FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 17 May 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

FALCON FLIGHT

An F-16 Fighting Falcon launches at dawn during a Peninsula Operational Readiness Exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 20, 2012. The exercise ensures service members are capable of performing their duties in wartime conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas

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.

COALITION PATROL

A coalition soldier secures an area during a patrol in the Muqer district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, March 21, 2012. Coalition forces conducted the patrol, which followed an insurgent attack, to engage merchants, villagers and key leaders in the area. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Frech

COMBATIVES TOURNAMENT

Army Spc. Ernesto Ventura works with combatives team members Sgt. Gregory Maldonado, Sgt. Juan Ortiz and Sgt. Angel Santiago, on his back, at the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., March 17, 2012. Ventura is assigned to the Alaska National Guard and his combatives team members are assigned to the Puerto Rican National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Cosby

REFUELING OPERATION

U.S. sailors tie down a refueling probe aboard the USS Bunker Hill during an underway replenishment with the USNS Bridge in the Arabian Sea, March 16, 2012. Bunker Hill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Grandin

A MOTHER'S KISS

Terri Santiago kisses her son, retired Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Santiago, right, after he presented her the Col. John Gioia Patriot Award during the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va. March 22, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

MIZZEN VIEW

U.S. Navy Petty Officers Sang Nguyen, left, and Shelia Guerrero place the sail on the yard of the mizzen mast aboard USS Constitution in Charleston, Mass., March 14, 2012. U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills to prepare for ceremonies marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Rooney

PAVE HAWK DUET

Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crews practice flight formation maneuvers over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 14, 2012. The Alaska Air National Guard operates the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center on Elmendorf Air Force Base on the north side of Anchorage. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sean Mitchell

SAFETY SUIT

A member of the Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Decontamination Team is washed down in a decontamination tent as a part of a hazardous material training scenario during Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2012 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., March 20, 2012. The weeklong series of anti-terrorism and force protection exercises involves Navy installations and activities. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenan O'Connor

EVENING COLORS

U.S. Navy Seaman Hazel Lomboy performs evening colors for the last time aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman prior to getting underway in Norfolk, Va., March 11, 2012. The ship is underway preparing for flag officer sea training. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Michael W. Martin

MEDAL RECIPIENT

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, right, shares a laugh with Medal of Honor recipient Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Robert F. Foley at the USO of Metropolitan Washington 30th Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2012. The dinner also honored the Medal of Honor Society's 150 years of courage and sacrifice. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

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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!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 89th Birthday, Pop!!

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[The Mayor]

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

A Place For You
May 17, 2012

A couple who brought their elderly aunt to live with them were concerned that she would not feel at home. So they transformed a room in their house into an exact replica of her bedroom at the home she left behind. When their aunt arrived, her furniture, wall hangings, and other favorite things felt like a special “Welcome home!” to her.

In John 13:36–14:4, we read that at the Last Supper Jesus spoke to His disciples and tried to prepare them for His death. When Simon Peter asked, “Where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward” (13:36). Jesus was still speaking directly to Peter (and also meant it for all of His followers) when He said, “In My Father’s house are many mansions [rooms]; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (14:2-3).

Heaven is a family gathering of believers from every tribe and nation, but it is also our Father’s house—and in that house He is preparing a room just for you.

When you arrive in heaven and Jesus opens the door, you’ll know you’re home.

I have a home in heaven above
From sin and sorrow free—
A mansion which eternal love
Designed and formed for me. —Bennett

For the Christian, heaven is spelled H-O-M-E.

Read: John 13:36–14:4

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. —John 14:3

Bible in a Year:
Job 11-13

[mountainlion]

New Medal of Honor recipient:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2884303/posts

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/16/medal-honor-vietnam-hero-42-years-later/

42 years late.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Tanniker Smith]

Evening, all! Chcking in so I don’t have to grade tests. Maybe I’ll check out farmville, too. Who knows. The DVR is off-limits for the moment while Little Tann (who is 2nd tallest around here, actually) practices piano.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))...any good news today?

Bright and sunny here today.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
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~Tribute to Our Troops~

[Kathy in Alaska]

HONORED AIRMAN

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, presents an American flag that was flown over the Pentagon to Tuskegee Airman, retired Lt. Col. Walter McCreary. Schwartz hosted an office call in McCreary's honor in the Pentagon, March 16, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya

[AZamericonnie]

Happy Birthday Old China Hand (Kathy in Alaska's Dad) and many happy returns of the day! *hugs*

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evenings thread Kathy of our finest at work! *hugs*

[luvie]

Never forget.....NEVER!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TS...((HUGS))...slacking off, huh? Trying to delay the inevitable? I don’t think it will work.

So young Master Tann is growing tall, huh? Kids seem to do that with regularity. LOL!