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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Armed Forces Day - May 18, 2013 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.” Psalm 35:1-3 (NIV) ---- ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ DIAMOND FORMATION The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Thunderbirds, move from trail position into diamond formation during Aviation Nation 2012 over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 11, 2012. Aviation Nation celebrates 71 years of airpower in Las Vegas and the Air Force's accomplishments in air, space and cyberspace. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. SHORELINE VIEW An...

Apparently this was sent by an active duty soldier in Afghanistan:

House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said she will have to cancel her traditional Mothers' Day visit to US soldiers stationed overseas because of the budget sequester. “As a kind of madre in loco parentis to all of our persons in uniform I'm sure my absence this year will be sorely missed,” Pelosi opined. “It is yet another cruel sacrificed to be laid at the feet of those in the GOP who are opposed to the President's request for more revenue enhancements.” Despite Pelosi's statement, it is by no means clear that her traditional visits are highly desired nor that...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the LORD Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) ---- ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ JOYFUL REUNION U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class William Cook's family jumps for joy as they surprise him at half-time during Military Appreciation Night at the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football game, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 8, 2012. Cook was deployed with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville for more than 11 months and was given the opportunity to return home early for the celebration. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Rob Aylward Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe. Proverbs 29:25 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ JOYFUL JUMP Children welcome home their father and the crew of the attack submarine the USS Norfolk from a six-month deployment at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 3, 2012. The Norfolk completed more than 30,000 nautical miles during the deployment and conducted port visits to Haifa, Israel; Limassol, Cyprus; Bahrain and Diego Garcia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Office 1st Class Kim Williams Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10 (NIV) ---- ----

The 12-year-old daughter of a U.S. soldier deployed overseas was reportedly sent home from school by administrators for violating the dress code. -snip administrators reportedly objected because the shirt did not have a collar, -snip This all happened at Mahaffey Middle School, which is located on Fort Campbell Army Base in Kentucky.

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ AIRLIFT EQUIPMENT Air Force crews offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. The Defense Department initiated the airlift operation to aid recovery efforts in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. READY FOR RETIREMENT Navy Seaman Conrad Schonacher carries Malibu, a 9-year-old military...

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Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises . Psalm 119:148 (NIV) ---- In 1775, Boston was ground zero for the start of the American Revolution and the cradle for the birth of our nation. And such is told in folklore, as the British came from Boston to attack Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere gave warning that night of April 18 till the dawn of April 19. In Boston of 2013, we are still under the attack as more blood was shed...

~Favorite Song's with Food or Drinks ~ Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London *Video* Don't Come Around Here No More *Video*

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ INTO THE HURRICANE Airmen in a WC-130J Hercules fly into Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 29, 2012, somewhere over the East Coast. The Hercules is assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. WET WALK A sailor walks through a flooded parking lot to report for duty during Hurricane Sandy at the Naval Air Station Oceana Police...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation 23 Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. 24 They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep. 25 For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. 26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end. 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought...

In the event that an arms embargo on Syria is lifted next month, as might happen, Austria is threatening to withdraw its troops from the UNDOF observer force that has helped to maintain peace on the Golan for the last 40 years. With three of the other five countries who contribute troops to UNDOF having withdrawn in the last few months, Austria's 377 troops are the largest contingent of the roughly 1,000 troops who remain in the neutral zone on the Heights. But according to the Austrians, the mission is becoming impossible. If the embargo is lifted at the end...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ VULTURE'S WATCH U.S. Navy Seaman Sonya Ford, right, stands watch on Vulture's Row during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Winn Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. BACKSEAT BLOODHOUND Army Spc. Darius Radmanesh kisses his wife, Kelsey, goodbye as his bloodhound, Benelli, watches minutes before a final farewell formation at...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. Psalm 40:3 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ POW/MIA SEARCH Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, stand with the American flag, and the POW/MIA flag on the wreckage of a B-17 bomber that was shot down and sank during World War II during a dive Oct. 19, 2012. The team is deployed alongside JPAC aboard the USNS Grapple as part of a 30-day underwater recovery mission for an unaccounted-for service member who went missing during the crash. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; Job 19:24-26 (NIV) ----

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. Isaiah 5:1, 2 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ RESCUE TRAINING U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Justin Schramm prepares to roll from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as troops conduct combat search and rescue training during Pacific Thunder 2012 on Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2012. Schramm, a flight chief and evaluator aerial gunner, is assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before....

Psalm 61:7 Let him rule in the presence of God forever. Appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him! 8 So will I ever sing praises to your name, as I perform my vows day after day.

I remember that early in the Iraq war, the New York Times tried to embarrass the Bush Administration by publishing an article saying that our troops had lost some WMDs they were guarding. I've been looking for that article and several searches have not located it. Does anyone else remember that? Why can't I find it? Has the Times stricken it? Does anyone know where I might locate it?

