FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 07 July 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

STRATOTANKER LANDING

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark Costa, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Corpening land a KC-135T Stratotanker after conducting a mission to support Operation Inherent Resolve over Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2015. Costa and Corpening are pilots assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

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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.

A HAPPY HOSING

U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Bolt reacts to being sprayed with a fire hose aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in celebration of his final arrested landing as the ship’s commanding officer in waters south of Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. The Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane

CHARGING THE FIELD

Army Spc. Leopoldo Guerrero leads the Chicago Bears onto Soldier Field at the start of the Bears game against the Denver Broncos in Chicago, Nov. 22, 2015. More than 100 service members participated in game-day activities honoring veterans at the stadium. Guerrero is assigned to the 814th Military Police Company.

SHOOTING SPARKS

U.S. Navy Seaman Drew Jessup grinds metal from a beam aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 24, 2015. The Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting training and evaluation as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch

PARATROOPER PROFICIENCY

Army paratroopers descend to the ground at the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, NC, Nov. 21, 2015. The soldiers were participating in the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program, which aims to allow paratroopers to build additional proficiency and confidence for airborne operations. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail

COMBINED RESOLVE

U.S. Army soldiers fire an M1A2 Abrams tank during Combined Resolve V, a live-fire exercise, at the Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 19, 2015. The multinational exercise included more than 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger.

OBSTACLE EXERTION

A soldier navigates an obstacle on Fort Benning, GA, Nov. 18, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the 316th Cavalry Brigade, U.S. Army Armor School. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo, thanks Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...off and on rainy here all day.

We’ve been standing at the window (4th floor) watching the drama in the WalMart parking lot. The fire department arrived and picked up someone onto a gurney and off they went.

Are you staying cool?

[PROCON]

A nice 80ish day here.

Did you ever get a larger work space?

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[mountainlion]

I remember Grafenwoehr. I spent a couple months there in 1969. We moved a bunch of heavy equipment by train, seam engine no less.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hope you aren’t totally frazzled this afternoon.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you do pub night? Still resting up from all the BBQs?

Lynn-Dah make it through all the rest of the fireworks?

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

Still enjoying cool weather up there? Do ya think you could huff and puff and blow a little down here? LOL! We’re roasting.

[left that other site]

Lynn-Dah’s increasing deafness, secondary to old age, has been a blessing in the fireworks season.

Had a super pub night Tuesday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We are in “temporary” quarters...much bigger than our old digs. The somewhat larger alterations are just about done. Our desktops are going from 24” deep to 30” deep, which will help, and we have dividers between up, which will help when we are all on the phone at once. The new spaces are smaller than our temp digs.

[radu]

Getting some more rain! Cool! Every little bit helps!

We’ve had a couple of pop-up showers at the farm today and are grateful for them.

Yikes on the person who was taken off on a gurney. Doesn’t sound good. :-(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion....you’ve been lots of places!

Did you hoist the equipment onto the train cars, or were you able to drive on?

[PROCON]

Hi radu!

Share my weather? NO, it's MINE, mine, mine!

Sheesh, we had 5% humidity here today, I was almost sweating, heh!

I did little today; tomorrow is mowing day and then a few errands to run.

How wuz your day?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...not a lot of rain, but off and on all day.

How about you?

[radu]

Boy, aren’t you stingy, stingy, stingy? But I can’t blame ya. I wouldn’t want to let go of it either. LOL

Ugh! Mowing. At least you’re rested up for it tomorrow.

I visited Hubby’s aunt this afternoon and made a quick stop at the grocery store on the way home. Got a nice lil watermelon chilling in the fridge now. Yum!

Tomorrow will be busy. The Republican women’s group FINALLY found a building to rent for our campaign HQ this year and we start cleaning and setting things up in the morning. UGH on the morning part.