FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 May 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FINAL FLIGHT

Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Houchins pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom aircraft before its final takeoff from Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, July 24, 2015. Houchins is commander of the 53rd Test Support Squadron.

Canteen Mission Statement

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.

BLAZE BUSTERS

Airmen battle flames from a simulated aircraft fire at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena County, MI, July 22, 2015. The airmen are assigned to the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing.

SHOW AND TELL

U.S. Petty Officer 3rd Class Dearra Horton holds a snake to show students from the Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School during a community service event at Burringilly Aboriginal Corporation in Brisbane, Australia, July 21, 2015. Horton is a culinary specialist assigned to the USS Blue Ridge, which is visiting Brisbane while patrolling the 7th Fleet area of operations.

DELTA BURST

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during an air show as part of the 119th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY, July 22, 2015.

RAFT READY

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines prepare a combat rubber raiding craft for launch-and-recovery drills during Talisman Sabre 2015 from the well deck of the USS Green Bay at sea, July 9, 2015. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

ENGINEER TRAINING

Army combat engineers run from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct an air assault landing during a sapper leader course on Camp San Luis Obispo Military Installation, CA, July 18, 2015. The soldiers are reservists assigned to the 374th Engineer Company. The unit is grading its soldiers on various events to determine who will earn a spot on a "merit list" to attend a sapper leader course on Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

GREEN GUIDE

A U.S. airman parachutes to the ground during high-altitude, low-opening jump training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2015. Green smoke marks the drop zone to guide the pararescuemen to their landing point. The airman is a pararescueman assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, which has a mission to rescue, recover and return American or allied forces in times of danger or extreme duress.

MOUNT ST HELENS

Navy pilots assigned to the Blue Angels fly their F/A-18 Hornets in a Delta formation over Mount St. Helens, WA, July 15, 2015. The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, are scheduled to fly in the Oregon International Air Show at Hillsboro Airport, OR.

TAKING A BREATHER

A soldier takes a breather after swimming 25 meters during combat water survival training on Fort Hunter Liggett, CA, July 17, 2015. The soldier is a reserve combat engineer assigned to the 374th Engineer Company, which is grading its soldiers to determine who will earn a spot on a "merit list" to attend a sapper leader course on Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

LANDING LIGHTS

An MV-22 Osprey lands during a training exercise to recover personnel in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2015. The 185th Theater Aviation Brigade conducts interoperability training missions to enhance capabilities between U.S. Army aviation and other U.S. military forces. .

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...hope you had a wonderful day.

Spend time with the son?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mac!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ms Feather!!

[left that other site]

Lynn-Dah and i had a lovely time, just watching TV together. :-)

They missed me, but i missed them too at the pub, but I will go next week! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

ML!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Radu!

*HUGS*

The rain has broken, and now it's hot as Hades. We had this year's first day of heat restrictions on the Camden Line this afternoon. I was on train #856, which is normally an express - today it was more like a stately procession. We were caught behind the earlier train, which was running 25 minutes late. Apparently, it's considered bad form to pass on our commuter line.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...hope you are getting closer to rain.

I’m leaving here in about 15 minutes. Guess where I’m gonna stop? LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

HONORING THE FALLEN

The U.S. flag, or ensign, flies at half-mast on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 21, 2015. The flag will remain half-mast for five consecutive days to honor the life of each service member killed by a gunman in Chattanooga.

[PROCON]

I had Zach most all of yesterday, it was FUN!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...how is resting coming along?

I’m ready for the weekend.

[PROCON]

Hi there!

My eyes popped open about 4:30 this morning for some reason, so after several cups of coffee, I got ready and did some grocery shopping and then have been hanging at home loving the sunny weather.

How about you, are you kittehs behaving?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I survived! Things went really smoothly. Corrections were fairly easy to get done.

Tonight I get to kick back, I hope, and get some sleep.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

You know what they say about absence...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the tributes to our troops.

Is it getting hot? Your commute going well? Not too much traffic?

I am just about to head home.

[left that other site]

So True!

[Kathy in Alaska]

MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT

Marine Corps Sgts. Stephen Wills, left, and Brandon Hendrix motivate Jose Garcia, a Marine enlistee, during a pool function at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, July 17, 2015. During the event, recruiters teamed with drill instructors to physically and mentally prepare enlistees from Washington and Idaho for boot camp. Wills and Hendrix are drill instructors assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

[radu]

WOOHOO on the lack of rain but BOOHISS on the heat. It must be a sauna up there right now with all the humidity.

It’s hot here now and a little humid. We thought we might get rain this evening but only got a few drops. Our grass is finally starting to turn brown and I haven’t looked at our soybeans.

I hope that late-running train didn’t make you late as well.

[radu]

Nope, no rain for us. A few drops dotted the dust and pollen on the glass-top table on the deck about an hour ago and that was it. Once again, rain to our west and north but we’re left out. :-(

Enjoy your Blizzard!!

[radu]

YUCK!! Don’cha hate it when you wake up early and can’t go back to sleep? Oh well, at least you got the shopping done early and had lotsa time to enjoy the nice day.

This afternoon was the weekly grocery shopping for me. It was hot but there was a stiff breeze that made being outside bearable.

Kittehs are behaving well this evening - - - so far. The night is young! LOL