FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops: Independence Day ~ Happy 249th Birthday, America - July 5, 2025

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

[luvie]

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The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents:

Tunes For Our Troops

~ Independence Day ~
~Happy 249th Birthday, America ~

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Tunes For Our Troops

This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops,
Veterans, Allies & Their Families!

Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread.
Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops!

Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort
providing entertainment for the Troops!

*Canteen Mission Statement*

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

	Ray Charles~America The Beautiful		Johnny Cash~Ragged Old Flag
	Yankee Doodle Dandy~Grand Old Flag		Whitney Houston~The National Anthem
	US Military Songs~US Armed Forces Medley		Kate Smith~God Bless America
	Lee Greenwood~God Bless America		Waylon Jennings~America

[luvie]

Posting For Kathy 💜....and wishing you all a VERY

[luvie]

~Tunes For Our Troops: ~ Independence Day ~
~Happy 249th Birthday America! ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

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our military and our allies' military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[USA-FRANCE]

Warmest wishes to all the brave men and women of America’s armed forces, who stand ever ready to defend our cherished Four Freedoms and protect the values we hold dear. May their courage, dedication, and sacrifice always be honored and remembered.

[fidelis]

Happy Independence Day to all!

Back in the U.S.A. · Linda Ronstadt

[Fiji Hill]

My Dream of the Big Parade--The Peerless Quartet with Billy Murray (1926)

Last night I was dreaming of days that are gone
Of days that you might recall
And just like a photoplay upon my wall
Once more I saw it all;
It was just a dream you see
But how real it seemed to be

I saw buddies true, marching two by two
In my dream of the Big Parade
I saw angels fair with the Red Cross there
In my dream of the Big Parade
I saw Gold Star Mothers, sisters and brothers
What a sacrifice they made;
I saw one-legged pals coming home to their gals
In my dream of the Big Parade

Millions of soldiers, millions of men
All going over - I see them again
Oceans of water, submarines, too:
Millions of sailors helping them through
Millions of doughboys landing in Brest
Marching, marching, never a rest
Millions of bullets thundering past
Millions of buddies, wounded and gassed
Valleys of ruin, mountains of mud
Beautiful rivers and rivers of blood
Airplanes flying, bombs coming down
Millions of cooties crawling around
Pieces of shrapnel, pieces of shell
Many a cross where somebody fell
Fighting and fighting a horrible war
And God only knows what you're fighting it for

Then came November, that armistice day
Out of a trench, into a cafe
Paddy, Abie, Jimmy, and Jack
Over their bottles of wine and cognac
Telling their love tales to Jeanne and Georgette
Little French girls they had to forget
Ahh, then came the journey over the foam
But all that went over didn't come home

I saw Gold Star Mothers, sisters and brothers
What a sacrifice they made;
I saw one-legged pals coming home to their gals
In my dream of the Big Parade

[luvie]

#1....ML!
Happy 4th of July!

[luvie]

#2...USA-FRANCE!
Amen to that!
Happy 4th of July to you!

[Fiji Hill]

Yankee Rose--The Revelers (1927)

[luvie]

#3....fidelis!
Happy 4th of July!

[luvie]

#4....Fiji Hill!
Happy 4th Of July!

[Fiji Hill]

We'll Never Let Our Old Flag Fall--Edward Hamilton & the Orpheus Quartert (1917)

We don't want to fight to show our might,
But when we must, we'll fight, fight, fight!

[left that other site]

Happy Fourth of July to you too!

(((HUGS)))

[Fiji Hill]

DOGE Dance

Performed by Shiva Bagheri & Co. to "DOGE" by Brian Coyne (2025)

[Fiji Hill]

The Star-Spangled Banner--Louise Homer (1917)

Includes the first and last verse

[Fiji Hill]

You're a Grand Old Flag--The King's Men (1941)

[Beowulf9]

Yankee Doodle Dandy - Jimmy Cagney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wxb-wwQnA&list=RDN8wxb-wwQnA&start_radio=1

[thepoodlebites]

Happy ID 2025 Kathy and FR.
Yes, America
https://youtu.be/eGWzMSLXFj4?feature=shared

[Kathy in Alaska]

Johnny Cash ~ Ragged Old Flag

[luvie]

LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!

Kathy In Alaska; MS. BEHAVIN; Liberty Valance; Publius; radu; spel_grammer_an_punct_polise; Fiji Hill; 2111USMC; gundog; Allegra; Charles Martel; grimmy; Songcraft; fidelis;(me and others!)

YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!
Happy 4th Of July!!

Thanks for a great thread, Kathy! (((hugs)))