[Publius]

Sergei Rachmaninov plays “The Star Spangled Banner”

[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

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[The Mayor]

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

Riches Of The Soul
March 12, 2013

With the hope of winning a record jackpot of $640 million, Americans spent an estimated $1.5 billion on tickets in a multistate lottery in early 2012. The odds of winning were a staggering 1 in 176 million, but people stood in lines at grocery stores, gas stations, and cafes to buy a chance to become rich. Something inside us makes us think more money will solve our problems and improve our lives.

A man identified in the Bible as Agur had a different perspective on riches when he asked God to grant him two requests before he died.

First, he said, “Remove falsehood and lies far from me” (Prov. 30:8). Integrity is a key to living without anxiety. When we have nothing to hide, we have nothing to fear. Deceit enslaves; honesty liberates. Second, he said, “Give me neither poverty nor riches—feed me with the food allotted to me” (v.8). Contentment springs from trusting God as our supplier and gratefully accepting what He provides. Agur said of the Creator that He “established all the ends of the earth. . . . He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him” (vv.4-5).

Integrity and contentment are riches of the soul that are available to all. Our Lord is pleased to give these treasures to everyone who asks.

Contentment does not come from wealth—
It’s not something you can buy;
Contentment comes to give you peace
When you depend on God’s supply. —Branon

Discontentment makes us poor while contentment makes us rich!

Read: Proverbs 30:1-9

Give me neither poverty nor riches—feed me with the food allotted to me. —Proverbs 30:8

Bible in a Year:
Deuteronomy 17-19; Mark 13:1-20

[SandRat]

Nice base.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[luvie]

Good evening, Lauren! (((hugs)))

Great road trip to Nebraska!

Hope you’ve had a good week and work is slowing down just a bit! :)

[AZamericonnie]

OMGosh Lauren! You hit it straight up on the hour with your Post! Well done! LOL

[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather “Old Ironside,” remained open for free public tours. At 210-years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

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)

[Arrowhead1952]

Good evening to all the Canteen folks. Just a check in for now.

[darkwing104]

Air Force Bump

[mylife]

The RC-135 flies out of Offutt.

The planes in your pic are Cobra Ball which also flies out of Offutt.

[El Gato]

Been in that building. Three times I think. Once as an engineering student, once as an AFROTC cadet, and once as a 1st Lt. Got a really good look at the underground command post the two times I was in uniform. The last time as a “guest” of my AFROTC buddy, who regularly gave intelligence briefings there.

I'm sure it's all different now, but the building looks the same from the outside. Different missile out front though.

[DoctorBulldog]

I was stationed at Offutt AFB in the 1980s as an Airborne Command Post Communications Equipment Repairman.

Thanks for bringing back some memories! I would say, “Good times,” but I’d be lying. The cold winters really sucked. And, tornado season was just plain wicked.

I was working in an EC-135 on the flight-line one day when it started rocking and rolling. Afterwards, I climbed down the hatch and looked around. Our plane was about 50 feet from where it had been and all the other planes on the flight-line were all cattywompus, too. Turns out, a small tornado had walked right down the center of the flight-line! [nervous LOL] Funny thing was, not a single plane was damaged. Go figure!

Anyway, thank goodness I eventually got sent to Hickam AFB, Hawaii! Now, those were REALLY some good times!

Cheers!

[beachn4fun]

Once again it's time for the

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

A W E S O M E

military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland Weather

~ Today...A drenching rain tapering to a few showers late.
Thunder possible. High 58F.
SSW winds shifting to NW at 10 to 15 mph.
1 to 2 inches of rain expected.

~ Tonight... Generally clear. Low 37F.
Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Yup, we're getting rain.
Good on one hand, not so on the other.

FYI - I had to order new laptop and it is on it's way
but them and me are on a race to the finish...
meaning will it get here before I have to post the FRiday thread?

Going to make my rounds quickly this morning and then dive back into work.
I'm almost caught up (at least until the boss comes in)
and may have more time tomorrow.

With that being said...I'm off.

Please stay.

Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

O P E N

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation,
silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

BAUDER, JAMES REGINALD
9/21/1966
North Vietnam

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[larryjohnson]

Retired here 1981 as Dir engineering 4000th Space Gp.Was there 62-64 as a space weather officer.

[KosmicKitty]

A place I’ve actually been too. Well, we went to the SAC museum next door.

Right by Mr Kitty’s elementary school. The teachers used to have to stop teaching and wait for the B-52’s to go by.