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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 02 August 2018
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The Whole World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 08/01/2018 6:02:59 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
SPACECRAFT TRAINING New York Air National Guard pararescuemen and combat rescue officers jump from a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III into the ocean near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 7, 2017, as they train to test new techniques and equipment that will be used to recover the crew module of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The airmen are assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Muncy
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.
CONFETTI FUN
Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Miguel Villegas sets off a confetti cannon to mark the start of an annual run at Las Palmas Elementary School in San Clemente, CA, Feb. 24, 2017. The Marines attended to show support for their community and motivate the students to enjoy the event. Villegas is assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Huffty
TACTICAL AIM
Army Pfc. Andy Farley assumes a security position during a tactical exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in North Vernon, IN, Feb. 24, 2017. Army Pfc. Houston Graham
DISINTERMENT CEREMONY
Members of the honor guard detail for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency carry the casket of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Feb. 27, 2017. The disinterred remains will go to the agency's laboratory for identification. The agency's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of U.S. missing personnel to their families and the nation. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Armando Velez
PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING
Marines load simulated patients into an MV-22 Osprey during a Special Marine Air Ground Task Force certification at the Playas Training and Research Center, NM, Feb. 22, 2017. The certification culminated six months of Marine predeployment training and included Air Force assets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and Marines and aircraft from Camp Pendleton, Calif. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan
SINGING SERGEANT
Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Haughton performs the 1951 hit, "Cry," originally sung by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads, in Cape Coral, FL, Feb. 26, 2017. Haughton is a tenor who sings with the Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants. The ensemble performed songs from the 1940s and '50s during a community outreach tour in Florida. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rustie Kramer
MOUNTAIN MARINES
Marines descend a snowy loop during Mountain Training Exercise 2-17 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, CA, Feb. 22, 2017. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, which conducted training that encompassed mobility and survivability operations in a mountainous, snow-covered environment. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Danny Gonzalez
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Healing Flood
August 2, 2018
He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs.
Psalm 107:35
Ive always loved a good thunderstorm. As kids, whenever a storm was truly incrediblewith booming thunder and buckets of heavy rain pounding downmy siblings and I would make a mad dash around the outside of our house, slipping and sliding along the way. When it was time to go back inside, we were soaked to the bone.
It was an exhilarating tastefor just a few minutesof being immersed in something so powerful we couldnt quite tell whether we were having fun or terrified.
This picture comes to mind when, as in Psalm 107, Scripture compares Gods restoration to a barren wilderness transformed into pools of water (v. 35). Because the kind of storm that transforms a desert into an oasis isnt a gentle showerits a downpour, flooding every crack of parched ground with new life.
And isnt that the kind of restoration we long for? When our stories feel like tales of aimless wandering because we are hungry and thirstystarvingfor healing that never seems to arrive (vv. 45), we need more than a bit of hope. And when deep-rooted patterns of sin leave us trapped in utter darkness (vv. 1011), our hearts need more than a little change.
Thats exactly the kind of transformation our God can bring (v. 20). Its never too late to bring our fears and shame to the One whos more than able to break our chains and flood our darkness with His light (vv. 1314).
Father, help us turn to You with our burdens, trusting Your love and power to write a new story of healing and transformation.
Following Christ gives us a hope that is both present and future. Paul said, If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied (1 Corinthians 15:19). This present/future hoperooted in Jesuss resurrectionreminds us that whether today is good or bad, we have confidence in Him for a better day to come.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:04:11 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor; PROCON; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; ...
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:06:15 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:11:20 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Well, we made it thru hump day...hopefully smooth sailing to the weekend.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:19:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Were y’all lucky enough to get everything squared away on time to get checks out this afternoon? It sounded like chaos for y’all yesterday but that’s gotten to be pretty much the norm, hasn’t it?
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:27:25 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
Good evening, radu...I survived, but I need a nap.
“They” say that heavy rain is coming tomorrow...we will see.
Have you had a chance to dry out and now it’s time for more rain?
Hope the temps are coming down a bit. I’m using lots of fans trying to get down to 70 in the house.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:30:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
The third picture has a guy above the caption “Tactical Aim” looks like he has a Stihl chainsaw attachment to his gun.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:31:42 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: radu
Chaos is indeed the new norm, AND.......we start a new system of timekeeping in the fall. It is not going to be pretty.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:43:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Glad you survived the ordeal. It sounded awfully rough this week. I hope you don’t have any homework tonight so you can get a good, long sleep.
No rain here today though it wasn’t all that far off. It’s been running up through the mountains just a few miles east of us all day and we could see the clouds along the western edge of it. So near, yet so far. Dang.
At least it was cooler with temps in the upper 70s. Just really soupy. UGH
I hope you do get that rain they promise. Y’all need it badly up there. You’ve had a dry summer.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:48:47 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
OK, I’m late tonight, but I was watching the Coming Home Ceremony of Our Korean War Heroes.
And I am in tears.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:50:09 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:51:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
A new system of timekeeping? Dang the luck!!! Is that why the boss was up there a week or so ago? To let you know this was coming? It seems like every time she goes up there, there’s a new “monkey wrench” in her hands. LOL
I’d hazard a guess that the word “retirement” comes to mind more and more often these days. :-)
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:52:20 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: left that other site
Hope I can see that when I get home.....
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...give Penny a hug and relax.
I’m taking tonight off...can’t wait to get home and start.
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posted on
08/01/2018 6:54:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/01/2018 7:01:33 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Whoo Hoo! One more day - FedEx says my new PC arrives tomorrow!
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posted on
08/01/2018 7:07:50 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/01/2018 7:11:02 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; radu; All
Neat dog trick:
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; AZamericonnie; HiJinx; Colonel_Flagg; BIGLOOK; ...
Remembering our brave troops...
...and their sacrifices to keep us free and safe!
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posted on
08/01/2018 7:25:13 PM PDT
by
luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W
That dog’s got a set o’ springs in his legs!
Meany-girl could’ve at least let him have the ball. LOL
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posted on
08/01/2018 7:42:13 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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