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  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine ~ 27 JAN 2026

    01/26/2026 6:00:18 PM PST · by laurenmarlowe · 37 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, MaineThe Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard located in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. PNS is tasked with the overhaul, repair, and modernization of US Navy submarines.Though PNS is nominally a public shipyard, several corporations (e.g., Delphinius Engineering of Eddystone, PA; Oceaneering International of Chesapeake, VA; Orbis Sibro of Mount Pleasant, SC; and Q.E.D. Systems Inc. of Virginia Beach, VA) carry out the submarine maintenance and upgrades there.The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was...
  • FReeper Caanteen ~ Hall of Heroes: MAJ Louis Cukela ~ 26 January 2026

    01/25/2026 6:05:10 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 47 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 ~ MAJ Louis CukelaInfo from this website. Born at Sabenes, Austria, on May 1, 1888, he is a double recipient of the Medal of Honor, one by the Army and one by the Navy for the same action in World War I. He was serving at the time as Sergeant, 66th Company, 5th Marine Regiment at Villers-Cotterets,...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ EXAMPLE ~ 25 January 2026

    01/24/2026 6:00:23 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 44 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    EXAMPLE The most valuable gift you can give another is a good example. "For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." (John: 13:15) In his autobiography, Armand Hammer, known as much for his humanitarian efforts as for being chairman and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, an advisor to presidents from Roosevelt to Reagan, and an industrialist, reveals the roots of his giving spirit: "My father had become a prominent and greatly loved figure in the area. . .It was an almost ecstatic experience for me to ride with him when he...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Open Mic ~ 24 January 2026

    01/23/2026 6:00:38 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 92 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew
    ***** 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...
  • Favorite Country Western Songs,tell us your Favorites.Freeper Canteen 1~23~25

    01/22/2026 4:59:03 PM PST · by fatima · 189 replies
    ~Favorite County Western Songs~ Cooperhead Rd
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday January 22, 2026

    01/21/2026 6:01:02 PM PST · by beachn4fun · 48 replies
    January 21, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Feeding Our Troops At 19 Below Zero! Breakfast items are set in trays inside a mobile kitchen trailer in Helena, Montana, Feb. 2, 2022. The Soldiers had to endure temperatures as low as minus 19 while providing food for the fighting force as part of the Phillip. A. Connelly Active Field Competition. The Field Competition puts all aspects of a culinary team’s field capabilities under a microscope to include food quality, creativity and proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Jordan S. Worthy) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Who Said It Quiz - Wednesday, January 21, 2026

    01/20/2026 6:00:14 PM PST · by luvie · 79 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Quizters
    ~ 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.....Who Said It Quiz Click HERE and 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: Naval Support Facility Thurmont, Maryland ~ 20 JAN 2026

    01/19/2026 6:00:27 PM PST · by laurenmarlowe · 40 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Naval Support Facility Thurmont, MarylandCamp David is the country retreat for the President of the United States. It is located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park, in Frederick County, Maryland, near the towns of Thurmont, and Emmitsburg, about 62 miles north-northwest of the national capital city of Washington, D.C. It is officially known as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont. Because it is technically a military installation, the staffing is primarily provided by the Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC), the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Naval construction battalions...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Harold O Messerschmidt ~ 19 January 2026

    01/18/2026 6:02:12 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 37 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 ~ Harold O. Messerschmidt Info from here. Harold O. Messerschmidt (1923 September 17, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II. Messerschmidt joined the Army from Chester, Pennsylvania in May 1943, and by September 17, 1944 was serving as a Sergeant in Company L, 30th Infantry...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ A TIME FOR EVERYTHING ~ 18 January 2026

    01/17/2026 6:00:22 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 37 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    A TIME FOR EVERYTHING There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, A time...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Open Mic ~ 17 January 2026

    01/16/2026 6:00:42 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 131 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew
    ***** 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...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 16 January 2026

    01/15/2026 5:59:20 PM PST · by beachn4fun · 56 replies
    January 15, 2026 | 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. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Gather around the Canteen cooler and strike up a conversation. 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 chair, put your feet up, grab a drink,...
  • FReeper Canteen - Remembering Our Troops!! - Thursday, January 15, 2026

    01/14/2026 6:00:28 PM PST · by luvie · 26 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Canine Command Army Cpl. Dustin Borchardt gives military working dog Pearl a command during a canine cross-training event in Kosovo. Army Staff Sgt. Tawny Schmit 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. Eye Exam Army Capt. Kelly McCormick conducts an eye exam on a military working dog in Miesau, Germany, Doggy Dip A Marine participates in helocasting and amphibious familiarization training exercises to prepare a multi-purpose canine for future operations at...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Famous Animals Quiz - Wednesday, January 14, 2026

    01/13/2026 6:00:05 PM PST · by luvie · 99 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Zoo Keepers
    ~ 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.....Famous Animals 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: Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, Maryland ~ 13 JAN 2026

    01/12/2026 6:01:36 PM PST · by laurenmarlowe · 30 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head, MarylandNaval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, also known as Naval Support Facility Indian Head, is a United States naval military installation in Charles County, Maryland, that is a NAVSEA Warfare Center enterprise dedicated to energetics (explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, reactive materials, and their application in propulsion systems and ordnance). NSWC IHD began as the Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head during World War I. Surrounded by the Potomac River and Mattawoman Creek, Naval Support Facility Indian Head is strategically situated less than 30 miles south of the nation’s...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Christmas Truce ~ 12 January 2026

    01/11/2026 6:00:27 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 47 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 ~ The Christmas Truce Info from here. You are standing up to your knees in the slime of a waterlogged trench. It is the evening of 24 December 1914 and you are on the dreaded Western Front. Stooped over, you wade across to the firing step and take over the watch. Having exchanged pleasantries, your bleary-eyed and...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS ~ 11 January 2026

    01/10/2026 6:00:08 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 44 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    "AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS" Matthew 28:20 One morning I stood on the bluffs overlooking the coast at Camp Pendleton. I spied an amphibious naval vessel just off shore. As I stood watching, it came into full view, then disappeared as the early morning fog came and went. The ship was always there, but it was only visible part of the time. It spoke to me of the reality of God's presence. The truth is God is always there, but our changing moods affect our ability to see. It's good days and bad days again, or would...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Potpourri ~ 10 January 2026

    01/09/2026 6:06:19 PM PST · by Kathy in Alaska · 80 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Potpourri ~ *****~ 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 &...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 8 January 2026

    01/07/2026 5:59:33 PM PST · by beachn4fun · 44 replies
    January 7, 2026 | 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...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: United States Naval Academy, Maryland ~ 06 JAN 2026

    01/05/2026 6:00:04 PM PST · by laurenmarlowe · 44 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: United States Naval Academy, MarylandThe United States Naval Academy (USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, Maryland. Established on 10 October 1845, under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, it is the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies, and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps.Candidates for admission generally must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a Member of Congress. Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as midshipmen. Tuition for...