FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday, 15 October 2026

October 14, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Yep! Still The Best Looking Navy In The World!

220129-N-PG226-1344 MEDITERRANEAN SEA An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, conducts a vertical replenishment alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tate Cardinal)

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.

A Little Angel Welcoming Daddy Home!

Friends and family welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment home at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, after a nine month deployment overseas. The battalion executed missions at 12 locations in nine different countries across the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

More Happy Kids Seeing Dad Home From Deployment!

Friends and family welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment home at Camp Ripley, Minnesota after a nine month deployment overseas. The battalion executed missions at 12 locations in nine different countries across the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

No Caption Needed!

220128-N-IW125-1164 KEY WEST, FL F-35B Lightning IIs from the "Warlords" of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 fly in formation over Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field in Key West, FL. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh)

Lets Get Ready To Rumble!

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Osbert Liburd, a recruit with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, squares off with opponent during a body sparring bout on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Liburd was participating in the crucible: the 54-hour long culminating event of recruit training. The crucible challenges all the skills a recruit has acquired throughout their time in recruit training. Once recruits complete the crucible, they will have earned the title “United States Marine.” Liburd was recruited out of Oklahoma City, OK with Recruiting Station Claremore. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher Madero)

Ready To Go!

Alpha Troop AH-64E Apaches, 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, staged on training area airfield in Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Lasta Chilling!

Military Working Dog Lasta, left, a Belgian Malinois, joins Chenega Global Protection Sgt. Brendan Trapp visit together during a training break at the Kwajalein kennels on U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll. The island's MWDs work to maintain security at island entry and exit points. (Photo by Jessica Dambruch)



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 since she is a night owl and I’m an early bird.

Enjoy!
Off to bed.
Good night.

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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[luvie]

Nighty-night, Early Bird! 🐦‍⬛

We've got this!

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering & honoring our Troops tonight, galz!

[luvie]

#1...PRO!!
Thank you for YOUR service!

[thepoodlebites]

Bravo Zulu, USS Truett (FF-1095), ‘76 - ‘79.

Mott the Hoople, Sweet Jane
https://youtu.be/GPa8GZAZJFc?si=vQRCDCMEw4sJEH8p

[luvie]

#2....thepoodlebites!!
Very cool song!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[SkyDancer]

This is cool.

Thailand's Queen Suditha soloing a Gripen fighter jet LIKE A BOSS

https://www.fark.com/vidplayer/14226352

[luvie]

#3....ML!!
Howdy to you, too!

[luvie]

#3....ML!!
Howdy to you, too!

[luvie]

Honorable Mention....radu!
Howdy...how did the day go?

[luvie]

Hi there, Janey! How are the vast open skies?

[radu]

HOwdy, luvie.

It was HAWT!!! Broke 90 and it was humid. There was a little breeze but it didn’t help much.

I saw rain down your way when I got home this afternoon. WOOHOO! If the radar isn’t lyin’, there’s a little there now.

[luvie]

Ugh! Hot AND humid. Sounds miserable! I hope y’all had fans or those cooling cloths or both.

We had a nice little rain this afternoon. The one I saw coming this way a bit ago went south of us. *sigh* The temperature is awesome, though. Went from 85 to 79 during the rain, and it’s 71 right now. THAT will be our high tomorrow. Heavenly!

[radu]

Nowhere to plug in fans there and the battery-operated fans we tried out in July are useless. I forgot my rattan fan but it’s in the car now for tomorrow. I did take my cooling cloth and that helped a little at least. What hurt is with the sun tracking farther south now, the tent doesn’t shade us as much because we’re facing south. I was drained when I got home.

Darn. The radar did lie. It showed rain over you when I looked. I’m a little freaked at the moment because a severe storm is rolling over E.G.C. and Gizmo now and it says there are wind gusts up to 70 mph with it!
What’s going through OK tonight is what’s coming through here Friday.

[PROCON]

Today would have been his 33rd birthday, RIP Charlie!