FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 25 April 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AIRLIFT EQUIPMENT

Air Force crews offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. The Defense Department initiated the airlift operation to aid recovery efforts in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo

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.

READY FOR RETIREMENT

Navy Seaman Conrad Schonacher carries Malibu, a 9-year-old military police working dog nearing her retirement, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2012. The military uses working dogs to apprehend suspects, and to detect explosives and narcotics while searching buildings, ships and submarines. Schonacher, a master-at-arms, is assigned to the Naval Station Pearl Harbor's military police working dog unit. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Diana Quinlan

TENT TROOP

Soldiers set up tents at the 130th Airlift Wing on Yeager Air National Guard Base in Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 1, 2012. The wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy, which battered the state with heavy snow, rains and severe winds. The soldiers are assigned to the 1257th Transportation Company, West Virginia Army National Guard. More than 200 Guardsmen are involved helping with storm recovery. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan G. Stevens

SHIP SUPPORT

Navy seamen place a pallet onto a rough terrain forklift to load onto the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio in Norfolk, Va., Oct. 31, 2012. The San Antonio is getting under way to enable the Navy to be in a better position to help areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The seamen are boatswain's mates. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary S. Welch

TRUCKS TRAVELING EAST

Crews load Southern California Edison trucks, which will be used in Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts on the East Coast, on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012. Military bases across the nation are mobilizing in New York and New Jersey to help restore electricity and provide humanitarian assistance. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Cozad

TASK FORCE SEARCH

Members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Two fly aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to Staten Island, N.Y., to conduct house-to-house searches, Nov. 3, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres

FLOOD CLEANUP

Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battalion walk past their pumps in Battery Park in lower Manhattan, New York City, Nov. 2, 2012. The pumps are draining an underpass flooded by Hurricane Sandy. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

WORLD TRADE FLOODING

Sailors prepare to pump out the lower levels of the World Trade Center in New York, Nov. 4, 2012. The sailors are assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Martin Cuaron

TREE SURGEONS

New York Army National Guard 204th Engineers clear trees that are blocking roads in Westchester and Rockland counties, New York, Nov. 4, 2012. Hurricane Sandy caused the tree damage. U.S. Army photo by Spc. J.P. Lawrence

SECURING CARGO

Airmen secure a truck from Southern California Edison in the cargo bay of a Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy on March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012, to transport equipment to the East Coast to help with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. During the day, reservists and technicians from the base loaded other Edison equipment onto the C-5 and a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III. U.S. Air Force photo by Linda Welz

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[SandRat]

Remember the four legged troops too.

[mountainlion]

I am remembering a cousin tomorrow with a care package of 76 Snickers bars and 50 miniature Hershies candy bars.

Her dental is covered.

[RaceBannon]

I recorded this standing under the ships TV at 1600, April 25, this is the original way we heard the first details of the rescue mission
http://rescueattempt.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Original_BBC_Recording_Rescue_Attempt.mp3

[Arrowhead1952]

In early for a change. Just checking headlines for the evening.

[Kathy in Alaska]

System restored! IT sent an email....system will be shut down in 5 minutes. I decided to post and wait til it came back up. Finally we are back in business.

Isn’t that troop cute? He looks quite comfy in the sailor’s arms.

[SandRat]

Love is being exchanged.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Woohoo!!! Lots of goodies!! And the dental plan to cover them. LOL!!

Good evening, mountainlion. Did you get the predicted snow?

[mountainlion]

Did you get the predicted snow?

Got about 6” but quite of it has melted. I expect most of it will be gone tomorrow except for in the shadows of the trees. I can see a hint of green in the snow. This should be the last time till after summer.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...early shift tonight?

Have a great rest of the evening.

[RaceBannon]

The Hostage rescue Attempt in Iran, April 25, 1980

http://www.rescueattempt.com

[The Mayor]

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Tough To Love
April 25, 2013

Years ago I was a camp counselor for some rebellious boys. I found it challenging to deal with their behavior. They would mistreat the animals at the petting zoo and occasionally fight among themselves. So I adopted a calm and firm approach to leading them. And although they often exasperated me, I always made sure their physical needs were taken care of.

Even though I had a kind and loving exterior, I often felt on the inside that I was just “putting up with them.” That caused me to prayerfully reflect on how a loving heavenly Father provides for His rebellious children. In telling the story of the Israelites during the exodus, Paul said, “For a time of about forty years [God] put up with their ways in the wilderness” (Acts 13:18). In Greek “put up with” most likely means to patiently provide for people’s needs despite an ungrateful response.

Some people may not react favorably to our efforts to show care and concern. When this happens, it may help to remember that God is patient with us. And He has given us His Spirit to help us respond with love to those who are hard to love or who are ungrateful (Gal. 5:22-23).

Give us Your patience, Lord, for anyone in our lives who is difficult to love.

I want the love that sweetly bears
Whate’er my Father’s hand may choose to send;
I want the love that patiently endures
The wrongs that come from enemy or friend. —Anon.

Be as patient with others as God has been with you.

Read: Acts 13:13-23

Now for a time of about forty years [God] put up with their ways in the wilderness. —Acts 13:18

Bible in a Year:
2 Samuel 21-22; Luke 18:24-43

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[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 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]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

2 more system shutdowns...I'm going home.

[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)

[luvie]

Always remembering them! God bless them all and keep them safe!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))