FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 11 April 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

VULTURE'S WATCH

U.S. Navy Seaman Sonya Ford, right, stands watch on Vulture's Row during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Winn

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our military and our allies' military
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Honoring those who have served before.

BACKSEAT BLOODHOUND

Army Spc. Darius Radmanesh kisses his wife, Kelsey, goodbye as his bloodhound, Benelli, watches minutes before a final farewell formation at Max R. Stover Army Reserve Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 22, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Clinton Wood

DEPLOYMENT PREP

Marine Corps Maj. Isaiah Martinez directs Marine Corps Capt. Wynndee Young to assault the enemy after receiving direct fire during a foot patrol exercise on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Oct. 18, 2012. The Marines are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough

UNDER ATTACK

A boarding team from HNMLS Rotterdam was making an approach on a suspect dhow near the coast when they came under fire from ashore and from the dhow itself. Rotterdam returned fire in accordance with Rules of Engagement, during which the dhow was seen to ignite and crew members were observed leaping into the water. One crew member of the dhow was killed in this action and 25 people were subsequently rescued from the water by Rotterdam. Commodore Ben Bekkering, the commander of the NATO Task Force, said that the Rotterdam and her boats remained under sustained fire from the shore throughout, even while attempting to rescue the crew of the stricken dhow and one of Rotterdam’s rigid inflatable boats was damaged.

A BOY'S FIRST HOME

Joey Carpenter rides his tricycle at his new home in Woodbridge, Va., Oct. 26, 2012, before a ceremony in which the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded its 20 millionth home loan to his mother, Elizabeth, widow of Army Capt. Matthew Carpenter. President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the VA's home loan program when he signed the G.I. Bill of Rights in 1944. VA photo by Robert Turtil

STATION FLOODING

Water floods Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., and the surrounding area, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy moves into the area. The storm is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and coastal hurricane winds. U.S. Coast Guard photo

SURGE SANDBAGS

Sailors place sandbags around the power plant on Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., to prepare for a storm surge from Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 28, 2012. The sailors are assigned to the Naval Submarine School. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Gabriel Bevan

HURRICANE HELP

Army Sgt. Michael Ryno provides assistance to a family displaced by Hurricane Sandy at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center in Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012. Ryno and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen

PARIS PAL

A coalition force member pets Paris, a military working dog, during an Afghan-led security patrol to deny the enemy freedom of movement in Khak-E-Safed in Afghanistan's Farah province, Oct. 30, 2012. Afghan forces have been taking the lead in security operations, with coalition forces as mentors, to bring security and stability to the country's residents. U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

COAST GUARD RESCUE

The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean about 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012, but two people remain missing. The first MH-60 Jayhawk crew hoisted five people into the aircraft, and a second helicopter rescued nine people. Crews took all to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., with no life-threatening conditions. U.S. Coast Guard Video Still

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[The Mayor]

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Making Up For Lost Time
April 11, 2013

None of us can say that we have no regrets. Often we are led down paths of bad choices—some paths longer than others—which can have a lingering effect on the mind, body, and soul.

A friend of mine spent a number of years living a life of alcohol and drug abuse. But God did an amazing work in his life, and he recently celebrated 25 years of being free from substance abuse. He now runs a successful business, has a devoted wife, and his children love Jesus. He has a passion to reach out to others who are in the ditch of life, and he serves as a wise and loving mentor in the rescue operations of their lives.

God never gives up on us! Even if we’ve made poor choices in the past that have left us with regret, we can choose how we will live now. We can choose to continue destructive living, simply wallow in regret, or we can run to Christ believing that He has ways to “restore . . . the years that the swarming locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25). When we repentantly seek His healing and freeing power, He is merciful.

While some consequences from the past may remain, we can be confident that God has a good and glorious future for those who trust in Him!

Lord, it is with humble and grateful hearts that we
come to You and lay all that we have been in the past
at Your feet. Take us as we are and make something
beautiful out of our lives that brings glory to You!

God never gives up on making something beautiful out of our lives.

Read: Joel 2:21-27

I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten. —Joel 2:25

Bible in a Year:
1 Samuel 17-18; Luke 11:1-28

[ConorMacNessa]

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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 Ironsides," 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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Mayor! Thanks very much for tonight's lesson. It brings to mind St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Thomas á Becket, among others. It's never too late as long as you're still breathing!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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!!

[SandRat]

Airmen return to Davis-Monthan

Some 300 personnel from the 354th Fighter Squadron and the 355th Maintenance Group returned home to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, April 9, 2013, from a six-month deployment at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Mary Beth Newman holds onto her husband, staff sergeant Richard Newman, right after he stepped off the plane that brought the 300 members of the 354th Fighter Squadron and the 355th Maintenance Group home to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.


Staff sergeant Clint Perry holds his one-week old daughter Addisyn as he sees her for the first time upon his return to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base after six months in Afghanistan.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[CMS]

Evening MA! *HUGS*

How are you.

[AZamericonnie]

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[mountainlion]

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome home to the 354th Fighter Squadron
and the 355th Maintenance Group!!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evenings thread of our finest! *Hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

Thank you very much for tonight's "Remembering Our Troops" thread!

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]

Welcome home 354th Fighter Squadron and the 355th Maintenance Group & thank you for your service!

Great pics Sandy & thanks for sharing! *sniff*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, CMS...((HUGS))...hope you had a great day.

Payroll program issues for almost 3 days now...not a good day, but we got checks printed. Whew!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....The Mayor!!

[CMS]

My day couldv'e been a lot better, but I'm ok.

Glad to hear you got your problem solved