FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 03 August 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!! ~

Ooh Rah! Lead!

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Haynes, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation Fair Oaks, Recruiting Station Sacramento, speaks to athletes at the United States Marine Corps Sports Leadership Academy at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, CA on July 29, 2023. The leadership academy is designed to teach athletes the fundamentals of Marine Corps leadership while learning techniques and skills to help them succeed in their sport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Seaira Moore)

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.

Swing Batta Batta, Swing!

Capt. Angel Salom, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, slams the ball in Fort Sill’s Dinges Field as several Soldier athletes at the All-Army Men’s Softball trial camp watch July 20, 2023.

Sentinel Alert!

Tomb guard U.S. Army Pfc. Jessica Kwiatkowski from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) walks the mat at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Aug. 2, 2023. Pfc. Kwiatkowski was the subject of the viral social media video of a soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the July 29th severe storm that hit the National Capital Region. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Members of the public visit a Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services display Aug. 1, 2023, during the Sparta National Night Out event in Sparta, WI. The event was one of two National Night Out events that Fort McCoy personnel from the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services were supporting. Fort McCoy also supported a similar event in Tomah, WI. Introduced in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out is a nonprofit crime-prevention organization that works in cooperation with thousands of crime-watch groups and law-enforcement agencies throughout the country. (U.S. Army Photo by Police Lt. Jeffrey Kingsley, Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services)

Don’t Mess With Her!

Spc. Samantha Simonton won the Silver Medal in Women's Skeet at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Lonato, Italy July 8-17. The Gainesville, Georgia native is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Shotgun Team out of Fort Moore, Georgia. This is her second World Cup Silver Medal this year.

Don’t Mess With Me!

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers screen border crossers as they arrive at the Laredo ports of entry in Laredo, Texas, July 31, 2023. (CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett)

Super Guppy!

NASA’s B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine Cargo Airplane from Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, sits on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, August 1, 2023. The Super Guppy has a cargo area that is 25 feet in diameter and 111 feet long. The size of the cargo aircraft was designed in the 1960s specifically to handle oversized loads, like the body sections of the Saturn V rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Do)

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))

Dratted internet issues. They are a pain. At least you can get on with your iPhone.

Glad your recovery is still going well. I know you’re getting antsy to get Gizmo home again.

[left that other site]

It’s been glorious the past few days! Those intense tropical T-Storms really cleared the air. :-)

[SkyDancer]

Thank You Kathy! (((HUGS)))

[luvie]

HowdyHowdy, Early Birds!
Man! Our troops rock out loud!
Let's give them a shout-out
....by having a Thank-The-Troops Thursday!
'Nuther hot one here. Borrrrr-ingggg!
(((hugs)))

[ExTexasRedhead]

98 Year old Marine Flamethrower Operator Who Survived the Battle of Iwo Jima During World War II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCtMZDRC1S0

Don Graves, a WWII combat vet, was inspired to join the United States Marine Corps, after President Roosevelt’s iconic “Day of Infamy” speech addressed to Congress on Dec 7th, 1941, requesting a declaration of war against the Empire of Japan. Although underage at the time of the Pearl Harbor attacks - Graves enlisted 6 mos later at age 17.

Christened as the unit’s new flamethrower, Graves was shipped off to “Island X” where he engaged in intense combat as his unit fought their way to summit Mount Suribachi. In this interview, Graves vividly describes the grueling hardships endured by these soldiers & the harsh conditions they confronted for 36-days while battling Japanese forces.

Remarkably, Graves emerged as the sole survivor amongst flamethrowers from his unit & was a witness to the historical moment when the Marines raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.