Freeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake ~ 08 SEPT 2009

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy BIGLOOK!

And thank you and your family for your service to our Country!

China Lake just must be an amazing location.

[AZamericonnie]

And a very good evening to you Conor! *hugs*

Have you had a nice weekend?

[ConorMacNessa]

Greetings To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, Our Veterans, Their Families, FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!

[laurenmarlowe]

If you have a chance, check out the media galleries at the China Lake link up at the top.

Some great photos!

[BIGLOOK]

Thanks Lauren!

So....it's true that Naval aviators got to take their toys home at the end of their watch?

[ConorMacNessa]

It went very well, thanks. And yours?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Mother of the Bride]

I worked there 20 years, lived in the area for 30. It was a great place to work and to raise a family.

[The Mayor]

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

September 8, 2009

Comforted To Comfort

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READ: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

[God] comforts us . . . that we may be able to comfort [others] with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. —2 Corinthians 1:4

While speaking to a group of Christian athletes, I asked them how they normally responded to hardships. Their responses included fear, anger, self-pity, aggression, despair, abusive behavior, apathy, and turning to God. I encouraged them to trust that God would comfort them and then use them to comfort others.

Just as I encouraged those athletes, Paul encouraged a group of believers in a town called Corinth. He reminded them that afflictions were inevitable for the follower of Jesus. Many were being persecuted, imprisoned, and oppressed—all because of their relationship with Jesus. Paul wanted the Corinthians to know that in the midst of their trouble God was their source of help. He would come to their side and help them to have godly responses. Then Paul gave one of the reasons God allowed suffering and brought divine comfort—so that the Corinthians might have the empathy to enter into other people’s sorrow and comfort them (2 Cor. 1:4).

When we suffer, let us remember that God will bring comfort to us through His Word, by the Holy Spirit, and through fellow believers. God does not comfort us so that we’ll be comfortable; we are comforted by God so that we might be comforters.

When you receive God’s comfort,
Be sure to pass it on,
Then give to God the glory
From whom the comfort’s drawn. —Hess

When God permits trials, He also provides comfort.
Bible in One Year: Proverbs 3-5; 2 Corinthians 1

[laurenmarlowe]

Thanks for being a pal Connie! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Did you work hard today? Or did you enjoy "Labor" Day?

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It is purchased with the blood of Patriots!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks, Kathy - bought a new mouse the other day.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

LIBERTY CRIES
WHEN A HERO DIES!

REST IN PEACE....

HM/3 Ben Castiglione, USN
KIA Afghanistan 3SEP2009

Staff Sgt. Jason Dahlke, USA Rangers
KIA Afghanistan 29AUG2009

[Kathy in Alaska]

And here first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[luvie]

Thanks for the great road trip, Lauren!

Hope you are doing well! ((((hugs))))...I’ve missed you!

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I checked out the link and yes there are some great pictures. Thanks for the tip.

[ConorMacNessa]

THE SOLDIER’S CODE

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Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses troops of the 101st Airborne Division prior to D-Day Normandy, 5JUN1944

The Soldier’s Code

1) I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

2) I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

3) If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

4) If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me, and will back them up in every way.

5) When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give only name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies, or harmful to their cause.

6) I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, August, 1955.

[luvie]

God rest their hero souls!

Thanks for your reminders that freedom, indeed, is purchased
with a price...the blood of heroes around the world!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Did ya go wireless?