FReeper CAnteen - Remembering Our Troops!! - Thursday, July 2, 2026

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

[luvie]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Ooh Rah! Looking The Part!

U.S. Marine Corps recruit Angel Onofre Jr. with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion receives his weekly haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, CA. Recruits receive haircuts weekly during their time at MCRD San Diego in order to maintain a uniform appearance and promote good hygiene throughout recruit training. Onofre is a naive of Lake County, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette) (This image was captured in color and changed to black and white.)

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.

Daddy’s Home!

PACIFIC OCEAN - VFA-22 returns home after 7-monthlong deployment. NAS Lemoore (Photo by Jessica Nilsson)

Line’em Up!

KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and 141st Air Refueling Wing taxi into position before takeoff as part of Operation Centennial Contact at Fairchild Air force Base, Washington. The movement, which included stops at Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore and Glacier National Park, was part of Air Mobility Command’s celebration of 100 years air refueling operations and demonstrated the 92nd Air Refueling Wing’s global reach capabilities. Since its inception in 1923, Air refueling has become a crucial component of military and civilian aviation operations around the world by extending the range and endurance of aircraft and enabling them to complete missions that would otherwise be impossible or require multiple stops. As a result, this capability is essential for strategic and tactical operations, as well as humanitarian relief efforts in support of AMC, U.S. Transportation Command and Department of Defense priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Brown)

So Precious!

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Grace Grimaldi, engineer equipment mechanic, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command, poses with her son for Mother’s Day portraits at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. On this day we celebrate the mothers of Marines and the mothers who stand in our ranks, both past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

So Cute!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emma Bruffey, aviation ordnance systems technician, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), poses with her daughter for Mother’s Day portraits at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California. On this day we celebrate the mothers of Marines and the mothers who stand in our ranks, both past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)

Summer Fun! We Caught A Fish!

A Team Hickam family observes their catch during a Keiki Fishing Tournament at Ali’i Agricultural Farms, Wahiawa, Hawaii. The fishing event was the 21st year FOH hosted members of Team Hickam and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Guiao-Corpuz)

Waiting For The Fish To Get A Clue!

A child waits for a fish on the bank of a fishing pond during a Keiki Fishing Tournament at Ali’i Agricultural Farms, Wahiawa, Hawaii. The event, hosted by Friends of Hickam, allowed service members and their children to enjoy a day of recreation and fishing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Margaret Blice)

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[luvie]

Posting for Kathy tonight. 💜

I HAVE NO INTERNET TONIGHT SO WILL
ONLY HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO THE CANTEEN
DUE TO HAVING TO USE MY CELLULAR MINUTES,
WHICH ARE DISAPPEARING FAST. 😳
Y'ALL HAVE FUN.
BRAVO TO THE FIRST 3 POSTERS IF I'M NOT HERE.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering & honoring our Troops tonight, ladies!

[lightman]

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

And never lose hope for the missing!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

No internet?? That sux. Hope it comes back up soon!!!

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Having a nice week so far?

Y’all need to stop hogging the cooler temps out there. We could use some relief over here, big time!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, good week my way and we are enjoying the cool 80ish degree temps!

I hope you are doing better, running any marathons yet or at least are you able to mow?

[luvie]

It’s back! I was doing the wifi router wrong. Unplugging and then plugging back in the wrong stuff on the back of the router. Whew. It was going to be a very long night. LOL!

[luvie]

#1......ML!
Yay for being so quick!
Happy 4th of July!

[luvie]

#2...PRO!
Thank you for YOUR service! 🫡
Happy 4th of July!

[radu]

Yeah, y’all have the nice weather locked in up there! Right now, we’d just about kill for some of those 80s. LOL Upper 90s with the heat index 105 or higher. Takes all the fun out of stepping outside.

Doing a little better each day though progress is slow. Gonna be a while before I run any marathons. :-)
Or mow. :-(

[luvie]

#3.....lightman!!
Amen to your verse.
Happy 4th of July!

[luvie]

Honorable Mention!!
Hope it cools off there soon!
Happy 4th of July!

[radu]

Yay!!
Why were you unplugging the router? Better get some colored tape to mark the connections in case you do it again.

[radu]

MAYBE next week, a little bit. Sure was ugly this afternoon when I took Jasmine to the vet.

[luvie]

When the wifi goes down, most of the time you can reset it by unplugging the wires [don’t ask me what they’re for LOL!] and then waiting a bit and plugging them back in. There is one on the bottom that I didn’t know to unplug. Turns out, it’s the important one. *sigh*

I hope Jasmine is ok. I’ll bet neither of you wanted to be out in the ugly weather. Were there tornadoes in the area today?

[radu]

I simply unplug the router from the wall socket for minute and plug it back in. That resets the router.

Jasmine’s fine. She just has to get a shot every so often for whatever makes her cough a lot. X-rays showed several itty bitty white donut-shaped spots in one of her lungs and the vet has no clue what they are. But steroid shots take care of the coughing.
Baby has great AC so we were fine during the drive there.

We didn’t get anything here. What storms came up from AL all came up well to the west. Some were severe but I don’t know if any tornados dropped.
We have chances for storms through the weekend so we’ll see how things go.

[luvie]

Well, I can’t do that, because the wall plug is behind hubby’s desk in a corner in the dark, and I can’t reach it or even see it. So I guess this is the next best thing. LOL!

Whew. I’m glad she’s ok. When you talk about taking kitties to the vet, my mind goes to a dark place. Sadly.

Fingers crossed for you to get rain and beautiful lightning, but no high winds or twisty things.