FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 18 July 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!! ~

Honoring Military Kids!

Jhone Ebert, Nevada Superintendant of Public Instruction talks to Tech Sgt. Schaedel's children at Scherkenbach Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 22, 2024. Nevada education officials visited several schools in the Las Vegas Valley to present the prestigious Purple Star School Award for their exceptional support of military-connected families during the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Adrianne Lopez)(Photo used tonal adjustments to enhance subjects)

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.

Tow In Progress!

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle operators assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicate prior to conducting a towing exercise during Exercise Balikatan 24 in Naval Detachment Oyster Bay, Palawan, Philippines, May 4, 2024. BK 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 Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

Keeping Pilots Safe!

Local pilots attend the 305th Air Mobility Wing's Mid-Air Collision Avoidance fly-in at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, April 20, 2024. The MACA program is designed to ensure safety practices are observed between military and civilian pilots who share a common airspace..

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

[luvie]

He was awesome!

[ExTexasRedhead]

Two Steps From Hell

World War II - Heart of Courage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMy1ZLyaSqk

Two Steps From Hell - Heart Of Courage Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9WCnEMdos

[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.

Getting ready to head to the dentist for my appointment this morning.

Yesterday at Wichita Ridge:

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Nice to see you and Gizmo had a nice day for your outing yesterday. I was afraid it might rain y’all out of your fun.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo!!! Some rain for the corn!! And hurrah for your lower temps.

Rain here has been coming and going all day. It’s back now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

You get an A for multi-tasking!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

No problem, Pro...raining off and on. It’s lovely!

[radu]

The corn doesn’t need rain any more. It’s reached the end of growing time now. Even with regular rain, it would be dying now. Time for it to start drying out for harvest in the fall. Everything else needs rain though.

The cooler temps are definitely appreciated though! It’s still going to be warm but not sweltering and I can live with warm.

Nice to see y’all have been getting some decent rain at long last. Coming down the right way too. Not all at once where it runs off but a little at a time so it soaks in. It’s already a lot greener around the airports.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, luvie...we MUST pray for them. Such an uncertain future.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hurrah for us...we made it thru hump day!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...looks like Gizmo found fun things to do at Wichita Ridge.

You guys have more fun today.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Wisconsin Veterans Story Project: WWII Veteran Bill Pekrul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_CrB9xBS60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spRRfpbbSK0

What to know about Milwaukee’s Bill Pekrul, a decorated WWII veteran and RNC speaker

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2024/07/17/what-to-know-about-wwii-veteran-rnc-speaker-william-pekrul-of-milwaukee/74441217007/

Pekrul also described his time serving in Belgium, when his feet froze overnight after a heroic act. He had pulled his platoon leader, who had been shot, into a basement, where they waited all night in below-zero temperatures as German soldiers walked across the floors above. Pekrul survived and was awarded the Silver Star for the act.

He spent a month-and-a-half in an English hospital, where his feet healed. He then went back into the 75th Infantry and fought until the war’s end. He was discharged in 1946 and met his wife one week after he returned. They have been married for 76 years & have 11 children.

[luvie]

It is an uncertain future, but our troops will persevere! And will continue to keep our beautiful country safe!

[luvie]

Howdy doooo, Early Birds!
Aaaaand once again I'm having breakfast for lunch.😁
I am continually amazed at how brave our troops are.
And they work so hard...for US!
Hope all y'all have a Thank-The-Troops Thursday!
(((hugs)))