FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 14 July 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

DANGLING FROM 350 FEET

Marines are being lifted to a height of over 350 feet in the air to avoid any possible obstacles before flying around the area during insertion and extraction rigging training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Briauna Birl

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.

WELDING SHOP

Navy Seaman Quinton Mems welds a handrail in the machinery shop aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Atlantic City, Nov. 30, 2015. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, are deployed to support Southern Seas 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Clemente A. Lynch

MISSION READINESS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Taylor Giffard role-plays as an opposition force member during a mission readiness exercise for the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2015. Giffard is a ground signals operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Owen Kimbrel

PROFICIENCY JUMPS

Paratroopers conduct parachute landing falls as part a proficiency jump program over the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, Nov. 21, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darius D. Davis

MARTIAL MOVE

A Marine Corps recruit executes a rear hand punch during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 25, 2015. The recruit is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione

EXIT EFFORT

Marine Corps Capt. Ericka Johnson conducts egress training on the Quantico Reserve Support Unit Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 20, 2015. The training replicates the effort required to exit an overturned vehicle. Johnson is a Legal Service Support Section defense attorney. U.S. Marine Corps photo

PROVIDING SECURITY

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. soldier provides security after participating in an airborne operation onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 1, 2015. The soldier is a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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[radu]

LOL! You must be a bit sleepy already.

Good night and sleep well, PRO. Don’t forget anything while packing for your weekend trip tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...gotta go move the sprinkler.

[radu]

We had a little Spring but not as long as usual. Crops were planted late because the ground was too cold. Flowers bloomed later than usual too.
But when it did finally warm up, it was HOT. And dry.

Not been a fun year so far.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, ExTex...those hangars are so cool!! And REALLY BIG!!

[luvie]

Hasn’t here for the past 1 1/2 months. Oh, well...it’s the same every year. I don’t know why I continue to be surprised or fuss about it. LOL!

It is what it is. And in a couple of months...hopefully...it’s cooler!

[radu]

Uh yeah! You’re in the desert! LOL!
Things keep up like this, we will be, too, before much longer. eek!

[luvie]

You do NOT want that! I don’t like it when it’s humid. Usually, we cool down really well at night, but not lately. But..if ya get rain, ya get the ol’ humidity! LOL!

[luvie]

Oh, my! Those dangling Marines make me dizzy! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ms Feather...*hugs*...it is SO hot here. I’m having to water the lawns. Last night the front, today the back.

Hope your rain is coming.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[radu]

We sure don’t want that! We like greenery around us too much. LOTS of it. The desert has its beauty but I could never live there, even to escape humidity.
But it does make it hard to walk out the door when it feels like a sauna outside. I did NOT want to go anywhere today but it had to be done. I need to water the potted flower tonight and keep putting it off. Still steamy out there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv....we will NEVER forget, even tho their so called “leaders” have.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Love your “camel”. LOL!

[luvie]

Well, I’m not crazy about it. Rather live in the hill country, but hubby won’t budge. Hard to want to when the house is paid for. Plus...now his mom is here in town. She’s doing great, BTW. :)

[luvie]

Thanks! It makes me laugh! :)

[radu]

Very hard to want to move when the house is paid for. Who wants to be burdened with another mortgage? Ick!

Glad your MIL is doing so well. Is she getting around better these days?

[luvie]

Not really...she’s still in her wheel chair. I think it’s permanent...bless her heart. :(

[radu]

Did you get your lawn watered or are you still moving the sprinkler around?

I just went out and watered the flowers on the deck. Going to check the beds shortly to see if those flowers need a dose too. As hot as it’s been, they’re probably ready for a drink. *sigh*

[radu]

Well darn. I’d hoped she’d healed up and bounced back enough to get out of that chair.
I guess the bright side is she won’t fall and break anything again. In the long run, she’s safer.

[luvie]

True, she’s safer, but she’s so used to being independent.

She does have a very positive attitude, though, and doesn’t let it get her down. At least around us, she doesn’t. I keep hoping she’ll get to do some PT before long and try to build up her legs before she loses the use of them completely. Right now, she can stand up for short periods, just can’t move. Her knees won’t lock. Arthritis on top of the broken bones she had. Bless her heart!