FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 27 June 2024

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Marines Save The World & Eat Food!

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caden Lloyd, left, the food service officer for MCAS Iwakuni, and a Florida native, left, and Sgt. Maj. Jody Armentrout, right, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Texas native, pose for a group photo during the Food Pantry cooking competition held by Matthew C. Perry High School at MCAS Iwakuni Japan, April 18, 2024.The students of M.C. Perry High School were tasked with creating unique dishes with non-perishable items such as spam, canned black beans, and rice, which were provided by the Iwakuni Food Pantry, to show creative ways to make tasty dishes with common, shelf-stable ingredients. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

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.

Go Ahead---Make My Day!

Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct urban operations training during Balikatan 24 at Paredes Air Station, Philippines, April 27, 2024. The training was conducted alongside U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. BK24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)

We Are Watching You!

A U.S. Air Force Pararescue Specialist assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing communicates with his team during a mass casualty scenario as part of Exercise Balikatan 24, Subic, Philippines, April 25, 2024. Balikatan 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)

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

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

It’s been a while since you posted that pic. It is soooo sweet!

We might have rivaled your heat today. It reached 98 this afternoon. UGH!
Rain came through around 5:30 and dropped the temp to 78 in a hurry.

[radu]

YAY! That’s about what we got. Every little bit helps.

Now if we could just get shed of this dratted heat! This evening they said this is supposed to stick around through July 10th. *sigh*

[luvie]

You came very close, but with your higher humidity it had to be unbearable! It was 102 here and is still 95.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah for at least a little rain.

It was weird here today. It was warm, but the sun played peek-a-boo most of the day.

Hope you still had some milkshake left by the time you got home. It does sound pretty good. Might have to make a trip to DQ for a blizzard on Saturday on my way home from work.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Roger - Face to face with the Vietnamese officer who killed my friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB3sfITanMc

Comments below the video:

“Most popular apparel of Vietnam Vets was a jacket which on the back said: “When I die I will surely go to Heaven because I’ve already been to Hell.”

“Loved this story. Very moving. I hope no one minds if I share something a little similar. My dad was a medic in WWII fighting in Germany and Italy. After a battle, he went in to attend to the wounded, and came across a German soldier who had his leg blown off but was still alive and conscious. My dad was able to stem his bleeding and stabilize him. My dad was able to do everything else that he needed to do and then went back to check on the German. They began to talk —-the fellow spoke English well. The man said that he dreamed of the war ending and taking his family to Florida and buying an orange grove. Just so happens that my dad had an orange in his nap sack and gave it to the man as the man was carried away as a prisoner. Before that happened he shared his name with the man. Years later my a crate of oranges was delivered by my house where i grew up. Somehow, this man survived, did move to Florida, did buy a grove and became an orange farmer. Every year thereafter we received a wonderful box of oranges with a note that said “Jerry (my Dad’s name) thank you for the orange”. They keep in touch, and on my wedding day, my dad asked me to help him find a phone (this preceded cell phones) because he heard this man’s voice in his head asking for my dad. My dad did find a phone, called this man and the man’s wife answered. She said that the man had died that morning, knew he was dying, and asked the wife to let my father know how grateful he was. Take from this what you will —-i don’t know what it make of it, but if there is a lesson, perhaps it is that fundamentally we are all connected and our natural state is not to be enemies but to be friends. Dad, i miss you a lot every day.”

[radu]

Our heat index probably matched your 102.
I stepped out onto the front porch and the patio long enough to grab the hummingbird feeders to wash and refill and that was enough for me!
Until I went out a while ago to get a choklit milkshake. LOL

Tonight, the weatherman said this is probably going to go on through July 10th!

[radu]

We’re still getting some light - emphasis on light - showers moving through. We’ll take what we can get!

It’s been weird up there the last two days. Huge fog bank over the inlet and big, puffy clouds along the mountains, and sunshine over the airports. And it’s been hazy. Not as bad today as yesterday but it was still noticeable. Probably dusty since y’all have had rain up there in a while. Gull Island was so pretty and green and now it’s yellow.

Yes, there was still some shake left when I got home. Not much though. LOL

[luvie]

Ooooo...that chokllit milkshake sounds sooo good! Now I’m hungry for one! LOL! Mean! :)

[radu]

It WAS good! The craving hit last night when it was too late to get one. So after I finished supper this evening, it was time to hit the road for one. Feelin’ much mo’ bettah now. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, ML...((HUGS))...are you still having horrible weather? Poor Tippy when she needs to go out.

[luvie]

I would, too! I started to yell at hubby to go get us one, but alas. It’s too late, like it was for you last night. LOL! I hope I forget about it by tomorrow. I don’t NEED the extra calories.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Mooch...hope your spring/summer is going well.

We are quite warm, and wishing for rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

RAIN!!! Fingers crossed!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds like rain is coming....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Getting to meet Daddy!!! Welcome home...thanks, luvie. (Clever Mommy!)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

It was clever and I’ll bet daddy was so pleased and proud that he had tears in his eyes when he saw them. ❤️

[radu]

Every now and then, you need to treat yourself to a little something special and not think about calories. One shake won’t hurt. LOL

[luvie]

Sez you...tall AND skinny! LOL!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Here is how our early trip to Wichita Ridge went yesterday.

We will do an early trip to Chisolm Trail Park later this morning. We are under a Heat Advisory today.

How's everyone doing this morning?