FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 06 September 2018

Serving The BEst Troops and Veterans In the Whole World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

DANGEROUS DARLA

Darla, a German shepherd assigned to the Army's 549th Military Working Dog Detachment, conducts aggression training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 21, 2017. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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.

RESPONSE REFLECTION

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Dylan Worrell views the landscape from inside an MV-22 Osprey in Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017. Worrell is an incident commander assigned to the 3rd Marine Division's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Platoon. The unit conducts response drills to enhance the commander’s capabilities. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud

ALASKA SKYLINES

An airman descends over Malemute drop zone while conducting helicopter jump training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2017. The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment provided UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to support the training. The airman, a tactical air control party specialist, is assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

FAST-ROPE FRIENDS

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Marquissee, a military working dog handler, and his dog, Gage, fast-rope from an MV-22B Osprey onto an aircraft elevator aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in the Philippine Sea, March 21, 2017. Marquissee and Gage are attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Jesse Marquez Magallanes

HAIRCUT CAMARADERIE

Army 1st Lt. Christopher McKinley receives a haircut from Sgt. Jeremy Hogel at an undisclosed location, March 12, 2017. McKinley and Hogel are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. They also are deployed to support Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Mann

FINAL DRILL

Marine Corps recruits wait for the next command during a final drill evaluation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC, March 22, 2017. The recruits, assigned to Platoon 4011, 4th Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, are scored for final drill according to confidence, attention to detail and discipline. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Stegall

HEROES MARCH

Retired Army Col. Ben Skardon, 99, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, walks in the annual Bataan Memorial Death March with two Army medics at White Sands Missile Range, NM, March 19, 2017. This was the 10th time Skardon walked in the event. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar

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

[radu]

Wow, that was done quickly. Hope your eyes are happy in the morning to make work easier to do tomorrow. Hard to look at a computer for long stretches with dilated eyes.

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

Hope your day was a good one.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Heat wave here is making me appreciate Alaska.

[luvie]

Hey, there! Missed your post earlier! It was a good day. Got a few things done and had a good nap with Peaches. Win/win!

How were things there? Still hot and muggy? Did you get any of the rain from Gordan? It kind of looked like it was hooking your way. I guess all the kittehs are being good?

I thought we’d get some rain a bit earlier, but no. It was supposed to rain some every day. Right. Not gonna happen! LOL!

[radu]

Hmmmmm, “a good nap with Peaches” isn’t a string of words one expects to see. LOL! He usually disrupts sleep.

Muggy, muggy, muggy is all we’ve gotten here from TS Gordon. Rain got close but didn’t make it quite this far to the east. Might get a shower or two tomorrow through the weekend.

It’s raining some in TX, just everywhere but where you are. LOL! I checked the radar earlier and rain was scattered across the state. Same thing happening to us. *sigh*

[luvie]

He was good for a change. LOL! I know it’s hard to believe. They’re both out now, so it should be a great overnight sleep!

I know how frustrating it is! I looked at our radar earlier too, and saw how we were the hole in the donut. Guess you do relate to that.

Only had 3 cats show up today. Ghost, Li’l Bit and the shy black. No clue where the rest of them have gotten off to. Guess they’ll probably show up tomorrow starved half to death. LOL!

[radu]

He’s behaved before but it sure isn’t a regular occurrence. LOL! Good that he’s outside tonight because the odds aren’t all that good for a repeat performance.

No telling where those silly critters get off to when they disappear. But like you said, they’ll be home and hungry tomorrow.

We weren’t in the donut hole like y’all are. Here, the rain passed us to the west and then decided to spread out to the east when it reached I-40. That barrier thing again. *sigh*

[luvie]

Dang ol’ Interstate Wall! It’s more effective than the Border wall! LOL! Hope something gives you a break soon. Unless it’s time for harvest and time to turn the spigot off.

Yep...I had a feeling I wouldn’t get sleep two times in a row. Glad he’s out. Plus, it’s cooler at night now and it’s good for both of them to get the chance for fresh clean air for a change. I’d love to but for the darn mosquitoes. I’ve got them all over my ankles. Grr!

[luvie]

Now?

[luvie]

Now?

[radu]

LOL!!! That’s a good description!

We could use the rain and maybe we’ll get some before the weekend is over. There ARE a few farmers harvesting now and they might not appreciate it but the rest of us would.

It’s coolish here tonight but muggy. I stepped out for a few minutes earlier when Hubby said there was lightning to the west (not while I was out there. grrrrr). No skeeters bugged me but Hubby had just finished mowing and he stirred up something. The ol’ sinuses haven’t stopped thumping yet.

[radu]

Yep! WOOHOO!! You got it tonight!

[E.G.C.]

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

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

I reckon there wasn’t much lake time yesterday, was there? It looked mighty soggy over there.

Glad you were able to get your driver’s license renewed without too much trouble, other than the computer glitch delay. Must be a common DOT problem - - it happens here a lot too. :-)

[luvie]

I think we all have year-round allergies now. I don’t know about you, but I used to catch a break after spring was over, but now they seem to be all the time.*sniff* Of course, it couldn’t be cat hair...could it? That would not be good. LOL!

I think I’m going to head out in just a few. Take care and see ya tomorrow!

[radu]

I’ve always had allergies year-round so am used to them. Some times of year are worse than others though.
There’s something growing here all of a sudden that’s wearing us out and we don’t know what it is. It stinks when the yards are mowed. There’s been no nice freshly-mowed-grass smell this year and the stuff really cranks up our sinuses. It affects some of the cats too.

Hubby’s said that if he could win the Powerball, he’d cover all the acreage that isn’t farmed with cement. Problem solved! LOL

Good night and sleep well. I hope your hubby didn’t open the door tonight and let you-know-who inside. :-)

[E.G.C.]

((LOL))Yep, Last month a storm knocked out power to DPS and caused a three day interruption in DL renewal services. Thankfully things worked out OK this time.

We did get some lake time yesterday. Some rain earlier in the day but it cleared off.

[radu]

You were lucky you didn't have to deal with that long a delay, especially if you waited until the last minute to renew your license like I do. :-).

Nice that the day wasn't a wash-out and you two could head out to the lake.

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy! (((HUGS))) - I’m at home for the moment; gathering my stuff to head to Denver for my yearly re-certification (will be at a hotel in Denver with some other crew studying together) then it’s off to Dallas/Ft Worth for qualification on having a gun on deck - last time I scored 450 out of 500 to pass.

[luvie]

Gooooood...er....afternoon, y'all!
Yes, I slept too late.
But I also went to bed too late. LOL!
So it balances out!
Anyhow.....y'all have a Fabulous Friday Eve!
((((hugs))))