FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ 20 August 10

Serving The BEST Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday!! ~

NOW BOARDING

U.S. Navy sailors board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom to participate in a joint maritime security exercise. Freedom and Newcastle are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2010, the world's largest international maritime exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 28, 2010. The sailors are assigned to the Australian navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Newcastle. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early

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.

EVACUATION FLIGHT

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter evacuates Pakistani civilians over a mountain pass in Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray

MARINE ESCORT

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Petrisor provides security during a patrol through the Koreh Chareh bazaar in Marja, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. Fox Company escorted Yar Muhammad Barak, the Marja district governor, and Nazar Khan Taukalyar, Marja district education director, to a future school site in the area. Petrisor, a radio operator is assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luis R. Agostini

FAST TRACK

U.S. Air Force airmen complete the first accelerated maintenance plan on an F-22 Raptor in a deployed environment on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 4, 2010. The airmen are assigned to the 27th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, which had 10 days to complete a process that normally takes up to a month. U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald

Celtic Cross ~ Chapel Bells

Cross Canadian Ragweed ~ Cry Lonely

Te Vaka ~ Nukukehe

Statler Brothers ~ Bed of Rose’s

Mike Bloomfield ~ Blues In B Flat

CHUTE SAFETY

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Applegate teaches airmen an evacuation safety procedure by demonstrating the safest way to drop down a life chute during an exercise on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 3, 2010. The training familiarizes controllers with a secondary means of escape from the 100-foot structure. U.S. Air Force photo by Abner Guzman

RIBBON BRIDGE

U.S. Army soldiers dock an Improved ribbon bridge to take on heavy machinery to assist in beach cleanup operations on Grand Isle, La., Aug. 8, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army National Guard, based out of Marrero and Slidell, La. The company assists by carrying equipment to sites that need supplies and offloading soiled materials from cleanup sites. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson

MEDICAL EVACUATION

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Holton provides security while a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands during a medical evacuation in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2010. Holton, a radio telephone operator, is assigned to the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, which was on a mission in the province when one of its vehicles rolled over. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.T. May III

Gene Autry ~ Blue Canadian Rockies

Foster & Allen ~ Rock Around The Clock

Jewel Akens ~ The Birds & The Bees

Skeeter Davis ~ Hopelessly Devoted To You

Kay Starr ~ Rock and Roll Waltz

AZMARAY FURY ADVANCE

U.S. Army soldiers advance through the town of Barge Matal as part of Operation Azmaray Fury in Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Jackson

TOY TIME

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barnette gives a stuffed squirrel to an Iraqi boy during a humanitarian aid drop on the outskirts of Baghdad, July 26, 2010. Troops distributed 50 bags of food, bottled water and toys to Iraqis living near Contingency Operating Station Falcon. Barnette is the chaplain for the 3rd Infantry Division's Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mary Katzenberger

SOAK DOWN

U.S. Navy Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. receives a soaking down as he returns to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after an in-flight change of command ceremony in which he was relieved by Navy Capt. John Eden as the commander of Carrier Air Wing 2 in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 7, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg

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

[oldteen]

Good for you! And good for his Dad. If they are not taken to task they will just keep pushing that envelope! Look at the mess we here in this country are in because of so many single parent homes and the kids are raising themselves! Very, very, sad!

[AZamericonnie]

Good evenng Taz...vacation starts in ? and counting....*hugs*

[oldteen]

G’night Conor! Peaceful sleep and TGIF!! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

How are things going there Janey?

Many flights & neat experiances?

[SandRat]

[luvie]

I think they need to come back!....and all the others that
are AWOL! :)

[SkyDancer]

Things are going great = getting flight time in different planes, going to different scenes ... meeting some great Aussies ....

[The Mayor]

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

Time To Grow Up

August 20, 2010

While browsing through some birthday cards in a gift shop, I found one that made me laugh. Its message read: “You are only young once, but you can be immature forever.” That card tickled my funny bone. There is something winsome about never having to grow up, as any fan of Peter Pan can attest.

But we all know that perpetual immaturity is not only inappropriate, it’s also unacceptable. For the Christian, it’s vital that we mature. After we are born again and become followers of Christ, we are not expected to stay spiritual babies. The Scriptures challenge us to grow to be more like Him.

When writing to the church at Corinth—a church with many problems—Paul said that their issues were rooted in a lack of spiritual development. In 1 Corinthians 3:1, he said, “I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.”

How do we grow beyond being just spiritual babes? Peter urged, “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). We do this by meditating on the Word of God and devoting ourselves to prayer (Ps. 119:97-104; Acts 1:14). Like the troubled church of Corinth, it may be time for us to grow up.

More like the Master I would live and grow,
More of His love to others I would show;
More self-denial, like His in Galilee,
More like the Master I long to ever be. —Gabriel

Spiritual growth occurs when faith is cultivated.

Read: 1 Corinthians 3:1-17

I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. —1 Corinthians 3:1

Bible in a year:
Psalms 105-106; 1 Corinthians 3

[oldteen]

Poor Sad Sack. lol

[oldteen]

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[oldteen]

Good evening Mayor and thank your for our Daily Bread :).

[AZamericonnie]

LOL...Good evening Sandy. No luck with the circulars?

[AZamericonnie]

Such a wonderful adventure you are on....mind if we live vicariously through you? LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

FLOODED VALLEY
U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Gilman looks out of the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the water damage while flying over the Swat Valley in Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010. Gilman is a crew chief assigned to Company B, Task Force Knighthawk, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Monica K. Smith

[TASMANIANRED]

Your’s is art.. Mine is like a your crazy aunts attic..

[TASMANIANRED]

Under 2 hours.

[AZamericonnie]

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

Amen & Amen.

[AZamericonnie]

As long as they know they are appreciated & missed...shall we leave a cookie trail???:)

[luvie]

Good idea! I have....



....some Girl Scout Lemonades we can crumble! :D

[Kathy in Alaska]

That is such a fantastic video.....but it makes our monitor screens all blurry! Yes, we miss him and his appreciation of our troops.