FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii ~ 01 DEC 2009

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[HopeandGlory]

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[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

In.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo!!! You were able to get one more post out of your computer. Good job....we are going to Hawaii!

[american_ranger]

I was once XO of the unit that owned that M60 tank.

[laurenmarlowe]

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 335th Fighter Squadron drop 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2009. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and based on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller

Smoke rises from a cave in eastern Afghanistan after being bombed by U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft crews assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which is based at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Loomis eats his Thanksgiving meal around the firepit on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. Loomis is deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

Road Trip: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii

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[american_ranger]

Spent a lot of time there.
Also drove my jeep up to the observatory at least three times.

[american_ranger]

Ate a lot of lave dust on that tank trail.

[american_ranger]

lave=lava

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, american_ranger.....how neat that you recognize a piece of history, and you are a part of that history too. We thank you and your son for your service to our country.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha ahiahi Lauren!

E komo mai Pohakuloa!

[luvie]

Now THERE’S a road trip I could totally enjoy!

I’ll start packing now! LOL!

Thanks for the great trip, (((Lauren)))

We’re comin’ to see ya, Big Guy! LOL!

[luvie]

Great pictures, Lauren!!

God bless those brave troops who are doing all they can
to keep us safe!!

[luvie]

Thank you for your service...and this great story!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloba West Texas Rose!

Just be sure to dress warmly when visiting Pohakuloa....it's a bit chilly at 9000' in the morning, late afternoon and all night long. Noon's a good time though.

[Kathy in Alaska]

laurenmarlowe’s computer may have see its last post. She’s been having trouble and is trying to post now.

[mylife]

The click it of ticket sign on base cracks me up!

Here! take this tank into battle, but you’ll get a ticket if you drive on base at 25 mph without a seat belt on LoL!

PC run amok LoL

[editor-surveyor]

Good evening Kathy :o)