FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 19 July 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

LOYALTY LIVES ON

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Derick Clark, a kennel supervisor with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, comforts Yeager, an improvised explosive device detection dog, as they wait for the beginning of a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, Yeager's handler, on Combat Outpost Duluth, Afghanistan, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe, who was assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, was killed in action during a dismounted patrol. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

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Honoring those who have served before.

BLUE GERONIMO

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Redfern provides security while on patrol during Task Force Blue Geronimo in Taghawarq village, Khost province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2012. Redfern is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, Airborne, 501st Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amber Leach

WATER WARRIORS

Marines take a break during swim practice for the 2012 Warrior Games at Colorado Springs, Colo., April 25, 2012. The Warrior Games is a competition between wounded warriors from all military branches and includes swimming, track and field, cycling, shooting, archery, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. The competition will run May 1-5, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

MUD JUMPER

A U.S. Army soldier participates in a dance-off competition after the Pat Tillman run on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan's Khost province, April 21, 2012. More than 200 runners participated in the run which raises awareness of the Pat Tillman Foundation and pays tribute to the fallen comrade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Amber Leach

FIST BUMP BUDDIES

A U.S. Army paratrooper teaches Afghan boys how to do the “fist bump” in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 22, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, and is part of a patrol securing Highway 1, the country’s main highway between Kabul and Kandahar. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

JOINT MANNING

U.S. Navy sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp as the ship arrives in Port Everglades, Fla., to participate in Fleet Week Port Everglades 2012, April 25, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Betsy Knapper

TROOP TALK

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, speaks to U.S. Army Sgt. Maria Rodriguez, left, and Spc. Mellanie Harber in Zarin village in the Andar district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 23, 2012. Rodriguez and Harber are assigned to the Female Engagement Team, 172nd Infantry Brigade. U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Kap Kim

BELOW BAHRAIN

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Devon Headley conducts dive operations off the coast of Bahrain, April 19, 2012. The Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 2 is deployed with Commander Task Group 56.1, which provides mine counter-measures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage and diving, counterterrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Tuck

ENGINE ELEMENTS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christian Lucero checks the components of an F119-PW-100 jet engine on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., April 19, 2012. Lucero, an aerospace propulsion engineer, is assigned to the 49th Maintenance Squadron. The F119-PW-100 jet engine is the primary propulsion system for the F-22 Raptor. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker

SAND BAG TOSS

U.S. Army soldiers stack sandbags on their gun emplacement at sunset on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, April 25, 2012. The artillerymen are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





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).
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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!!!!!!!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[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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[SandRat]

Hi.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[SkyDancer]

Hi All ~ And Greetings! ~

Even Russian GI's have their problems

~ Enough Said ~

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread!

Things are going pretty well at this juncture. I've been on Gralise - a drug that is supposed to relieve nerve pain, and on Butrans - a patch I change weekly. The pain seems to be diminishing. Also wearing a back brace - I feel more able to stand erect with it in place. We go back to see the Pain Dr. in early August.

John Man's Grill Sergeants apron arrived today - he likes it. :)



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...now THAT is a lot of mud!!

God Bless our fallen hero and his family.

Sent from my iPad (so I can see you pictures.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[ConorMacNessa]

G'day Janey! The bottom photo is particularly poignant - but I feel confidant that that young boy will step up to the plate when the time cones.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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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Dorian Gray
July 19, 2012 The Victorian novel The Picture of Dorian Gray illustrates how the person we project to others may be very different from who we are on the inside. After the youthful and handsome Dorian Gray had his portrait painted, he dreaded the prospect of growing old, and he wished the portrait would grow old in his place.

Soon he realized that his wish had been granted. The portrait, which mirrored his troubled soul, aged and became more hideous with each sin Dorian committed, while he himself remained youthful. His outward appearance did not match his corrupted heart.

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for displaying a similar hypocrisy. Many of them took pride in showing off their spirituality in public. Yet on the inside, they were guilty of many secret sins. Because of this, Jesus compared them to “whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of . . . all uncleanness” (Matt. 23:27).

We are tempted to cultivate a false image for others to see. But God knows our hearts (1 Sam. 16:7; Prov. 15:3). Through confession and prayerfully opening our hearts to God’s Word and the work of the Spirit, we can experience an inner goodness that is reflected in godly actions. Let God transform you from the inside out (2 Cor. 3:17-18).

Father, it’s easy to put up a front and hide
from the public what we are really like. We’re
grateful that we cannot hide from You. You
know us. Please change us inside and out.

Only Christ can transform us.

Read: Matthew 23:23-31

For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of . . . all uncleanness. —Matthew 23:27

Bible in a Year:
Proverbs 25-28

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad to hear that you are starting to get a handle on the continual pain.

The back brace sounds like a much needed confidence builder. Hoping the combo is the start of good things. *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mac!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did you finish a project today? Get mugged?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nana Hope!!

[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!



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

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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]

Sand!!