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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 January 2017
Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !!
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Posted on 01/25/2017 6:01:04 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
SUPER CLEANING Sailors clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis near the Korean peninsula, March 23, 2016. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41. The Stennis is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre T. Richard
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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.
PERIMETER PATROL Marine Corps Sgt. Josh Greathouse scans the area during a perimeter patrol in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 21, 2016. Greathouse is a team leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response for U.S. Central Command. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado
SUNRISE CLIMBERS Paratroopers climb an obstacle during physical fitness training at Fort Bragg, NC, March 24, 2016. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Divisions 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt
SNIPER TRAINING Army Cpl. Jeremy Boldt aims an M82 Barrett rifle while providing overwatch on an objective during a live-fire exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, March 15, 2016. Boldt is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment. Army photo by Spc. Loren Keely
CABLE CREW Sailors feed a cable to an engine room from the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 29, 2016. The aircraft carrier is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise to prepare for a future deployment. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Beard
SHARED CONCENTRATION Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kali Clapsaddle, foreground, performs maintenance on a rotor spindle from an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the USS John C. Stennis in the Yellow Sea, March 22, 2016. Clapsaddle is an aviation electrician's mate. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Cox
PLANK PATROL Airmen navigate an obstacle during a leadership course as part of Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22, 2016. The exercise provides training, readiness, and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization to support the joint force commander. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder
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To: Kathy in Alaska
REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides" remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!
Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)
OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:01:24 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
WOO-HOO, thanks Kathy!
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:01:48 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
All Too Human
January 26, 2017
The trouble is with me, for I am all too human.
Romans 7:14 NLT
British writer Evelyn Waugh wielded his words in a way that accentuated his character flaws. Eventually the novelist converted to Christianity, yet he still struggled. One day a woman asked him, Mr. Waugh, how can you behave as you do and still call yourself a Christian? He replied, Madam, I may be as bad as you say. But believe me, were it not for my religion, I would scarcely be a human being.
Waugh was waging the internal battle the apostle Paul describes: I want to do what is right, but I cant (Rom. 7:18 nlt). He also says, The trouble is not with the law . . . [It] is with me, for I am all too human (v. 14 nlt). He further explains, In my inner being I delight in Gods law; but I see another law at work in me . . . . Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? (vv. 2224). And then the exultant answer: Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! (v. 25).
When we come in faith to Christ, admitting our wrongdoing and need of a Savior, we immediately become a new creation. But our spiritual formation remains a lifelong journey. As John the disciple observed: Now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But . . . when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is (1 John 3:2).
Father, we bring our struggles to You because You know all about them, yet You love us anyway. Teach us to rely on Your Holy Spirit. Make us more like Your Son each day.
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. C. S. Lewis
Although we are saved by grace, we often struggle to live up to our position as children of God. However, we can turn to Christ and find His sufficient help and grace to move beyond our worst selves and to stand in Him (vv. 2425). How does it give you confidence to know that God is still at work in your life?
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:02:01 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:02:38 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:03:07 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks very much, Kathy! ***HUGS***
Striding up the gangplank as we speak, rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck! Thank you very much for this evening's "Remembering Our Troops" thread!
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:04:25 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: left that other site
*Sigh*
Yeah, MTM on the Dick Van Dyke Show was a heartthrob of mine as a youngster and a real classy lady.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:09:27 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!
Missing Man Setting
"The Empty Chair"
By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004
"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER."
Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
"Träumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:12:35 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...
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
01/25/2017 6:13:10 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
It’s Hump Day! I hope you were able to get the editing done at last.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:14:56 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for your service to all who serve or have served.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:15:32 PM PST
by
lightman
(Trump = The Twenty-first century's Teddy Roosevelt!)
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO!
Another day cooped up in the house, warm and dry? Not lookin’ real pretty up there on the radar.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:17:55 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: PROCON
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:19:56 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site
Howdy, ML.
Not a good day in the entertainment world, was it? :-(
I hope the weather has improved a bit so you and Penny can enjoy some walks.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:20:07 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:24:34 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Howdy do, Conor. *HUGZ*
Hope all’s going well with you and that things have calmed down at last. Sounded like it was awfully rough up there yesterday.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:25:43 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: radu
Today’s weather was lovely, albeit a little chilly. Penny walked about 3/4 of a mile before putting on the dog brakes. Actually, i am glad she did. 1.5 miles is not too shabby, and it was starting to get cold.
I am a die hard Allman Bros Fan, and my husband was related by marriage to MTM.
So today was a sad one, indeed.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:26:35 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: radu
Hey radu!
I went out early to do some grocery and other shopping this morning, but pretty much stayed inside after that.
A smattering of light snow is falling now, not much is expected.
You have a good day?
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:27:11 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Onto the Great American Rebirth!)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
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posted on
01/25/2017 6:30:21 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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