FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 05 August 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

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

LIGHTNING II

The Defense Department's first U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft soars over Destin, Fla., before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, July 14, 2011. Its pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith, assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, is the first Air Force qualified pilot for the aircraft. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago

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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.

EQUIPMENT CHECK

U.S. Marines check their equipment while firing multiple 81mm mortar rounds during Talisman Sabre 2011, a training exercise on Townshend Island, Australia, July 14, 2011. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and Australian commitment to their military alliance, and enhances stability and security throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan O'Lowney

PACIFIC SUNRISE

U.S. service members and civilian personnel prepare to exit the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland at sunrise during Pacific Partnership 2011 in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, July 12, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative is also making port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Russell

COMBINED FORCES

U.S. and Afghan forces march toward Gerekheyl village during an early morning patrol in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2011. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tia Sokimson

LEADING THE WAY

U.S. Army Maj. Dan Browne, World Class Athlete Program distance runner, leads the way in the second semifinal heat of the men's 10,000-meter run at the 5th CISM Military World Games at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, July 20, 2011. Browne finished ninth with a time of 31 minutes, 7.16 seconds, and advanced to the final. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps

ASSAULT REHEARSAL

Amphibious assault vehicles land during a mock amphibious assault rehearsal as part of Talisman Sabre 2011, an exercise on Freshwater Beach, Australia, July 18, 2011. About 14,000 U.S. personnel and 9,000 Australian personnel will participate in the exercise, designed in part to enhance stability and security throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The vehicles are assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Caleb Eames

NIGHT LIGHT

U.S. Army soldiers light up the night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer at suspected enemy movements from Forward Operating Base Pasab in Zharay district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, July 20, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher McCann

FAMILY FRIENDS

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Hernandez interacts with a local elder and his family during a security patrol in the Garmsir District in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 8, 2011. Hernandez is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Combined Anti-Armor Team 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colby W. Brown

MISSION EVIDENCE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jess McKinney looks at evidence during a mission in Bowri Tana, Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 17, 2011. McKinney is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Watson

EXTREME HOME

Volunteers race to finish a new home for Navy veteran Barbara Marshall in Fayetteville, N.C., July 20, 2011. The new home and Marshall, who houses and aids homeless female veterans, will be featured in an upcoming episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." DOD photo by Elaine Sanchez

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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

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[Army Air Corps]

In.

[2111USMC]

IN!

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[knarf]

Uhhhh ... help me out here, Kath .... I got Thursday night here in SW Pa.

Have I bin sleepin' ?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[luvie]

Yay! Friday!!! We can NEVER forget the guys and gals that make
our lives safer every day at the peril of their own!

[SandRat]

Never Forget.

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Augustus J. Vicari, USANG, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, KIA Afghanistan 29Jul2011



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!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nana Hope...((HUGS))...and thanks for today’s Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[The Mayor]

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A Hard Goodbye
August 5, 2011

When our youngest son joined the Army, we knew that challenges lay ahead. We knew that he would face danger and be tested physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We also knew that in some ways our home would never fully be his home again. In the months leading up to his departure, my wife and I steeled ourselves for these challenges.

Then the day came when Mark had to report. We hugged and said our goodbyes, and then he walked into the recruiting station, leaving me with a moment for which I was decidedly unprepared. The pain of that hard goodbye felt unbearable. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, I can’t remember when I have wept as hard as I did that day. The hard goodbye, and the sense of loss it delivered, cut me to the heart.

In such moments, I am thankful to have a heavenly Father who knows what it is to be separated from a beloved Son. I am thankful to have a God who is described as “a father of the fatherless, a defender of widows” (Ps. 68:5). I believe that if He cares for the orphaned and the widows in their loneliness, He will also care for me and comfort me—even in those moments when I face the struggles that accompany hard goodbyes.

When our loved ones say goodbye
And we have to be apart,
God can fill our loneliness
With His presence in our heart. —Sper

Loneliness comes when we forget
about the One who is always with us.

Read: Psalm 68:1-10

A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. —Psalm 68:5

Bible in a year:
Psalms 68-69; Romans 8:1-21

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Finally Friday Thread!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ColdOne]

God Bless our Troops!
Thank you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...any interesting adventures today?

We had a 50th birthday party for a friend today....black iced cake, black napkins, black plates, and all sorts of cutouts on his office walls and door and window decrying his advanced age. Fun!

[ConorMacNessa]

Aloha, Biglook! How goes it this evening?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy, USANG, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, KIA Afghanistan 29Jul2011



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!