FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 22 July 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

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

FINAL MISSION

Space Shuttle Atlantis, NASA's final space shuttle mission, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., July 8, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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.

SAVING LIVES

Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. 1st. Class Leroy Petry describes the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan, in which he distinguished himself by saving the lives of two fellow Rangers, during a press conference after he was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, July 13, 2011. Petry lost his hand in the 2008 fight, but now uses a state-of-the-art prosthesis. DOD photo by R. D. Ward

CLIFF JUMPER

U.S. Navy sailors and Royal Netherlands marines watch as Petty Officer 2nd Class Gates Kobuszewski jumps into the water at the start of the 6-kilometer amphibious march along the island of Curacao off the Venezuelan coast, July 5, 2011. The march includes a cliff jump, a 4-kilometer paddle in inflatable boats and a 2-kilometer swim. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul D. Williams

HEADING HOME

Wounded Georgian soldiers landing in Tbilisi, Georgia after flying aboard a C-130J Hercules air evacuation flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 30, 2011. The soldiers were medevaced to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany in May from Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark

PLYWOOD WORK

U.S. Navy Seamen Tina Gonsalves, left, and Ross Gatcomb position plywood during Pacific Partnership 2011 at the Ohmine engineering civic action project in the Federated States of Micronesia, July 8, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative also makes port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. Gonsalves, a construction electrician constructionman, and Ross Gatcomb, a construction mechanic constructionman, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Tolley

MANNING THE MAST

Navy sailors place the sail on the yard of the main mast aboard USS Constitution for the first time since the ship began a restoration period in 2007 in Charlestown, Mass., June 29, 2011. The sailors routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for possibly sailing the ship for the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald

NEW FRIENDS

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Steuart walks with children during a quality assurance visit in Qalat City, Afghanistan, July 8, 2011. Stuart is a civil engineer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras

PARATROOPER TRANSPORT

Army paratroopers wait to perform a personnel airdrop mission during a joint operational access exercise on Fort Bragg N.C., June 25, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Asha Harris

PACIFIC LAUNCH

A BQM-74E aerial drone launches from the flight deck of guided-missile frigate USS Thach to simulate an incoming missile during a live-fire exercise for the Pacific phase of UNITAS 52 while the ship is under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 1, 2011. Ships from Chile, Colombia and Peru also participated as part of Southern Seas 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stuart Phillips

FLYING DEBRIS

Afghan commandos shield their faces from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a village clearing operation in the Zhari district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, July 6, 2011. The commandos, supported by service members assigned to Special Operations Task Force South, found and destroyed several caches, which included weapons, homemade explosives and materials to make roadside bombs. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel P. Shook

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[The Mayor]

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Our Best Defense
July 22, 2011

Thrown together as seatmates for an 8-hour train ride, a retired US ambassador and I quickly clashed as he sighed when I pulled out my Bible.

I took the bait. At first, we traded one-liners aimed at goading the other or scoring points. Gradually, though, bits and pieces of our respective life stories started creeping into the discussion. Curiosity got the better of both of us and we found ourselves asking questions instead of feuding. A political science major in college and a political junkie by hobby, I was intrigued with his career, which included two prominent ambassadorships.

Strangely enough, his questions to me were about my faith. How I became “a believer” was what interested him most. The train ride ended amicably, and we even traded business cards. As he left the train, he turned to me and said, “By the way, the best part of your argument isn’t what you think Jesus can do for me. It’s what He’s done for you.”

In John 9, as on that train, God reminds us that the best story is the one we know intimately: Our own encounter with Jesus Christ. Practice telling your story of faith to loved ones and close friends so you’ll be able to tell it clearly to others.

You may be tempted to debate
To change another’s view,
But nothing speaks more powerfully
Than what Christ did in you. —Sper

People know true faith stories when they hear them.

Read: 1 Corinthians 15:51-57

O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? —1 Corinthians 15:55

Bible in a year:
Psalms 29-30; Acts 23:1-15

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

1LT Carol USA, Nurse Corp (Vineyard)
2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
86th Fighter Weapons Squadron "Combat Hammer" (saminfl)
AbnSarge USA
Adam USAF (Grumpybutt)
Allegra
Anoreth USCG (daughter of Tax-chick)
aviator USAF
BIGLOOK USN
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Bryan USA (Diver Dave)
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
ConorMacNessa USN USMC
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Diver Dave USN
Drumbo USN
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
forgotenknight13 USA (grandson of Monkey Face)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
HiJinx USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
James USA (Grumpybutt)
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCpl Carter USMC
LCpl Joe USMC (Don’tMessWithTexas)
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
LTjg Gerald USN (Vineyard)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave)
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret)
MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Philetus USA
PROCON USA
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Rick USAF (Doogle)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
SandRat USA
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Chris USA (son of Vineyard)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Drew USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC Ted USA (nephew of hoagy62)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SPC4 Adam USA (nephew of Repeal The 17th)
SPC4 Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
SSGT The Black Knight USAF
Stevan USA (Grumpybutt)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
TMSuchman USMC
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom)
SFC txradioguy USA
USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman)
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
Vineyard USN
William USA (jackv)
WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)

 

[PROCON]

Hiya Ma!

[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.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Nana Hope grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[SandRat]

Remembering Our Troops

[Kathy in Alaska]

And mere seconds behind in second....Hawaii snags the silver!!

[loveliberty2]

Prayers and good wishes to all who fight for liberty!

Judge Learned Hand on "The Spirit of Liberty":

"The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. And now in that spirit, that spirit of an America which has never been, and which may never be; nay, which never will be except as the conscience and courage of Americans create it; yet in the spirit of that America which lies hidden in some form in the aspirations of us all; in the spirit of that America for which our young men are at this moment fighting and dying; in that spirit of liberty and of America I ask you to rise and with me pledge our faith in the glorious destiny of our beloved country." - P. 190-191, The Spirit of Liberty (1944).

[SkyDancer]

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayour bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...bright and sunny all day. They say rain on Saturday.

Any fishing this week? How is your volcano?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...when does school start? When must all your projects be completed?