FReeper Canteen ~ It's Good Friday ~ We Remember Our Troops ~ 22 April 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen presents... ~

~ It's Good Friday ~ We Remember Our Troops!! ~

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.

AIRMEN HEROES

U.S. Air Force airmen congratulate Air Force Tech Sgts. Jeffery Hedglin and Ryan Manjuck and Staff Sgt. Asher Woodhouse after they received the Bronze Star on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 13, 2011. The pararescuemen, assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, received the award for heroism in Afghanistan. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

CLASS ACT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandie Hogan speaks to girls at a school in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2011. Hogan, assigned to the Female Engagement Team 12, visits classes throughout the week, bringing toys and school supplies, and often sits in on classes with the children to show Marines' support for education. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katherine M. Solano

MUDDY BUDDY

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew McKinley crawls through a muddy obstacle as he and his team of officers complete a testing course during Prop Blast, a traditional team-building event that welcomes new officers to the division on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 8, 2011. McKinley is a logistics officer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Beneath The Cross of Jesus

At The Cross

The Old Rugged Cross

O Sacred Head Now Wounded

There Is A Green Hill Far Away

Lead Me To Calvary

FIREFIGHT

U.S. Army soldiers return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd

SCHOOL FRIENDS

U.S. Army Spc. Daishon Newton talks with children at the Sheik Mati Boys School in Qalat, Afghanistan, during a dismounted mission to assess the dining hall and kitchen for a future renovation project, April 16, 2011. Newton is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson

TORCH TOUCH

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Davis A. Marunowski cuts holes into a piece of the bridge with a torch during an operation on the Sistani Peninsula, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011. Marunowski, a combat engineer, is assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego

PUMA LIFT

An SA-330 Puma helicopter lifts a pallet of supplies from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart

FLOOD WATCH

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Benton and Staff Sgt. Steven Kennedy shine flashlights on an earthen flood levee as they monitor for problems with the flood protection barrier in Fargo, N.D., April 8, 2011. North Dakota Guardsmen are checking the levees on 12-hour shifts, 24-hours a day until the flood waters recede. Benton is assigned to the 119th Maintenance Squadron and Kennedy to the 219th Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp

RESCUE WORK

Jesse Jahner, right, a sheriff with the Cass County Sheriff's Office, carries a young girl to safety after a dike broke near her home trapping her inside, Fargo, N.D., April 10, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard members are working with federal, state and local agencies to conduct wellness checks and perform rescues and other critical functions to ensure the safety of the residents affected by the flooding. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

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[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Good Friday ~ We Remember Our Troops!! ~

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Sin Hurts
April 22, 2011

Sooner or later we all feel the painful effects of sin. Sometimes it’s the weight of our own sin and the shame and embarrassment of having failed miserably. At other times, it’s the load of someone else’s sin that weighs us down—someone who betrayed, deceived, abandoned, ridiculed, cheated, or made a fool of us.

Think about a time when the weight of that guilt or pain was so heavy that you couldn’t pull yourself out of bed. Now try to imagine the heaviness of the combined grief that everyone’s sin has caused your family, your church, your neighborhood. Add to that all the suffering sin has caused everyone in your city, state, nation, and the world. Now try to imagine the accumulated grief that sin has caused throughout the centuries since creation.

Is it any wonder that the weight of all this sin began squeezing the life out of Jesus on the night He was called to bear it? (Matt. 26:36-44). The next day, even His beloved Father would forsake Him. No other suffering can compare.

Sin put Jesus to the ultimate test. But His love endured it, His strength bore it, and His power overcame it. Thanks to Jesus’ death and resurrection, we know beyond a doubt that sin will not and cannot win.

Is God aloof from human pain
That ravages our mortal frame?
Oh, no, Christ felt our agony
When sin and death He overcame! —D. De Haan

Christ’s empty tomb guarantees our victory over sin and death.

Read: Hebrews 2:10-18

He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many. —Isaiah 53:12

Bible in a year:
2 Samuel 14-15; Luke 17:1-19

[ColdOne]

God Bless our Military!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Good Friday thread. His Crucifixion threw open the Gates of Heaven for all!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SandRat]

[NormsRevenge]

God Bless these fine young men and women who serve their nation proudly every day..

They’re on duty 24 by 7 around the globe.

Just like the FR Canteen Crew!! Thanks!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

1LT Carol USA, Nurse Corp (Vineyard)
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3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
AbnSarge USA
Adam USAF (Grumpybutt)
Allegra
Anoreth USCG (daughter of Tax-chick)
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Cannoneer No. 4
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Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
ConorMacNessa USN USMC
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
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Drumbo USN
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HiJinx USA
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IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
James USA (Grumpybutt)
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Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCpl Carter USMC
LCpl Joe USMC (Don’tMessWithTexas)
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
LTjg Gerald USN (Vineyard)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave)
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret)
MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Philetus USA
PROCON USA
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Rick USAF (Doogle)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
SandRat USA
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
SPC Chris USA (Vineyard)
SPC Drew USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SPC4 Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
SrA The Black Knight USAF
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Stevan USA (Grumpybutt)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
TMSuchman USMC
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom)
SFC txradioguy USA
USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman)
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
Vineyard USN
William USA (jackv)
WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)

 

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Pvt. Brandon T. Pickering, USA, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Died 10APR2011 of Wounds Sustained in Afghanistan



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!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Colonel_Flagg]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[PERKY2004]

Hi Hi Hi :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Standing at Attention for our National Anthem rendering a snappy hand salute!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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