FR Canteen Pays Tribute to A Patriot on his Passing/In Memoriam T/4 Harvey E. Rookus(Old China Hand)

Serving the Best Troops and Veterans in the World! | 27 March 2013 | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Jet Jaguar]

Very nice.

[luvie]

These stories are priceless, Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

d:o) A hot, tasty meal, and no manual labor. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I only found them last week, rummaging in his file cabinet for several things of import. I haven’t had time yet to read it all. They are bringing smiles, and more so being able to share them with “family”.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sometime in mid-August we started for Eastern China via truck convoy. The war seemed to be winding down so we assumed we were headed for Shanghai. We would drive maybe 150-250 miles per day and stop at convoy stops for the night. Chinese drivers are not thrilled with steep slopes on the side of the road. If there is a steep cut bank they will drive up against the cut even though it may be on the wrong side of the road.

In meeting with a Chinese driver, one of our weapons carriers was pushed over the bank. It ended up about 250 feet down from the road with the driver still in it, with his foot caught under the brake pedal. The Chinese that gathered around thought it was all a fun event, laughing mightily when we would toss equipment aside to get the driver out. They have very little concept for life evidently because they have such a high birth rate. The driver only had a sprained ankle and lots of bruises. In stopping at one convoy stop there were two Chinese boys, aged about 10-12, tied to a power pole and guarded by an MP. In asking what was going on, we were told that these two attempted to hold-up a 23 truck Army convoy. The reason we had them, in custody, was, if they were turned over to the Chinese MP's they would be shot We would hold them for a few days, feed them and let them go.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[PGalt]

(back to thread...and reading it) WHOA and WOW! Thank you, your family, your mom and the remainder of dad and moms family and friends. BTTT for the finest men and women the rest of the world (outside FR) may never know.

love

[beachn4fun]

SALUTING!
T/4 Harvey E. Rookus(Old China Hand)

Oh CMN, (sniffle) I wasn't prepared for this one.

Thank you for honoring him
and his family.

I've gotten lost in reading the pings and
Kathy's entries from her father's diary,
I was afraid of running late again.
Awesome that he took time
to record his memories and experiences.

Thank you Kathy for sharing them here.

DC METROLAND WEATHER

~ Today... A mix of clouds and sun. High 53F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

~ Tonight...Mainly clear skies. Low 34F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

I think I finally see spring.
Just taking it's ever loving time about it.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Come in, sit down.
Grab a cup of joe, or tasty tea.
Mingle a bit,
and enjoy a bit of history as Kathy shares.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
conversation,silliness,
and plain old BS in the FR Canteen.

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

...young kid from Monterey, California,...

It's funny, but not.

[beachn4fun]

I don't know the vintage of the train, but it had kerosene lamps hanging from the ceiling.

wonderful that he can remember so many details.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning CodeToad. Just wanted to say that your description of liberals is very apt! Bloodsucking ticks. Yup, very apt.

[beachn4fun]

Funny, I don’t remember ever hearing about Joe

thanks My for sharing that.

[beachn4fun]

That is a great entry.

Love the ... I would start the day by getting a load of fresh, hot bread from the Bakery, then meet a friend who was hauling milk, butter and eggs. We would slice open a loaf of warm bread, put a cube of butter in it, and, along with a quart of milk, started a nice new day.