FReeper Canteen ~ Fabulous Friday

March 1, 2012 | Canteen Crew

[beachn4fun]

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.

Remember the Good Old Days?
Sock Hops?
Drive-in Movies?
Buddy Holly?
Or other things that made it Fabulous?
You know, before cellphones?
Come on in and share your memories.
Or take a trip back in time.

Let's start with the 1950.

First Modern Credit Card Introduced
In 1949, Frank X. McNamara thought of a way for customers
to have just one credit card that they could use at multiple stores.
McNamara discussed the idea with two colleagues
and the three pooled some money and started a new company in 1950
which they called the Diners Club.

First "Peanuts" Cartoon Strip
The very first Peanuts comic strip, written by Charles M. Schulz,
appeared in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950.

Number One Hit
8 July 1950 ~ Mona Lisa ~ (Nat "King" Cole)

here

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.

[beachn4fun]

Sorry, gotta post and run. Will see you all in the morning. Enjoy.

[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

Prayers going up

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!





BOSTON, (Oct. 21, 2009) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (RELEASED)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

I’m Good
March 2, 2012

When someone asks, “How are you?” it has become common for the response to be, “I’m good.” When we say this, we are really saying, “I’m well” or “I’m doing fine,” speaking of our general well-being and not our character. I have answered with that response more times than I can count, but lately it has begun to bother me. Because, whether we realize it or not, we are saying something specific when we use the word good.

Jesus once encountered a wealthy young man who called Him “Good Teacher” (Matt. 19:16). The young man was right, for Jesus is both good (completely perfect) and the Teacher. He is the only One who can truly make that claim.

The Lord, however, challenged the man to think about what he was saying in using that term good. “So He said to him, ‘Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments’” (v.17). Jesus wanted the man to understand that the assertion he was making needed to be taken seriously. Jesus can be called “good” because He is God.

Next time someone asks you, “How are you?” it is great to be able to say, “I’m well.” But remember, only Jesus is good.

Eternal with the Father, One,
Is Jesus Christ, His own dear Son;
In Him God’s fullness we can see,
For Jesus Christ is deity. —D. De Haan

God is great and God is good, but without Him we are neither.

Read: Matthew 19:16-26

[Jesus said,] “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” —Matthew 19:17

Bible in a Year:
Joshua 10-12

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Beachy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Fabulous Friday! ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies’ military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, beachy, for today's Fabulous Friday.

[LUV W]

What an awesome thread, Beachy! You get a.....

and

for your hard work!!
B R A V O!!!

[SkyDancer]

Hai!

[AZamericonnie]

Love the look Beachie & congrats on your "light bulb".;-}

Sweet dreams til sunbeams find you & see you on the morrow! *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[AZamericonnie]

Permission granted & presence requested Conor! *Hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evenings pledge dear Hope. *Hugs*

Hand over heart & prayers up!

You gonna make some wine out of those grapes? A Canteen variety?:-}

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Connie!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Beachy!

*HUGS*

Thanks very much for tonight's Fabulous Friday thread! Here's one of my memories from the early 50's:



Marie Annette Sullivan Mitchell and Tom Mitchell, c. 1951



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Lt Col John D. Loftis, USAF, 866th Air Expeditionary Squadron, KIA Afghanistan 25Feb2012



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...a sunny day?

Our ceiling is getting lower and lower and lower.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[LUV W]

God rest the soul of this hero. His eyes haunt me. So full of
life...cut down too soon!

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Lt Col John D. Loftis, USAF
866th Air Expeditionary Squadron

Amazing Grace

[ConorMacNessa]

Col. Loftis is one of the officers shot in the back of the head at close range by one of the Afghan security forces. What a disgraceful act!

It says volumes about the differences between Christianity and Islam.

Rest in peace, gallant brother! The Nation will long remember your sacrifice!



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[LUV W]

Amen. I know the troops are totally frustrated because their
so-called “COC” has hamstrung them so they are unable to fight the enemy.

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Maj Robert J. Marchanti, II, USANG, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team, Maryland Army National Guard, KIA Afghanistan 25Feb2012

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl! ((HUGS))

A beautiful sunny day today, unlike yesterday which rained all day and all night.

Seems that March isn't being kind to you, just think that spring is just around the corner.

[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Tattoo

Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[AZamericonnie]

Great to see you as well Conor & my...what a beauty your Mother was!

PT going well? Feeling any betters?

[BIGLOOK]

Honoring Our Fallen

[AZamericonnie]

Rest In Peace our Heroes

Il Silenzio

Let Them In St. Peter

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Mac, Hugs.

Is that your Mom?

Beautiful woman.

[LUV W]

Nighty-night, Conor! See ya (as Tomkow says) in the mernin’! :)

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers lifted for our fallen.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening ElKabong, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor...((HUGS))...thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Have you had a lot of snow this winter?

[LUV W]

Howdy, Taz! (((hugs)))

How ya doin’ this first day of March?

It sort of came in like a lion with wind here today.

[TASMANIANRED]

Today it was beautiful.

I’m off the weekend so it will rain.

Maybe I need to spend a weekend with you so it will rain the whole time.

[LUV W]

Pleeeeeease come! It would be worth it...to see you AND to get the rain! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...you find the neatest pictures of our troops at work.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Now who might that cute kid be????

[SkyDancer]

My dad’s friends send them to him and he forwards them on to me. I also get stuff from my uncle and brothers. They know I come here. (((HUGS))) back. Someday I’ve got to get up to Alaska. Only state I’ve not been to.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...how is your day going?

Tornadoes staying away from your city?