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. Song of Songs 2:11, 12 (NIV) ----

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matthew 16:2, 3 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ COMMISSIONING SALUTE The officers and crew of the USS Michael Murphy salute after manning the ship during its commissioning ceremony in New York, Oct. 6, 2012. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team during combat in Afghanistan. He was the first person to receive the medal for actions in Afghanistan and the first Navy service member to receive itl since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ REGULAR VISITOR A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft taxis to its parking spot on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. The Globemaster III is a regular visitor to Bagram Airfield, transporting troops, equipment and supplies in and out of the country. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. CHOCKS AND CHAINS A coalition special operations forces member looks out over...

Hagel, at Obama's bidding, plans to send troops to Judea andSamaria (the "West Bank") where they would soon be victims of Hamas terror. It's in writing. An investigative report. There is only one reason that Chuck Hagel was picked by President Obama to be US Defense Secretary, and why Obama will go nuclear to get him confirmed: Hagel is the only person alive now dumb enough to deploy US “peacekeeping” troops to what is surely a "West Bank" deathtrap. Don’t believe me??! Well, in early 2009, two years after Hamas violently took over Gaza, Hagel along with a ragged has-been...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. Psalm 18:6 (NIV) ----

Military Pact With Niger Brings American Forces Closer to Conflict in Mali. The U.S. signed an agreement Monday with the West African country of Niger that clears the way for a stepped-up American military presence on the edges of the conflict in neighboring Mali. The U.S. and France are moving to create an intelligence hub in Niger that could include a base, near Mali's border, for American drones that could monitor al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali's vast desert north, U.S. officials said. The moves show the extent to which the U.S. and France are girding for what could be an...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Picture from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heart_of_the_Milky_Way_-_Valentine%27s_Day.jpg Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ VEHICLE FIT Army Sgt. Woody, center, backs his M32 Bradley fighting vehicle into the cargo bay aboard a 105th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III after receiving instructions from Air Force Master Sgt. Krystopher Schwandt, right, on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2012. Woody is assigned to the 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry Regiment, and Schwandt, a loadmaster, is assigned to the 137th Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OHalloran Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Ronald Reagan, born February 6, 1911 23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, 24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah (NIV) ----

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ COMBAT GUNNER U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bobby Heimovitz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, USS Harry S. Truman, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at a MK-25 smoke target in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. Heimovitz is a naval aircrewman helicopter. The squadron is under way with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to support carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mick DiMestico Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation "Liberated Dachau camp prisoners cheer U.S. troops." (reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prisoners_liberation_dachau.jpg) 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God. 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever. 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed. and gives food...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation " U.S. Army Sergeant Kornelia Rachwal gives a young Pakistani girl a drink of water as they are airlifted from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad, Pakistan, aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the 19 October 2005." (reference: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) By Technical Sergeant Mike Buytas of the United States Air Force [Public domain],via Wikimedia Commons And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ MARINE FOR A DAY Jorge Solis, 5, shows Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Maple the challenge coins he received during his tour of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10, 2012. Solis, who has retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, wished to be a Marine for a day. Maple is kennel master at the K-9 kennels on the Marine base. U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jovane Henry Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation 34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?” 36 At the...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ IWO JIMA ASHES U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Thomasson is splashed by water as he fulfills his promise and lays his grandfather's ashes to rest on Iwo Jima's Invasion Beach in Iwo Jima, Japan, Aug. 28, 2012. His grandfather, Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar Thomasson, survived the battle even though his landing craft was destroyed en route to the island. Thomasson, 80, died Dec. 22, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military...

Pray For Our American Heroes and Our Nation Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 127:1 (KJV) ----

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Fabulous FRiday FAVORITES Tell us about your favorite New Years Tradition(s).KISSING The purpose of kissing a loved one at midnight is to bring good luck to the relationship for the next year. EATINGPork is a lucky food for New Year’s daybecause pigs root forward when they eat. Southerners believe eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day brings fortune, while others believe lentil soup is lucky. Watch The Ball Drop?Do you...

President Obama sent approximately 50 U.S. military personnel to Chad earlier this week to aid in the evacuation of U.S. embassy personnel and U.S. citizens from the neighboring Central African Republic. In a letter to congressional leaders on Saturday, Obama cited the “deteriorating security situation” in the Central African Republic and the threat to U.S. citizens. U.S. embassy personnel and several private U.S. citizens were evacuated from the Central African Republic capital of Bangui on Thursday. Obama said the “stand-by security force” was deployed for the sole purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and property. Rebels in the Central African Republic...

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Psalm 57:1 (KJV)