FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 20 August 2020

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

NIGHT BOARDING

Paratroopers board and position their gear inside an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before participating in a night jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2016. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena

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.

ROCKET EXERCISE

A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom fires rockets during an urban close air support exercise at Yodaville near Yuma, AZ, April 1, 2016. The Venom is assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. The Marines conducted the exercise during an event in part to provide standardized advanced tactical training. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary M. Ford

GREEN GUISE

Army Staff Sgt. Brian Dolan applies camouflage to his face during an Expert Infantryman Badge qualification at Fort Jackson, SC, March 31, 2016. Dolan is assigned to Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 171st Infantry Brigade. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton

DEFLECTOR INSPECTORS

Sailors prepare to inspect jet blast deflectors on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2016. The Eisenhower is conducting a unit training exercise to prepare for a deployment. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado

VALVE VIEW

Army Sgt. Joseph St. Germain, left, and Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham close a valve on an Alaska railroad water tender, or tanker, during exercise Alaska Shield 2016 in Palmer, Alaska, April 2, 2016. Germain and Markham are assigned to the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team. The tender served as the source of a simulated sulfuric acid leak. Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. David Bedard

HARPERS HYDRATION

Navy Seaman Chance Blackey cools down with water during a fire drill aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the Indian Ocean, April 2, 2016. The Harpers Ferry is supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman

CLEARING A PATH

Sailors clear a path to a fighting position on Camp Badger during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2016 in Aqaba, Jordan, April 3, 2016. The Navy led the multilateral exercise, which is the world’s largest maritime exercise with forces from more than 30 nations training across the Middle East. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Furey

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, spel....

Brace for an early and cold winter.

Hmmmmm....

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....ML snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....radu bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

How ya doing, Pro? enjoying retirement still?

Hope your weather has cooled some.

Are things opening up on your side of the state, or must you still go underground to get a hair cut?

[PROCON]

Doing well, Kathy, retirement is good but I do still try and keep busy, just slower in my old age, LOL.

We've cooled off a bit and I can go (legally) to get a haircut but our restaurants are still only order/pick-up or outside dining. 🤬

[luvie]

Ether one sounds amazing. I haven’t had ice cream in a while, except for a sip of hubby’s milk shake the other day. Vanilla. He doesn’t care for choklit. What’s he THINKIN’!!

I’m thrilled for you that you have gotten some much needed rain. Everything has to look prettier because of it. We’ve only had 7.5” for the year. NOT happy with that.

[Kathy in Alaska]

That’s cool...what state does it go to? Will you deliver it?

Is the new welder proving trainable and responsible?

[radu]

Made the Top 3 two nights in a row. How’d that happen? LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie...we will NEVER forget them!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah for you!

[radu]

I settled for ice cream. It isn’t as rich and since I was still a little full from supper, I went the easy route. LOL! I need to go to bed early because the “R” women’s group meeting is tomorrow and that cake sits for a while.

In a way you’re lucky your hubby doesn’t like choklit. Any in the house is YOURS. Sometimes I hide choklit goodies so Hubby can’t eat them all. LOL

It’ll take more rain than we got to make things look prettier but at least they’ll stay alive. The grass is pretty brown around here and a lot of trees have yellow leaves. But the cotton has more flowers opened up and my sinuses feel it.

Only 7.5 inches this year? That IS dismal, isn’t it? I’m surprised y’all aren’t ablaze like CA.

[radu]

LOL! It’s rare I get in even once but two nights in a row is a shock.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our restaurants were open again for inside dining, but the prog mayor closed them again. Even took two of them to court to shut them down. Now we are back to pick-up or outside dining. Many are not going to make it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

VALVE VIEW

Army Sgt. Joseph St. Germain, left, and Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham close a valve on an Alaska railroad water
tender, or tanker, during exercise Alaska Shield 2016 in Palmer, Alaska, April 2, 2016. Germain and Markham are
assigned to the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team. The tender served as the source of a
simulated sulfuric acid leak. Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. David Bedard

[luvie]

Good decision! You’re right! I can have Hersey Kisses hanging out and they don’t get stolen. LOL!

I’m surprised we haven’t had bad fires. We HAVE had some small ones, but they didn’t spread far. Thank GOODNESS!

[luvie]

Steve is talking about the tropical storms on the new channel right now.

[radu]

I hide most of the candy but will put a bag in the snack cabinet once in a while for him to eat. If he wants more than I buy, he’s a big boy and can buy more himself. LOL

Glad to know the fires that HAVE broken out there haven’t been too bad. I feel so bad for the folks in CA who are dealing with the monsters ravaging the state. I missed seeing it ‘live’ but watched Steve’s stream from this morning about the fires around Vacaville. What a terrifying experience.

[radu]

Thanks for the link. I couldn’t find his new channel last night when you told me about it.
I’ve been keeping tabs on the brewing storms, wondering where they’ll go - - especially the one they call “Thirteen”.