FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 23 August 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

RANGER FACE

A soldier transforms 7-year-old Kayiah into a camouflaged Army Ranger at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s annual open house on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 12, 2012. The event enabled the public to learn how Rangers train and operate, showing dive equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo and zodiac boats. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Canteen Mission Statement

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.

HELICOPTER HOIST

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter hoists Air Force Capt. Yuriza Castillo-Aguirre, who plays a downed pilot, before returning to base during training for combat search and rescue from the Air Force Weapons School near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 17, 2012. Castillo-Aguirre is assigned to the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris

HOUSE SEARCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Henderson and Satin, his military working dog, search an Afghan home in the village of Spine Gundey in the Gelan district of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, May 10, 2012. Henderson is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Baker

OUTPOST OVERWATCH

A U.S. Army paratrooper provides overwatch security to fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers after a firefight in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Insurgents use the agricultural areas surrounding Combat Outpost Giro for various activities. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

ARABIAN LIGHTS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Simmons signals to an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter during deck-landing qualifications on the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter under way in the Arabian Gulf, May 19, 2012. Simmons is a boatswain's mate. The Porter is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex R. Forster

FATHER AND SON

Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Gates helps his 11-year-old son, Nathaniel, through the first water obstacle at the Emerald Coast MudRun for Orphans in Niceville, Fla., May 19, 2012. Active duty and reserve service members came out to get dirty in either the morning or afternoon challenges. Gates is assigned to the Air Armament Center on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

MOVING HIGHER

U.S. paratroopers serving as an overwatch element move their observation post higher on a hill during combat operations in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR

Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sterling R. Cale, a 90-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, takes a moment in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial during the the USS Arizona Memorial 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony, May 27, 2012. The ceremony honored the 1,177 service members who lost their lives during the Japanese attack on the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth

FIRST HUG

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roel Lunod receives the first hug from his daughter during a homecoming celebration at Naval Base San Diego, May 23, 2012. Bunker Hill, part of Carrier Strike Group 1, returned home after a six-month deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rosalie Garcia

HONORING VIETNAM VETS

World War II Army veteran Samuel Teolis of Ellwood City, Pa., visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and reflects on those who served during the Vietnam War after a Memorial Day ceremony at the wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012. The ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OSPREY TRANSPORT

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark A. Handley and his staff disembark a V-22 Osprey during a visit to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 in the Bakwa district of Afghanistan's Farah province, May 15, 2012. Handley is the commander of 1st Naval Construction Division. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Carmichael

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[The Mayor]

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A Picture Of Him
August 23, 2012

One day my son uncapped an orange marker and drew a picture of his father. His toddler’s rendering featured eyes, a nose, and a mouth, all inside of a circle on top of two long sticks (he informed me that those were the legs). Although my little boy scored high marks for effort, his picture didn’t quite capture the specifics that would have created a close likeness to my husband: blue eyes, a confident smile, and silver-flecked hair.

As God’s children, we sometimes create images of our heavenly Father that aren’t accurate. We may view God as unloving when He corrects sinful patterns in our lives. And because discipline is painful (Heb. 12:11), we may assume that God’s correction is a form of divine revenge or the result of His anger. In reality, it is proof of His love for us. The Bible says, “Whom the Lord loves He chastens” (v.6). He disciplines us for our benefit, so that we “may be partakers of His holiness” (v.10) and experience the peace that comes from right living (v.11).

Today, if you are facing God’s discipline, remember that He isn’t peering down at you with an angry scowl or shaking a vengeful fist. Picture Him as a concerned Father, lovingly correcting His child in whom He delights (Prov. 3:12).

Lord, when I sin and You discipline me,
help me to see it’s Your love in action. May Your loving
discipline mold and shape my character
so that I become more and more like You. Amen.

God’s hand of discipline is a hand of love.

Read: Hebrews 12:3-11

Whom the Lord loves He chastens. —Hebrews 12:6

Bible in a Year:
Jeremiah 17-20

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Have all the wedding visitors headed home, or are you still hosting?

[SandRat]

Hi Kathy,...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...my iPad is charging. I’ll have to wait til I get home to see.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon and Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...any good news today? Sun?

Beautiful all day today, but I’ve been tied to my desk. Rain maybe tonight.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m off to get my hair cut and then home...back in a bit.

[AZamericonnie]

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[SkyDancer]

Sie sind herzlich willkommen lieber Herr

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! ((((hugs)))) Sweet dreams! :)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Not much going on today but did see my son yesterday and he left his crutches in my Jeep, safely tucked next to my umbrella. It turned out to be a sunny day so I wasn't needing the umbrella and he doesn't seem to have had a need for his crutches.

Tied to your desk, huh? Get one of these



and keep it with you at all times.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybdy!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah for your sun! And it must be good that your son is not relying on his crutches. Hope he didn’t break anything.

That looks like it would handle the problem.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))

How did your Job Fair go? Good connections? Leads?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...still raining?

Today is your best day....did it come off as such?

Good lessons? Our kids went back to school today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AZ, and thanks for the red, white, and blue tribute to our troops.

Did your day go well? Keeping plenty busy I’m betting. *HUGS*

The commute safe and direct? Critters all stayed home?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...still raining?

Today is your best day....did it come off as such?

Good lessons? Our kids went back to school today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day again, Janey...those are two great pictures!

The blanket of freedom!! Thanks to you and Dad and friends.

[Diver Dave]

Thanks for the pictures of our service men and women in action as they train and defend our great country.

Salute to all our Armed Forces and fellow Veterans.