FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 09 August 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

MANATEE RESCUE

U.S. Army Capt. Miriam Lovell, the officer-in-charge of the Veterinary Treatment Facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Rader prepare an orphaned 3-day-old manatee for transport by aircraft to Puerto Rico, May 3, 2012. The calf was taken to the Manatee Conservation Center located at Interamerican University in Bayam, Puerto Rico, where it will stay for two years before being returned to Cuban waters and tracked. U.S. Navy photo by Terence R. Peck

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NIGHT LIGHTS

U.S. Marines and Afghan troops watch as illumination rounds light up the sky near Combat Outpost Fiddler's Green in Afghanistan, May 6, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr

SIHANOUKVILLE SUNSET

The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge anchors off the coast of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, May 1, 2012. The Blue Ridge is on patrol in the Asia-Pacific and in Sihanoukville for a port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Sarah A. Stancati

RIGGER ROUTINE

U.S. Navy Airman Kaley R. Vercande, left, rigs a sling on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an ordnance transfer with the USNS Lewis and Clark, a dry cargo and ammunition ship, in the Atlantic Ocean, April 30, 2012. The George H.W. Bush was conducting carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian Read Castillo

POST MUSTANG

U.S. Army Pfc. Jeffery Penning and an Afghan security guard pull security during a roving patrol on Observation Post Mustang in Afghanistan's Kunar province, May 3, 2012. Penning is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jenny Lui

BOARDING EXERCISE

U.S. Navy Seaman Julius McGowan climbs down to a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a boarding exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, May 6 2012. McGowan is assigned to the ship-control team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham, which is conducting a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Jamieson

BLUE ANGEL BURST

The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, shoot off in different directions during the 2012 Robins Air Show over Robins Air Force Base, Ga., April 29, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Joel Cooke

GREYHOUND TAXI

A C-2A Greyhound assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 taxis across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, May 8, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Andrew K. Haller

WATER REMOVAL

U.S. Air Force Capt. John Fuson removes his uniform top during water training in Southwest Asia, May 3, 2012. Fuson is the officer-in-charge assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Members of the EOD flight swim as part of their training routine to stay in top physical condition. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla

LANGUAGE LESSON

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Cossairt teaches English to Afghan security guards during a language class on Observation Post Mustang in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2012. Cossairt is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Red Warrior. The language class is a daily event that develops a stronger bond between the U.S. Army Soldiers and Afghan guards. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jenny Lui

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[HopeandGlory]

center>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

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[The Mayor]

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Comfort In Captivity
August 9, 2012

On February 10, 1675, 50 colonial families in Lancaster, Massachusetts, feared possible Native American raids. Joseph Rowlandson, the Puritan minister of the village, was in Boston pleading with the government for protection, while Mary, his wife, stayed behind with their children. At sunrise, the settlers were attacked. After some of the settlers were killed, Mary and other survivors were taken captive.

Mary experienced both kindness and cruelty from her captors. The Native Americans, aware of the religious nature of the settlers, gave her a Bible they had confiscated. Later she would write in her memoirs about God’s “goodness in bringing to my hand so many comfortable and suitable Scriptures in my distress.” God’s Word was her great comfort until she was ransomed by the colonists on May 2.

As the nation of Judah waited to be taken into captivity by a foreign power (Isa. 39:5-7), the despair of its people must have been great. But even in that dreadful anticipation, God’s words brought comfort: “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” (v.8).

Have you been taken captive by circumstances beyond your control? If so, read and meditate on the Word. And experience God’s comfort.

Upon Thy Word I rest, so strong, so sure;
So full of comfort blest, so sweet, so pure,
Thy Word that changest not, that faileth never!
My King, I rest upon Thy Word forever. —Havergal

God’s Word is the true source of comfort.

Read: Isaiah 39:5–40:5

Comfort, yes, comfort My people! —Isaiah 40:1

Bible in a Year:
Isaiah 40-42

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[AZamericonnie]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[ConorMacNessa]

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





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).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



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!!!!!!!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Kathy for this evening’s thread of our finest! *Hugs*

Did they finally let you come for air today? ;-}

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Hope you had a great day. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii, and good afternoon. ((HUGS))

Any good news today? Sun?

Sunny all day and in the high 60s. It’s beautiful outside and I’m inside.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AZ, and thanks for the “white” tribute to our troops.

Hope your day went smoothly, and your commute smoothly as well. *HUGS* Finally got the thread posted properly....this week was a comedy of errors, LOTS of errors. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Some good news yesterday afternoon and am hoping for more today but good news is a rare commodity these days....

Sunny and fair today, perfect for gathering bannanas.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

And on the right day, too! d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....The Mayor snags the silver!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS))))

I got to ride my bike today!

WOO HOO!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Our Troops thread! Strangely, I have a feeling of deja vu at the moment - can't imagine why!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

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)