FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday, 9 July 2026

July 8, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Don’t Drop It! Pow!

An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter connects to an ammunition crate on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a munitions transfer. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Tang)

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.

Terrorist Hunting!

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fast rope off a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during visit, board, search, and seizure tactics training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The VBSS training was conducted to teach Battalion Landing Team 2/1 Marines insertion methods and close quarter tactics for boarding and securing maritime vessels. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)

Grab A Tissue!

1st Lt. Nicholas Lahr, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot with the Kansas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, and Samuel Butalla participated in the 46th annual Lincoln Marathon, which also serves as the National Guard Marathon Team trials in Lincoln, Nebraska. More than 200 National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from across the country competed for spots on the All Guard Marathon Team. This was the fourth time the duo raced the Lincoln Marathon together.

We Don’t Get Paid Enough For This!

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, squat with a log during log drills at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Recruits carried a 250-pound log, executing various teamwork exercises to strengthen their bodies and minds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

Go Ahead! Make My Day!

U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Birmingham, an M1 armor crewmember assigned to Aggressor Company, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division supporting the 4th Infantry Division, looks out of an M1A2 Abrams tank in a combined arms rehearsal during Anakonda23 at Nowa Deba, Poland. Anakonda23 is Poland's premier national exercise that strives to train, integrate and maintain tactical readiness and increase interoperability in a joint multinational environment, complimenting the 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe, which is to participate in multinational training and exercises across the continent while collaborating with NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's Forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama)

Just Honing My Skills!

U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Enforcement canine and their handler land onboard a Los Angeles City Fire Dept. Harbor boat as part of their K9 Vertical Insertion exercise on the waters near Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach. This training, lowering K9 Handlers and their canine partners from a helicopter to the boat and then hoisting them back up, helps them prepare for rapid response to threats, hone their skills, and obtain the best search behavior from the canines during insertion operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard B. Uranga).

Playin In The Dirt!

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant William Arcuri assists 5th graders from Michael Anderson Elementary School plant a tree at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The 5th graders participated in the planting of trees as an annual Arbor Day tradition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)

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!
Off to bed.
Good night.

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[luvie]

Roger that. Nighty-night! :)

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks Beachy!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[luvie]

#1....JJ!!
Sooo good to see you!

[luvie]

#2...radu!!
Hey there! ~~~waving~~~

[radu]

Howdy, beachy.

Sleep well! No thunderstorms up there to wake you up.

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering & honoring our Troops this evening, Ladies! 🫡

[luvie]

#3....PRO!!
Thank you for YOUR service!🇺🇸

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did you sleep til after lunchtime today? LOL You stayed up mighty late last night.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I sure did. I had breakfast for lunch. Biscuit with Cherry preserves and hot tea. I haven’t had lunch, and I’m sitting here trying to figure out what to have supper now that I’m home again. I WAS up late. I got caught up on British murder dramas.

How was your day? Is it still cooler than it had been. Did Cuz get a chance to mow some more of your jungle? LOL!

[Repeal The 17th]

May God bless the USA and all of those who defend us.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybdy!

(((HUGS)))

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks luv!

[luvie]

Honorable Mention....Repeal The 17th!

[luvie]

I hope you are enjoying your retirement. Do you still live in Texas?

[radu]

Welcome to the club. I have breakfast for lunch every day. LOL Don’t eat lunch but eat a good supper, which I just sat down to eat when I posted, and a snack around midnight.

It was 88 when I got up today but rain showers came through and backed the temp down a few degrees. Had a nice thunderstorm while I was whipping up supper.

No, Cuz didn’t mow today. Can’t mow this thick grass when it’s wet.

[luvie]

I need to start eating 2 meals every day...keeping room for part of my frozen milk shakes, however. LOL! Frozen, I can measure out a portion and save the rest for other days. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Works for me. 😬

Glad you got some rain, but dang it. It would be nice to get that grass tackled before YOU’RE the one having to do it. Champ ain’t gonna be happy. 🚜