Freeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 1 May 2025

April 30, 2025 | Kathy In Alaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Storming the Sands of…California!

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, maneuver into a town during a company urban assault as part of an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 5, 2025. AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to the battalion's upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, as part of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise served as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)

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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.

Snowball Express Coming Through!

Soldiers assigned to 10th Mountain Division (LI), and 11th Airborne Division take part in snow machine training led by the Finnish army during Arctic Forge 25 in the Sodankylä Training Area, Finland, Feb. 21, 2025. Finland, Feb. 21, 2025. Arctic Forge 25 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led biennial exercise held in Finland and Norway, from Feb. 17- Feb. 28. Arctic Forge 25 ensures that U.S. joint forces are ready and postured with combat-credible capability to assure, deter, and defend in an increasingly complex security envirdonment. (U.S. Army photo by Salvador Castro)

Smile!

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, fly in a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter from Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania to Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2025. The Soldiers trained with night vision goggles during their night flight training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Cadet Jessica Barb)

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[beachn4fun]

Posting for Kathy.

Over to you night owl

See y’all in the morning.

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[luvie]

I'm on it, Early Bird!

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops this evening!

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[luvie]

#1...Janey!

[luvie]

#2...PRO!

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Mujer Celosa - Sexteto Colorao - ( En Jazz Zone )

Luis & Rosa Quartet - Chan Chan - Compay Segundo

Guantanamera - All Stars Lo Mejor De Cuba

Rumba En El Patio - Official Full Video

RUMBA TROPICAL ORQUESTA - MIX FRUCO TROPICAL

Mix Salsa Brava - DJ Jimmy Featuring Johan DJ

Dirty Dozen Brass Band - NPR Music - Tiny Desk Concert

Ahora Si - SONORA PONCEÑA And ANDY MONTAÑEZ

Last Nite - The Strokes ( Vintage - Trad Jazz - Style Cover ) Featuring Sweet Megg

La Que Manda - Son Tentación - Casa De La Salsa

[luvie]

#3...spel!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

Thanks, beachie! Sleep well.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

How’s your week going so far?

Been a busy one here, and hot. I managed to get everything mowed the past four days and tomorrow I hunker down while storms roll through.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie. Nice that it was cooler there today.
Not so nice that your heat came over here. LOL

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Oopsie! Sorry ‘bout that, but it WAS nice especially since I’ve been doing some spring cleaning and who needs sweat at this time of year. LOL!

Did you get the rest of that mowing done or did the heat do you in early?

[SkyDancer]

Whoo!!!!

[radu]

AC is for keeping cool while doing spring cleaning. LOL

No AC outside but at least there was a stiff wind that helped a little. I got everything done and I waited until LATE afternoon to do it. Got out a little earlier today since there are so many trees in the other yard. No shade over here or along the driveway.
I’m paying for it now. Four days in a row has my back very cranky. I normally mow one day, take a break the next day, then mow some more the day after that. But I had to get it all done before tomorrow’s rain and storms. After the rain last week, the grass went wild.

I’m glad there’s nothing that needs to be done tomorrow. I’ll be happy if I can get out of the bed. LOL

[luvie]

Oh yeah...AC! Who’d a’ thunk it! LOL! It WAS on, but it was cool enough today not to need it, thankfully. The electricity bill skyrockets when we have to start using it 24/7.

I’ll bet it feels good...though the back is screaming at you...to have all that mowing done. I’ll bet it looks so nice. Now let that rain come! I hope that the brace plus your trusty heating pad will take care of a lot of the pain by tomorrow or at least the next day.

[radu]

I’ve had my AC going for a couple of weeks or so. Not set real cold or anything but it helps keep humidity down in the house. That alone keeps it more comfortable.

It’s VERY nice to have it all mowed. It really looked bad, being so shaggy. It’ll be shaggy again next week and I’ll do it all over again. We have rain in the forecast the next three days. Looks like the first round will be here a lot sooner than predicted since it’s already in TN. Unless it stalls out for a bit, it’ll be here a lot sooner than late tomorrow afternoon. There’s also some rain coming up from AL that’ll be here real soon.

That back brace is the only reason I can walk tonight. LOL It does help a lot while I mow.

[luvie]

I’m tempted to get one of those back braces for when I do housecleaning. Bending over is my downfall and has been for decades. I wonder if it would help with that.

Will rain coming in from two directions stir up trouble in the way of bad storms? Or will they hit at different times?

[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.

We didn't get to go to the lakes yesterday due to all of the flooding from the storms on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, I did get to go to Sonic for our supper.

Gizmo chilled out in the guest room while we waited for the roads to clear out from the floodwaters.

We'll see how things go today. We plan on doing Chisolm Trail Park later today.

How's everyone doing this morning?