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  • FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday, 6 Aug 2026

    08/05/2026 6:00:24 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 65 replies
    August 5, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Your Guess Is As Good As Ours! PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2023) Comedian and contortionist Jonathan Burns performs for U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a visit sponsored by Navy Entertainment. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The State Nicknames Quiz - Wednesday, August 5, 2026

    08/04/2026 6:00:04 PM PDT · by luvie · 128 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world...& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen RoadTrippers
    ~ 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.....State Nicknames 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 Air Station Fallon, Nevada ~ 04 AUG 2026

    08/03/2026 6:00:02 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 47 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Naval Air Station Fallon, NevadaNaval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former NAS Miramar, California, and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS) and the...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Ed W "Too Tall" Freeman ~ 03 August 2026

    08/02/2026 6:05:14 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 48 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 ~ Ed W "Too Tall" FreemanInfo from this website. Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman (November 20, 1927 - August 20, 2008) was a United States Army fixed and rotary wing aircraft pilot who received the Medal of Honor on July 16, 2001 for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. As a helicopter pilot, he...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE KEY TO FAILURE ~ 02 August 2026

    08/01/2026 6:03:40 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 40 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    THE KEY TO FAILURE I recently read a devotion in God's Little Devotional Book for Women, which really touched my life. This book was copyrighted in 1996 by Honor Books, Inc. in Tulsa Oklahoma. The story on pages 98 and 99 tells of a painter who wanted to produce one work which would please everyone. So she painted a picture, and hung it in the public marketplace. She posted directions for people to mark the places they did not like with a small paint brush. She was surprised when she returned to find her picture was just a blob....
  • FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops: 1950s...The Birth Of Rock'N'Roll - Saturday, August 2, 2026

    07/31/2026 6:00:09 PM PDT · by luvie · 104 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ***** The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: Tunes For Our Troops1950s…The Birth Of Rock’N’Roll *****~ 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! Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort providing entertainment for the Troops! *Canteen Mission...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 31 July 2026

    07/30/2026 6:02:02 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 56 replies
    July 30, 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 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 a conversation. You...
  • FReeper Canteen - Remembering Our Troops!! - Thursday, July 30, 2026

    07/29/2026 6:00:08 PM PDT · by luvie · 30 replies
    For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ We Kick Your Butt In Person & Online! Pictured from left to right; Staff Sgt. Charles Cook, Sgt. Michael Escutia, Esports coach Nick "Ashes" Ridgeway, Staff Sgt Christopher Caudillo, and Spc. Francis Ramos celebrate their win at the Armed Forces Esports Championship at Frisco, Texas. Competing in Esports tournaments allows the Army to showcase its talent, skill, and competitive spirit on a public platform. It serves as a means of representing the Army within the broader gaming community and highlighting the diverse interests and capabilities of its personnel....
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Are These Real 50s Doo-Wop Songs Or Made Up Ones Quiz

    07/28/2026 6:00:05 PM PDT · by luvie · 110 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world....& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Boppers
    ~ 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.....Are These Real 50s Doo-Wop Songs Or Made Up Ones 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: Creech Air Force Base, Nevada ~ 28 JULY 2026

    07/27/2026 6:00:15 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 32 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Creech Air Force Base, NevadaCreech Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) command and control facility in Clark County, Nevada used "to engage in daily Overseas Contingency Operations of remotely piloted aircraft systems which fly missions across the globe." In addition to an airport, the military installation has the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab, associated aerial warfare ground equipment, and unmanned aerial vehicles of the type used in Afghanistan and Iraq. Creech is the aerial training site for the USAF Thunderbirds and "is one of two emergency divert airfields" for the...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Mary Edwards Walker ~ 27 July 2026

    07/26/2026 6:06:08 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 42 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 ~ Mary Edwards Walker Info from here. Thank you to mountainlion for alerting us to this hero! Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 - February 21, 1919) was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. As of 2014, she is the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. Prior to the...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ AIM HIGH ~ 26 July 2026

    07/25/2026 6:08:57 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 45 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    AIM HIGH A college professor prepared a final exam for his students. The test questions were divided into three categories, and the students were instructed to choose questions from only one of the categories. The first category of questions was the hardest and worth fifty points. The second, which was easier, was worth forty points. The third, the simplest, was worth thirty points. Upon completion of the test, students who had chosen the hardest fifty-point questions were given As. The students who had chosen the forty-point questions received Bs. Those who had settled for the easiest thirty-pointers were given...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Oldies But Goodies! ~ 25 July 2026

    07/24/2026 6:00:31 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 89 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend
    ***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: Oldies But Goodies! ~ *****~ 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 Help Songs,tell us your Favorites.Freeper Canteen 7~24~26

    07/23/2026 4:45:22 PM PDT · by fatima · 83 replies
    ~Favorite Help Songs ~ TobyMac - Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight)
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Thursday, 23 July 2026

    07/22/2026 5:59:33 PM PDT · by beachn4fun · 40 replies
    July 22, 2026 | For the best troops and veterans in the whole world! | Kathy In Alaska
    ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Welcome Aboard! Future service members participate in a swearing in ceremony held during the Wings Over Wayne air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. 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 those who have served...
  • THE FREEPER CANTEEN - The Which '90s Comedy Movies Are Funnier Quiz - Wednesday, July 22, 2026

    07/21/2026 6:00:03 PM PDT · by luvie · 89 replies
    For the best troops & vets in the world....& their families, too! | luvie and the Canteen Snackers
    ~ Freeper Canteen ~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. Today We Want You To Take The.....Which '90s Comedy Movies Are Funnier 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: Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico ~ 21 JULY 2026

    07/20/2026 6:00:26 PM PDT · by laurenmarlowe · 35 replies
    Serving The Best Troops, Families, And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew
    ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Holloman Air Force Base, New MexicoHolloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six mile southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The base was named in honor of Col. George V. Holloman, a pioneer in guided missile research. It is the home of the 49th Wing (49 WG) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). In addition to hosting several combat wings, Holloman supports the nearby White Sands Missile Range and currently...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: MAJ Louis Cukela ~ 20 July 2026

    07/19/2026 6:01:49 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 21 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 websitecolor="#ffffff">. Major Louis Cukela 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, France. He was the last double...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ~ 19 July 2026

    07/18/2026 6:01:52 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 29 replies
    Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
    SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Psalm 23 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" - the crowd would listen attentively. And then, at the conclusion of the Psalm, they would rise in thunderous applause in appreciation of the actor's incredible ability to bring the verse to life. But one night, just before the actor was to offer his customary recital of Psalm 23, a young man from the audience spoke up. "Sir, do you mind if tonight I recite Psalm 23?" The actor was quite taken back by this unusual request, but he allowed the young man to...
  • FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Open Mic ~ 18 July 2026

    07/17/2026 6:00:23 PM PDT · by Kathy in Alaska · 90 replies
    Our Troops Rock !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend
    ***** 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...