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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 July 2016
Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 07/27/2016 6:00:04 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
ESSEX HOMECOMING U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ben Hernandez kisses his newborn child after returning from a seven-month deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in San Diego, Dec. 15, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Vazquez
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.
SURGICAL STEEL
Navy surgeons operate on a simulated casualty during Exercise Steel Nights mass casualty drill on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA, Dec. 12, 2015. The drill tested the ability of personnel with the 1st Marine Division to react to a large influx of simulated injured and wounded personnel. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Boling
OPERATION TOY DROP
A U.S. soldier jumps out of a UH-60 Black Hawk during the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Camp Mackall, NC, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Toy Drop provides paratroopers from the U.S. and seven partner nations an opportunity to help children receive toys for the holidays. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis
WEIGHT ROOM
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Doyle exercises in the weight room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 12, 2015. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are preparing for their upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson
SHIP WASHDOWN
Sailors assigned to the repair division of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island wash down its deck in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2015. The Makin Island is conducting sea trials while finishing maintenance in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dennis Grube
DAMAGE CONTROL
Petty Officer 2nd Class Natasha McNeil mans a hose during a damage control drill on the flight deck of the USS Mustin in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 9, 2015. The Mustin is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Senyk
NIGHT LIGHTS
The USS Harpers Ferry prepares for flight operations at night in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:00:25 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Best FriendForever
July 28, 2016
Abraham believed God . . . , and he was called Gods friend.
James 2:23
One of the pieces of wisdom I have come to appreciate is my dads often-repeated statement, Joe, good friends are one of lifes greatest treasures. How true! With good friends, you are never alone. Theyre attentive to your needs and gladly share lifes joys and burdens.
Before Jesus came to earth, only two individuals were called friends of God. The Lord spoke to Moses as one speaks to a friend (Ex. 33:11), and Abraham was called Gods friend (James 2:23; see 2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8).
I am amazed that Jesus calls those of us who belong to Him friends: I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you (John 15:15). And His friendship is so deep that He laid down His life for us. John says, Greater love has no one than this: to lay down ones life for ones friends (v. 13).
What a privilege and blessing to have Jesus as our friend! He is a friend who will never leave us or forsake us. He intercedes for us before the Father and supplies all our needs. He forgives all our sins, understands all our sorrows, and gives us sufficient grace in times of trouble. He is indeed our best friend!
Lord, I am thankful that You have called me Your friend. May I ever be grateful for the privilege!
What a friend we have in Jesus.
In the ancient Roman hierarchy, to be a friend of Caesar meant having a close relationship with the highest seat of power. Such friends knew the emperor so well that they actually opened his mail and carried on his correspondence. They also showed a willingness to serve the emperor as he directed. So it is for the follower of Christ today. The Lord Jesus has called us friends (John 15:15). He has let us in on His intimacy with His Father and wants us to share His message of love with others. To be the friend of Jesus is to be in relationship with the highest seat of power (Phil. 2:511).
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:01:19 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:03:12 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:04:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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07/27/2016 6:06:08 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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!
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07/27/2016 6:07:01 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:07:02 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
"The Star Spangled Banner" Verse Four (Click)
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Please let me know by Freepmail if you would like to be admitted to or released from my music ping list.
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:08:08 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
We made it past Wednesday...I can almost see the weekend.
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:08:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
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
"The Empty Chair"
By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004
"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER."
Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
"Träumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:10:36 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Soaring Feather
Good evening, Ms Feather...*hugs*...I hope you are having some nice weather and are able to sit out sometimes.
My sister leaves Thursday night. She said she is right now dealing with police cars out front...all hallucinations. But she and my Mom have had a good visit.
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:10:48 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Mac!!
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:11:40 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thank you Kathy!
We are in a heat wave, muggy in 80’s and low 90’s
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:12:20 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
The Mayor!!
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:12:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Soaring Feather
Ms Feather!!
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:14:50 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro....is it still triple digits at your house?
TOO HOT!!!
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:15:59 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:16:52 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy, it “cooled down” to 99 today, but more HOTTER is expected for awhile. A/C is working just fine! :-)
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posted on
07/27/2016 6:20:19 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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