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FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Thanksgiving 2017!! ~ 23 November 2017
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The Whole World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 11/22/2017 5:59:09 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Happy Thanksgiving 2017!! ~
GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THEM, WHEREVER THEY SERVE
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.
Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
Washington, D.C. October 3, 1863
By the President of the United States of America.
The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.
I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.
By the President: Abraham Lincoln
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
~ Psalm 100 (ESV)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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Harvest and Thanksgiving
November 23, 2017
Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
Exodus 23:16
Several thousand years ago, God spoke directly to Moses and instituted a new festival for His people. In Exodus 23:16, according to Mosess record, God said, Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
Today countries around the world do something similar by celebrating the lands bounty. In Ghana, the people celebrate the Yam Festival as a harvest event. In Brazil, Dia de Acao de Gracas is a time to be grateful for the crops that yielded their food. In China, there is the Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival. In the United States and Canada: Thanksgiving.
To understand the fitting goal of a harvest celebration, we visit Noah right after the flood. God reminded Noah and his familyand usof His provision for our flourishing existence on the earth. Earth would have seasons, daylight and darkness and seedtime and harvest (Gen. 8:22). Our gratitude for the harvest, which sustains us, goes to God alone.
No matter where you live or how you celebrate your lands bounty, take time today to express gratitude to Godfor we would have no harvest to celebrate without His grand creative design.
Dear Creator God, thank You so much for the wondrous way You fashioned this worldwith seasons, with harvest-time, with everything we need to exist. Please accept our gratitude.
What are you thankful for? Share at Facebook.com/ourdailybread.
Gratitude is the memory of a glad heart.
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posted on
11/22/2017 5:59:56 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
~ Good Evening ~
~Wind, Heavy Rain, Normal Evening ~
~ Good Evening ~
~ Welcome To My World ~
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:01:24 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Blessed Thanksgiving to All!
(((HUGS)))
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:02:55 PM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and Happy Thanksgiving!! Is family coming or are you going? Hope the weather is nice.
Thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.
Our trees are flocked and it is 9 degrees.
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:10:22 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:15:00 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Blaming natural weather on climate change as a rationale for redistribution of wealth is theft)
To: All; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; LUV W; AZamericonnie; radu; The Mayor; Jet Jaguar; PROCON; ...
Thanksgiving Blessings To The Canteen
*HUGS*
Remembering Our Troops Far From Home Safe Travel To All
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:15:54 PM PST
by
MEG33
(SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC***DONATE MONTHLY IF POSSIBLE)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:21:11 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(The NFL, Watching their demise is more fun than watching their games.)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2017 ~
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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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open. The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:26:27 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanksgiving dinner: Conservative vs Liberal
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:41:09 PM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen! To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Doggone it. Can't get to Fotki tonight to post graphics. :-(
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ONE AND ALL!
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:47:43 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Did you get everything finished in time to be able to leave work early today?
FOUR WHOLE DAYS OFF NOW! WOOHOO!!!! Bet you’re ready for that!
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:53:22 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO.
What on earth is THAT????!!!!! LOL!
All worn out from your heavy work load today? Bet it was a madhouse in all the stores. You have my sympathies.
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:56:00 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: MEG33
Howdy, MEG!
Long time, no see. *HUGZ*
I hope all’s well with you these days.
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:57:09 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS)) doesn't sound like cooking outside it in the cards.Stay warm and enjoy the family.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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posted on
11/22/2017 6:58:09 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Happy Thanksgiving, Ma and Gang!
Happy Thanksgiving to our Troops and Veterans!
How’s everyone tonight?
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posted on
11/22/2017 7:06:56 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
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
11/22/2017 7:10:15 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: PROCON
Heehee! I’ve seen that before! ;)
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posted on
11/22/2017 7:12:04 PM PST
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Happy Thanksgiving, Yall. 🦃
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posted on
11/22/2017 7:13:55 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
To: ConorMacNessa
*curtsy*
Good eventide, Sir Conor!
Wishing thee and thy lovely wife Lady MacNessa and thy children a lovely Thanks giving!
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posted on
11/22/2017 7:13:59 PM PST
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
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