FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 16 October 09

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday!! ~

GAS AND GO

1st Lt. Andre Dieu positions a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 1, 2009. The C-17 was en route from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to Pago Pago, American Samoa, supporting humanitarian relief efforts. A team of Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and 17,000 pounds of communications equipment were on their way. Lieutenant Dieu is assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron at McChord AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)

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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.

RIVERINE RUSH

U.S. Navy sailors from U.S. Navy Riverine Squadron Two conduct training with members of the Iraqi Coastal Border Guard near Umm Qasr, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Petty

OVER THE RIVER

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Craddick crosses a fast-flowing river while on patrol in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2009. Craddick is assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller

Royal Scots Dragoon Guard ~ Dances With Wolves

Ella Fitzgerald ~ Crying My Heart Out For You

Kingston Trio ~ Blowin’ In The Wind

Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Careless Hands

Cross Canadian Ragweed ~ I Believe You

USS WAYNE E MEYER COMMISSIONING

A U.S. Navy honor guard presents the colors at the commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Wayne E. Meyer at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 2009. Meyer, who passed away in September, is known as the "Father of Aegis" for helping develop the weapons systems that are the center piece of the Navy's cruiser and destroyer fleet. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, leave USS Wayne E. Meyer at conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 2009. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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Gabby Pahinui ~ Ku’u Pua Lei Mokihana

Patsy Cline ~ Cry Nothing

Bachman Turner Overdrive ~ Roll On Down The Highway

Nat King Cole ~ Ramblin’ Rose

John Hartman ~ Didn’t Want To Be Forgotten

SKY LIGHTS

U.S. Army soldiers fire at targets against a sky illuminated with simulated munitions during the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 1, 2009. Soldiers from around the world competed in the six-day competition. U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell

WOUNDED SOLDIER REFUSES TO QUIT

rmy Staff Sgt. Luis Elias performs a push-up. The soldier is receiving treatment at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit in Augusta, Ga. U.S. Army photo by Charmain Z. Brackett

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[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

Prayers going up

[2111USMC]

IN!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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Thanks!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy , Hugs.

4 hrs until the weekend for me.

[TASMANIANRED]

I’m pulling a night shift next week..Hoping you can hang out with me.

[SandRat]

In.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Hope, hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening USMC

[SandRat]

Geared Up

Children stand in a line wearing backpacks they received from U.S. Soldiers attached to the 37th
Engineering Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, in Baquoba, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2009.

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kirk Worley, Joint Combat Camera Center-Iraq.

[The Mayor]

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October 16, 2009

The Defeat Of Death

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READ: 1 Thess. 4:15-18

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. —1 Corinthians 15:57

Christian faith ought to make a difference in how we live from day to day. But the final test of our trust in the gospel is how we react in the face of death. When we attend a memorial service for a departed friend who loved the Lord Jesus, we gather to honor a believer whose stalwart trust has richly blessed the lives of those who knew him. The words spoken are more an expression of praise to God than a tribute to an admired fellow pilgrim. The service is a God-glorifying testimony to our Savior’s victory over death and the grave (1 Cor. 15:54-57).

How different from the funeral service of Charles Bradlaugh, a belligerent British atheist. Writer Arthur Porritt recalls: “No prayer was said at the grave. Indeed, not a single word was uttered. The remains, placed in a light coffin, were lowered into the earth in a quite unceremonious fashion as if carrion were being hustled out of sight. . . . I came away heart-frozen. It only then dawned on me that loss of faith in the continuity of human personality after death gives death an appalling victory.”

Christians, however, believe in a face-to-face fellowship with our Lord after death and the eventual resurrection of our bodies (1 Cor. 15:42-55; 1 Thess. 4:15-18). Does your faith rejoice in victory over death?

From earth’s wide bounds and ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl stream in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost— Alleluia! Alleluia! —How

Because Christ is alive, we too shall live.

Bible in One Year: Isaiah 47-49; 1 Thessalonians 4

[2111USMC]

Hi Taz!

Thanks for the thread Kathy!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Sandy

[SandRat]

HiYa TAZ

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Russ.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sorry we are late tonight....new computer malfunction.

It’s Finally Friday!!

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[TASMANIANRED]

How are things on the home front?

Get the situation with the mouthpiece taken care of?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
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M1Tanker
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Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
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The Sailor
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txradioguy USA
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Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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