FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 15 January 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FIRST MEETING

U.S. Navy Chief Phillip Gauronskas meets his son at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA, Jan. 5, 2014, upon returning from a nine-month deployment aboard the USS Monterey. The Monterey’s crew supported maritime security operations, crisis response, theater security cooperation and provided a forward naval presence in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sabrina Fine

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.

SPARKLING GLORY

U.S. Navy 1st Class Vic Maldonado presents the American flag under the lights of a pyrotechnic display at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA, Dec. 30, 2013. Maldonado is a member of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, which performs aerial parachute demonstrations around the nation in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting. U.S. Navy photo by James Woods

CARGO MOVE

U.S. Navy sailors move cargo on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman while an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 delivers more cargo during a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Arctic in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 1, 2014. The Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle H. Wilkie III

MARINE PATROL

U.S. Marines take cover during a patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Dec. 29, 2013. The patrol was conducted to disrupt enemy activity in the area. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

DIGGING OUT

U.S. Coast Guard recruits clear a path to continue training in the 18-degree temperatures and gusty winds at Training Center Cape May, NJ, Jan. 3, 2013. More than half of the recruits assigned to Echo Company 189 have never shoveled snow before. The Coast Guard uses Cape May as its basic training facility because of its diverse weather conditions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Donnie Brzuska

SNOW BIRD

A U.S. Air Force maintenance team works on an F-16 aircraft during a snow storm on Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner

BULKELEY REPLENISHMENT

The USS Bulkeley, foreground, conducts an underway replenishment with the USNS Arctic in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 29, 2013. The Bulkeley is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the French navy by Frederic Duplouich

LINE TOW

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Recruit Tyler Turpin conducts remedial line handling at Training Center Cape May, N.J., Dec. 31, 2013. The recruits must press the 150-pound towing hawser above their heads while reciting the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska

THROUGH THE TRANSOM

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Howard shovels snow through a transom gun port aboard the USS Constitution in Charlestown, MA, Jan. 3, 2014. The greater Boston area received about 2 feet of snowfall during the first major snowstorm of 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter D. Melkus

SNOWSTORM LOAD

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron load a C-17 Globemaster III on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. The aircrew and aerial port airmen offloaded and loaded vehicles and cargo during a snowstorm. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner

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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!!!!!!!

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening! ~

[acad1228]

Tunes For Da Troops!!!acad1228’s Daily Dose O’ Da Blues!

Willie Dixon - The Seventh Son

Tinsley Ellis - When I Howl

T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Shuffle

Susan Tedeschi - Rock Me Right

Candye Kane - Poetry Cocktail

Crank up them speakers!!!!

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Kindness Gone Viral

January 15, 2015

Read: Mark 10:13-16

Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. —Mark 10:14

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 36-38; Matthew 10:21-42

News of a simple act of kindness on a New York subway has gone around the world. A young man, head covered by a hooded sweatshirt, fell asleep on the shoulder of an older passenger. When someone else offered to wake the young rider, the older man quietly said, “He must have had a long day. Let him sleep. We’ve all been there.” Then he let the tired fellow rider sleep on his shoulder for the better part of the next hour, until the older man gently eased away to get up for his stop. In the meantime, another passenger snapped a photograph and posted it on social media, and it went viral.

The man’s kindness seems to resonate with what we all long for—the kindness that reflects the heart of God. We see this gentleness in Jesus when His friends tried to protect Him from the noise and bother of little children. Instead, Jesus insisted on taking the little ones in His arms and blessing them (Mark 10:16). In the process, He invited all of us to trust Him like a little child (vv.13-16).

Jesus lets us know that all of us are safe in His presence. Whether awake or asleep, we can lean on Him. When we’re exhausted, He provides a safe place for us to rest.

Under His wings, I am safely abiding,
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild;
Still I can trust Him—I know He will keep me,
He has redeemed me and I am His child. —Cushing

God is a safe resting place.

Insight

Jesus demonstrated that true faith in God was not bound by cultural concerns. In a patriarchal society, He met and talked with women (see John 4). He ate and drank with those who were considered impure (see Luke 7:36-30; 17:11-19; 19:1-10). He even embraced children, when most would push them aside (Mark 10:13-14). Jesus didn’t simply say that He had come to “seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10); He demonstrated it by showing that God’s love is open to everyone.

[SandRat]

Bless them all, the short and the tall.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[luvie]

Always remembering them! God bless our troops and keep them safe from harm!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

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Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

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[EXCH54FE]

Hello Kathy

Hope you are doing GREAT!!!

((((HUGS)))

[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 this evening's
"Remembering Our Troops" thread!

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....Janey snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

[acad1228]

I’ve meddled before, but this is the first time I’ve ever medalled!

[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!


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!!