FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 4 September 2025

September 3, 2025 | KathyInAlaska

[beachn4fun]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Homecomings Are Still The Best!

Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, poses with his family following his fini flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Vogel took one last flight on a KC-46A Pegasus before relinquishing command of the 22nd ARW. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)

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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.

Marines Fight! Sailors Fight with Sumo Suits!

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) William Crouse, from Hazelgreen, AL, right, and Yeoman Seaman Anthony Edson, from Providence, RI, wrestle in sumo suits during a Morale Warfare and Recreation event aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability, an evolution that prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission-critical operations, in cooperation with Carrier Air Wing 11 and its squadrons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juan J. Ruiz-Lazcano)

US Army: Always Finding A Reason To Run, Either At Work Or For Fun!

10th Mountain Division kicks off Mountain Fest with the annual division run on Fort Drum, NY. Mountain Fest is an opportunity for Soldiers, families, and friends to celebrate our national spirit, and strengthen our community ties, while recognizing contritbutions and services has provided to the North Country

Wooohooo! Cheering You On From The Couch! Exhausting!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julissa Solorzano, a warehouse clerk with Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic, climbs a rope during a Martial Arts Instructor Course physical training event at Camp Elmore, Virginia. The MAIC is designed to develop the individual Marine’s understanding of combative techniques while enduring both mental and physical stressors in order to establish a warrior's ethos. Marines graduating the course become certified instructors and are able to teach Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques to their individual units across the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hannah Adams)

Oh, To Be A Fly On The Wall!

Educators from Recruiting Station (RS) Indianapolis, RS St. Louis, RS Oklahoma City and RS Des Moines, experience the one-week long Educators' Workshop (EWS) program from June 5 - June 9 aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. EWS is designed to inform high school/college educators, community leaders, and communication professionals about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Semper Fi, Marine!

U.S. Marine Corps World War II Veteran Armin Barth, receives his GED and the Congressional Gold Medal from his local community and US congress at American Legion Post 38, Appleton, Wisconsin. Barth dropped out of High School to enlist in the military during World War II; during this ceremony Barth was awarded his GED by the local school board. Due to his service in the Merchant Marines during the second World War he was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Hunter Calkins)

Have We Mentioned We Love Homecomings? We Do!!

1st Theater Sustainment Command friends and family wait for the Blue Team to arrive at the redeployment ceremony in front of Fowler Hall at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The team was deployed for six months.

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[beachn4fun]

Posting for Kathy.
Come in and check out the Canteen.

Turning it over to Luvie for the evening.

Enjoy

[USA-FRANCE]

Long live the American troops!

[lightman]

Thank those serving.
Honor those who served.
NEVER forget the fallen!

[real saxophonist]

I’m here. Nothing of note to say.

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, galz!

[luvie]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[luvie]

We got this! Hope you’re all rested up after your vacation!

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[luvie]

My pleasure, PRO! Thank YOU for your service to our country!

[luvie]

Hi, Janey! How is your week going? Is it nice and cool where you are now?

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Nice enough outside this evening to sit with the kitties for a few and enjoy the fresh air?
Got kinda warm here this afternoon but it’s pleasant now. Too bad the air isn’t very fresh.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Yes, it probably is, and I might do it when I go out to feed the little scamps. I just finished my dinner. Gonna have a cookie, and by that time, the cat-feeding alarm will have gone off. LOL!

Was it also nice enough there to sit out or did you get some rain? Is it still nice and cool?

[radu]

Sounds like we both had a late supper this evening. Enjoy your cookie. I grabbed a handful of Rollos and am nibbling on them. :-)

It’s nice enough temp-wise to sit outside but the air’s full of pollen. Not only the cotton but ragweed has reared its ugly head. Plus I kicked up a LOT of dust when I mowed this afternoon. No sitting outside for me!
Gonna be a bit hot the next couple of days, the we get a 78-degree day Saturday. That’ll be NICE!

[luvie]

Ooooo....a 78 ° day sounds lovely! That would be a nice day to sit out in. I’m guessing that you were able to take care of some of that piled up cut grass today? Bet it looks really nice out there.

Same here with the pollen. The tumbleweeds are our biggest pollen-maker right now, but ragweed and any wildflower...and some tame ones...are right behind.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Beach et al.

Thanks for the pics.

[radu]

We had a few days last week in the 70s and it IS nice. Looking forward to another day of it, and cooler days afterwards. It’ll be hot again by next weekend though.

I mowed along the driveway this afternoon. It was shaggier than the yard and the way Cuz mowed it, grass clippings were in large clumps. I mowed it my normal way and everything’s spread out nicely. IF it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I’ll start on the yard. They say we could have showers and maybe storms roll through though. *sigh*

We have grass and flowers pollen all summer. Ragweed’s a butt-kicker on its own and added to the rest of the mix - UGH!!
And harvest season is cranking up here. The early-planted fields are being cut now and with it so dry, there’s dust in the air. Kinda takes the fun out of the weather cooling off.

[luvie]

Oh, no! If they are harvesting around there, it’s not long till it’s cotton’s turn, and we both know how nasty for the allergies THAT’S gonna be. Has your farmer started harvesting his corn yet? Seems like I remember that he planted a bit late.

Evidently, we have year-round allergens, too, ‘cause not a day has passed that I haven’t had a sneezing, coughing, or nose-blowing moment or 10. Just seems that this last month has been especially bad.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Wednesday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country and thanks Beach and Luvie for filling in for Kathy on this morning's thread.

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