FReeper Canteen ~ Memorial Day 2018 ~ 28 May 2018

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

[mylife]

I’m ok, glad to have the day off.

[beachn4fun]

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.

HAPPY

Good morning everyone.
Thank you Star & Ma for today's thread.

Thank you to all our
AWESOME
Military, our Allies, and their families
for all you do.
Take a moment today to pat yourself on the back
for your continued dedication to the "job".

Sure hope those in the path of Alberto
are preparing for possible damage.
Remember to seal all important papers
in plastic bags and seal in freezer.
Prepare your pets.
Get to a safe place.

I read the headlines that Ellicott City in Maryland
is flooded again.
They were just about finished rebuilding/cleaning up
after 2016 flood.
We have had our share of rain this May.
I imagine our weather may get more wonky
from the volcano eruptions in Hawaii.

Remember those who gave all this weekend.

and our allied troops

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. We’re remembering those who died for the freedoms we enjoyed today. How’s it going for you this morning?

[yarddog]

Thank you.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

Going okay. Trying to get motivated to fix breakfast; Mr. Beachy has already put in his request :)

If we don’t get rained out, we’ll be grilling burgers for dinner.

You got any plans?

[Neoliberalnot]

My daughter and son in law are moving to Petersburg Alaska in July. He is in the Coast Guard and is transferring from Kings Bay to patrol the inside passage.

[E.G.C.]

About to go do some early lawnmowing before it gets too hot today. Going to get hot all this week.

[fatima]

Happy Memorial Day Neoliberalnot,prayers for your family.

[fatima]

I’m proud to be an American - American Soldier Tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZf619DIpo

[tinyowl]

Was just writing an email to a friend in Boston (we are a little club that stays in touch called the LBC - Last Boston Conservatives - we hide our identity by claiming it stands for Lesbian Bisexual Coalition or Liberal Bolshevik Coalition etc.)

Anyway ... I'm just copying and pasting from it because it applies today.

Interesting chat with my neighbor last night by a bonfire burning all the left over from the storm damage last October … his Dad was German army WW2. When the Russians started kicking their asses as the end … they all retreated towards the Americans - they were sandwiched at that point … knowing it was the lesser of two evils. He died about 2 years ago almost to the day. Henry my neighbor, not long after he died, found a 28 page diary/journal that his Dad wrote after the war to capture his experience … about the war, being a soldier. So he’s researching and writing a book (not interested in money, just a son wanting to know his Dad better. He calls today his 'reverse Memorial Day.')

If the German SS caught German army soldiers withdrawing (not deserting … withdrawing) -> they shot them on sight. (Obviously his dad wasn’t caught by the SS.)

Then there is Masha (the Russian I almost married but I remained a humble happy wood monk) … her grand dad was RUSSIAN army in the war. He was caught by the Germans, but released in a prisoner exchange during the war. If you were THAT … the Russians would put you out 150 - 300 yards in front of their advancing army (they did give you a gun, very nice of them) … so that you’d get shot first but the noise would detect the Germans. He also managed to survive that.

We are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lucky!

[luvie]

President Trump
Lays a Wreath at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
May 28, 2018

[MEG33]

Memorial Day
~We Honor And Remember Those Who Gave All~

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

[MEG33]

Watching now. Great picture

[ConorMacNessa]

MEMORIAL DAY 2018
Honor and Remember our Fallen!



"IN FLANDERS FIELDS"
(Click)
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lt. Col. John McCrea
Canadian Expeditionary Force
3 May 1915

KEEP FAITH WITH OUR FALLEN!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, E...((HUGS))...yes, we remember our heroes.

You and Gizmo have a good Monday, Memorial Day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

radu.....#100!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, beachy....hope you had a good Memorial Day and are not in the path of flooding.

[Rastus]

Saw this at a Home Depot today:

[Kathy in Alaska]

Beautiful country.....

We thank him for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, tinyowl..........

WOW! Really interesting pieces of history. Thanks for sharing.