FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 19 December 2013

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off to start my car and then off to my hair cut. Back later.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS)))))

[The Mayor]

More Lake Effect snow today, I got caught in blizzard/white out conditions, traffic 5 miles an hour, snow covered roads and cars in ditches. I turned around to get out of the worst of it and within 7 miles the sun was shining. 8 inches fell in 4 hours.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Brrr! It’s cold here!

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...I’ll know if the table and chair legs are cooperating this weekend.

[yarddog]

This one is labeled "Aachen, Germany 1944, Lewis Grace". I am not sure if he is the photographer or the soldier. He looks cold.

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi again, Kathy! The morning commutes continue to be horrendous, but the evening commute was again under one hour. I'm not going in tomorrow - I have appointments with physicians and my dentist throughout the day. Of course, I'm still driving all over Central Maryland - Baltimore to Greenbelt and back to Laurel.

Still a lot of Christmas decorating to do. We hope to finish over the weekend.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

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SAFE PASSAGE, KATHY!!!



I HAVE YOUR SIX!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



"For Unto Us A Child Is Born"
Messiah
G.F. Handel
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May the Blessings of Christmas Descend Upon You And Yours
And Remain Throughout The New Year!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire for the evening -

For Every Morn' Brings Forth A Noble Chance,
And Every Chance Demands A Noble Knight!

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!



Standing With Them:
My Uncle Joe!



SSgt. Joseph T. Gavin, USA (PH)
WWII

TAPS
U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"

(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

God bless them all and keep them safe!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog....((HUGS))...thank you so much for sharing your pictures. He does look very cold. God Bless all our military men and women, past and present.

My eyes went immediately to his hands...no gloves or mittens.
I just got in from a hair cut and stop by Costco to pick up refilled ink cartridges....my hands are frozen and hurt like heck as they warm up. It has been below zero all day, but now it has warmed up to 5 above and started snowing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[yarddog]

Thank you. I have a large number of WWII pictures. I don’t deserve much credit as they were gathered by the Daughter of one of my Fathers comrades in the 208th ECB.

She contacted all the ones still living but mostly from their children as many pictures as she could get. She then edited them, and created categories and copied them all onto DVDs. I think I sent her around 20 photos but there are over 600 in total. I try to give credit to whoever took each picture but sometimes I just don’t know.

Some are of poor quality but of such an interesting subject that I am glad I have them. One of the best but which I can’t seem to find is of their first meeting up with the Russians just outside Berlin in 1945.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Can planes even fly at -19?

I expect so with proper warm-up. And the poor folks that service them sure must know how to keep warm.

[GeronL]

Poor ground crew.

[GeronL]

How it was done back in the day

http://wcam.mb.ca/2495/in-canada-cold-is-the-mother-of-invention/

it was apparently dangerous though

[Jet Jaguar]

Geron,

Planes fly well at -19 and below. They also fly well at 40+.

Problems occur right at above and below +32 due to icing.

It is hard on the maintainers and crew chiefs working in these conditions.
But, we are well equipped with cold weather gear and work rest cycles so we don't freeze.

The F-16 usually has some problems with extreme cold weather with its’ hydraulic systems being cold. The flight controls need to be moved and exercised vigorously to get them warmed up.

We often have to calm the pilots and tell them to cycle the controls and surfaces for several minutes before we can clear them to fly.

[GeronL]

thanks for the info

[Kathy in Alaska]

Excellent read....thanks.

Proving again that necessity IS the mother of invention....over and over and over.