FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 15 May 2025

May 14, 2025 | KathyInAlaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Welcome Aboard!

Future service members participate in a swearing in ceremony held during the 2023 Wings Over Wayne air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 21, 2023. The Wings over Wayne Air Show and Science and Technology Expo is a biennial event and has grown to be the largest free air show in North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leighton Lucero)

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.

She’s Smiling While Holding an Axe! Run!

(May 16, 2023) Damage Controlman Fireman Faustita Asano, from Kalihi, Hawaii poses for a photo aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in the Philippine Sea, May 16, 2023. Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

Ladies and Gents: The Blue Angels!

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Blue Angels, fly in formation during the 2023 Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 20, 2023. Members of the community were able to watch a variety of aerial demonstrations during the show including acts performed by the Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Sirimarco-Lang)

Social distancing is O-V-E-R!

Aviation spectators watch an F-22 Raptor demonstration during the 2023 Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 20, 2023. Members of the community were able to watch a variety of aerial demonstrations during the show including acts performed by the Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Sirimarco-Lang)

McGruff the Crime Dog has nothing on The Devil Dog!

The Marine Corps Marathon Mascot, Miles, poses with attendees of the Healthy Lifestyle Expo in Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 20, 2023. The Healthy Lifestyle Expo provides runners with the Marine Corps Marathon Historic Half Events an opportunity to pick up their official bib, timing device, and competitor shirt, as well as stop at various health-related vendors. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

Want Me to Relax? Ice Cream, Please!

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Stieffel, 316th Security Forces Support Squadron military working dog handler, holds a military working dog at the Capitol K-9 Trials at Joint Base Andrews, MD, May 20, 2023. Dog handlers pet and hold the dogs to reward and relax them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyrone Thomas)

Hanging with Dad!

A child watches the Third Strike Wingwalking act during the Wings over Wayne Air Show and Science and Technology Expo at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 20, 2023. Wings over Wayne is a two-day event open to the community that features a variety of aerial demonstrations, ground performances, aircraft static displays, and other events. The event is biennial, and has grown to be the largest free air show in North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[beachn4fun]

Posting early due to storms.
Posting for Kathy and turning it over to luvie to do the pings.
Y’all have fun.

[luvie]

I’m on it. Thanks for posting the thread, beachy! Glad the weather didn’t get cantankerous. LOL!

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops tonight!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[radu]

Howdy, beachie.

Looks like luverly weather up there this evening. At least it isn’t severe. Everything’s gonna get a good soaking though.

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[luvie]

#1...PRO!!

[luvie]

#2...radu!!

[SkyDancer]

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[SkyDancer]

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

#3 [& 4 🤣 ]...Janey!!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you roast when you left for church this evening?
Pretty warm here but the wind kept it tolerable outside.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It’s a wonder I didn’t roast, but the car was in the garage, and then I went directly in when I arrived at the building. Plus, our humidity is about 6%, so that really helps keep the heat from becoming unbearable.

Thank goodness you had a breeze! It sure can make a difference!

[radu]

Your low humidity makes a world of difference.

I hope it’s still windy tomorrow since I have to leave for a while. Republican women’s meeting in the morning. At least I’ll be home before the temp reaches the afternoon high.

[luvie]

Yes, and unless y’all have those meetings outside, you’ll have AC in the car and in whatever location you’re at I would hope.

Except for chapped lips and skin like an armadillo, the low humidity helps a lot. [no it’s not quite that bad. 🤣]

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

CMQ Big Band North Sea Jazz- Bonito Y Sabroso

Lucy Grau - On The Radio ( Salsa Version ) With Credits

Mix - Tito Rodríguez - ( El Que Se Fué - Cuando Cuando )

LATINA STEREO - VÁMONOS PA'L MONTE - EDDIE PALMIERI - EN VIVO

Martin Cohen's 71st Birthday Party - Giovanni Hidalgo On Timbales

Plaza Power Center Coacalco ( Son De Medianoche ) Tema Oye El Consejo - Mayo 2025.

El Rey Del Timbal - Tribute To Tito Puente - Sheila E. Featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa

La Sonora De Diego Galé - Repica El Quinto

Daniela Darcourt - El reencuentro ( Live In Lima ) - Parte 1 - Intro

Roberto Roena - Avisale A Mi Contrario

[luvie]

Thanks for the tunes! Hope y’all are doing good down there in the coastal country.

[radu]

No, the meetings aren’t held outside. We’ll be inside where it’s cool. I hope for a cloudy day so the car won’t be so hot when I get in to leave.

My skin gets uncomfortably dry during winter when our humidity isn’t all that high, but it’s higher than 6%. I would die. LOL!!!