelchair basketball team. The Wolfpack, which includes military and civilian members, is one of 10 teams in the West Coast Conference of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Bell

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.

ROCKET POWER

U.S. soldiers load an AH-64 Apache helicopter with rockets during a forward arming and refueling point exercise near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 15, 2014. New York National Guard photo by Army Spc. Harley Jelis

EQUIPMENT DELIVERY

A vessel docks at Camp Garcia in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Jan. 20, 2014. The vessel is assigned to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's Landing Craft Detachment. Puerto Rico National Guard photo by Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

SURF PASSAGE

Students participate in the Navy Basic Underwater Demolition course during an evolution known as "surf passage" on Amphibious Base Coronado, CA, Jan. 21, 2014. The evolution is part of training to be a SEAL, which is the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces. SEALs are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Russell

MISSION ARRIVAL

U.S. Special Forces and Afghan soldiers arrive in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to conduct a clearing operation to disrupt insurgent movement in Jafare Sufla in the Shah Joy district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 15, 2014. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. David Devich

MOUNTAIN SECURITY

U.S. Army Spc. Nickolas Evangelista-Reitner scans the area while providing overwatch security for another unit in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2014. Evangelista-Reitner is assigned to U.S. Army National Guard's 216th Mobile Augmentation Company. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Laura Beth Beebe

MEDICAL MISSION

U.S. Army Sgt. Mary McCay looks out the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as she heads to pick up a soldier during a medical transportation mission on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. McCay, a health care specialist, is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Green

SNOW DUTY

Air Force personnel remove snow and ice from the wings and propellers of an aircraft following a snowstorm on Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton, NY, Jan. 29, 2014. The airmen are assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron. New York National Guard photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher S. Muncy

GLOBEMASTER CONTROLS

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hoyt and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Benischeck fly a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2014. Hoyt and Benischeck are pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The crew landed on Kandahar Airfield to airlift mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

AIRLIFT MISSION

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits idle on the flightline on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014, before a mission to airlift mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Sand!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Evening, Pro...((hugs))...another day at work. Going well? Liking it?

[SandRat]

Current Weather for Sierra Vista, AZ

Today

Mostly Cloudy

at 7:22 pm

57° F

Feels Like

60° F

High: 72° F Low: 46° F
Humidity: 50% Pressure: 30.1 in
Visibility: 10mi Wind: WSW 10 mph

Thursday

Showers

69° F/ 47° F

[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!!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thank you for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Did your commute go well? Not much traffic? Any critters lately?

Made it up to 10 today and maybe upper teens tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah for Sand...((HUGS))...warming up is good.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...it is up to us to remember. Our government won’t/doesn’t.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...what’s the latest at the new job?

Settling in well? Ready to fly? Do they fly anywhere and everywhere, or to set ports of call?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!
***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors
and to the Officer of the Deck!
Thank you very much for this evening's
"Remembering Our Troops" thread!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home with a stop at the store...back in a bit.

[SandRat]

[EXCH54FE]

“have you had a good day?”

Yep, so far so good. Getting ready for my Cataract Surgery on the 4th of Feb. Should make things look a lot better :-)

[luvie]

I sure wouldn't mind some showers! :)

This was what the Phoenix weather man had on tap for yesterday....
via Facebook. Hope you can see it. LOL!

[luvie]

Nite, Sandy! ((((hugs))))

[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
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[PROCON]

Yes, work is going fine, work M-F 9-1, so it’s fitting perfectly into my schedule.

[luvie]

We have their backs because they have had ours!

[left that other site]

know I am late today, but ((((HUGS)))) all around!