FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 17 June 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HONOR GUARDS

Honor guards march into position for the Memorial Day presidential wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

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.

PATRIOTIC RIDE

Veterans show their support for Rolling Thunder as they ride from the Pentagon to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. Rolling Thunder is an annual event in which thousands of veterans ride motorcycles through the city to call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

INDEPENDENCE AVENUE

Veterans participate in Rolling Thunder as they ride along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2011. The event brings together thousands of veterans and other participates who call attention to prisoners of war and those missing in action. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

IN MEMORY

Flags and wreaths rest among the tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. Ward

WW II MEMORIAL

A Joint Service Color Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

RECOVERY MISSION

U.S. service members empty a suction hose of sediment into a screen during an underwater recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, May 20, 2011. The service members, assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, are deployed off the north central coast of Vietnam to search for the remains of Americans missing from the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim

SOUND BARRIER

An F/A-18C Hornet breaks the sound barrier over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The hornet is part of the Strike Fighter Squadron 113. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

SHADOW SOLDIER

A coalition special operations forces member scans an area for insurgent activity as an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air support during an operation to destabilize insurgent drug trade near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. During the operation, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium were destroyed by the Afghan led force. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Whitney

OKLAHOMA HELP

U.S. Army soldiers search the remnants of a house after a deadly tornado near Piedmont, Okla., May 24, 2011. The soldiers are members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard. Oklahoma National Guard photo by Capt. Geoff Legler

HIGH FIVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Patterson high-fives a boy through the glass at the New York Aquarium as part of a diver demonstration during Fleet Week 2011 in New York, May 28, 2011. Fleet Week is an opportunity for area residents to meet sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as observe the capabilities of today's maritime services. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class W. B. Swoboda

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...we had some real RAIN yesterday. It rained pretty good all afternoon. How is the land of sun doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, don-o for the link....you didn't tell me to take a hankie.

TAPS

RIP

LCpl Donald J. Hogan, USMC

Eternal Father Strong To Save - click

[luvie]

Chilling!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Fire & Smoke Friday

That is not good. Hope the firefighters can get a handle on it soon. They have a horribly rough job.

How is it being back on the job? Enough stamina to work full-time? ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening,MrZ...((HUGS)...gonna play with cars this weekend?

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home. Back shortly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

puppypusher...((HUGS))...it’s been awhile. Hope all is well with you and yours.

[AZamericonnie]

It does kinda look like a lava flow but I’ve seen fire like that before in Utah, near Veyo & Dammeron Valley.

My brother was fighting the fire & I drove from near the AZ UT border to get Sonboy.

He had to get my SIL & family as well as animals to safety. So surreal.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Jinxy!

Looks like a wildfire to me.

Compare.

[SandRat]

Last I heard the winds were driving towards Moson Rd perhaps the San Pedro.

[SandRat]

Wind is keeping the flames and smoke away.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl! ((Hugs))

Just another sunny day in Hilo.......which is what we say to give locals a chuckle. It rained nearly all day today.

The weather has been strange all over this year and so has the news reporting.

[SandRat]

Job is going good. By the end of the day I’m beat. ((HUGS))

[The Mayor]

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

True Wealth
June 17, 2011

Money is a powerful force. We work for it, save it, spend it, use it to satisfy our earthside longings, and then wish we had more. Aware of its distracting danger, Jesus taught more about money than any other topic. And, as far as we know, He never took an offering for Himself. Clearly, He didn’t teach about giving to fill His own pockets. Instead, Jesus warned us that trusting in wealth and using it to gain power clogs our spiritual arteries more readily than most other impediments to spiritual development. In telling the story of the “rich fool,” He shamed His listeners for not being rich toward God (Luke 12:13-21), indicating that God has a far different definition of wealth than most of us.

So, what does it mean to be rich toward God? Paul tells us that those who are rich should not be conceited about their wealth, “nor to trust in uncertain riches” (1 Tim. 6:17). Rather, we are to “be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share” (v.18).

Interesting! God measures wealth by the quality of our lives and our generous disbursement of wealth to bless others. Not exactly Wall Street insider talk, but great advice for those of us who think that our security and reputation are tied up in the size of our bank account.

If we’ve been blessed with riches,
We must be rich in deeds;
God wants us to be generous
In meeting others’ needs. —Sper

Riches are a blessing only to those
who make them a blessing to others.

Read: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God. —1 Timothy 6:17

Bible in a year:
Nehemiah 7-9; Acts 3

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie and West Texas Rose!

After hearing about the fires in Texas and now fires in Az, am beginning to wonder if they are being started deliberately.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gotta build back up to full strength! Don’t overdo.

How are the ribs in the healing process?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Deo...((HUGS))...good evening to you. Are you still storming? The sun come out?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness....it’s been a while since I’ve heard Soldier Boy. NICE! Thanks.

[SandRat]

Shoulder blade is the one bone the gets to me by the end of the day.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I sho’ am! Got an SCCA race at Laguna this weekend, then next weekend I’m working the NASCAR race at Sears Point.