FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Fort Campbell, Kentucky ~ 31 DEC 2013

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astraddle the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee. Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

The fort is named after William Bowen Campbell, a former Tennessee governor and a Civil War Union brigadier general.

Fort Campbell is proud to be the home of the only Air Assault Division in the world, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Fort Campbell is also the home of two Special Operations Command units, the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).

 Additionally, Fort Campbell is the home to the 86th Combat Support Hospital, the 716th MP Battalion, and sizable Medical and Dental activities. They provide training and mobilization support for numerous Army National Guard and Army Reserve units.

Fort Campbell is an Army installation that supports active and reserve component units, Army civilians, Army Families, retirees and veterans.

Learn More About Fort Campbell HERE!

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[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[ConorMacNessa]

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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).
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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!!!!!!!

"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)

[SandRat]

The Screaming Eagles, been there!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Fort Campbell, Kentucky ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren!

***HUGS***



It's great to see you this evening! Thanks very much for tonight’s Road Trip to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, home of the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles!"



My Uncle Jack, a Screaming Eagle, approves.

"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]

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

[The Mayor]

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In His Grip
December 31, 2013

Read: Romans 8:31-39

I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. —Philippians 3:12

Bible in a Year:
Malachi 1-4; Revelation 22

When we cross a busy street with small children in tow, we put out our hand and say, “Hold on tight,” and our little ones grasp our hand as tightly as they can. But we would never depend on their grasp. It is our grip on their hand that holds them and keeps them secure. So Paul insists, “Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me” (Phil. 3:12). Or more exactly, “Christ has a grip on me!”

One thing is certain: It is not our grip on God that keeps us safe, but the power of Jesus’ grasp. No one can take us out of His grasp—not the devil, not even ourselves. Once we’re in His hands, He will not let go.

We have this assurance: “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand” (John 10:28-29).

Doubly safe: Our Father on one side and our Lord and Savior on the other, clasping us in a viselike grip. These are the hands that shaped the mountains and oceans and flung the stars into space. Nothing in this life or the next “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:39).

Father, I thank You for the nail-pierced hands
that reached out in love and took me by my hand.
You have led me by Your right hand throughout life.
I trust You to hold me and keep me safe to the end.

The One who saved us is the One who keeps us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a close second....Mac snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Sand bags the bronze!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Much relieved here this evening. It took a substantial effort, but we prevailed. I was afraid we were going to have to go to Court to get him out of there, but with the intervention of our psychiatrist, we were able to get it done.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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)

[yarddog]

I was wondering if a member of this group could answer a couple of questions. First, what does the white line on the back of the helmet mean? Second, any idea who the two star general is? The picture was taken in Winter of 1945 by a member of the 208th ECB. I have seen the white stripe a couple of other times in their pictures.

[N. Theknow]

Horizontal stripe designated an officer, usually company grade( up to Captain) as opposed to field grade ( Major and above) Some even had multiple stripes for 1st Lt and Captain.

Vertical stripe designated a Sargeant.

It replaced insignia on front of helmet which snipers would target. Moved to back of helmet as a "Follow me" to troops and confusion to snipers.

[yarddog]

Thanks, I never would have guessed that. I was thinking it was probably some kind of unit designation.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers of Thanksgiving for sure...*HUGS*

Home is where family is....sure glad the psychiatrist was able to intervene.

[ConorMacNessa]

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Missing Man Setting

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

"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)

[yarddog]

Here is another one showing the white line. Two of the people shown are well known. Field Marshall Montgomery, and Lt. General Simpson. I have no idea who the rest are.