FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 06 December 2012

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

[Alaska Wolf]

This year is much like the winter of '75/'76. Little snow until Christmas, extreme cold and major glaciation problems. I'm up in the mountains and the beneficiary of temperature inversion. (Almost balmy)

Be careful out there people, the roads appear dry, but the frost has made them very slippery.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Good evening everyone.
Beautiful pics tonight, Ma!

I attended the funeral of my Uncle Ernest today.
He was my Poppas younger brother.
It was a very beautiful service.
He had a long career as an LEO, and had also served in the Air Force.
So, his procession had a full police escort, and also there were two young men from the Air Force there.
One played a beautiful rendition of Taps, then together they unfolded the flag, refolded it, and gave it to my Aunt.
*sniff*
My little family gets smaller every year.

[PERKY2004]

Hi Hi Hi Hi! Guess who is OUT of Afghanistan and who is slowly working his way home via military transports? If you guessed my wonderful DH ... you’d be correct!!! Woot! Woot! This was his 9th middle east deployment (8 Iraq / 1 Afghanistan). Oh, one more thing? He’s now earned 12 air medals (well, technically, 1 medal with 11 clusters!) YAY!

[Publius]

Good evening, Ms. B.

Sorry to hear about your Uncle. The GI Generation leaves us one at a time.

Been busy getting my videos and the Christmas stuff ready. Then researching Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin for next year. No rest for the wicked.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW....you have been busy. ((HUGS))

Did Linda think you got lost? Is she back to 100%?

What kinds of instruments?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))

Hope someone has sun....it barely got above zero today.

I hope Lonesome Plover is having a good winter.

[left that other site]

Voice, Guitar, Piano,Guitar, Guitar, Piano.

In that order.

[mylife]

Ms B, I am so sorry to hear.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Somewhat sunny and warm but that's due to Kona winds, which also bring the vog. Haven't seen or heard from Lonesome Plover in a while ......perhaps he's not so lonesome these days.

[left that other site]

Lynn-DAH has one more day of antibiotics.

Still alittle shaky. Maybe i should have given her a flu shot!

[Kathy in Alaska]

They’ve been talking about snow for a week...maybe later this week. We will see....the weekend is supposed to warm up to the low 20s.

How did you fare last winter with LOTs of snow?

I’ve been contending with that “looks dry, but is VERY slick” for a couple weeks. I hate it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayor bags the bronze!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*sad hug*
Thank you, Prof.

Wow, that’s quite a few projects you have going!
Giving a heads up to both you and Luvw that Dave Brubeck has passed away.

[AZamericonnie]

So sorry for your loss Ms B~.

Sounds like Uncle Ernest was a patriot & in service his entire life. Thank you for your service Uncle Ernest & may God rest & keep you.

Prayers of comfort to you & all who knew & loved Him Ms B~.

Rest In Peace our Heroes

Il Silenzio

Let Them In St. Peter

[luvie]

Rest in peace Ms.B's Uncle Ernest
Thanks for your brave service with the Air Force.
So sorry for your loss, Sis! ((((hugs))))

BTW...have y'all gone on the ride with
Wreaths Across America yet?
I've been thinking about you and about
that wonderful service to our fallen!

[Publius]

I saw that. I suspect Drumbo or Conor will handle a tribute to Brubeck.

[AZamericonnie]

Oh Perky that is such wonderful news!!!

Soon he will be back in your loving arms & we thank him & you as a military wife so very much for your service!

He has done an amazing amount of tours!

So glad he is coming home safe & sound. *Hugs*

[Alaska Wolf]

How did you fare last winter with LOTs of snow?

I spent too much time in my plow truck. We had over 20 feet of snow total. Fortunately I could push mine into some deep ravines, but some neighbors needed dozers and loaders to move the snow because by mid-winter they had nowhere left to push it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Uncle Ernest, USAF and LEO

Amazing Grace

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Thank you so very much, Connie.
That means a lot to me!