FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 13 April 2023

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)

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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)

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sorry I’m late...I just got out of more than 2 hours of Teams meetings. This last one was very productive with a new captain that wants to learn. Shocking!

I am drained.

And more meetings this morning.

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YIKES!

You could probably benefit from a little prayer, which you will have from me tonight. :-)

[linMcHlp]

A note of thanks, for your recent trip thru the motor city.

[radu]

A “new captain that wants to learn” sounds promising. Y’all need some good news after the past few weeks. Fingers crossed for luck that he or she works out well!

[lightman]

Thank those serving.
Honor those who served.
NEVER forget the fallen!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...is it still spring? Are you and Tippy able to make the trek for sunrise yet?

It snowed here all morning, but now the sun is out, the snow is melting, and it is high 30s. With possible snow tonight.

[radu]

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I pulled up the Lake Hood cam this afternoon and saw SUNSHINE. LOL Too bad it didn’t stick around but y’all had it for a little while at least. And it warmed things up enough to melt a lot of the new snow. Parking lots went from white to water and slush.
I know y’all are beyond ready for spring after the long, long winter.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, linMcHlp...glad you enjoyed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...how did your weather behave today? Dry? Windy? Warm?

We just had some heavy gusts go thru, but it seems to be settling down to just breezy...and drip, drip, drip.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Even if you’ve watched these before, they’re great repeats; enjoy.

Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley - A True Badass, We were Soldiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9lEELYqJM

We Were Soldiers Deleted Scene - Soldier Stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q-hLyUZS9E

Comment below the link above.

“That was one of the most accurate Vietnam war movies, most people don’t realize that MOH recipients to be saluted by all members of the military regardless of Rank. Well done.”

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

It was another gorgeous day here though a bit toasty if one was in the sunshine. It felt nice if in the shade. Clouds are beginning to move in from the south ahead of a wet system that will give us some rain showers tomorrow.

Thee must have been some good gusts up there overnight or early this morning. As the sun was beginning to break through this morning, the lighting was just right for us to see a bunch of snowballs across Lake Hood. Like little tumbleweeds but they're snow. A chatter who lives in Sterling said during their TV weather report this evening, they did a piece about them.
Can't say I've ever seen anything like them before. LOL

[luvie]

Always remember all the things
they do to keep themselves and us safe and free!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...hope spring is still around.

It snowed all morning here....and now it’s mostly all melted.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks...I am completely out of energy. For a non-pay week, this has been a doozy.