FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 20 January 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SANTA'S HELPER

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Morris, dressed as Santa Claus, pushes a pallet of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before a mission in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2011. Morris is flight loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, SC. The unit airdropped 40 pallets of fuel to remote forward operating bases in Afghanistan. The fuel will be used for generators, heaters and vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

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.

SEA HAWKS

SH-60F and HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters land on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 21, 2011. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacific Ocean deployment. The helicopters are assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

EAGLE HUNT

U.S. Marines patrol through the desert while Afghan security forces pass by during Operation Eagle Hunt in Afghanistan. The Marines, assigned to Border Adviser Team 1, worked as a quick-reaction back-up force for the Afghan-led operation. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha

CHRISTMAS STALLION

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and members of his visiting delegation prepare to load a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter following a Christmas Day visit to Marines in Garmsir District, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon shows off its Christmas lights at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 21, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Logico

EYES IN THE AIR

A U.S. sailor guides the pilots of an MH-60S K Night Hawk helicopter away from the landing area as they deliver supplies from the USNS Charles Drew to the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 20, 2011. The sailor is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

SURF'S UP

Lance Cpl. Eric Rodriguez, assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's Wounded Warrior Battalion West, participates in NMCSD's surf clinic at Del Mar beach, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011. The clinic is coordinated by the health and wellness department to rehabilitate wounded, ill and injured service members through exercise and recreational therapy to improve their level of function and mobility U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason J. Perry

SANTA'S SOLDIERS

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Dillon carries a duffel bag full of cookies, candy and personal hygiene products for the soldiers deployed to Forward Operating Base Pacemaker, Dec. 25, 2011. Dillon is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team's Personal Security Detachment. Throughout the day, soldiers from the unit traveled to five different forward operating bases to deliver gifts and holiday cheer. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ruth Pagan

HOSE DOWN

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Pennala hoses down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 23, 2011. Pennala is an aviation boatswain's mate handling. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dean M. Cates

BREAK TIME

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Gage relaxes inside a mud hut after a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2011. Gage, an enlisted adviser, shares his knowledge as a military policeman with his Afghan counterparts. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha

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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!

[ConorMacNessa]

Just a drive-by greeting tonight. See you in the a.m.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[The Mayor]

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Extending Grace
January 20, 2012

In the mid-1970s, divorce filings and final decrees appeared in the Public Records section of our local newspaper. Rev. Bill Flanagan, a pastor at our church, read those names week after week and began to picture people, not statistics. So he created a Divorce Recovery Workshop to offer help and healing in Christ to hurting people during a difficult time. When concerned church members told Bill he was condoning divorce, he softly replied that he was simply extending God’s grace to folks in need.

When Jesus invited Matthew the tax collector to follow Him, he accepted. Matthew then invited Jesus to dinner at his house. After the religious leaders criticized Him for eating with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Matt. 9:12-13). Jesus, the Great Physician, wants to meet each of us at our point of need, offering forgiveness, healing, and hope. What we don’t deserve, He freely gives.

By reaching out to people in need, we can extend to others this grace of God in Christ—guiding them to His healing touch.

There’s advantage in our weakness,
There is blessing in our pain;
It is when we’re feeling helpless
That God’s grace and strength sustain. —Fitzhugh

When you know God’s grace, you’ll want to show God’s grace.

Read: Matthew 9:9-13

Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. —Matthew 9:12

Bible in a year:
Exodus 14-17

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

We always remember them! God bless our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a close second....Hawaii snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...how was your day? Sunshine?

We never got above zero here. And we had periods of fog.

[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho....snow, snow snow! another 15 inches tonight.

**hugs**

Fredd loves the snow, he just wants to play all day in it.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR SERVICE IN MILITARY!!

You had dental work Kathy?

[SandRat]

Hi Kathy (((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

SHIP'S GUIDE

U.S. Navy Seaman Joseph Yu, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, speaks in Cantonese to members of the Hong Kong press during a media tour of the ship, which is docked in Hong Kong for a port visit, Dec. 27, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

[SevenofNine]

Hey Kathy I think I know where our little burka man been hanging out at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9026005/Russians-plunge-into-icy-waters-to-mark-the-new-year.html

[SevenofNine]

Hey Kathy I think I know where our little burka man been hanging out at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9026005/Russians-plunge-into-icy-waters-to-mark-the-new-year.html

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul. ((HUGS))