FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 30 May 2024

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Taking Time For The Youngest Fans!

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Team "Thunderbirds" greet Charleston Airshow attendees after their performance at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 19, 2024. The airshow offered more than 50 demonstrations and displays including science, technology, engineering and mathematics exhibits, static display aircraft and aerial demonstration performances like the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, C-17 Globemaster III, and F-35B Lightning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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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.

Coming To An Airspace Near You!

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft rests on the tarmac at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, KY, April 18, 2024, after landing in preparation for this weekend’s Thunder Over Louisville air show. The aircraft is one of more than two-dozen military and civilian planes slated to appear at Thunder, including the Kentucky Air Guard’s C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

Playing In The Sand!

A scene of the 2023 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House is shown May 20, 2023, at Fort McCoy, WI. The event was considered a great success by installation officials as nearly 3,000 people visited the installation to see numerous vehicle and equipment displays, interactive and information displays in tents, and much more. The day’s activities were centered on the Commemorative Area, which features the History Center; five World War II-era buildings filled with historical equipment and displays, the outdoor Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. Visitors were treated to sunny day and temperatures in the 70s as well. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, WI.)

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...you are most welcome.

Enjoying nice weather? Sun is just now coming out for the first time today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...everything still standing?

Our Fort Worth FRiend had tornadoes to the north and tornadoes to the south. And she promised to send rain as they are expecting more for the rest of the week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ RememberingOurTroops! ~

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.
Happy Hump Day! Any sanity left?

Very calm here this week, thank goodness, and not too hot.
I was surprised to see the wet, stormy weather in TX because I’d heard things were supposed to calm down. I’m glad she missed out on the tornados and hope that remains to be the case the rest of the week.
It’s too bad she can’t shove that rain up your way. They’ve had an abundance and you need it badly.

[The Mayor]

I have been pretty damn sick for days,
stayed on the couch sleeping foe the entire holiday weekend.
I was able to talk to my specialty doctor Tuesday morning
he sent me two scripts and my wife picked them up.
Strong medicine but we both knew exactly what I needed.

After two days of doses I’m back my computer

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[radu]

This morning was exciting at Lake Hood. Those of us who watch the cam regularly know there's a guy up there who owns a beautiful Grumman Goose and keeps it in a hangar at Lake Hood. We enjoy it when he breaks it out for flights. He broke it out this morning.

With good reason. There's another Goose at Lake Hood. It belongs to the AK Aviation Museum and has been under restoration for a while. Today was its first flight. It's a beauty.

It was a thrill to see the two of them flying together.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...hope your weather is improving so you and Blue can get out and about.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no....being sick is not on the agenda AT ALL!

Glad you were able to get exactly what you knew would be the most help, and that it is helping.

Keep resting and don’t overdo anything.

[ExTexasRedhead]

American Veterans Center - Ed Shamus, Easy Company

“I Drank Hitler’s Cognac And Drank It At My Sons Bar Mitzvah

I said where’s the whiskey.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LWDbux6jE5c

[luvie]

NEVER Forget these brave heroes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

It’s been a rough 2 days,but we made it, barely! Everyone’s computers started slowing down early afternoon. Then when ready to send the payroll files to the bank, reports would not print. Turns out the whole company was having issues, apparently connectivity between AT&T and our servers in Denver.

They ended up having to go thru the Denver server for parts of the payroll, and the other server for the rest of the payroll. Final posting was later than usual, but everyone got paid.

[radu]

Ugh! Great timing for the servers to slow down. *sigh* At least y’all were able to get everyone paid, even if it was a little late. Gotta wonder how much aspirin was consumed to get everyone through the hassles.

Time to catch your breath!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Geese in the sky!! How cool is that!!! Anyone ask about the color scheme? I like it!

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy!

Our weather has been very weird this year. Usually by the 1st of May I can turn my heaters off but all throughout May I've needed morning heat so it's been much cooler here than usual this year.

But we still have a lot of daily sunshine and that's why I retired here.

[radu]

It was VERY cool! Those of us who have watched the cam regularly had no idea there was a second one there. It was just luck that Stone was operating the cam at the time and caught the activity. It was as big a surprise for him as it was for us.

As for the color scheme, that's apparently the US Dept. of Interior's choice. Stone posted a link in chat with the plane's history.