FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 27 January 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HOLIDAY HEALERS

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Russell and U.S. Air Force Capts. Michael Madsen and Leslee Kane provide emergency medical treatment for an Afghan police member on Forward Operating Base Smart in Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2011. Russell is the platoon sergeant, and Madsen and Kane are doctors assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Belena Marquez

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.

OSPREY DEBRIS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Cox shields himself from flying rocks and sand as an MV-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to take off in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2011. Cox is an armorer assigned to the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

RESCUE HOIST

An MH-60 Jay Hawk helicopter hoists Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd class Darren Hicks while conducting rescue swimmer training in the James River near Portsmouth, Va., Dec. 28, 2011. The Jay Hawk crew is assigned to Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and train regularly in swimmer deployments and water recoveries. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class David Weydert

PUMA POINTER

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Victor Hernandez, embarked upon the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney, directs an SA330J Puma helicopter, during a vertical replenishment in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 24, 2011. Pinckney is assigned to Combined Task Force 151, a multinational, mission-based task force working under Combined Maritime Forces, to conduct counter-piracy operations in the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eddie Harrison

RESUPPLY MISSION

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to pull alongside the USNS Charles Drew for a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 28, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Gregory Harden

SECURITY PATROL

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matt Garst looks back on his Marines during a security patrol near the canal in the Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2011, from which they previously helped rescue nine Afghans. Garst is a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

TAKING AIM

A coalition Special Operation Forces soldier engages anti-Afghan forces during a fire fight in the Gelan district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2011. The soldiers were advisors to the Afghan commandos during an Afghan-led clearing operation to disrupt local insurgent safe havens and supply lines. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael S. Creech

ARABIAN LAUNCH

An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 15, 2011. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley

LOGAR SUNSET

U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly Nicholls mans her M240 Bravo machine gun during sunset while flying over Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2011. Nicholls is a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Company B, 2-82 Task Force Corsair, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Nicholls helps escort passengers from Forward Operating Base Salerno to Kabul International Airport. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Austin Berner

ROLL OUT

U.S. service members scramble for a personnel mission on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2011. The service members are assigned to the 26th and the 46th Expeditionary Rescue squadrons. From initial notification, the units have 15 minutes to be airborne and must have a patient to Camp Bastion within an hour. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

TOP TEN! Finally! :)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[ConorMacNessa]

Wow! Finally got this beast fired up! Hello the Canteen!

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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).



Detachment of Marines in 1812 regalia aboard USS Constitution.

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[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

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And for her first time ever....Diana grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

You did it...conquered the unruly computer!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[luvie]

Always remembering our heroes! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a debut.....not only did you make the top 10, YOU WERE FIRST!!

[SevenofNine]

KATHY what hellva going on with Alaska airline I have collection these prayer cards

F**** Atheists

http://news.yahoo.com/alaska-airlines-retiring-meal-tray-prayer-cards-200022400.html

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Hidden In The Rock
January 27, 2012

The story is told of a young preacher named Augustus Toplady, who was taking a walk through the English countryside when a sudden storm swept across the landscape. Toplady spotted a wide rock formation with an opening—a cleft—where he sought shelter until the storm passed. As he sat out the deluge, he contemplated the connection between his shelter and God’s help in life’s storms.

He had no paper to write on but found a playing card on the floor of the cavelike structure and began to write the words to the beloved hymn “Rock of Ages.”

Written on that stormy day in 1775, this hymn has been a source of strength for Christians ever since.

Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath and make me pure.

Think of your struggles. Do you need a place to hide? Do you need Someone to shelter you from life’s assaults? Do you need the assurance that you’ve been forgiven? As Toplady experienced, we can find shelter and assurance in God.

Don’t stand out in life’s storms alone. Seek God’s shelter. Ask Him to protect you. Make sure you have received His forgiveness. Get close to the Rock of Ages. It’s life’s safest spot.

When the world around you is crumbling,
God is the rock on which you can stand.

Read: Psalm 18:30-36

The Lord is my rock and my fortress. —Psalm 18:2

Bible in a year:
Exodus 38-40

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. Gut Shabbes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...hope you had a sunny day.

Clear and COLD here. I just went out and started my car.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gut Shabbes, Mooch...are you nice and warm? It’s -3 and falling. The stars are out tonight.

Hope editing is going well, and is interesting reading. d:o)

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very nuch, Kathy!

*HUGS*

I wouldn't call it a conquest - but I have at least fought it to a draw and preserved my ability to post on this great forum for another evening.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Must depart for an appointment. Back in a bit.