FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 27 June 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

DOG TRAINING

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard T. Bew, right, participates in a demonstration conducted by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cebastian J. Barrett and his patrol explosive detection dog, Kevin, on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Bew is assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward, and Barrett and Kevin are assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo

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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.

SMOKE GRENADE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Washington, right, observes Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart throw a smoke grenade during combat readiness training with the 628th Explosive Ordnance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, SC, Nov. 30, 2012. Airmen attended an hour-long class to review safety procedures when handling grenades. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Sloan

CANDIDATE CLIMB

Marine Corps Officer Candidate School students negotiate the Montford Point Challenge obstacle course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, Dec. 8, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher A. Green

RED WINGS

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Atlantic Ocean en route to homeport in Norfolk, VA, in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 10, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is returning from a deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. McLearnon

CARGO LIFT

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Julius McGowan signals aboard the guided-missile destroyer the USS Jason Dunham as the ship receives stores from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 10, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deven B. King

CAVE SEARCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Fleshman, right, investigates a small cave for weapons and insurgent activity near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in eastern Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Fleshman is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers were searching for where a rocket was fired from during a recent attack on their combat outpost. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington

UNANIMOUS DECISION

Danny Ruiz, right, takes down William Kuhn during a martial arts event on Eglin Air Force Base, FL, Dec. 8, 2012. Ruiz, an Air Force Reserve staff sergeant assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing, won by a unanimous decision in one of 11 matches. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

BALA BOLUK WATCH

U.S. Army Spcs. Devon Perkins, left, and Matt Cullen, right, provide security with U.S. Navy Senior Chief Todd English, center, at a key leader engagement at the Bala Boluk district center in Afghanistan’s Farah province, Dec. 9, 2012. Perkins, Cullen and English are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, and English is the team's senior enlisted advisor. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroupy

WREATH GUARD

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, carries a wreath donated by Wreaths Across America at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, Dec. 15, 2012. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

AFGHANISTAN FIREFIGHT

Coalition force members engage insurgents during an Afghan-led security patrol in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

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[Publius]

Well, hi, y'all.

(HUGS)

[The Mayor]

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Let’s Stick Together
June 27, 2013

Most regions of the world are familiar with the amazing phenomenon of snow. Snowflakes are beautiful, uniquely crafted ice crystals. Individual snowflakes are fragile, and they quickly melt if they land on your hand. Yet, en masse they create a force to be reckoned with. They can shut down major cities while creating beautiful landscapes of snow-laden trees whose pictures decorate calendars and become the subject of artwork. They provide pleasure on the ski slopes and joy for children as they make snowmen and ammunition for snowball fights. All because they stick together.

So it is with those of us who follow Christ. Each of us has been uniquely gifted with the capacity to make a contribution to the work of Christ. We were never intended to live in isolation but to work together to become a great force for God and the advance of His cause. As Paul reminds us, the body of Christ “is not one member but many” (1 Cor. 12:14). All of us are to use our gifts to serve one another so that together we can make a significant difference in our world.

Put your giftedness to work, joyfully cooperate with the giftedness of those around you, and let the wind of the Spirit use you for His glory!

Lord, teach us to use our strengths in cooperation with
the strengths of others. Help us to serve as one so that
we might know the joy of the power of our togetherness
for Your name’s sake and the advance of Your kingdom.

We can accomplish more together than we can alone.

Read: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

For in fact the body is not one member but many. —1 Corinthians 12:14

Bible in a Year:
Job 8-10; Acts 8:26-40

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Publius...((HUGS))...hope your day was good.

Within seconds of posting time the whole office went black....then the lights flickered and finally came back on.

*sigh* It zapped the thread, so....I’m a bit late.

[Publius]

No doubt it was the good old NSA trying to prevent an FR thread from coming up. Make sure the computer that runs your car isn't hijacked so you don't wrap yourself around a tree.

Been busy writing up an analysis of a Brahms piece for Friday night and getting ready for the chamber music festival entry for Saturday. A big storm cell came through a few hours ago, but I didn't lose power.

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

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).
(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!!!!!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[luvie]

Always remembering...
the troops AND their families!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

Thank you very much for tonight's "Remembering Our Troops" thread!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Publius]

That is so cute!

[SandRat]

Always remembering!

[luvie]

Thanks....it is...the poor little thing’s daddy has to go away, though.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS)))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Publius grabs the gold!

[Publius]

Well, hi.

((HUGS))

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Luv!

*HUGS*

Outstanding photo! It's great to see you this evening!

Another hot one in the belly of the Beast - but I think you had us beat by about ten or twelve degrees.,



"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

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)

[left that other site]

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