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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Polk, Louisiana ~ 04 NOV 2025
Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 11/03/2025 6:00:02 PM PST by laurenmarlowe

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1 posted on 11/03/2025 6:00:02 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!
2 posted on 11/03/2025 6:05:09 PM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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


3 posted on 11/03/2025 6:05:12 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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~ Road Trip: Fort Polk, Louisiana ~

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4 posted on 11/03/2025 6:06:40 PM PST by luvie (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)
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Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

How’s life treatin’ ya these days? Stayin’ busy with fall events planning?


5 posted on 11/03/2025 6:07:13 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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Howdy, PRO.

How was your weekend?

Real quiet here. Well, not really now that I think about it. Full supermoon coming up and the kittehs are feelin’ it already. Kinda dangerous walking through a NASCAR track. LOL


6 posted on 11/03/2025 6:15:52 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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I am glad Trump changed the name back to Fort Polk. No disrespect to Mr. Johnson. Same with Fort Hood. I am sure there are others.


7 posted on 11/03/2025 6:18:03 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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WOO HOO PROCON!

Good evening to you.


8 posted on 11/03/2025 6:20:27 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Howdy and thank you radu!


9 posted on 11/03/2025 6:20:55 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Good evening luvie, and thank you for all you do.

*HUGS*


10 posted on 11/03/2025 6:21:32 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Howdy, luvie.

Hope it didn’t warm up too much today.
We almost broke 60 this afternoon. Better than yesterday but I’m waiting for those 70s that start tomorrow.


11 posted on 11/03/2025 6:23:19 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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Hoo boy, very hectic day, and crazy next couple of weeks, my head is spinnin’ and it was already pretty loose.

Need a week on an island somewhere, LOL!

Hope you have a good week!

*HUGS*


12 posted on 11/03/2025 6:24:45 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Me as well, I’m glad they are back to the original names.

Thanks for joining us this evening!


13 posted on 11/03/2025 6:26:15 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
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Hiya radu, a do nothing, go nowhere weekend my way and now we're getting dark by 5PM so going to be even lazier.
14 posted on 11/03/2025 6:30:39 PM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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Named after Confederate General Leonidas Polk. He was an Episcopal bishop before donning a uniform. As a member of the clergy, Polk would not let a single naughty word pass his lips. Not even inoffensive little naughty words like the H-word or the D-word.

By sheer bad luck, he was teamed with General Braxton Bragg, the most profane officer in the entire Confederate Army. There is a scene just before a major battle where Bragg exhorts his troops, being careful to limit his usual vocabulary in Polk's presence. Bragg said, "Now I want you boys to go out there and give them Yankees hell!" Leonidas Polk added, "Now you boys go out there and give the Yankees what General Bragg said to give them."

15 posted on 11/03/2025 6:35:23 PM PST by Publius
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That’s what I was afraid of. This time of year is a butt-kicker for you. Hang on to yer hat! You’ll get through it. The season will be over before you know it.


16 posted on 11/03/2025 6:44:48 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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I drove through there this summer. A big ole pine forest.


17 posted on 11/03/2025 6:49:45 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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Sounds like our weekend was about the same. The weather wasn’t all that great here so I had no desire to go anywhere.
It’ll be nice the rest of this week and I do have to get out to take a cat to the vet, and to have a blown-out tire replaced for ol’ Betsy. I just hope I can get it into the Town Car. It’s heavy.


18 posted on 11/03/2025 6:50:00 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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Hi, lauren! You're welcome, but it's no more than anyone here would or could do. Being retired does have its advantages. LOL!

Hope you get time on that island soon...even if it's in N. Carolina. 🏝️

19 posted on 11/03/2025 6:55:38 PM PST by luvie (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)
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Hey there, radu!

It was pretty warm but not overly so. I really didn’t need cover when trying to nap.I have up to today. It will continue to warm up until this coming Saturday. Nothing uncomfortable, though.

I hope you enjoy those 70s. I sure have. Maybe it’ll be easier to want to run errands when you don’t have to be bound by a heavy coat. LOL!


20 posted on 11/03/2025 7:27:17 PM PST by luvie (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)
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