FReeper Canteen ~ The Christmas Truce ~ 26 December 2022

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The Christmas Truce ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

I have company, but will be back in a bit.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Glad to hear your company made it. Enjoy the visit!
And I hope they have success with their challenges. LOL

[left that other site]

Merry Christmas, Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[leaning conservative]

Merry Christmas 💖 that was beautiful & heartbreaking to read.

[dfwgator]

The Great War Episode on The Christmas Truce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpqVblMPRB4

[TigerHawk]

THE MOST DANGEROUS THING THAT GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES CAN SUFFER, AND IS THEREFORE INTOLERABLE TO THEM, IS THEIR TROOPS REALIZING THAT THE ENEMY IS HUMAN JUST LIKE THEY ARE...MANY ARE NOT, THE NAZIS, THE PSEUDO-SAMURAI OF JAPAN, AND THE VIET CONG, THE KHMER ROUGE, READILY COME TO MIND, BUT THE GERMAN AND FRENCH TROOPS OF THE GREAT WAR WERE VERY MUCH THE SAME, AND MANY WERE ACTUALLY RELATED BY BLOOD. SHARED HUMANITY IS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON THE ORDER OF THINGS, AND IS NOT TO BE RECOGNIZED OR RESPECTED.

KIRK DOUGLAS’S PRODUCTION OF A FILM HE STARRED IN, “THE PATHS OF GLORY,” IS AN EXCELLENT EXPOSE OF THE MIND SET OF THE FRENCH MILITARY AUTHORITY OF THE GREAT WAR. FACT OR FICTION ASIDE, IT IS A GREAT DRAMA THAT IS SET IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS GREAT WAR...IF YOU’VE NOT SEEN IT, IT’S WELL WORTH THE VIEWING...BEATS EVERY RAMBO COMBINED.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...those pictures are special. If only it could have lasted.

[radu]

Yes, if only it could have lasted ......

Is your company still there? Did they tackle the challenges or did they just say “Newp!” when they saw them up close and personal? LOL

[radu]

Merry Christmas!

Any chance y’all will have a little warm-up this week? You’re probably as tired of this arctic blast as I am. Bet Tippy is too!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ashley and Tim came by. We got to do a lot of catching up and then Tim went out to work on raking snow off the shed. Ash was filming him. He fell in the snow, so she made sure he only stayed out a little while with wet clothes. They’ll be back.

It’s been a real nice afternoon visit. Oh...Tim’s luggage finally came yesterday.

FedEx flew all the lost baggage on freight flights. Her’s was on the first flight, another had landed, and then another was coming later in the afternoon. That is a lot of missing luggage.

Seattle got overwhelmed and stopped moving luggage. More than 100 flights canceled at Sea-Tac due to the winter storms.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML and Tippy...((HUGS))...hope you had a lovely Christmas Day.

Did you get to see the sunrise?

[radu]

Glad y’all had a good visit. It’s been a while since they were last up there. Good for Tim, tackling that snow1 Too bad he fell and couldn’t finish the job but he sure didn’t need to stay out there in wet clothes.

I didn’t think about them going through Sea-Tac. I’ve read that they’ve had a real mess up there the past few days. Glad they were able to find Ashlie’s and Tim’s luggage and FINALLY get it to Anchorage. I know they’re relieved to get it.

[luvie]

John McDermott~Christmas In The Trenches

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, leaning conservative...glad you enjoyed the read. And Merry Christmas to you, too.

[luvie]

So glad that Ashley and Tim came by to visit. Having family with you at Christmas is the best! (((hugs)))

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you have a good Christmas? Maybe get those 50 degrees for a present?

[TigerHawk]

HOWDY, KATHY,

“That is a lot of missing luggage.”

ANYBODY SPOT SAM BRINTON SNEAKING AROUND?

SAW THE PHOTOS YOU POSTED OF CANNOLI LAST NIGHT.

TANTALIZATION AT ITS WORST!...STILL HAVEN’T MADE ANY UP. I’M GLAD I GOT A CUPPA COFFEE TODAY. LIFE KEEPS GETTING IN THE WAY!

BE WELL.