FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday, 19 February 2026

February 18, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Welcome Aboard!

Future service members participate in a swearing in ceremony held during the Wings Over Wayne air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. 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!

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, 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 Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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)

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

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; music; news

[beachn4fun]

PING~A~LING
Posting for Kathy.
Come in and check out the Canteen.

Turning it over to Luvie for the evening.

Enjoy!
Good night.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, beachy. *HUGZ*

I hope the snow and ice piles have finally melted.

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops tonight, Galz!

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[luvie]

I’ve got this. Nighty-night! 🐦‍⬛

[lightman]

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

[luvie]

#1...radu

[luvie]

#2....PRO!!

[luvie]

#3...lightman!!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, what have you & the kittehs been up to?

Not much new my way but the weather was so sunny and clear today it reminded me Spring is just a few weeks away.

Hey, check out what I bought for myself, it took me a week to assemble it but it's pure fun and nostalgia, 13 different games on it!

Remember playing Ms. Pac-Man in the bars back in the 1980's?

[lightman]

I remember playing Pong in the late 70’s...youngster! ;-)

[PROCON]

I played foosball for the first time while stationed in Germany in 1971 and enjoyed it in the bars when I got back home, youngster. 😁

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

How cool! Ms Pac-Man! Where on earth did you find one? Yes, I did play it back back in the day. That and Space Invaders. But foosball was my fave game to play when I went to bars that had the tables.

Your weather sounds so nice. Our temps aren’t bad but the thick clouds and drizzle ruin everything. I’m more than ready for spring!

The kitties have been behaving pretty well this week. I did have to say goodbye to one last Friday and maybe they miss him too. I’m enjoying the quiet, whatever their reason. LOL

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did the day stay nice there?

Dark, dreary, and drizzly here but at least it wasn’t cold.

[PROCON]

I was a big foosball player too, learned to play well in Germany and competed on teams back in the bars in the 1970's, fun game.

I got the Ms. Pac-Man game on Amazon, its price finally dropped enough. Tough to assemble though being an old guy but finished it today.

[lightman]

Hokay, the bar which had quarter-a-play Pong also had foosball...for free.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Yes, it was warm and sunny, but kind of windy. Not a day when I’d want to sit outside in.

I would gladly trade you your drizzly day, but those kind make me sleepy and it was no-nap day. LOL! Hope you got to stay in since it was damp.

[radu]

I got hooked on foosball when I lived in Nashville in the mid ‘70s. It was a small bar but the best players showed up there every night. That’s the way to learn - - sink or swim! LOL Fortunately, I swam. I sucked at singles but on a team as goalie, I was good. Played in a few tournaments. Found a bar in Raleigh soon after I moved there that had a couple of tables and played for several more years. I miss those days.

Nice luck finding your Ms. Pac-Man. At least you WERE able to assemble it. Now you and your son can have some more fun when he heads over to hang out.