FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 15 May 09

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

WASP BRINGS COLD WAR-ERA AIRCRAFT HOME

USS WASP, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Wasp (LHD 1) is supporting a relocation project for an EA-3B Skywarrior, transporting it from Rota, Spain, back to the United States.

The amphibious assault carrier is returning from redeploying Marines in the European Area of Responsibility and will arrive in Norfolk with an extra aircraft.

Retired in 1991, the Skywarrior is commonly called a "Whale" because, at one time, it was the heaviest type aircraft on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

For more than 16 years this particular "Rota Whale" sat on the lawn of the bachelor officer quarters at Naval Station Rota, Spain, as a memorial to the men who flew these aircraft and played an important role during the Cold War.

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UNDER FIRE

U.S. Marines take a fighting position behind a humvee after receiving small-arms fire from a nearby ridge in Bakwa, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2009. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan. They are operating in Bakwa to maintain security in the rural area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones

DUSTY DUTY

U.S. Marines make their way back to their vehicles in the middle of a sand storm after patrolling a nearby mountain ridge in Bakwa, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2009. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones

Atkins, Poindexter, Rice ~The Legend of Lovers’ Leap

Beach Boys ~ Fun, Fun, Fun

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ~ Hene Hene Kou Aka

Celtic Bagpipes ~ Scottish Soldier

Carl Perkins ~ Memphis Tennessee

GERMANY JUMP

U.S. Air Force and Army paratroopers jump from the tail gate of a new C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft during its first personnel drop over southern Germany, May 4, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston

HARPOON HORIZON

A harpoon missile is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook during the sinking exercise of UNITAS Gold in the Atlantic Ocean, April 29, 2009. This is the 50th anniversary of UNITAS, a multinational exercise to provide opportunities for participating nations to increase their collective ability to counter illicit maritime activities that threaten regional stability. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Patrick Grieco

Buck Owens ~ Dust On Mother’s Bible

Henry Mancini ~ Green Onions

The Trio ~ To Know Him Is To Love Him

Highway 101 ~ All The Reasons Why

Gordon Lightfoot ~ Carefree Highway

TIMES AND AIRCRAFT HAVE CHANGED

Lt. Col. Jen Fullmer, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander, shows the forward bomb bay of a B-1B Lancer at an air base in Southwest Asia April 22 to Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson and Staff Sgt. Phillip Broom and to retired Lt. Gen. Russell Davis, president of the nonprofit Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

SUSPECTED PIRATE SHIP

CAPTURING SUSPECTS

Members of a USS Gettysburg visit, board, search and seizure team capture suspected pirates after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force 151 in the Gulf of Aden, May 13, 2009. Combined Task Force 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric L. Beauregard

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[gate2wire]

Hey Kathy...woo hoo.

[PERKY2004]

[PERKY2004]

heh heh heh ... I made the Top 5!

[Kathy in Alaska]

It's Finally Friday!!

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
AbnSarge USA
Allegra
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCPL Carter USMC
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Brian USA (repubmom)
SGT Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
txradioguy USA
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

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May 15, 2009

The Secret Is

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We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages. —1 Corinthians 2:7

If you believe Rhonda Byrne, author of the bestselling book The Secret, “The shortcut to anything you want in your life is to be and feel happy now!” According to Byrne, this has to do with something called the law of attraction. If you think only about things that make you happy, she says, happy things will be attracted to you.

Sounds easy enough.

However, the Bible says that “the secret” to life is something very different. It has to do with “the law of the Spirit of life” that sets us free from “the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:2), not with the “law of attraction.”

According to the apostle Paul, the most important thing to know is “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2). To those who are concerned with happiness now, this is indeed foolishness (v.14). They do not recognize the power of God in what appears to them as weakness.

The Lord created us with a desire to know what is secret. In His wisdom, He kept certain things hidden in mystery for a time (v.7). But now, through His Holy Spirit, He has made them known. And the secret He reveals has nothing to do with having happy thoughts in order to obtain happy things; it has to do with having the mind of Jesus Christ (v.16).

There is a law that made us free—
In Romans 8 this truth is heard;
The secret is to walk with God
And daily lean upon His Word. —Hess

To know lasting happiness, we must get to know Jesus.
Bible in One Year: 2 Kings 22-23; John 4:31-54

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[SandRat]

Tomorrow at 1400-hrs the remains of 70 1864 - 1881 Cavalry Troopers in a Special Military Convoy are to be escorted by the State Police and the PGR from Tucson to Sierra Vista AZ.

On Saturday at 1000-hrs there will be a Special Reburial Ceremony for the Troopers at the Southern Arizona Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.

That;s enough of an installment on last nights tease. More tomorrow night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in 1st....gate grabs the gold!!

[AZamericonnie]

WooHoo! Finally Friday!:)

Thanks Ma for this evenings thread! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Gate! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Hand over heart & prayers up Hope! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Oh WOW Sandy!

You’ll be able to attend?

[gate2wire]

Evenin’ Connie...hate to post and run, but I’ve got to get some sleep. Have a great night...and bet the filly (Rachel Alexander) in the Preakness on Sat. :-)