FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 April 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AFTERBURNER

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Draper inspects an F/A-18 afterburner in the jet shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the waters south of Japan, May 21, 2015. The Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, are patrolling the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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.

EVACUATION TRAINING

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Tupper, back left, and Sgt. Ramona Nicolau with Romania's land forces unstrap a simulated patient who was secured to a litter during their evacuation training at the Cincu Training Area, Romania, May 30, 2015.

GRAVESITE VISIT

Brittany, left, and her son, Christian, 4, visit the grave of her husband and his father, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, on Memorial Day in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, May 25, 2015. Christian is wearing his father’s cover.

RIFLEMAN'S ROPE

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maximilian Roth crosses a gorge on a rope during his final Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, CA, May 18, 2015. Roth is a rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force

TOWER TEST

A soldier rappels during certification on Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, SC, May 29, 2015, before training chaplain candidates in a leaders course during two weeks of annual training. The soldiers are assigned to the 104th Training Division.

SUPPLY MISSION

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command Fast Combat Support Ship USNS Arctic during a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the 5th Fleet area of operations, May 20, 2015. The Roosevelt is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, which includes strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22.

VIRGINIA SAND

A Navy landing craft air cushion lands at Virginia Beach, VA, May 29, 2015, for the 2015 Patriotic Festival.

HOWITZER GUIDE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Davila guides a palletized howitzer onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 25, 2015. U.S. Air Force aircraft have delivered 19,900 short tons of cargo throughout Afghanistan this year. Davila is a loadmaster assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

THUNDERBIRD FLIGHT

Air Force Maj. Curtis Doughtery flies his aircraft over the Rocky Mountains after an aerial refueling, May 21, 2015. Doughtery is a slot pilot for the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds.

JAVELIN LAUNCH

A Marine fires a Javelin at a simulated enemy tank during Operation Lava Viper at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, May 29, 2015. The Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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[eyedigress]

They have a toll that runs right into the RTP. It starts north at I-40 near Page and runs all the way to Fuquay Varina.

Companies pay it. I click off north at hwy 55 and south at hwy 55.

[eyedigress]

I’m 4 hours to a decent beach. Surfside

[Kathy in Alaska]

Where did you live in NC?

[radu]

I guess it was to be expected. It still stinks. I know there are those who like RTP but it really changed that area and not necessarily to the good. But then, that’s just mho.
Raleigh was a large city with a small town feel to it in ‘79 and that’s what I loved about it.

[radu]

It took me 3 to 4 hours to get to Nags Head but I could get to Atlantic Beach for a night of clubbing in 3 hours. Did that many times but being a night owl (and younger then), I could pull it off. LOL! I’d head home when the club closed and be there by my normal bed time.
Those were the days.

[radu]

I lived in Raleigh for 14 years - except for 3 years in Durham when I was married for a short time.
Then lived in Wilmington for a year after Mom died but everything fell apart. Back to TN again. Met Hubby, got married, and here I stay. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! THE #1 thing on my list is for him to find a bolt and nut (it’s on the outside and flat) set to reattach the handle and the glass of my sunroof. No one seems to know what I’m asking for. I can describe it perfectly.

Somehow the nut got loose and disappeared. I have the bolt that goes through the handle and glass from the inside, but I can’t put them together and secure the hole and make the sunroof water tight again. I went through the car wash on Sunday and almost drowned. I duct taped the hole on the outside and duct taped part of the edge of the sunroof, but water still poured in as I can’t make a good seal as the opener can’t be dogged down. *sigh* I do keep a towel, but it gets soaked and I get tired holding it up. LOL!

I don’t care how it looks anymore, just so I can use the sunroof and dog it down for rain, if we ever get any, and car washes.

[luvie]

I am now! Heehee!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sleep tight, Luv...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Thanks, unique.

radu.....#100!!

[radu]

ROTFL!! I’m sitting here remembering you took your mom through the car wash not long ago. Or were you in her car that time?

I hope he has luck finding what you need. No fun when a sunroof leaks!

[radu]

HEY!!!!!! What are you doing still awake??? And why am I not surprised? LOL!

[radu]

A two-fer tonight, and I wasn’t even trying for the second one. LOL

[eyedigress]

Concord

[Kathy in Alaska]

“Her” car is the Subaru...I had to get a car that took NO steps of any height to get in. My folks Suburban had to go. I took the salesman home with me several times to try out a couple. It was meant to be. I have an 84 S-10 Blazer, but the seat is a little to high for her.

I love the way it drives, but the driver’s seat and I don’t get along well. The seat won’t tip forward at all so I use a wedge on the seat. Knees and back need special consideration. Old age isn’t fun. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Do you visit your recliner every now and then? d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

I think I am going to soak and then crash.

Sleep tight when you get there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am crashing...

Good night and rest well, eye. Thanks for the beautiful scenary. And thank you for your service to our country.

[radu]

Ah, ok. I know if you’d taken her through the car wash in your vehicle or not. That would have really freaked her out if you had. LOL

Not fun when your seat won’t adjust the way you need it to for a bad back and knees. I drive what was Aunt Clara’s Town Car most of the time because it has a lumbar support thingie. The station wagon is a good car, too, but it doesn’t have the lumbar support. I only drive it when I need to haul groceries or something large.

[radu]

Good night and sleep well.
Have a grand time tomorrow with your brother!