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~ FR Canteen Presents ~ ~ It's Halloween: Trick or Treat!! ~ Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Click here to carve your own pumpkin Monster Mash Rock & Roll Graveyard Halloween Is Trick or Treat Bo Meets The Monster Click here to bowl The Purple People Eater (For you, Mr Tonkin) Voodoo Voodoo Werewolves of London Ghostbusters Witch DoctorPlease remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Robert Martin Patterson Info from here. Robert Martin Patterson (born April 16, 1948) is a retired United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration?he Medal of Honor?or his actions in the Vietnam War.Patterson joined the Army from Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1966, and by May 6, 1968, was serving as a specialist four in Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 17th...

GOLDEN MOMENTS Once upon a time, there was a little boy from "the wrong side of the tracks" who grew up admiring a beautiful house high on the hill overlooking his town. Fortunately, he never lacked for any of the necessities of life, but he hated being "poor." He noticed that people treated him differently, and it pained him to see his parents work so hard just to make ends meet. It just didn't seem right that some should be so favored and others should have so little. But his parents has instilled some rather clear "core values" in...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Open Mic ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Blue “Manta” Brigade! U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, and Latvian Navy divers pose for a photo while training on surface supplied diving techniques at the Baltic Diving Training Center in support of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 24 exercise in Liepāja, Latvia, June 14, 2024. BALTOPS24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Meade, MarylandFort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Defense Courier Service, Defense Information Systems Agency headquarters, and the U.S. Navy's Cryptologic Warfare Group Six.It is named for George G. Meade, a Union General from the U.S. Civil War, who served as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The fort's smaller census-designated place includes support facilities such...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~Vernon Baker (Info found here.) On Saturday, July 13th, 2010, another Medal of Honor recipient left us to guard the streets of heaven. Thank you, sir, for your service to our country. Vernon Joseph Baker (December 17, 1919 - July 13, 2010) was a United States Army officer who received the United States military's highest decoration, the...

GETTING UNDERWAY A young Ensign, who had just completed his first overseas deployment, was given the opportunity to "show his stuff" by getting his ship underway. As he yelled out commands with great confidence, sailors were running everywhere. In no time, the ship came out of the channel, headed for home. It was accomplished so well that he set a new record for getting a destroyer underway. He wasn't surprised when a seaman approached him with a message from his CO...he WAS surprised to find that it was a radio message. He was even more surprised as he read,...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: 80s Music! *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Marines Doing Marines Thing! U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, execute range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 16, 2024. Range 400 is used to train rifle companies in the techniques and procedures for attacking fortified areas. ITX is the culmination of Marine Forces Reserve’s training cycle as they participate in a live-fire, combined arms exercise as a part of MAGTF operating over vast distances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Detrick, MarylandFort Detrick is a United States Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center of the U.S. biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program. As of the early 2010s, Fort Detrick's 1,200-acre campus supports a multi-governmental community that conducts biomedical research and development, medical materiel management, global medical communications and the study of foreign plant pathogens. The lab is known to research pathogens such as Ebola and...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~CPT Charles Hazlitt Upham VC Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and bar (September 21, 1908 - November 22, 1994) was a New Zealand solider who won the Victoria Cross twice during World War II. Earning the Victoria Cross and Bar for outstanding gallantry and leadership in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942....

WORD POWER!! During the invasion of Salerno, Allied forces employed propaganda on a scale they had never tried before. Artillery was used to fire shells, each containing thousands of leaflets, encouraging the Germans to surrender and promising them humane treatment if they did. The shells would open about 300 feet in the air and rain down the leaflets on German troops. One British Major made no secret of his anger at having to fire leaflets at the enemy instead of high explosives. In a short while, however, he changed his mind. For days his men had been slugging it...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Open Mic! ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Meanwhile, in DC, They Could Use This! U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, command chief of Air Combat Command, briefs Airmen and Guardians during an all call at the Independence Theater on Beale Air Force Base, California, June 5, 2024. Wolfe’s brief focused on maintaining high professional standards, addressing concerns related to China, and emphasizing the importance of discipline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Alton W. KnappenbergerInfo from here. Alton Knappenberger (Dec 31, 1923 - June 9, 2008) was working on a Pennsylvania pig farm when he was drafted in 1943 at the age of nineteen. He landed at Anzio, on the Italian coast, on January 22, 1944, as part of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, and although he did not...

YOU ARE SPECIAL "I don't know why I was even born," the young sailor confided! "I'm ugly. I'm not talented. I've never been what you would call smart. I don't really have any friends. And I can't seem to do anything right. I feel like I've spent my whole life letting people down. Sometimes I wonder if even God could love me!" That conversation took place more than a decade ago, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. That one and a lot of others over the years with the same message: "I'm no good; I'm...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Mr. October ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Flag Football! Spc. Jonah Rudansky, a Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Artillery, throws a football while competing in the flag football tournament at Bowerman Track, kicking off the week-long Mountainfest celebration on Fort Drum, New York, June 18, 2024. Such team sports events foster camaraderie, build trust, and enhance competitive spirit within and between units. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaidon Novinska) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have...