FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 26 April 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

DAND PATAN PATROL

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to conduct security checks near the Pakistan border on Combat Outpost Dand Patan in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Feb. 29, 2012. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

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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.

MARINE MOVES

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeremy Scott, left, and Lance Cpl. Tyler Dickinson play chess after work on Patrol Base Bury in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 26, 2012. Scott, a squad leader, and Dickinson, an assaultman, are assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Concertina wire and giant Hesco barriers surround the base, which is Kilo Company's home during its seven-month deployment to the province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

COALITION SPRINT

Coalition special operations forces sprint to board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in the Chawkai district in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 25, 2012. Afghan commandos led the mission, which conducted reconnaissance for future stability to enable U.S. and Afghan forces to live and work with villagers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Weis

KENTUCKY DAMAGE

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carries Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear as he views damage in West Liberty, KY, March 3, 2012, after a tornado hit the town the previous day. About 220 Kentucky Guardsmen assisted in five counties in eastern Kentucky following the tornados that struck the area. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen Martin

FALCON FORMATION

F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an "Elephant Walk" as they taxi down a runway during an exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 2, 2012. The air crews are assigned to the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons, the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the South Korean Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Auld

SCHOOLYARD FRIENDS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Brooks greets students at the school in Khan Neshin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2012. Brooks is assigned to Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2. The Marines of Team 3 are providing guidance to the regional government and are helping them construct a new school. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

EYES IN THE SKY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Richard O'Dell guides the pilots of an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter as they retrieve cargo from the deck of the fast combat support ship USNS Bridge during a replenishment-at-sea mission with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Persian Gulf, March 6, 2012. O'Dell is a hospital corpsman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Evans

ANATOLIAN FALCON

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Radcliff inspects the exhaust of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a mission during Exercise Anatolian Falcon 2012 on Konya Air Base, Turkey, March 6, 2012. Radcliff is a crew chief assigned to the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The U.S. and Turkish air forces are flying together during the exercise in an effort to strengthen relationships and ensure regional peace and stability. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson

SEA HAWK SAILOR

A U.S. sailor attaches cargo to the underside of an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter on the deck of the fast combat support ship USNS Bridge during a replenishment-at-sea mission with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Persian Gulf, March 3, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Evans

TWILIGHT FLIGHT

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters continue a mission after being aerially refueled during Emerald Warrior 2012 over Duke Field, Fla., March 6, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Ritter

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True Religion
April 26, 2012

I recently saw an ad for a brand of clothing geared toward youth. It consists of blue jeans and all the accessories designed to go with them. There is nothing novel about that. What got my attention, however, was the name of this clothing line. It is called “True Religion.” That caused me to stop and think. Why was that name chosen? Am I missing some deeper significance? What is the connection between a brand of jeans and true religion? What do they mean by it? My musings left me with questions for which I had no answers.

I am thankful that the book of James is clear when describing true religion or true faith: “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world” (1:27). That is refreshing. “True religion”—genuine faith—is an expression of how we relate to our God. One evidence of our new identity in Christ is the way we care for one another—reaching to the most frail and vulnerable among us, to those most in need of help.

True religion is not a garment to be taken on and off. It is a lofty challenge about how we live before a holy God and others.

True religion is to know The love that Christ imparts; True religion is to show His love to burdened hearts. —D. De Haan

You don’t advertise your religion by wearing a label—
you do it by living a life.

Read: James 1:19-27

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. —James 1:27

Bible in a Year:
2 Chronicles 10-13

[ConorMacNessa]

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!!!





BOSTON, (Oct. 21, 2009) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
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USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (RELEASED)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[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

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy.

Woohoo, I’m one of the first in!

[BIGLOOK]

b>Aloha Night Owl!</b>

[SevenofNine]

I got question for married couple on Canteen would you divorce your spouse say you foind out he/she had one night stand in 1940s while you were fighting WW2

This Italian dude doing it

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8982958/99-year-old-divorces-wife-after-he-discovered-1940s-affair.html

[SevenofNine]

I got question for married couple on Canteen would you divorce your spouse say you foind out he/she had one night stand in 1940s while you were fighting WW2

This Italian dude doing it

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8982958/99-year-old-divorces-wife-after-he-discovered-1940s-affair.html

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[SkyDancer]

Hi All!

A Beautiful Welcome Home!

Forever Faithful ...

Bring Them All Home Safe!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And the Vets tie for first!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And Nana Hope is right behind!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top "three"....Mooch!!

Good job!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And only 2 seconds out of third....Hawaii!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[RC2]

Excellent. Now.....support The Wounded Warrior Project. Please, look it up and do what you can. They need our help.....today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...still “standing” after PT?

The new system any better after a couple days?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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