FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 25 March 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

A SOLEMN FAREWELL

U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, for his funeral ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 15, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adora Gonzalez

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Honoring those who have served before.

PATROL PALS

U.S. Special Forces soldiers and Afghan commandos pass a group of Afghan women and children during an operation to hinder insurgent activity in the Zharay district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 6, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Special Operations Task Force South. The Afghan-led operation yielded 200 pounds of homemade explosives. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook

BRIDGE SECURITY

U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Goss secures an area near a bridge construction site in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2011. Goss, assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, 181st Infantry Regiment, also is a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

SENDAI JAPAN

An aerial view of tsunami damage in an area north of Sendai, Japan, March 13, 2011, taken from a U.S. Navy helicopter assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan. The U.S. aircraft carrier was off the coast of Japan rendering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

USS RONALD REAGAN UNDERWAY

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, March 12, 2011. The Ronald Reagan has been directed to Japan following an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami to render humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

SURVIVORS SEARCH

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Nizbet looks for trapped survivors in Sendai, Japan, March 16, 2011. Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron stationed out of Kadena Air Base deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. Nizbet is a pararescueman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

A joint U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps search and rescue team look over the earthquake damage on Sendai Airport near Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2011. The team is part of the U.S. military’s disaster relief efforts in the wake of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan just days before. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse

SHOVEL READY

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marvin Lopez shovels dirt during a bridge construction project in Haji Hanif Khan, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. Lopez is a combat engineer assigned to Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. The company's engineers and heavy equipment operators have conducted several civil development and military construction projects throughout Afghanistan since they arrived in October. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Woodall

MIYAGI DAMAGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett Krygier surveys the destruction in Miyagi prefecture, Japan, March 14, 2011, from an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan. Krygier is an aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14, based on Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Tomodachi. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ben Farone

FUNNY FACE

U.S. Navy Lt. Chad Tidd plays with young patients in the children's ward at Hospital Likas in Sepangar, Malaysia, March 1, 2011. Tidd is from the 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge and is participating in a community service project. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart

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~ It’s Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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Failures Anonymous
March 25, 2011

It’s my duty to grill the burgers, brats, steaks, or whatever else my wife has on the menu. And while I’m not the greatest chef when it comes to outdoor cooking, I love the unforgettable aroma of grilling over a charcoal fire. So the mention of a “fire of coals” in John 21:9 catches my attention. And I find myself wondering why John would include this detail in the story about Jesus calling a failing Peter back to serve and follow Him.

In verses 1-3, it’s apparent that Peter had reopened his fishing business. Just a few days before, Peter was warming his hands over a charcoal fire when he denied Jesus to save his own skin (John 18:17-18 ESV). So why not go back to fishing?

While Peter and his cohorts were casting nets, Jesus built a fire on the beach. Coincidence? I doubt it! And as Peter approached Jesus, I wonder if the pungent aroma of the burning charcoal brought back memories of that other fire where he had failed Christ. Yet Jesus in His mercy took the initiative to call Peter back into His service.

Think of it: Jesus is willing to forgive our failures and call us into His service. After all, if only perfect people qualified to serve Him, He wouldn’t have anyone to choose from!

Although we are imperfect,
The Lord can use us still,
If we confess our sins to Him
And seek to do His will. —Sper

Being imperfect doesn’t disqualify us from serving God;
it just emphasizes our dependence on His mercy.

Read: John 21:3-17

As soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. —John 21:9

Bible in a year:
Joshua 19-21; Luke 2:25-52

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[PROCON]

I do Fridays every day

You doggone retired guys just love to rub it in, don't ya!!..:=)

8 more years here, hope I can make it!

Evening Dave, how goes it?!

[PROCON]

Hi Ma!!

Thanks for tonight's Canteen; glad tomorrow is Friday!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[SandRat]

Thanks for tonight’s Canteen thread!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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LT David (Coldwater Creek)
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M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave)
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret)
MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
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Philetus USA
PROCON USA
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Rick USAF (Doogle)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
SandRat USA
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
SPC Chris USA (Vineyard)
SPC Drew USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SPC4 Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
SrA The Black Knight USAF
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
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SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave)
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tongue-tied USN/USA
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SFC txradioguy USA
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Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
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William USA (jackv)
WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)

 

[Diver Dave]

It goes fine ‘cept for all this wind and rain.
Along with doin’ Fridays, I do sunshine. :^)

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Aloha Night Owl!