FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 03 May 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CONSTITUTION MAST

Navy sailors place the sail on the yard of the mizzenmast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. The sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for possibly sailing the ship during the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Rooney

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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.

ROOFTOP SECURITY

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Aleman provides security on the Khowst Prevention Headquarters in Khowst City in Afghanistan's Khowst province, March 5, 2012. Aleman is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. Coalition forces talk weekly about ways to work better and increase support of one another for the security of the province's residents. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phillip McTaggart

KUNAR FIREFIGHT

A combat controller coordinates close air support during a firefight in which coalition and Afghan commandos joined forces in the Sar Kani district of Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 7, 2012. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Weis

ROCK ON WATER

Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Robert Saaga, left, and Enyiomadi Chuta, right, play guitar in the hangar bay of the USS Carl Vinson, March 13, 2012, as part of a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the ship's commissioning. The ship is under way in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Andrew K. Haller

PAKTYA PATROL

U.S. Army soldiers descend a mountaintop in the Paktya province while surveying a site for an observation post near the Enzarkay Pass, Afghanistan, March 2, 2012. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

ROCKY ROAD

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Eley makes his way down a rocky road to visit Afghan police near Combat Outpost Jannat, Afghanistan, March 9. Eley is an armor crewman assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. April York

TOP LEAPER

Missouri National Guardsman Cadet Andrew Cully leaps from the top of the rappel tower during part of the Guard's first Air Assault School on Camp Crowder, Mo., March 8, 2012. Cully earned the title of honor graduate for having the second-best performance of the school's 105 graduates. U.S. Army photo by Matthew J. Wilson

STREET SHAKE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jeffery Russell greets Afghan children in the village Sader Kheyl, Afghanistan, March 17, 2012. Russell is a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

BUCKET BRIGADE

A South Dakota Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter drops 600 gallons of water on a fire in Rapid City, South Dakota, March 9, 2012. The helicopter crew is assigned to the Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Don Matthews

GATE GUARD

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Seth Curry secures an entrance in the village of Sader Kheyl near Combat Outpost Rahman Kheyl, Afghanistan, March 17, 2012. Curry is an executive officer assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

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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

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Prayers going up

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD!

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT 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).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



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]

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Walk Away From Worry
May 3, 2012

A few years ago, our Bible-study leader challenged us to memorize a chapter of the Bible and recite it to the group. Internally, I began to protest and groan. An entire chapter, in front of everyone? Memorization had never been my thing; I cringed as I imagined long silences while everyone watched me, waiting for the next words.

A few days later, I reluctantly leafed through my Bible, looking for a set of verses to learn by heart. Nothing seemed right until I landed in Philippians 4.

I read this verse in silence, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (v.6). That’s when I knew which chapter to memorize, and how to walk away from my anxiety about the assignment.

God does not want us to agonize over future events, because worry paralyzes our prayer life. The apostle Paul reminds us that instead of fretting, we should ask God for help. When we continually take this approach to anxiety, God’s peace will guard our hearts and minds (v.7).

Someone once said tongue-in-cheek, “Why pray when you can worry?” The point is clear: Worry gets us nowhere, but prayer gets us in touch with the One who can handle all of our concerns.

When you feel the tension mounting,
And across the busy day,
Only gloomy clouds are drifting
As you start to worry—pray! —Anon.

It’s impossible to wring our hands when they are folded before God in prayer.

Read: Philippians 4:1-9

Be anxious for nothing. —Philippians 4:6

Bible in a Year:
2 Chronicles 33-36

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[mountainlion]

The commercial is not much but later:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iov70LRF81U

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And grabbing the gold....Nana Hope is first!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[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]

And right behind....Mac snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayor bags the bronze!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread! Great photos of our troops in action!



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))...some sun today. They say 50 degrees on Friday with rain and SNOW! They had snow in Fairbanks yesterday. Not alot, but nevertheless....it was white.

How about you? A better day, some sun, something good going on outside?

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf, USA, 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, KIA Afghanistan 22Apr2012



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)

[tpmintx]

Navy sailors place the sail on the yard of the mizzenmast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. The sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for possibly sailing the ship during the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Rooney

Nothing but the highest level of respect for our service-men and women, but I could not help but think that Navy sailors must also maintain a skill level with square-rigged sailing craft, as these will be the only weapons of war left operational in the USA after another four years of 0bama military cuts. To say nothing of the condition of our energy infrastructure. What could be "greener" than a wind-powered warship?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion. Sadly I must wait til I get home to watch YouTubes.

Hope you had a great day.

[ConorMacNessa]

WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN!!



070530-N-2893B-001 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 30, 2007) - About 100 feet above the deck of USS Constitution, Yeoman 1st Class Rob Santiago and Seaman Nola Sparks bend a 500-lb., 158-square yard cotton canvas sail to the ship's portside mizzenmast topsail yard. About 20 Sailors spent several hours on May 30, 2007, rigging the first of six sails to the 2,200-ton, three-masted wooden frigate, readying "Old Ironsides" for two underway demonstrations this summer. USS Constitution is - at 209 years old - the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 64 active duty U.S. Navy Sailors, and visited by nearly half a million tourists annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Eric Brown (RELEASED)



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)