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  • FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops: Let's Eat! - May 17, 2025

    05/16/2025 6:00:08 PM PDT · by luvie · 89 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents:~ Let’s Eat! ~ *****~ 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 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort providing entertainment...
  • Favorite Look Song,tell us your Favorites,Freeper Canteen 5 ~16~25

    05/15/2025 4:43:17 PM PDT · by fatima · 171 replies
    ~Favorite Songs with Look in it.~ Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green) - you look like you love me*Video*Tom Walker - Leave a Light On *Video*
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 15 May 2025

    05/14/2025 5:55:14 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 28 replies
    May 14, 2025 | KathyInAlaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Welcome Aboard! Future service members participate in a swearing in ceremony held during the 2023 Wings Over Wayne air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, May 21, 2023. The Wings over Wayne Air Show and Science and Technology Expo is a biennial event and has grown to be the largest free air show in North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leighton Lucero) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Which 2025 Hall Of Fame Inductee Song Will You Sing Quiz - Wednesday, May 14, 2025

    05/13/2025 6:00:26 PM PDT · by luvie · 81 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...and their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Choir
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~--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. Today We Want You To Take The.....Which 2025 Hall Of Fame Inductee Song Will You Sing Quiz Click HERE to take the quiz! Have fun!Please remember that The Canteen here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ~ 13 MAY 2025

    05/12/2025 5:59:58 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 37 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Veterans, and Families In The World! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Redstone Arsenal, AlabamaRedstone Arsenal (RSA) is a United States Army post and a census-designated place adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison for various tenants across the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and NASA.Redstone Arsenal remains the center of testing, development, and doctrine for the Army's missile programs. Besides the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command, Redstone houses the Tactical UAV Project Office, Redstone Test Center (RTC),...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: CWO Frederick Ferguson ~ 12 May 2025

    05/11/2025 5:51:24 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 36 replies
    Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    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 ~CWO Frederick Ferguson Info from here. Frederick Edgar Ferguson (born August 18, 1939) is a former United States Army warrant officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was the first Army aviator to receive the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.Frederick E....
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Mother's Day 2025 ~ 11 May 2025

    05/10/2025 5:40:22 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 49 replies
    Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Happy Mother's Day 2025!! ~ Proverbs 31:10-31 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.12 She will do him good and no evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants'; ship; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat...
  • FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops: Happy Mother's Day Music - May 10, 2025

    05/09/2025 6:00:07 PM PDT · by luvie · 99 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Happy Mother’s Day 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 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! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin’ Cafe ~ 9 May 2025

    05/08/2025 6:30:56 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 24 replies
    May 8, 2025 | FR Canteen Military Support Group
    FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. It's casual FRiday here at the Canteen. Pull up a seat and relax. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start...
  • FReeper Canteen - Remembering Our Troops - Thursday, May 8, 2025

    05/07/2025 6:00:07 PM PDT · by luvie · 25 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the world | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ The Message: Don’t Mess With Me! U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Camron Wilson, a native of Silsbee, Texas, and motor vehicle operator with Ground Distribution Company, 1st Distribution Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, carries an ammunition belt on his shoulders before participating in a static mounted machine gun range at Camp Pendleton, California, March 22, 2024. The range consisted of vehicle maneuvers and machine gun training, increasing the Marines’ proficiency when operating truck mounted heavy and medium machine guns. (U.S Marine Corps photo by...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Sandwich Quiz - Wednesday, May 7, 2025

    05/06/2025 6:00:06 PM PDT · by luvie · 70 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Snacksters
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies' military and family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. Today We Want You To Take The.....Sandwich Quiz Click HERE to take the quiz!Have fun!Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly!
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia ~ 06 MAY 2025

