FReeper Canteen ~ National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2007 ~ 21 September 07

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thus saith the Lord, Refrain thy voice from weeping and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy, And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border. Jeremiah 31: 16-17

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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.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2007

Amazing Grace

How Great Thou Art

Bring Him Home

Battle Hymn of The Republic

Taps

Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, 23, of Batavia, Ohio went missing in action in Iraq on April 9, 2004, when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.

>Michael Scott Speicher

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Navy

Marine Corps

Air Force

Coast Guard

Missing Man Table and Honors Ceremony

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and their families,
and is family friendly.

[ConorMacNessa]

Woohoo!

[SandRat]

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[The Mayor]

September 20, 2007

A Walk In The Park

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READ: Ephesians 5:1-14

Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us. —Ephesians 5:2

Our house in Boise, Idaho, backs up to a park with a walking track. You can see most of the path from our kitchen window, and because of that I’ve learned to recognize people by their walk.

There’s a lawyer from down the street who’s always in a hurry, an elderly man who trudges slowly by, a woman who strides with purposeful steps. Each has a characteristic gait.

The Bible instructs us: “Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us” (Eph. 5:2) and “Walk in wisdom” (Col. 4:5). I ask myself, “Does my walk reflect God’s love and wisdom?” Am I “pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy”? (James 3:17). Do I have love, joy, and peace? Am I tranquil and strong? What do others see as I walk by?

George MacDonald said, “If you who set yourselves to [theorize about] Christianity had set yourselves instead to do the will of the Master, the one object for which the gospel was preached to you, how different would be the condition of that part of the world with which you come into contact.” How different indeed!

Is your life making a difference in the lives around you? Do others see Jesus in what you say and do?

Help me to walk so close to Thee
That those who know me best can see
I live as godly as I pray,
And Christ is real from day to day. —Ryberg

For a Christlike walk, keep in step with Jesus.

Bible in One Year:   Ecclesiastes 4-6; 2 Corinthians 12

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Mrs.Nooseman]

Evening Ma.

Wonderful thread.

{{{HUGS}}}

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

Allegra
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
Brett (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
Col Mike (gpapa)
CMS
David (LUV W)
Defender2
Ev (MozartLover)
Future Snake Eater (RightOnline)
Jade Falcon
JemiansTerror (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan (AZbushgal)
Josh (doug from upland)
Karen (fatima's granddaughter)
KB4W (arbee4bush)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin (skimask)
Kevin and David (vigilante2)
Laurita
LCpl Carter
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Capt Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
M1Tanker
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Mike1Sg (mystery-ak)
Milo828 (mystery-ak)
Nate (sneakers)
Old Sarge
OneLoyalAmerican
Robert, Jeremy & Daynnis (SoldierDad)
Sgt Sean Reed (preed)
Son (GodBlessUSA)
Terrence (LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
tongue-tied
Tonkin
txradioguy
Victor and Tony D (weldgophardline)
William (jackv)

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

(Click on graphics for music)

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

(Click on graphics for music)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[ConorMacNessa]

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy! How are you doing this evening?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, Sonora, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And the gold goes to....Mac!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Sand snags the silver...

[G8 Diplomat]

Present!!

God bless our brave troops overseas. The Senate just voted today to condemn MoveOn’s ad in the NYT. It’s the least they can do after giving Petraeus a hard time at the hearings.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And to The Mayor, goes the bronze...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mrs.N...((HUGS))...did you have a good day? Mine has been wall to wall issues. Oh well, we got the checks out on time and my units still look good.

[Randy Larsen]

Ma,
We have a special request....

Posted As I Received It, Randy
............................................................

This one is a little easier.....Thank you all for your help, “b”

Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:11 PM
Subject: FW: Semper Fi

Please let them know how much they are appreciated!!!

Jerry “PopPop” Zimmermann
US Army 1st Sgt (Ret.)
Encino, CA
PGR Ride Captain
www.patriotguard.org

...please take the time
Mike Hodge

US Marine Colonel Simcock, the commander of USMC Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 6 in Iraq, is asking for 6,000 positive emails to his Marines. That’s one email for each Marine in his RCT command. COL Simcock is concerned about the effect of the negative barrage that those Marines are getting through the electronic media. So far, they’ve only mustered 2,000 emails. That’s a crying shame compared to the amount of crap I get daily in email. This is a legitimate request. It’s not one of the “little Johnny wants to break the world’s record in Christmas cards” situations. It takes only 30 seconds of your time. Here’s the email address:

RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

If you’re reading this email, then you can probably click on the address, type a few words, and then hit “send” to be all done. It doesn’t have to be the Gettysburg Address. Something as simple as “Hello, Marine. We thank you for what you’re doing. You are in a noble task. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Best wishes & get home soon” is more than sufficient.
An excerpt from an interview with the Colonel:
GRIM: Is there anything that you and your Marines need that we could send you?
COL. SIMCOCK: (Chuckles.) I’ll tell you what, the one thing that all Marines want to know about — and that includes me and everyone within Regimental Combat Team 6 — we want to know that the American public are behind us. We believe that the actions that we’re taking over here are very, very important to America. We’re fighting a group of people that, if they could, would take away the freedoms that America enjoys.
If anyone — you know, just sit down, jot us — throw us an e- mail, write us a letter, let us know that the American public are behind us. Because we watch the news just like everyone else. It’s broadcast over here in our chow halls and the weight rooms, and we watch that stuff, and we’re a little bit concerned sometimes that America really doesn’t know what’s going on over here, and we get sometimes concerns that the American public isn’t behind us and doesn’t see the importance of what’s going on. So that’s something I think that all Marines, soldiers and sailors would like to hear from back home, that in fact, yes, they think what we’re doing over here is important and they are in fact behind us.
DO IT NOW!!!
IT JUST TAKES A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME .. THAT’S NOT MUCH TO ASK FOR WHAT THEY’RE DOING FOR US!
.... AND, PLEASE PASS THIS EMAIL ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS! ... SHOW OUR MARINES WE CARE!

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem