FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 10 October 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GREEN GIANTS

Giant parachutes descend onto Fort Bragg’s Sicily Drop Zone after conveying Humvees and other heavy equipment to the ground during a mass-tactical airborne training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 25, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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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.

HAWKEYE MOVE

Navy Sailors move an E-2C Hawkeye off of an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, under way in the Atlantic Ocean, March 1, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew Schneider

EQUIPMENT LOADER

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Timothy Cool loads equipment at the stability platform during Operation Dynamic Partnership in the village of Shurakay in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Feb. 17, 2013. Cool, a transport specialist, is assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

FARAH ASSIGNMENTS

U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddeus Hendershot, right, reads off vehicle assignments before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting at the Radio Television Afghanistan broadcast facility in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2013. Hendershot is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which visited the facility to discuss the facility’s daily operations and to discuss the increasing role of women in the media there. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

MANNING MOMENT

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning addresses U.S. sailors during the USO spring tour on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2013. The Stennis is conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted the tour. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

DROP ZONE VIEW

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nickolas Alarcon observes a drop zone from the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after deploying a light payload above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Alarcon, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. The C-130 aircrews demonstrated their airlift capabilities during a readiness week. U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

SECURITY WATCH U.S. Marines provide security in support of Operation Dynamic Partnership in the village of Shurakay in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Feb. 18, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

HIGH FIVE

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning congratulates U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christine Myers after she catches a pass from him aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft en route to Afghanistan, March 1, 2013, during the USO spring tour. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Marsh

STATION SECURITY

U.S. Army Cpt. Lee Hale provides security outside a police station in Chorah, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2013. The team conducted mentoring training with the Afghan Uniform Police. Hale is an intelligence officer with a Security Force Assistance Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

THEN AND NOW

The Rev. Sharon Freeto, a retired Air Force colonel, stands next to a 1980s picture of herself in a new exhibit featuring women chaplains at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington, Va., March 4, 2013. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

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[The Mayor]

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Being A Witness
October 10, 2013

When I was a teen, I witnessed an auto accident. It was a shocking experience that was compounded by what followed. As the only witness to the incident, I spent the ensuing months telling a series of lawyers and insurance adjustors what I had seen. I was not expected to explain the physics of the wreck or the details of the medical trauma. I was asked to tell only what I had witnessed.

As followers of Christ, we are called to be witnesses of what Jesus has done in us and for us. To point people to Christ, we don’t need to be able to explain every theological issue or answer every question. What we must do is explain what we have witnessed in our own lives through the cross and the resurrection of the Savior. Even better is that we don’t have to rely on ourselves alone to do this. Jesus said, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

As we rely on the Spirit’s power, we can point a hurting world to the redeeming Christ. With His help, we can witness to the life-changing power of His presence in our lives!

I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do. —Hankey

Our testimony is the witness of what God has done for us.

Read: Acts 1:1-9

You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me. —Acts 1:8

Bible in a Year:
Isaiah 34-36; Colossians 2

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



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)

[SkyDancer]

Hi! In!

~ Welcome Home Daddy ~

[Kathy in Alaska]

GRRR!! My computer has gone on strike! Nothing works...

Permission Granted!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Mayor! A most timely message! In these iniquitous times we are surely called upon to bear true Witness!

May the Holy Spirit grant us the strength and grace to stand uprightly!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

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)

[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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aweeeee...and baby is wearing camo, just like Daddy!!

Sent from my iPad so I can see the picture.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[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!!

"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 rounding out the top three....Janey bags the bronze!!

[SkyDancer]

Whee, moving up!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Rebooting is not helping....a fitting end to the day.

We didn’t get any edits til 10:30a...and checks now print at 1p because the new system is so slow.

I’m headed home.