FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 30 August 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

D-DAY VETERANS

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command, shakes hands with John Perozzi, a World War II and D-Day veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, after a ceremony honoring him and other WWII veterans in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, June 3, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells

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our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

MISSION PREP

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Sanchez loads an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before his gun truck departs Forward Operating Base Arian to go out on a combat logistics patrol to resupply a combat outpost in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 26, 2012. Sanchez, a gunner, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company F, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

COMRADES IN ARMS

Barney Bidders, a retired soldier, and Les Newell, a retired Marine, both Vietnam War veterans from Virginia, recall memories of service at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day event at the wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

TANI TROOPS

U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol a village in the Tani district in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 28, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Begley

LITTLE TROOPER

Army Staff Sgt. Janelle Flottmeyer holds her nephew during the welcome home ceremony for her unit at Riggs High School in Pierre, S.D., May 12, 2012. Flottmeyer is assigned to the 200th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard. The unit completed a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Deiss

CANINE CAPER

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Kunze, right, relaxes with his military working dog in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Kunze, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kimberly Trumbull

LARGE CHARGE

Soldiers detonate a mine-clearing line charge at Donnelly Training Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 84th Engineer Support Company and the 23rd Engineer Company. U.S. Army photo

FAST ROPE RIDE

A Marine fast ropes from a UH-1Y Huey onto USS Makin Island in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility, May 31, 2012. The Marine is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is deployed as part of the Makin Island Ready Group, a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III

SANJARAY SURVEY

U.S. Army Pvt. Lathaniel Ulofoshio provides security while U.S. service members conduct a site survey of the Sanjaray health clinic in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 24, 2012. Ulofoshio is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon

SHUTTLE RIDE

Coast Guard units and other law enforcement agencies help escort a NASA training shuttle to the Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel dock in League City, Texas, June 1, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm

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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]

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[The Mayor]

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Panning For Gold
August 30, 2012

While on vacation in Alaska, we visited the El Dorado Gold Mine near Fairbanks. After a tour and demonstrations of mining techniques during Gold Rush days, we got to do a little panning for gold. Each person was given a pan and a bag of dirt and stones. After pouring the contents into the pan, we added water from a trough and swirled it around to stir up the silt and allow the gold, which is heavy, to sink to the bottom. Even though we had watched experts, we made little progress. The reason? Concerned about discarding something of value, we were unwilling to throw away worthless stones.

This reminded me of how possessions sometimes keep us from finding what is truly valuable. Jesus had an encounter with a rich man for whom this was true. His earthly wealth was more important to him than spiritual treasure (Luke 18:18-30). Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” (v.24).

Although money is not evil, it can prevent us from inheriting true riches if accumulating it is the goal of our lives. To hoard wealth is foolish, for it is genuine faith, not gold, that will sustain us through trials and result in praise, honor, and glory to God (1 Peter 1:7).

I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold,
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands,
I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hands. —Miller

Keep your eyes on Jesus so you don’t allow earthly riches to blind you to spiritual riches.

Read: Luke 18:18-30

The genuineness of your faith [is] much more precious than gold. —1 Peter 1:7

Bible in a Year:
Jeremiah 40-42

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW!! Nana Hope...that is a stunningly beautiful graphic!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho....God Bless!

[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.

[SkyDancer]

~ G'Day All ~ And Greetings From DnUnDa ~~ And A Handful Of Cute Critters ~

~ And A Heads Up ~

~ And Of Course The Differences In Our Service Members ~

[AZamericonnie]

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

[AZamericonnie]

ROFL! Oh Janey I gotta share one of those! *Hugs*

Hope all is well down there thanks for the fun pics!

[AZamericonnie]

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

[luvie]

Never forget them...
...because they never forget US!!

[SandRat]

Hi Kathy,...((HUGS))

[AZamericonnie]

Tissue alert Luvie, tissue alert!:)

Eternal thanks to all who serve & their families who serve as well! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nana Hope!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hawaii!!

[AZamericonnie]

I found this fascinating so thought I'd share with those who might find it so as well.

A camera that takes one trillion frames per second/femto photography.