[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 4:22am
Sunset 11:36pm

Hi 65F
Lo 51F

Some sun

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 68F
Lo 48F

State Hi 79F Tanana
State Lo 30 Barrow

x

[Kathy in Alaska]

Canteen Blessing
for the Troops

May your heart be calm
your voice strong
steady of foot
radiant of smile
confident and willing
knowing you are safe
Blessings upon you...

bentfeather

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Radix]

 

 

A U.S. ammunition vehicle explodes inside the main U.S. military base in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday. The cause of the explosion is unknown. No soldiers were reported injured or killed.

 

 

 

 

 

An Iraqi orphan boy sleeps under an M-1 Abram tank to avoid the sun in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

 

A soldier uses a towel to stay cool while sitting on an armored vehicle outside Baghdad’s Hotel Palestine. Temperatures reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

An Iraqi man sells bread to a U.S. soldier as he guards The Central Bank in Baghdad on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

 

A soldier guards the Iraqi bank in Baghdad on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. forces patrol a dusty road in Tuwaitha, Iraq, on Wednesday. Tuwaitha is the site of Iraq’s largest nuclear facility.

 

 

 

 

 

Retiring Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki reviews the “The Old Guard” during a full honor review in Ft. Myer, Va., on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

Gen. Eric K. Shinseki presents his wife, Patricia, with flowers at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday.