FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 July 2016

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

ESSEX HOMECOMING

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ben Hernandez kisses his newborn child after returning from a seven-month deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in San Diego, Dec. 15, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Vazquez

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.

SURGICAL STEEL

Navy surgeons operate on a simulated casualty during Exercise Steel Night’s mass casualty drill on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA, Dec. 12, 2015. The drill tested the ability of personnel with the 1st Marine Division to react to a large influx of simulated injured and wounded personnel. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Boling

OPERATION TOY DROP

A U.S. soldier jumps out of a UH-60 Black Hawk during the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Camp Mackall, NC, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Toy Drop provides paratroopers from the U.S. and seven partner nations an opportunity to help children receive toys for the holidays. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis

WEIGHT ROOM

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Doyle exercises in the weight room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 12, 2015. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are preparing for their upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson

SHIP WASHDOWN

Sailors assigned to the repair division of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island wash down its deck in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2015. The Makin Island is conducting sea trials while finishing maintenance in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dennis Grube

DAMAGE CONTROL

Petty Officer 2nd Class Natasha McNeil mans a hose during a damage control drill on the flight deck of the USS Mustin in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 9, 2015. The Mustin is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Senyk

NIGHT LIGHTS

The USS Harpers Ferry prepares for flight operations at night in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[radu]

Howdy, ms. feather.

Bummer I got here late tonight and missed ya.
Hope all’s going well and that your eyes are doing better.

[radu]

Howdy, LUV!

The day was ok. Nothing to get excited about. Visited Clara at the nursing home and did the grocery shopping.

Not cooler today but with the cold front moving this direction, it was windy. That made it feel not quite so bad.

You have a good day? It was a day off, wasn’t it?

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

Sounds like it was grocery day for both of us, but I didn’t get to enjoy a yummy shrimp basket. That sounds sooooo good!

Still toasty here BUT it’s SUPPOSED to be cooler the next two or three days. And wet. We’ll see if it happens.

You have a stronger stomach than I do. LOL! No way I could make myself listen to the jerk. I changed the channel when I got out of the shower, expecting the 10:00 news, and quickly hit the mute button when his mug showed up on the tube. ergh!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Bummer your sister’s leaving so soon. Would have been nice if she could have stayed longer.
Sounds like she’s having “fun” with your mom this evening. LOL

[radu]

Howdy, Conor. *Hugz*

Bummer about your heat pump!!! They seem to always go out at the worst times, don’t they? Glad it’s working now and you can cool off.

[luvie]

It was a day off. Didn’t do much. I did most of my work last week so I could goof off today. Tomorrow...not so much. LOL!

I hope that cool front arrives soon for you! It’s been a bloody hot summer! It was “only” 95 here today. Not too awful, but clouds would have helped. I keep hoping for some more rain, but it’s not forecast. sigh

[radu]

Well, at least you got one goof-off day. :-)

It HAS been a hot as heck summer, hasn’t it? And it just goes on and on and on. We haven’t broken any temperature records here but it’s been a while since we’ve had such a long stretch of 90 degree days.

There weren’t a lot of clouds here, either, though they were all around the horizon. It might have been almost comfortable if there had been some clouds along with the wind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...any exciting reading/proofing going on?

Pictures of our troops at work and play...we remember what they do for us and our freedom.

[radu]

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[radu]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

WoooooHooooo!!!

Ya did it! We were out to lunch, as it were. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...well???

[radu]

LOL! I was counting on PRO’s having fun on FB mocking libs to be a distraction. I was worried you were waiting in the wings ready to pounce. :-)

[radu]

No rain yet but they keep telling us it’s coming. Lots of “ugly” north of us on the radar but another system to the south is hampering its progress in our direction. Apparently we’ll get caught in the “collision” of the two tomorrow.
We’ll see. And hope for the best!

Any news on the fires up there? Did they finally get put out?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I tried to listen to obummer, but couldn’t take it after less than 30 seconds. They have no shame. They have no compunction about lying through their teeth. YUCK!!

[luvie]

Dang! You’re on FB and we aren’t friends? LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Now her “pampering” during the day will cease. She’ll have to wait til I get home to let her loose in the house.

Peg and I’ve been talking about her maybe coming up every couple months. I’ll pay part of her ticket...as my friend at work said...”part of the price of doing business”. She’s right.

[radu]

Something she’ll have to get used to. It’s for her safety even if she can’t realize it.

If she’ll go up there every couple of months, it’ll be worth paying part of her ticket. You need breaks more often than you’ve been getting them so far.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique.

radu.....#50!!