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~ The FReeper Canteen Presents The Navy WAVES ~ After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. Navy began building more ships and creating new bases and facilities. Facing a shortage of men for active and support jobs, in January 1942 the Secretary of the Navy petitioned the U.S. Congress for a women's reserve. Also in January 1942, the Office of Naval Intelligence began looking to colleges for women who could work in intelligence. Once the training was completed, the women were sworn in as ensigns in the U.S. Navy. Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and...

    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Nellis Air Force Base, NevadaNellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. An installation of the Air Combat Command (ACC), Nellis is the location of United States Air Force Warfare Center and a major training location for both U.S. and foreign fighter aircraft aircrews. The base is named for William Harrell Nellis, a Las Vegas resident and Air Force P-47 pilot who died in action during the Battle of the Bulge.Nellis, an integral...

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 ~ 60th Anniversary of theBerlin Airlift Part 3 All info and photos from this website.             June 30 was the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, a subject which we covered in detail in December 2007 in these threads:We're going to look at a few other stories surrounding this heroic...

          NEVER ENOUGH TIME While I have only been an occasional visitor to Washington, I was struck by one scene so strongly that it remains as somewhat of a reference. My first view "up close and personal" of the Pentagon was neither awe-inspiring nor intimidating. To be sure, I was impressed with the size of the building, but that was about it. What came upon me, and has stayed with me, is the image of an ant farm. An enormous one, surely, but an ant farm nonetheless. So may passageways with so many ants constantly...

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~ It's Finally Friday!! ~ THE NATIONAL ENSIGN 080714-N-4009P-560 BUSAN, Korea (July 14, 2008) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse, from Victorville, Calif., prepares to raise the national Ensign as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pulls into Busan for a routine port visit. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter (Released) Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand...

Welcome to the ~ Freeper Canteen ~ July 17, 1955 Disneyland Opens Disneyland, Walt Disney's metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Today, Disneyland hosts more than 14 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion. Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, worked as a commercial artist before setting up a small studio in Los Angeles to produce animated cartoons. In 1928, his short film Steamboat Willy, starring the...

Freeper Canteen: What Utensil Are You?   Today We Want To Know...What Utensil Are You? Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose HTML, then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun! 

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 ~ 60th Anniversary of theBerlin Airlift Part 1 All info and photos from this website.             June 30 was the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, a subject which we covered in detail in December 2007 in these threads:Part OnePart TwoPart ThreePart Four We're going to look at a few...

          AN ODD WAY TO PRAY Over the years I have heard a multitude of spoken prayers. Some flowed poetically from the speaker's tongue, some had the overtones of a sermon, and others resembled conversation. I have also heard another type of prayer, though never in a church or chapel. Its usage is universal in the English language, even being used on occasion by atheists. The prayer is most often spoken during times of anger, frustration, or used to display extreme displeasure with a given situation or individual. The vast majority of the English-speaking population...

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~ It's Finally Friday!! ~ PRESENTING COLORS Sailors assigned to the Navy Ceremonial Guard hold flags representing each state during the presentation of colors during a Navy District Washington Concert on the Avenue at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones 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. GOLF COURSE LANDING Spectators at the the 2nd Annual AT&T National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., watch as...

Freeper Canteen: Are You a Winter Person or a Summer Person?   Today We Want To Know...Are You a Winter Person or a Summer Person? Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose HTML, then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun! 

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 ~ 60th Anniversary of theBerlin Airlift Part 1 All info and photos from this website.             June 30 was the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, a subject which we covered in detail in December 2007 in these threads:Part OnePart TwoPart ThreePart Four We're going to look at a few...

          COLIN POWELL'S TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN G.I. Time Magazine prepared a list of the 10 most influential people of the century in each field to mark the end of the century. The 10 most influential scientists, politicians, entertainers, sports figures, musicians, artists, and industrialists. This month they published the 10 most influential people (overall) of the century. They named "the American GI" the most influential person of the century. It is the only one that is not a single individual. General Powell wrote the introduction to the award: As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

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       Happy Birthday America!In the United States, Independence Day commonly known as the Fourth of July is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from England.  -Photo of a Miami Fourth of JulyHere are Some items that remind us of this special time of year: (Photo: Joseph Ambrose holding the flag that draped his son's casket from the Korean War. Ambrose is a WWI veteran.)   So that we may enjoy our BBQ, someone has to stand the watch. While we enjoy swimming in our pools, someone has to...

