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FReeper Canteen ~ MEMORIAL DAY 2016 ~ 30 May 2016
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| StarCMC and The Canteen Crew
Posted on 05/29/2016 5:04:01 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: HippyLoggerBiker
Never too late...thanks, HLB, for taking that ride.So hard to listen to...we honor them all.
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:23:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON; All
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:26:29 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy!
Are we continuing Memorial Day on this thread tonight?
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:28:15 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Proud Vietnam Vet! Please Remember & Honor Our Fallen this Memorial Day.)
To: PROCON; All
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:29:52 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
BAND OF BROTHERS
WORLD WAR II
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" June 7, 1944 at Ste. Marie du Mont, France
"THIS DAY IS CALL'D the feast of Crispian. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say, "To-morrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say, "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."
KOREA
Marines of the "Chosin Few", 1st Marine Division Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950
"OLD MEN FORGET; yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember with advantages What feats he did that day. Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words, Harry the King, Bedford, and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester, Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered."
VIETNAM
FMF Corpsman D. R. Howe treats the wounds of Pfc. D. A. Crum, USMC "H" Company, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City.
"WE FEW, WE HAPPY FEW, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day." (Henry V, Act IV, Scene iii)
AFGHANISTAN
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division in action, Afghanistan, 2011
OUR NATIONAL MEMORIALS October 2013
"ONCE MORE unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as does a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean."(Henry V, Act III, Scene i)
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TYRANNY GOES ON, AS IT HAS FROM TIMES IMMEMORIAL. THE BAND OF BROTHERS STILL STANDS FAST IN THE BREACH!
THEY HAVE OUR SIX!
Honor Them For Their Service And Sacrifice!
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:32:34 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: PROCON; All
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:32:39 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Salvation
Thanks, Salvation...freedom costs a lot.
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:34:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
I once had lunch with a man who had been at Remagen, Chosun, and in Vietnam. At Ft. Hood, in the mess. Boy, did he have a few stories to tell in that short lunch.
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:35:22 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: PROCON; All
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:44:59 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: combat_boots
You are most fortunate to have met him!
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:50:01 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: rlmorel; fish hawk
Beautiful...thanks for sharing.
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:50:32 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: LUV W
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posted on
05/30/2016 5:59:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Kathy,
I wish you the very best.
HLB
Sgt USMC, 1970-1974
STSCS(SS) USN, Ret. 1993
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posted on
05/30/2016 6:16:10 PM PDT
by
HippyLoggerBiker
(Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.)
To: HippyLoggerBiker
And we thank you for your service to our country.
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posted on
05/30/2016 8:42:10 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
The Four Freedoms Yes, still worth fighting for...
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posted on
05/30/2016 10:03:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Sorry, Pro...nothing like being REALLY late to reply.
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posted on
05/30/2016 10:18:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; ...
Good morning, Canteen.
Good morning
Thank you, Star and Ma, for preparing the Canteen
for today's activities.
I know I'm a day late, but
I couldn't let Memorial Day slip away
without saying THANK YOU.
Hope everyone had a safe, sunny, warm weekend.
Saturday, here, was a beautiful day.
Sunny, really warm but with wonderful breeze.
Sunday, started off the same, so hubby and I
washed and waxed our vehicles, then out to early dinner
at a local Greek restaurant.
As soon as we got there, it started raining.
Sometime time after we got home, a deluge arrived.
The drainage ditches were flowing like a raging river.
Yesterday, was grocery shopping and then to the movies, where
we watched Captain America: Civil War.
Later, after dinner, we top off the evening with our annual
Memorial Day movie: We Were Soldiers.
(it can still make me cry after all these years)
Gotta post and run. Be back tomorrow.
Please stick around and visit with the military
and/or family members.
That's what we're here for.
The FR Canteen is ALWAYS
Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
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. |
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posted on
05/31/2016 4:02:06 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(If they really wanted to be Americans, they'd go thru US Immigration.)
To: beachn4fun
((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?
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posted on
05/31/2016 4:32:14 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.
Good morning EG ((HUGS))
Going ok. Getting ready to get busy for the day.
Did you have a good holiday weekend?
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posted on
05/31/2016 4:40:01 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(If they really wanted to be Americans, they'd go thru US Immigration.)
To: beachn4fun
Had an AWESOME holiday weekend. Bo found turtles every day. The weather was nice. I did do the grass cutting this week. It actually took several stops and starts with the lawnmower because the grass was wet but the yard looks much better this morning.
Good thing too because we may get some rain today and tomorrow.
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posted on
05/31/2016 5:22:14 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
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