FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 19 May 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MEDAL MOMENT

Team Army members celebrate after winning the gold medal for both the team compound and recurve events during the archery competition at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, June 22, 2015.

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.

TALISMAN DRILLS

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chance Seckenger participates in launch-and-recovery drills in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 after launching from the well deck of the USS Green Bay at sea, July 9, 2015. Seckenger is assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

STAR FORMATION

Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons lead a mixed formation including a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 Fulcrum and MiG-21 Fishbed during Thracian Star 2015 over Bulgaria, July 20, 2015.

FALCON FLIGHT

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh conducts preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying his first combat sortie as commander of 455th Air Expeditionary Wing on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015.

CANINE CHASE

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Andrews, background, watches as Andy, his military working dog, chases a role player during training on Tactical Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, June 27, 2015. U.S. soldiers and dogs participating in the training are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

HOMECOMING HUGS

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ross Farling hugs his daughters during a homecoming ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, KY, July 4, 2015. Farling was among 39 guardsmen who returned from a deployment to the Persian Gulf region, where they supported Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Farling is a C-130 Hercules pilot assigned to the 123rd Airlift Wing.

AIR CUSHION

A landing craft air cushion departs the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Indian Ocean, July 8, 2015. The assault ship is patrolling in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and the landing craft is assigned to Naval Beach Unit.

FLARE POWER

An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fires flares near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2015. The carrier hosted more than 2,000 family members and friends to demonstrate the ship's capabilities. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73.

BEACH ASSAULT

U.S. Marines practice an amphibious assault in amphibious vehicles during Talisman Sabre 2015 at Fog Bay, Australia, July 8, 2015. The biennial exercise enables nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations to increase their ability to plan and execute operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. The Marines are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment.

SABRE SUNSET

The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble is underway to participate in exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 in the Timor Sea, July 6, 2015. The bilateral training exercise help to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces.

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[radu]

Howdy do, Conor. *Hugz*

If you can’t huff and puff to get all your rain to AK, we’re closer. LOL! We aren’t to the point of watering our lawn yet, like Kathy is, but we’re getting there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Despot, for sharing this.

Thank God they all got out.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...hope you and Charlie are having fun today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...hope you are having a great day.

Another trip planned?

[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.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Lots of lessons! LOL!

Your snow is actually gone?? That already happened at least once already, didn’t it?

Hope you get spring now.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Radu!

*HUGS*

It's great to see you this evening. We're having early April weather in the second half of May - so much for Gorebull warming!

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...long day. I’m ready for bed. Not a chance. LOL!

Checks printed on time. And I actually got done with my corrections early.

Did you have a good day? It’s thinking about raining, but I’ll believe it when it happens.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hoping for a little quiet time tomorrow and Friday...lots of things need catching up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

We made it through Wednesday and can almost see the weekend from here.

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, thanks Ma!

[SandRat]

Not today. Charlie went to the Dr's, he went in for his Canine Vasectomy. He came out fine, but tired.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...are you job hunting again yet?

I’m going home.

[left that other site]

There were a bunch of college kids performing earlier in the evening, plus a couple of older gents who had obviously been professional jazz musicians, they were so good.

The college students, were, of course, replete with angst and introspection, but they will grow up and learn that making music is not about the performer, but about the communication between the artist and the audience.

Two of my sisters showed up, so we had flute, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and backing vocals for each other. Classic rock...all the way!

I got a request for “Time” by Pink Floyd, and performed it unrehearsed. It came out great. Uncle John’s Band, Wild Night, Wild Horses, Rumours of Glory, a couple of originals, and Sis did “Nights in White Satin”, “Angel From Montgomery”, and played the flute for me in “Brown Eyed Girl” which, of course, I dedicated to my own Brown Eyed girl, Lynn-Dah.

This morning, I had a fight with the bank for $150.00 that they OWE ME, dropped my cell phone into a toilet, and retrieved Blue from my brother’s garage, and drove beautiful country roads the 40 miles home, and ran out of gas halfway home, and had to WALK the bike a few blocks to fill up.

I am home now, and won’t go out again tonight...I just noticed it’s a Full Moon! ((((SHUDDER))))

[radu]

We didn’t even have early April weather in April down here. LOL! Very dry month and May’s turning out to be as bad. Be glad have rain for your gardens.

We aren’t worried about our lawn. The less it grows, the less we mow. :-)
But our poor little soybeans that just started sprouting could sure use a good drink.

What would be really nice would be a good rain, then some WARM temps. It was chilly here again today. Sweater weather. brrrrrrr!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, I’m always keeping my eye out for the perfect part-time job...still looking.

[SandRat]

[radu]

Corrections done EARLY? That’s an improvement. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if no corrections were necessary? :-)

Just a day here. Did the weekly grocery shopping. Ohthethrill.

We did get a tenth of an inch of rain while I slept today but no more rain in the forecast for a couple of days at least.

The “Survivor” finale - on now - is the highlight of the day. What an exciting life. LOL!

[luvie]

Good boy, Charlie! I’m sure he’ll perk up by morning! :)