FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 23 September 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

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

HAND IN HAND

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Binnings leaves with his family after returning from summer patrol to Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 22, 2011. Binnings is an information systems technician assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Oki

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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.

PARATROOPER PUSH-UP

An Army grader, right, for the new Army Physical Readiness Test ensures that a paratrooper completes the new 60-second pushup event correctly on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 10, 2011. Unlike the 2-minute pushup event in the current Army Physical Fitness Test, soldiers can no longer pause, choose their own hand position or “sag in the middle.” U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

BRIDGE SECURITY

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Russell uses his weapon's scope to secure an area during a bridge inspection in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Russell is a platoon sergeant assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. U.S. Air Force photo by by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras

ROAD WARRIORS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Fitzgerald, left, patrols a road with many known improvised explosive devices during an operation in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 21, 2011. Fitzgerald is a medic assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

FIELD BREAK

U.S. Army Spc. Adam Supino takes a break while on a security halt during an operation in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 21, 2011. Supino is an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. Team members participated in searching a village thought to house Taliban fighters and other insurgents responsible for making roadside bombs. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane

HONORING THE FLAG

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Rodolfo R. Delvalle, center, marches with honor guard members as he holds the U.S. flag after it was lowered for the final time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Aug. 27, 2011. Delvalle is Walter Reed's command sergeant major. DOD photo by Sebastian J. Sciotti Jr.

COMFORT HOMECOMING

Family and friends look on as the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2, 2011. Comfort deployed as the primary platform for Continuing Promise 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to nine countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Martie

VERMONT SUPPLIES

Soldiers unload relief supplies in Vermont, Sept. 1, 2011, from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for residents cut off after Hurricane Irene struck the area. The CH-47 crew is assigned to the Illinois National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill

HOWITZER BLAST

U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Park fires a 155mm howitzer in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. Park is assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar

HONORING THE ARIZONA

Sailors and Marines render honors as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan passes the USS Arizona Memorial while entering Pearl Harbor for a port visit in Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2011. The Ronald Reagan is in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin B. Gray

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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

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[SandRat]

In.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. (Wow, am I the first?)

[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~

[The Mayor]

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Serious Business
September 23, 2011

Recently I was called for jury duty. It meant extraordinary inconvenience and lots of lost time, but it was also serious business. During the first day’s orientation, the judge lectured us on the responsibility at hand and the important nature of the task. We were going to sit in judgment of people who either had disputes (civil court) or were charged with crimes (criminal court). I felt a great sense of inadequacy for the task at hand. Passing judgment on another person, with serious life consequences riding on the decision, is not a simple thing. Because we’re flawed human beings, we may not always make the right judgments.

While the justice systems of our world might struggle and falter because of the inherent failings of the humans that manage them, we can always trust our God to excel in wisdom and fairness. The psalmist sang, “The Lord reigns; the world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously” (Ps. 96:10). God judges according to righteousness—defined by His own perfect justice and flawless character.

We can trust God now when life seems unfair, knowing that He will one day make all things right in His final court (2 Cor. 5:10).

The best of judges on this earth
Aren’t always right or fair;
But God, the righteous Judge of all,
Wrongs no one in His care. —Egner

One day God will right every wrong.

Read: Psalm 96

The Lord reigns; the world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously. —Psalm 96:10

Bible in a year:
Song of Solomon 1-3; Galatians 2

[SandRat]

For all who’ve missed it this my Granson Nate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1GZlLddtOk

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

And close behind....Hawaii snags the silver!!

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Sand bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Mooch gets Honorable Mention....you first 4 were all within 26 seconds!!

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Hi Kathy! *hugs*

[luvie]

Wooohooo...finally Friday! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

I got my iPad out....I couldn’t wait til I got home....what an active little guy he is....”why are you all staring at me?”.

Too cool, Sand!! ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.