FReeper Canteen - Remembering Our Troops!! - Thursday, September 25, 2025

For the best troops and veterans in the world! | Kathy In Alaska

[luvie]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

To Terrorists, With Love!

U.S. Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct joint training exercises with Peruvian Marines from the Batallòn de Ingeniería de Infantería de Marina on the Salinas firing range in support of Resolute Sentinel 23 in Peru. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone)

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.

Sailors Being Sailors!

Information Systems Technician Second Class Emmah Bockholt waves to the crowd during the annual 4th of July parade in Eastport, Maine. Photo by Lt.j.g. Thomas McGowan

So Cute!

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Fires, a crew chief assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, poses with his son in front of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during The Final ATTACK! aerial training event. The event marked the end of the aircraft's 13-year legacy at the wing and makes way for the arrival of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Justin Andras)

Chow Time!

U.S. Army officers and senior enlisted leaders, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, supporting 4th Infantry Division, participate in a stable call and farewell dinner near Pabrade, Lithuania. The 4th Infantry Division and their partner units participate in events to build unit cohesion which enforces our steadfast and loyal commitment to our Allies and partners which make up an integral part of the Ivy Team. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Hallelujah! Mail Call!

Sailors assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sort mail during a replenishment-at-sea. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Arroyo)

How Long Did It Take To Get In Formation For The Picture?!

U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pose for a group photo aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21). Marines assigned to CLB-8, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, embarked aboard USS New York during Exercise UNITAS LXIV. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar) or (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Kohlmann)

Army’s Version of “Swimming”!

A U.S. Army Soldier swims a portion of the Army Combat Water Survival Test during the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition tested the adaptiveness and lethality of our forces. National Guard Citizen-Soldiers remain ready and resilient to meet the nation’s challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tori Miller)

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

[luvie]

Posting for Kathy 💜

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of
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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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[lightman]

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

[onona]

Thanks Luvie

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[luvie]

#1....lightman!

[luvie]

#2...onona!
Thank YOU for being here!

[luvie]

#3...ML...and Hi to you!

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops this evening!

[luvie]

Honorable Mention...Janey!

[luvie]

Hi, PRO! Thank YOU for your service to our great country!

Is it beginning to feel like fall there? It did here today. Finally. 🍁

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[PROCON]

Hi luvie, it is Fall in the high desert of E. WA state and it feels wonderful. I know Fall doesn’t officially start in your part of Texas until mid-December but hang in there! 😂

[SkyDancer]

I’m Honored! :D

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Enjoying your little taste of Fall? How long is it supposed to last? I’ll bet your kitties are enjoying it.

Felt like Fall here but was too wet to get out to enjoy it. Not quite as wet here as yesterday but other areas of the state got another heavy dose.

[luvie]

I’m trying, but sweating when it’s nearly October is just weird, no matter how many years we’ve been doing it. LOL!

[PROCON]

Yo radu, missed you on Monday, I figured you were dealing with some misbehavin’ kittehs! 😎

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

No, the kittehs weren’t misbehaving Monday night. I had to get up at the crack of dawn yesterday - literally - and had the computer off that night. Have to do that in order to go to bed early. I get caught up in stuff and the time gets away from me. LOL

Is harvest season still going hot and heavy there or is it winding down? We still have a ways to go yet. The late-planted fields are still pretty green, including the cotton outside my front door. All’s ground to a halt this week because we’ve gotten a lot of rain.

[PROCON]

Hey radu, nice seeing you!

Fruit harvest season is still very busy here, Robin is a busy accountant at a major fruit compny here and they are usually real busy into late November.

Well, I'm glad the kittehs aren't being too much trouble. 😊