FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 24 March 2022

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Now THIS Is A Stockpile!

Chad Bugley, 66th Logistic Readiness Squadron materials examiner, inspects mobility gear stored in a warehouse at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, Jan. 4, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)

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.

Shhhh…We’re Doing Amphibious Stuff!

NORFOLK, VA (March 10, 2022) - Sailors pilot a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) during welldeck operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), March 10, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darren Newell)

Deployed Sailor Comes Home To A “Warm” Reaction!

GROTON, Conn. – A Sailor attached to USS Colorado (SSN 788) embraces a loved one as the Virginia-class submarine returned to Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE) New London, after a nearly seven-month deployment. In cold and wind, families, friends, and fellow shipmates welcomed Colorado Sailors home in a celebration that warmed hearts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Higgins)

Please Reach Out To Us! We Have A Perfect Space Force Fight Song Prepared!!

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Daniel "Bandit" Reynolds poses for a photo wearing his U.S. Army Air Assault School badge May 10, 2021, at Peterson Space Force Base, CO. “To do what we do effectively requires a keen understanding of the warfighter’s needs, wants, and concerns," said Reynolds. Reynolds is the first USSF Guardian to graduate the Army's Air Assault School. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. JT Armstrong)

The Only Time To Meet John Kreese—Surrounded By Marines!!

Martin Kove, the actor who played John Kreese in the Karate Kid franchise, signs posters for U.S. Marines at the 62 Area mess hall on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 9, 2022. Kove came onto base to do a meet and greet with the Marines in the 62 Area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

Marines Doing Marines Stuff!

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to Lt. Col. Scott Stewart, an infantry officer with Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, during Initial Training Exercise (ITX) with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, March 4, 2022. The sergeant major conducted the visit to observe a company attack on range 400, the most dynamic range offered in the Marine Corps. ITX is a 28-day training evolution that involves a series of progressive live-fire events that assess the ability and adaptability of Marine Corps rifle companies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Ross)

Poor Recruits! They Don’t Look Friendly!

Recruits from company Yankee-201 meet their company commanders and begin recruit training during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, March 4, 2022. Yankee-201 is led by an all-female company commander team consisting of Petty Officer 1st Class Elena Cappelmann, Chief Petty Officer Tiffany Moore, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kerrigan King, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleigh Vazquez. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

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

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Did your weather improve a little for yesterday’s outing with Gizmo? Some sunshine instead of dreary clouds?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, luvie...we will always remember them!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Horizontal snow for about an hour and back to sunshine. Weird...

[radu]

Is it snowing at your house now? It’s snowing at the airport.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...did you and Gizmo enjoy a great adventure yesterday? Lots of rock walking?

You boys have a great Thursday.

[E.G.C.]

Well Radu, let me tell you....

I had a flat tire on my pickup.

A Sonic Drive Inn custodian noticed it as I was getting our supper. So, I called AAA and they sent someone from Tri-County Wrecker to put in the spare.

Then I went up to Billingsley Ford in Duncan. They took a look at it and determined it needed to be replaced.

So, they took me to McNair's Tire Service by the Lawton-Duncan Y. They didn't have Ford tires but they did have a Michelin tire which they put on the pickup.

Thankfully this was all taken care of and Gizmo and I got to enjoy our regularly scheduled Wednesday trip to Wichita Ridge.

Assuming nothing goes wrong today, we will do Chisolm Trail Park later today.

[radu]

Well that certainly was a rough start to the day but you still got to head out for some fun. I hope today goes a lot smoother.

[E.G.C.]

Me too.

[left that other site]

Awww...I need to get Penny a raincoat like that!

[SkyDancer]

Good Morning Kathy! (((HUGS))) weather yesterday was intermittent rain and cloud; this morning overcast. All roads okay with no mud slides.

[luvie]

Howdy doooo, Early Birds!
Seems like I get later every day.
Oh, well, you know I'll show up some time. 😎
It's a nice sunny day here.
Great, except we need rain REALLY bad.
My yard and trees still look like winter is here.
That's totally not normal.
Hope all y'all have a Thank-A-Troop Thursday!
They ARE the best of us.
((((hugs))))