FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 10 May 2018

Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The Whole World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MARINE MUSCLE

U.S. Navy sailors pull a combat rubber raiding craft carrying Marines into the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown during amphibious operations in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 11, 2014.

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.

JAVELIN THROW

U.S. soldiers fire an M98 Javelin weapon system during range operations on the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23, 2014.

PARATROOPERS JUMP

U.S. Army paratroopers descend at Juliet Drop Zone near Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24, 2014, with the Italian Dolomite mountain range behind them. The paratroopers are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and based in Vicenza, Italy.

UNDERSEA CONDUIT

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Leroy Schnathorst guides subsea cables through a horizontally directionally drilled conduit at the Kwajelein Missile Impact Scoring System Range in Gagan, Marshall Islands, Sept. 8, 2014. The Underwater Construction Team 2 Construction Dive Detachment Alpha is deployed to the Pacific region inspecting, maintaining and repairing various underwater and waterfront facilities in support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

SLINGLOAD OPERATIONS

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers prepare to hook an M777A2 weapon system to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during slingload operations on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Sept. 24, 2014. The mission is part of an ongoing retrograde on Forward Operating Base Lightning. The soldiers are assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

SWIM CALL

U.S. sailors participate in a swim call in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 27, 2014. The sailors are assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey, which is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

AFTER AIRSTRIKES

A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014.

RED SEA OPERATION

The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke launches a Tomahawk cruise missile in the Red Sea, Sept. 23, 2014, to conduct strikes against targets in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

LETTING LOOSE

Marine Cpl. Richard Stalder, front, discusses shots during archery practice as Marine Sgt. Clayton McDaniel, back, aims at a target before the start of the Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, Sept. 24, 2014.

SPECTACULAR LANDING

Navy Chief Brad Woodard carries the American flag as he prepares to land during the Star Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore, MD, Sept. 12, 2014. Woodard is a member of the Leap Frogs, the U.S. Navy's parachute demonstration team.

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[luvie]

You will have a job at the museum for a very long time, I’m thinking! LOL!

[radu]

Really! It was a surprise to see you say you didn’t have issues today. It’s been quite a while since you’ve said that. Now if that would just continue!!

Mmmmmm, mac ‘n’ cheese! Great comfort food. Sounds like you’re set!

Now if it would just stop trying to rain and DO it!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I sure wish you were!
*HUG*

[Kathy in Alaska]

I understand tired. Sending a prayer that your sister is VERY careful with that wrist so she will be ready for her weekend gig.

[radu]

Yes, those uniforms will keep me busy for quite a while.

My goal is to eventually learn enough about everything in there so I can be a tour guide for folks who want a tour. Some go that route and some like to just meander through on their own.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

To Sojourners in KRYNN

May your sword never break.
May your armor never rust.
May the Three Moons guide your magic.
May your prayers be heard.
May your beard grow long.
May your Life Quest never blow up in your face.
May your hoopak sing.
May your Homeland prosper.
May Dragons ever fly in your dreams.

Margeret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Always remembering for sure. Good evening, Luv.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!
Thanks, unique.

Luv.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

My lawn guys were here a couple weeks ago doing the spring cleanup and the lawn is starting to green up. Rain would water it. The weather guy keeps saying real rain is coming...maybe in the next week.

I think I need to get some lawn seed and sprinkle it before the rain....several bare patches.

[luvie]

((((hugs))))

I will be. Whenever I can. Are you coming down in October? We’d sure love it

[luvie]

Hi, Kathy! (((hugs))) Thanks for the Woohoo! :)

Did you have a pretty good day today? Get all that pay stuff done for the week? Hope so. Maybe you can breathe for the rest of the week!

[radu]

Finally greening up a little up there, is it? Y’all must really look forward to it after such long winters.

Yes, I’d say getting some seed out there before the rain arrives would be the way to go.

It seemed to take forever for the trees to leaf out fully this year, then BOOM ... everything was vibrant green. It’s sure refreshing after the drabness of winter but it’s rough on the sinuses. ah-CHOO! The pollen count is high.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I can just imagine the wonderful tour guide you would be, and loving every minute.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Got the checks out, but breathing is not permitted until we get more help. My tomorrow is already filled to the brim.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Knock on wood....no allergies that I know of here.

Making a note to get some grass seed. Hmmmm....maybe I’ll check the garage first. I got some last year, but don’t remember if I used it all.

[radu]

I’d definitely love doing it but there’s a lot to learn first. And right now, there’s too much to do getting the uniforms cleaned up and I can’t get up there but a day or two a week. At this point, there’s no one else doing it.

That’s ok. I can wait and in the meantime am having a blast.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I will try very hard to make it down there.
Might be more trouble as I have to have an oxygen machine at night.
Not sure what to do about that.
Will talk to my Doc when I see him in early June, okay?
We will take it from there.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

H’okay...
It’s getting late, gonna go get ready for bed!
Off to me bedchamber!
Love to all and hugs alla round!
P.S.Tigermaus says goodnight to Ma and Aunties!
We’re going to bed meow! (now)
LOL

[radu]

Be glad you don’t have allergies to the plant life up there.
If you came down here, more than likely something would get you. Poor Ms. Feather thought she’d caught the flu when she visited us several years ago but it was just allergies. As soon as she left, she felt better.

Maybe you’ll be lucky and still have seed in the garage. One less errand to run and a few bucks get to stay in your pocket. :-)

[radu]

Good night and sleep well, MS.B! *Hugz*
Give that handsome Tigermaus a goodnight hug from his Auntie radu. :-)