http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/canteen/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:01:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419760/posts         SEEK TO KNOW GOD BETTER [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly]. — Philippians 3:10 This was the cry of the apostle Paul’s heart as he sought to have such a deep relationship with Christ that the trials of life would barely be noticeable. At the beginning of this new year, it is a wise thing for you to seek also. There are plenty of... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419760/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419285/posts    ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ ***** ~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l... Our Troops Rock!!!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419285/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:01:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418739/posts ~ FReeper Canteen Asks... What Are Your New Years Traditions? ~ Another creation by unique. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Auld Lang Syne Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Cyril Pahinui Peerless Quartet Chris Isaak Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Jingle Cats Entering Familiar Territory - U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment enter Combat Outpost Changalok, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2009. The Marines are in the area to provide security and develop relationships with the local... Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418739/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 02:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418075/posts The Freeper Canteen Wishes Everyone Eve! **Click Here** NEW YEAR WISHES May peace fill all the empty spaces around you And in you, may contentment answer all your wishes. May comfort be yours, warm and soft like a sigh. And may the coming year show you that every day is really a first day, a new year. Let abundance be your constant companion, so that you have much to share. May mirth be near you always, like a lamp shining brightly on the many paths you travel. ~~Diana Krall - What Are You Doing New Years Eve~~ ~~Guy Lombardo... Happy New Year Troops, Vets, Allies & Military Families! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418075/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:00:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417355/posts Freeper Canteen: What Kind of Salad Are You? Today We Want To Know...What Kind of Salad Are You? Click here and take the quiz! To share your results, click "Code", then copy and paste the code into a "Reply" box. Have fun! Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly. Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417355/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416668/posts     ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), the Army's oldest active proving ground, is one of the world's foremost research, development, testing, and training facilities for military weapons and equipment. It is bounded by the Susquehanna and Gunpowder Rivers, the Chesapeake Bay, and the AMTRAK Railroad. The Installation occupies more than 72,500 acres in Harford County. Notable for its convergence of talents and abilities, APG encompasses more than 60 different tenant activities representing every facet of technology. Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) was established on the shores of Chesapeake Bay in... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416668/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415988/posts Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Robert L. Howard All info from this website.             Robert L. Howard (July 11, 1939, Opelika, Alabama – December 23, 2009, Waco, Texas) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Army and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War.  Biography He entered the Army at Montgomery,... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415988/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415541/posts         PERSISTENCE -- THE KEY TO SUCCESS? Walter Wintle once wrote: "If you think you are beaten, you are; if you think you dare not, you don't; If you'd like to win, but think that you can't, it's almost a cinch that you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost, for out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; it's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are; you've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415541/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:00:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415161/posts    *Click* ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ *****~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l... Our Troops Rock!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415161/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:00:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414785/posts ~ Merry Christmas, Troops and Veterans !! ~~ Families and Allies !! ~ Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Martina McBride ~ Away In A Manger Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti ~ Adeste Fideles Handel ~ Hallelujah Chorus Johnny Cash ~ Hark The Herald Angels Sing Mater Dolorosa Choir of Holyoke Mass ~ Gesu Bambino Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping Toby Keith ~ All I Want For Christmas Ronettes ~ Sleigh Ride Rockapella ~ Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree Sesame Street ~ It’s... Merry Christmas Troops and Vets, Families and Allies !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414785/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413461/posts Freeper Canteen:How Much Do You Love the Holidays?   Today We Want To Know...How Much You Love the Holidays Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose "Get HTML and BBCode ", then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413461/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412675/posts     ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Favorite Christmas Treats Gingerbread has been baked in Europe for centuries. In some places, it was a soft, delicately spiced cake; in others, a crisp, flat cookie, and in others, warm, thick, steamy-dark squares of "bread," sometimes served with a pitcher of lemon sauce or whipped cream. It was sometimes light, sometimes dark, sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, but it was almost always cut into shapes such as men, women, stars or animals, and colorfully decorated or stamped with a mold and dusted with white sugar to make the impression visible. During the nineteenth... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412675/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411936/posts Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ~ Hall of Heroes ~ The Christmas Truce All info from this website.             You are standing up to your knees in the slime of a waterlogged trench.  It is the evening of 24 December 1914 and you are on the dreaded Western Front. Stooped over, you wade across to the firing step and... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411936/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411423/posts         YOU ARE SPECIAL! "I don't know why I was even born," the young sailor confided! "I'm ugly. I'm not talented. I've never been what you would call smart. I don't really have any friends. And I can't seem to do anything right. I feel like I've spent my whole life letting people down. Sometimes I wonder if even God could love me!" That conversation took place more than a decade ago, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. That one and a lot of others over the years with the same message:... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411423/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:01:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410894/posts    *Click* ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ *****~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l... Our Troops Rock!!!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410894/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410075/posts ~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~ TROUBLESHOOTING (FREEPER MEG33’s GRANDSON !) 091122-N-9500T-223 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 22, 2009) Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Adam Cook, right, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Oran Hill, assigned to the Easy Riders of Helicopter Anti-Submraine Squadron Light (HSL) 37, embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65), troubleshoot an electrical fault on an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter prior to an early morning launch in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate to actively... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410075/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409232/posts HOLIDAY EATING TIPS 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's... Thank you Troops, Vets, Allies & Military Families! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409232/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:00:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408374/posts Freeper Canteen:Do You Spread Holiday Cheer?   Today We Want To Know...If You Spread Holiday Cheer Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose "Get HTML and BBCode ", then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408374/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:53:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407594/posts     ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Picatinny Arsenal, New JerseyThe Picatinny Arsenal is an American military research and manufacturing facility located on a 6,400-acre lot in northern New Jersey near Lake Denmark. The Arsenal is the headquarters of the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center. It is known for inventing the Picatinny rail, as well as being the Army's center of expertise for small arms cartridge ammunition. Picatinny Arsenal is also home to the US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Directorate. This group is responsible for the creation of tools, equipment, and procedures for... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407594/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:59:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406850/posts Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Jack H. Jacobs All info from this website.             Jack H. Jacobs (born August 2, 1945) is a retired Colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. He currently serves as a military analyst for MSNBC and... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406850/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406359/posts         GIVING There is a story of two young men who were working their way through Stanford University. The day came when they were broke, and something had to be done. One of them had an idea. They would engage the great Paderewski for a piano recital and put their profits toward their board and tuition. All they had to do was guarantee two thousand dollars. The recital was held but only sixteen hundred dollars was raised. Following the performance, the two young men went to Paderewski, offered him the $1600 and added a promissory note... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406359/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:00:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405878/posts    ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ *****~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l Billboard... Our Troops Rock!!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405878/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:01:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405072/posts ~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~ HORNET REFUELING A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft over Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2009. The squadron is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which is deployed to the region. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j. g. Kyle Terwilliger Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY A member of the joint international security force in Afghanistan eyes... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405072/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404242/posts Welcome to the ~ Freeper Canteen ~ Christmas Cookie Exchange To all you wonderful bakers out there......do you have a favorite cookie recipe? We've made a few to share.... Peppermint Meltaways Recipe Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cornstarch FROSTING: 2 tablespoons butter, softened 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies Directions In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine... Thank you Troops, Vets, Allies & Military Families!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404242/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:00:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403378/posts Freeper Canteen:What Dollar Bill Are You?   Today We Want To Know...What Dollar Bill You Are Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose "Get HTML and BBCode ", then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403378/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:04:10 GMT