    05/05/2025 6:00:01 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 41 replies
    Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Moody Air Force Base, GeorgiaMoody Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation near Valdosta, Georgia. The base is in northeastern Lowndes County, Georgia, with the eastern border of the base following the Lanier County line. Georgia State Route 125 runs through the western side of the base, leading southwest 11 miles to the center of Valdosta and northeast 6 miles to Ray City.The 23d Wing organizes, trains and employs combat-ready A-10C, HC-130J, HH-60G, Guardian Angel Weapons System. The 23d Wing is home to the Air Force’s legendary “Flying Tigers”...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: William B Baugh ~ 05 May 2025

    05/04/2025 5:42:58 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 55 replies
    Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    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 ~ William B. Baugh Info from here. Private First Class William Bernard Baugh (July 7, 1930 - November 29, 1950) was a United States marine who, at age 20, received the Medal of Honor in Korea for sacrificing his life to save his Marine comrades. The nation s highest decoration for valor was presented to the young Marine for extraordinary heroism on November 29, 1950, between...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW... I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK ~ 04 May 2025

    05/03/2025 5:36:08 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 54 replies
    Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW.... I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK 1. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. 2. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big. 3. Don't listen to critics -- do what has to be done. 4. Build on high ground. 5. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. 6. Two heads are better than one. 7. Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails. 8. If you can't fight or flee -- float! 9. Take care of...
  • Freeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: It's The 151st Kentucky Derby Time, May 3, 2025 ~ 5-3-2025

    05/02/2025 6:00:08 PM PDT · by luvie · 79 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the world! | Kathy In Alaska
    The Freeper Canteen Presents....~It’s The 151st Kentucky Derby TimeMay 3, 2025~ Barbershop Quartet ~ Star Spangled BannerCall To The Post KENTUCKY DERBY TROPHY Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner of the famed "Run for the Roses." History is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following years. Finally, in 1924, legendary Churchill Downs President Matt Winn commissioned that a standard design be developed for the "Golden Anniversary"...
  • Songs about Life,tell us your Favorite Songs about Life Songs.Freeper Canteen 5~2~25

    05/01/2025 5:09:20 PM PDT · by fatima · 196 replies
    ~Favorite Songs about Life~ Elite Special Forces - "Somebody Like Me" (2021)*Video*I'm A Soldier - "BAD BOYS" *Video*
  • Freeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 1 May 2025

    04/30/2025 5:59:27 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 43 replies
    April 30, 2025 | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Storming the Sands of…California! U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, maneuver into a town during a company urban assault as part of an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 5, 2025. AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to the battalion's upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, as part of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. The exercise served as an opportunity to receive training across all warfighting functions in a realistic and fully resourced...
  • Marco Rubio Shutters ‘Disinformation’ Agency at State Department

    04/30/2025 10:14:47 AM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 43 replies
    Breitbart ^ | Apr 16, 2025 | Sean Moran
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the closure of the Global Engagement Center as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the “censorship-industrial complex.”“Today, it is my pleasure to announce the State Department is taking a crucial step toward keeping the president’s promise to liberate American speech by abolishing forever the body formerly known as the Global Engagement Center (GEC),” Rubio wrote in an op-ed for the Federalist, titled, “Rubio: To Protect Free Speech, The Censorship Industrial Complex Must Be Dismantled.”Rubio wrote that, in 2016, the Obama administration changed the GEC’s focus on combatting international terrorism cover...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The How Well Do You Know The Beatles Quiz - Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    04/29/2025 6:01:31 PM PDT · by luvie · 115 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too | luvie and the Canteen Couch Potatoes
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies' military and family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. Today We Want You To Take The.....How Well Do You Know The Beatles Quiz Click HERE to take the quiz! Have fun! Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly!
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia ~ 29 APR 2025

    04/28/2025 6:00:07 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 37 replies
    Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GeorgiaDobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins is a United States Air Force reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. Originally known as Dobbins Air Force Base, it was named in honor of Captain Charles M. Dobbins, a World War II C-47 pilot who died near Sicily. The installation is the home station of the host wing, the 94th Airlift Wing (94 AW) of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and its fleet of C-130 Hercules aircraft, and is also the location...