The FReeper Canteen Presents..... The U.S. Army Air Corps Established July 2nd, 1926 The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the predecessor of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) from 1926-41, which in turn was the forerunner of today's U.S. Air Force (USAF), established in 1947. Although abolished as an organization in 1941, it existed as a branch subordinate to the USAAF from 1941-47. The Air Corps was created from the Air Service in 1926 largely as a compromise between advocates of a separate air arm and the traditional command structure of the United States Army. Members worked...

     ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ What's Your Favorite Childhood Memory?     Welcome to the FReeper Canteen! It's great to have you with all of us!! Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and their families for allowing us to entertain you!      Your Opinions Please!  What Is Your Favorite Childhood Memory? Playing in your Treehouse?Playing with your friends on the school playground?Summer Camp with your friends?Summer at Grandpa and Grandma's Farm?Come tell us about your favorite Childhood Memory!     

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 ~Jake McNiece Info mostly from this website with support info found here and here.Thanks to OSTATE for a heads up on this hero!!             Born:                             24 May 1919                                                Mayville, OklahomaEnlistment date:            01 Sep 1942Deployments:                Europe...

          JUDAS ASPARAGUS A child was told to write a book report on the entire Bible. This is amazing and brought tears to my eyes. I wonder how often we take for granted that children understand what we are teaching??? Through the eyes of a child. Children's Bible in a Nutshell. In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!'...

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~ FINALLY FRIDAY ~ CLOUD COVER Army National Guard soldiers from Iowa work to complete a seven-foot sandbagged levy in order to protect an electrical generator from the rising floodwaters in Hills, Iowa, June 14, 2008. About 80 Guardsmen -- including those with the 34th Army Band out of Fairfield -- sandbagged at the generator plant.U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez 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. NFL Coach Visits Troops in Afghanistan Mike Nolan (right...

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 ~PFC Jacklyn H. Lucas All info and photos from this website.             Although only 14 years of age, having a muscular build, 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall and weighing 180 pounds (82 kg), he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve without his mother's consent on August 6, 1942. He gave his age as 17, and...

          ON A GOOD DAY Our worth is tested every day. We are given the choice of being nice to people or uncharitable. We are given the choice of doing our work as well as we can or of goofing off. Some days it seems the tests are harder than on others, but every day brings with it some kind of test. Even the really good days! To have everything go wonderfully for us, to feel like a million dollars, to have one of those days when nothing and nobody can upset us, they are...

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~ FINALLY FRIDAY ~ AGGRESSOR EAGLES A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation, June 5, 2008, over the Nevada Test and Training Ranges. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald 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. U.S. Special Forces Aid Dying Afghan Boy "We don't understand Americans," Ahmad said before departing. "We have yet to understand...

  Destination Bizarre If you're going to plan a road trip in America, why not be original? Anybody can visit the "gambling capital of the world" (Las Vegas), the "movie capital of the world" (Hollywood), and the "automotive capital of the world" (Detroit), but don't you want to dig a little deeper? Don't you want to get a little bit more out of your vacation? Here is a closer look at ten of America's most interesting (self-proclaimed) "capitals of the world." Red Flannel Capital of the World Cedar Springs, Michigan Legend has it that a harsh winter in 1936...

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 ~ Audie Murphy(part 1) All info from this website.             Early life He was born in Texas, to Emmett Berry and Josie Bell Murphy (née Killian) who was of Irish descent, poor sharecroppers, and grew up on farms between Farmersville and Greenville, as well as near Celeste, Texas (Hunt County). Murphy...

          THE LOSER WHO NEVER GAVE UP For "Sparky", school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school, getting a grade of zero. He also flunked Latin, algebra and English. And his record in sports wasn't any better. Though he did manage to make the school's golf team, he promptly lost the only important match of the season. Oh, there was a consolation match; he lost that too. Throughout his youth, Sparky was awkward socially. It wasn't that the other students disliked him; it's just...

~ Flag Day, June 14 ~ Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Click Betsy Ross The History of Flag Day Red Skelton ~ Pledge of Allegiance (spoken) Red Skelton ~ Pledge of Allegiance (written) Star Spangled Banner Ragged Old Flag Old Glory This Ain’t No Rag, It’s A Flag You're A Grand Old Flag Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.

