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FReeper Canteen ~ Military Memories ~ 29 Dec 08
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 12/28/2008 5:00:24 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska


~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

Military Memories: Tell Us About Your First Christmas/Hanukkah Away From Home

PLAYBOY bunny logo flag-bearing contingent of men & women waiting for USO Christmas Tour show in Bahrain 1991. Photographer: Sgt Jeff Wright

Army Capt. Jennifer Faith, left, and Army 1st Lt. Arlene Pina decorate Christmas cookies at the Ironhorse Oasis Dining Facility at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jody Metzger

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

Thanks to Conservative Vermont Vet for today's idea.




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To: SandRat

Evening Sandy.


41 posted on 12/28/2008 6:28:16 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I spent my first Christmas away from home in Vietnam - 1970. I was at a Fire Support Base just North of Nui Ba Dinh. We were allowed 2 seats for the Bob Hope Show in Long Binh. The First Sergeant put the names of everyone in the battery on slips of paper and drew two from a steel pot. They were picked up by helicopter in the morning and were back that evening. Not even a day out of the bush.

I ate my rolled turkey roast dinner standing beside a “deuce and a half” using the fender for a table. I listened to the Bob Hope Show live on a cheap Panasonic radio while I ate.

There was a Christmas truce (cease fire) for 24 hours, but we were the only ones who followed it. “Charlie” popped at us all night on Christmas Eve.


42 posted on 12/28/2008 6:28:20 PM PST by SLB (Wyoming's Alan Simpson on the Washington press - "all you get is controversy, crap and confusion")
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To: AZamericonnie

Evening Connie.{{{HUGS}}}


43 posted on 12/28/2008 6:29:05 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: SandRat

ROFLMAO


44 posted on 12/28/2008 6:30:21 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
Good evening CyberMa.{{{HUGS}}}
45 posted on 12/28/2008 6:31:32 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: SandRat

Good evening, Sand...have you all had a great holiday time together? Leftovers today?


46 posted on 12/28/2008 6:33:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: GulfWar1Vet

Good evening GulfWar1Vet and thank you for your Service to our country.


47 posted on 12/28/2008 6:34:15 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: Tanniker Smith
Evening Tanniker.
48 posted on 12/28/2008 6:35:48 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: Randy Larsen

Evening Randy.{{{HUGS}}}


49 posted on 12/28/2008 6:37:10 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: acad1228




*Acad1228*

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

50 posted on 12/28/2008 6:37:57 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: SLB

Good evening SLB and thank you for your service to our country.


51 posted on 12/28/2008 6:38:55 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: MEG33
Good evening and WooHoo Meg.{{{HUGS}}}
52 posted on 12/28/2008 6:40:44 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Mrs.N...((HUGS))...did you have a nice Christmas with the family? Snow?


53 posted on 12/28/2008 6:41:15 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

(((HUGS)))


54 posted on 12/28/2008 6:45:05 PM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

*HUG*
Good evening Cyber Kid!
How’s you?


55 posted on 12/28/2008 6:45:19 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

December 29, 2008
Hearts And Banjos
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? —Psalm 85:6

While working my way through graduate school, I taught five-string banjo in a music store. The job provided me with the opportunity to buy a brand-new, professional-quality instrument for nearly half-price.

That was over 30 years ago, and that banjo has accompanied me on ministry efforts around the world. But despite its excellent craftsmanship, eventually it needed to be refurbished. A master repairman pointed out how imperfections had worn into the banjo. He was confident that his repairs would result in the instrument sounding better than new.

I wasn’t disappointed. The action on the strings and the clarity of the sound are astonishingly superior to its original condition when I purchased the instrument.

In a way, our lives are like musical instruments intended for “the praise of the glory of [God’s] grace” (Eph. 1:6). But over time, life wears us down. Our hearts cry out for renewal. The psalmist prayed: “Will You not revive us again?” (Ps. 85:6). The Hebrew word for revive means not only “to restore and refresh” but also “to repair.”

It’s vital that we submit our souls to the Master’s restorative touch. Why not set aside some time for spiritual retreat, and ask the Lord to repair your heart?

Revive us again—
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above. —Mackay

Time in Christ’s service requires time out for renewal.


Bible in One Year: Malachi 1–2; Proverbs 31:1-9


56 posted on 12/28/2008 6:49:19 PM PST by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: SLB

Thank you for your service, SLB!
God Bless!


57 posted on 12/28/2008 6:49:23 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

Hiya Noosie!

Got the evening off? *Hugs*


58 posted on 12/28/2008 6:54:06 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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To: acad1228

59 posted on 12/28/2008 6:58:26 PM PST by EsmeraldaA
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I had a wonderful and quiet Christmas with my family.

We had some snow left,but it is all gone now.


60 posted on 12/28/2008 7:04:16 PM PST by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops and Allies!!!!)
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