FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 29 March 2018

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

WINTER TRAINING

Airmen conduct room clearance training at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, NY, Jan. 7, 2017. The airmen are assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing's Security Forces Squadron. The training enables security forces to learn how to properly and safely clear and secure a room in a combat environment. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy

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.

SUNSET SUPPLIES

A sailor directs an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to lower supplies onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano

TRAINING TALK

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Thornton, the on-scene leader, talks with the firefighting team during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2017. Thornton is an aviation boatswain’s mate handling. Navy photo by Chief Amanda Dunford

MOODY FLAMES

An airman enters a prop aircraft at nighttime during training to fight fires at Moody Air Force Base, GA, Jan. 10, 2017. The airman is a firefighter assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron. After extinguishing external fires, firefighters entered the prop aircraft to continue combating the flames inside. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snide

PRECISION CUTS

A soldier uses a buzz saw to slice the door of a simulated down aircraft during training at Fort Bragg, NC, Jan 10, 2017. The soldier is assigned to the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Downed Aircraft Recovery Team. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore

LOOKING UP

An airman rappels down a wall during confined space rescue training at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, NY, Jan. 8, 2017. The airman is a pararescueman assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 103rd Rescue Squadron. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy

SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZERS

M106 Paladin self-propelled howitzers shipped from Germany sit on flatbed vehicles after crews offloaded them in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Jan. 9, 2017. Soldiers will use the howitzers, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, to conduct training in Eastern Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Corinna Baltos

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Luv...right this very minute I feel 10 times worse than that little guy. I have reached the end of my row for tonight. I’m off to bed. My brain is dead.

[radu]

Most of the tulips are red but there are a few purple and yellow ones too. They were planted by Hubby’s mom or by Aunt Clara. All the daffodils have been here for years too.

Neat that you have irises blooming already. We still have a little while to wait for ours. The first should be some white bearded irises my dad sent a few years ago for my birthday but when remains to be seen. I don’t know if the chilly weather will set them back or not. They bloomed the first week in April last year.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Awwww,,
Poor Ma!
Wish I was there to give you some TLC,
and Ms Bs wondermous chicken soup!
I’d even find old movies of Tom Sellecks for you to watch!
I KNOW that would make you feel better!
*wink*

Glad you have the day off tomorrow!
Please get some rest!
Mr B is all better Ma, and thank you for asking!
*HUG*

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Young and proud and strong!
You rock, Maria!

[luvie]

Good idea. Rest, rest, rest.

And Nyquil! See you when you feel better. And for goodness sake don't answer the phone if it's work. LOL!

[luvie]

They might be a bit later but I’ll bet they’ll bloom. Do you have them in just one bed or scattered like the tulips and daffodils are?

Mine are mostly purple or brownish. One yellow if it will bloom. Most of mine were given to me by either my aunt or hubby’s aunt and they are decades old. We’ve thinned, replanted and whatever and we never know if they’ll bloom or not. It’s one of my favorite flowers and I have no luck with any consistency. LOL!

[radu]

I imagine they’ll be later, too, but I’m keeping an eye out for bud stems shooting up.

The irises Dad sent are in two beds - one on each side of the front porch. There are other irises in beds that were here before I moved to the farm. Many different colors and they bloom at different times, like the daffodils.

I used to be the “black death” to plants but though I don’t exactly have a green thumb, I don’t kill them off any more. LOL

[radu]

I hope you’re well into dreamland by now and will feel better in the morning after a long sleep. *Hugz*

[luvie]

I’ve never been good with plants. So enjoy your reprieve from being plant death. LOL!

I haven’t even watched any of the nests tonight. I do know that the President and First Lady in DC have 2 eggs now. I kind of forgot about them till earlier this week and saw one, and then she laid another one today. More bobbleheads before long!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. How's it going?

[radu]

It took a loooooong time to reach the point plants survived my care. LOL
Still no good with veggie gardens and after two attempts, I gave up.

I’ve been bouncing from one nest to the next most of the night, checking in on everyone. Hoping to see more storks show up at their nests.
I did see Bubo make an appearance at his nest but still no Ms. Bo. I hope nothing happened to her.

[luvie]

I’m glad you saw him! I went back through the video and I didn’t see him in any of the frames. I sure wish she’d get her act together. Of course, I hope nothing has happened to her, too.

I guess I’d better head out. Enjoy your event tomorrow evening. I look forward to hearing how it went! Nite for now! :)

[radu]

I only saw him because there was one post in chat and they mentioned it. He didn’t land on the nest - - was on a branch just at the edge. He sat and called for a few minutes and left.

Now have the 2nd Latvian eagles up. Hoo-hoo bird calling. :-)

Good night and sleep well. Hope you have a good day tomorrow.
And hoping the rain here doesn’t put a damper on the event in the afternoon. We all want a good turnout of folks to honor the veterans.

[SkyDancer]

Okay, well hope you’re feeling better.

[left that other site]

One day at a time!

The twins (4 years old grand-nephews of mine) were blowing bubbles outdoors in the yard in the beautiful spring air. To facilitate the giant bubble-blowing, their grandpa(my BIL) filled the birdbath with soapy water.

Later that evening, we had a campfire in the yard and were sitting around in the moonlight, when Penny moseyed over to the birdbath for a nice, refreshing drink.

Argh! She went crazy trying to get the soapy taste out of her moth!

This morning she had doggie-diarrhea, but waited for her morning walk.

Now she’s all cleaned out....and she hadn’t even said a swear word!

Blue should be coming home next week, I think!

[luvie]

I think I heard the hoo-hoo bird on the Latvian nest. Not sure. LOL! It’s a pretty site, though.

[luvie]

Sort of looks like Ms B. :)

[luvie]

Gooood mornin', Early Birds!
We've got out eyes on YOU!
Are ya ready for the weekend to begin?
I hope y'all will have pretty weather for it!
I think we will have a warm Easter for a change.
Very unusual.
Right now it's reeeeeeeally windy.
Hope it calms down soon.
It's ruffling my feathers!
Y'all have a GREAT day!
((((hugs))))

[Davy Crocket]

Not sure who you mean, but before I inherited the ping list, it was sent out by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub. He never recovered from a stroke in 2007

I don’t remember his handle but that might be him. I remember him in the late 1990’s here. He had a Chinese name I believe.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

My hair is much more silver than hers, but she could be a long lost sister?
LOL