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Posted on 05/14/2017 5:03:18 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Good morning to our
Military, our Allies, and their families.
Thank you, Star (and Ma) for preparing
the Canteen for today's activities.
WOW!
R I P Stephen Holden Doane
Job Well Done.
Rest is Eternal Glory.
Dropping in to say hello.
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
And you FReeper ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day or
got to spend time with your mother.
I took mine out to breakfast on Thursday;
our oldest took me to lunch on Friday;
spent time with youngest and his familyon Saturday;
Sunday was a relaxing day with hubby & 4-legged girls.
This is a post and run morning.
The weather is going to be sunny and warm
after two days of rain, so
I'm going to work on the fence today and tomorrow.
Middle of the week is going to be toooooooooooo hot.
What's with this crazy weather?
A couple of days ago, we had to turn on the heat,
now it'll be the a/c. UGH!
Mother Nature, make up your mind!!!!
But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!
The FR Canteen is
Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
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((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?
Thanks! We had a nice day even though it RAINED.
Actually, I think it was I who broke the internet. The thing crashed right in the middle of the Jerusalem Thread, leaving it HALF posted. It was very weird.
Ah-ha! LOL! You must have wondered what the heck was going on!
I’m glad I get updates on the FR Facebook page or I’d have been a basket case. I even posted my quiz there...just for funz. :)
I am not on FB, otherwise i would ask you to be my friend. But you are already my FRiend, which is better! :-)
((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. So great to have FR back on. How’s it going?
I would want you to be my friend, but being FRiends is much better!
Except when the site is down. Then it’s nice to know what’s going on from FB. LOL!
True. I could read the FB page but not comment on it.
Exactly. It does get to be fun sometimes, though, during the election cycle especially. Plus, there are a lot of businesses in your area that will have FB pages and you can get more gigs maybe. Who knows. :)
Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))
Indeed it is good to be back. I feel like I’ve been in a dark cave for 5 days. LOL!
Have you and Bo had a good week? Lots of critters to play with?
FB is the way to get gigs.
The old methods of 8x10 glossy photos and press kits with a demo tape don’t work anymore.
I was one of the first people on FB when it first launched. I friended a bass player who happened to be Egyptian. Next thing you know, the Muslim Brotherhood hijacked my page and were posting Vile propaganda videos on my “wall”.
I know that they have improved their privacy settings since then, but I was so spooked that I disengaged and will NEVER go back.
It’s been a good week. We had a storm move through which caused some tree damage and a loss of power for a time here in town last night. Raining and thundering right now.
Yikes!! Do NOT blame you at all for not wanting anything to do with that! Scary stuff!
I hope you didn’t have any problems at your house! Don’t need the hassle of power outages!
We had a very nice thunderstorm early this morning. No wind, just noise, maybe a bit of small hail but nearly an inch of rain that I was pleased to have!
Well, the only problem here was the power outage. I was able to get the wi-fi back up and running after we got the power back on using the old Windows 7 with the failing hard drive. :-D
Well, that’s great! Glad you hung on to the older computer just for situations like this! :)
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Stephen Holden Doane (October 13, 1947 – March 25, 1969) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. First Lt. Doane was serving as a platoon leader when his company, engaged in a tactical operation, abruptly contacted an enemy force concealed in protected bunkers and trenches. Three of the leading soldiers were pinned down by enemy crossfire. One was seriously wounded. After efforts of 1 platoon to rescue these men had failed, it became obvious that only a small group could successfully move close enough to destroy the enemy position and rescue or relieve the trapped soldiers, 1st Lt. Doane, although fully aware of the danger of such an action, crawled to the nearest enemy bunker and silenced it. He was wounded but continued to advance to a second enemy bunker. As he prepared to throw a grenade, he was again wounded. Undaunted, he deliberately pulled the pin on the grenade and lunged with it into the enemy bunker, destroying this final obstacle. 1st Lt. Doane's supreme act enabled his company to rescue the trapped men without further casualties. The extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by this officer were an inspiration to his men and are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army
