FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 21 March 2013

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

RESCUE TRAINING

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Justin Schramm prepares to roll from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as troops conduct combat search and rescue training during Pacific Thunder 2012 on Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2012. Schramm, a flight chief and evaluator aerial gunner, is assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla

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.

SABER JUNCTION

U.S. soldiers dismount their Stryker combat vehicle to perform security checks during Saber Junction 2012 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 13, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach

DIG DUTY

U.S. U.S. Army Cpl. B.J. Buie, front, digs an area to place a machine gun during Operation Southern Fist in the Spin Boldak district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 29, 2012. Buie, an infantryman, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie

OVER AFGHANISTAN

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter, front, and an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter conduct flight operations over Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 17, 2012. The helicopter crews are assigned to Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo

ARABIAN NIGHT

U.S. sailors exercise on the flight deck of the USS Benfold at night in the Arabian Sea, Oct. 10, 2012. The Benfold is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Jayme Pastoric

SIDE DOOR

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Martinez looks out the side door of a UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter during flight operations over Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 17, 2012. Martinez, a crew chief, is assigned to Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo

SHOW AND TELL

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Donika Burkett shares a video on her cell phone with children at Escola Wasco La Gama during a community service day held by amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay in Manatutu, Timor-Leste, Oct. 14, 2012. The Green Bay is participating in Exercise Crocodilo 2012, a multilateral exercise that promotes partnership through community service and training with the Timor-Leste Defense Force. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam

EMERGENCY EXERCISE

U.S. soldiers load a simulated patient onto an ambulance during an emergency response exercise on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy

WATER READY

Coast Guardsmen prepare to demonstrate their swimming skills during a public training exercise at the new Rescue Swimmer Training Facility in Elizabeth City, N.C., Oct. 17, 2012. The new building encompasses approximately 50,000-square-feet including a 164-by-82-foot training pool that is 12-feet deep and holds more than one million gallons of water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn

SURVIVAL SKILLS

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Colliton teaches combat survival skills to Staff Sgt. Dane Hatley during exercise Pacific Thunder 2012 near Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2012. Colliton is a survival evasion resistance and escape specialist assigned to the 18th Operation Support Squadron and Hatley is a flight engineer assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Csurilla Jr.

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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)

[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

[SandRat]

We Honor and Remember them.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[The Mayor]

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Make It Count
March 21, 2013

In his battle with cancer, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., said: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.” His suffering influenced the choices he made.

In contrast, the apostle Peter wanted to motivate his readers to use their suffering to make their lives count for eternity. And he wanted Jesus’ suffering and death to inspire them to accept the spiritual conflict and persecution that would result from bearing the name of Jesus. Because they loved Jesus, suffering was going to be normative. Jesus’ suffering was to serve as motivation to give up sinful passions and to be obedient to the will of God (1 Peter 4:1-2). If their lives were going to count for eternity, they needed to stop indulging in fleeting pleasures and instead exhaust their lives on what pleased God.

Remembering that Jesus suffered and died to forgive our sins is the most important thought we have to inspire us to make godly choices today and to make our lives count for eternity.

Jesus, You have suffered and died to forgive our sin;
may Your death and resurrection inspire us to never
return to where we’ve been. Help us in our resolve
to live for Your will alone.

Jesus’ death forgave my past sins and inspires my present obedience.

Read: 1 Peter 4:1-8

Since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind. —1 Peter 4:1

Bible in a Year:
Joshua 7-9; Luke 1:21-38

[SkyDancer]

Hi! And Greetings!!!

~ When Aussies Get Bored ~

~ Or Maybe Somebody Else, Who Knows ~

[amom]

That we do.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



Coming aboard as we speak. Rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[mountainlion]

I met a SEAL that had 9 Purple Hearts. He did not tell me. He believes in the code of silence. We need a way to honor the quiet warriors of the special forces.

[SandRat]

yeah...but does it work well as navy submarine/destroyer?

[xrmusn]

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Looks ‘mean’ enough.

If it has a rudder and/or some buoyancy, they have the perfect weapon especially if there is room enough for a RECON or SEAL group.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mac!!

[SkyDancer]

Betcha it makes a lot of noise though. Plus blowing all sorts of things apart. Fast.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nana Hope!!

[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~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sand!!

[AZamericonnie]

ROFL....now that is cool Janie!

What would one call that?

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Kathy & thank you for the thread of our finest at work! *Hugs*