FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 04 Feberuary 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CIRCUS CELEBRATION

U.S. Navy sailors display the colors during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus military appreciation show in Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 22, 2011. The sailors are assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr.

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.

ROCKING THE BOAT

Two Coast Guard 47-foot lifeboat crews maneuver in the surf during a class at Umpqua River near Winchester Bay, Ore., Jan. 18, 2011. This class gives boat drivers the opportunity to practice and maintain their skills in the heavy surf conditions notorious to the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert

BLENDING IN

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Schannep and Sgt. Daniel Kahn blend in with their surroundings during hydrographic reconnaissance training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Waimanalo, Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2011. The training was part of a jump-and-dive package that brought the unit, headquartered in Alameda, Calif., together with their Hawaii-based counterparts. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder

SUMMIT SEARCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks into the valley from a mountaintop outside the village of Nengaresh in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment. After seven hours of searching through rugged terrain, U.S. and Afghan soldiers located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, based on a tip. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson

TEAMMATE TANGO

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Stark celebrates with his teammate after winning a game at the Jinhae Jae-Hwal-Won home for handicapped children in Chinhae, South Korea, Jan. 12, 2011. Twenty-two sailors joined members of South Korea's military in a visit to the home during a port visit. Stark is assigned to the USS Stockdale, which is under way with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

RAVEN LAUNCH

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Connell launches a Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, while providing a demo to Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 22, 2011. The center's mission is to provide realistic, joint and combined arms training in multinational venues in a contemporary operating environment to assist commanders and soldiers by presenting current problem sets. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

OVER THAILAND

A Royal Thai Marine Corps reconnaissance team conducts jump training with U.S. Marines during Cobra Gold, an exercise on U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 21, 2011. The Marines are assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alejandro Pea

APACHE SUNSET

U.S. Army pilots and crew chiefs perform maintenance checks on an AH-64 Apache helicopter as the sun sets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, based on Fort Campbell, Ky. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Edward A. Garibay

PUSH-UP POWER

U.S. Marines execute squad push-ups as body-hardening training while aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Southern Command area of responsibility, Jan. 17, 2011. The Marines, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Logistics Command Element, Headquarters Command Element, will head to Central and South America to participate in Southern Partnership exercises. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacqueline Sanderfer

UNDERWATER OATH

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeffery Laubaugh, left, administers the oath of enlistment to Chief Petty Officer Jared Pringle during an underwater re-enlistment ceremony in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 14, 2011. Pringle is an intelligence specialist. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Gray

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[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo!!

Proudly Supporting The

U.S. Armed Forces!!

[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

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Tanniker Smith]

IN!

[SandRat]

In.

[HopeandGlory]

SNAP!!

[PROCON]

We've just got to quit meeting like this..:=)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

It’s Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies’ military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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[HopeandGlory]

and SNAP to you too!! . . . Smile.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[ConorMacNessa]

A triple dead heat - who'da thunk it?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[PROCON]

Evening Navy Bro!!

I think that new knee has slowed down your mouse finger..:=)

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, USA, 64th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, KIA Afghanistan 29JAN2011

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[The Mayor]

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When Royalty Comes To Town
February 4, 2011

My friend Tim Davis tells the story of being in Trinidad as a little boy when Queen Elizabeth came to visit their town. He recalls going with his missionary parents to join hundreds of others who gathered to greet the queen. Waving his little flag, he watched as the entourage came down the street—first the soldiers, then the mounted guard, and then the limousine from which she waved to the cheering crowd. He looked on as the queen drove out of town, leaving everyone to return to life as usual. In Tim’s words, “Royalty came to town and nothing changed!”

For those of us who have accepted Jesus as Savior, there was a day when royalty arrived—in our heart. As Paul put it, our body is “the temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor. 6:19)—a reality that has huge ramifications. His residence in our life is intended to transform us to live in a way that brings glory to Him. Our relationships, the way we serve our employer, how we use our money, how we treat our enemies, and everything else in our lives should reflect the wonderful reality that royalty lives within.

Has anything changed since King Jesus came into your heart? Does your world notice or do they think He was just passing through?

By this shall every person know
That we serve God above:
His Spirit dwells within our hearts
And fills us with His love. —D. De Haan

If Jesus has taken up residence in us,
the world should notice a lasting change.

Read: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you . . . and you are not your own. —1 Corinthians 6:19

Bible in a year:
Exodus 34-35; Matthew 22:23-46

[Kathy in Alaska]

Boy oh boy....a three way tie for the gold!!
Pro and Nana Hope and Mac!!

[ConorMacNessa]

I think you're right, Army Bro - that or my advanced age!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho.. **hugs**

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Much warmer today. It is 26F now. A bloomin’ heat wave!!!!