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 ~Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington            "Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgement of a split second are what makes some pilots an ace, while others think back on what they could have done." Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC  "Pappy" was born in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho on...

          "AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS" Matthew 28:20 One morning I stood on the bluffs overlooking the coast at Camp Pendleton. I spied an amphibious naval vessel just off shore. As I stood watching, it came into full view, then disappeared as the early morning fog came and went. The ship was always there, but it was only visible part of the time. It spoke to me of the reality of God's presence. The truth is God is always there, but our changing moods affect our ability to see. It's good days and...

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D-Day, June 6, 1944Men of the 16th Infantry Regiment seek shelter from German machine-gun fire behind "Czech hedgehog" beach obstacles, Easy Red sector, Omaha Beach, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Soldiers' First-Hand Accounts of D-Day Click Eisenhower speaks with U.S. paratroopers of the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on the evening of June 5, 1944. Eisenhower's D-Day Message Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark...

    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia Marine Corps Base Quantico is located near Triangle, Virginia. Known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps", it is a major Marine Corps training base, covering nearly 100 square miles. The Corps's Combat Development Command is based here, which develops strategies for Marine combat, and makes up most of the community of over 12,000 military and civilian personnel, including families. Spaniards visited Quantico 40 years before Jamestown was settled and Captain John Smith explored the Potomac banks in 1608. Tobacco was the main product of early...

          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...

~ FINALLY FRIDAY ~ ALASKAN EAGLE An F-15E Eagle jet receives fuel at almost 30,000 feet above ground from an KC-135 Stratotanker boom over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex during a training mission in support of Northern Edge 2008, May 14, 2008. The KC-135 belongs to the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Rob Dolan 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. Face of Defense: Band Member Keeps Division Gym in Tune Army...

The Freeper Canteen Presents From the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq , women have served in some way in every conflict. Not that they were legal in the early days. History tells us that thirty three thousand women served in World War One and almost 500,000 took part in World War Two. During the Korean era 120,000 women were in uniform and seven thousand were deployed in theater during Viet Nam. During Desert Storm seven per cent of the total U.S. forces deployed were women - over forty thousand of them. Twins stick together, even...

    The FReeper Canteen Observes ------------------------Memorial Day 2008 ------------------------   HistoryMemorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet (see below) carried the dedication "To The...

          CHARACTER A wise person once said, "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing to him or for him." (author unknown) Columnist Ann Landers put it this way, "The best index of a person’s character is how he treats people who can do him absolutely no good." In the Christian Scriptures, the Apostle Paul talks about entertaining "angels unawares." (Hebrews 13:1) What these writers are talking about here is more than an act. It’s an attitude - about life, about people, and most importantly,...

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FReeper Canteen ~ Memorial Day Weekend PRECISION FLYING The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation over California, May 2, 2008. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's premier demonstration squadron and represent the Air Force throughout the nation and abroad. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith Coming to Elmendorf AFB the end of June. 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. SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy 080507-N-5549O-339 LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY (May 7, 2007) Maureen Murphy,...

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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 ~Sgt. Alvin C. York             BIOGRAPHYAlvin Cullum York (1887-1964) ended the First World War as one of America's most famous soldiers, with fame and popular recognition assured following a remarkable act of courage and coolness in October 1918.Having grown up in poverty the young York honed his skills as a...

          EXAMPLE The most valuable gift you can give another is a good example. "For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." (John: 13:15) In his autobiography, Armand Hammer known as much for his humanitarian efforts as for being chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, an advisor to presidents from Roosevelt to Reagan, and an industrialist reveals the roots of his giving spirit: "My father had become a prominent and greatly love figure in the area. . .It was an almost ecstatic experience for me to...

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REPLENISHMENT AT SEA U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Jacelyn Whitespeare mans a sound-powered telephone aboard USS Ronald Reagan March 26, 2008, during a replenishment at sea with USNS Yukon while under way in the Pacific Ocean with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly 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. Soldiers, Airmen Help Afghan Police Hone Skills Army Sgt. Justin Koers, New York National Guardsman and deployed police mentoring...

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 ~ SFC Paul Smith All info and photos from this website.             Paul Ray Smith was born on September 24, 1969, in El Paso, Texas. At the age of nine, his family moved to South Tampa, Florida, where he attended public schools. He enjoyed sports, liked cats, skateboarding, riding bicycles,...

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