[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy and Star!

***HUGS***



Thanks very much – coming aboard! Rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

And thanks very much for tonight’s Hall of Heroes thread! is most deserving of admission to our Hall of Heroes!

"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)

[HiJinx]

Good evening, MA!
It’s cooled off down here, I bet it’s down below 90 by now...!

[cloudmountain]

Thank you for serving.

[no-to-illegals]

Amen Kathy ... Prayers Up.

[donmeaker]

I have seen exactly one Medal of Honor in real life. It was worn by an inspecting officer when I was inspected for walking a punishment tour when I was at West Point.

[yarddog]

I wonder how a civilian could honor them?

Maybe placing ones hand over their heart and nodding to them.

[0.E.O]

Surprising fact #9: Medal of Honor recipients receive a pension of about $1200 a month over and above any other federal or military pensions a person might get. If they are military retirees they also get a 10% bump in retiree pay.

[mountainlion]

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

[Colonel_Flagg]

Good evening to all!

[SandRat]

To bad that the current occupant of the White House doesn't recognize what it takes to earn the MOH.

Honoring all whov’e earned the MOH.

[yarddog]

Other than Douglas McArthur and his Father, has their ever been another Father and Son, awarded the medal of honor?

[luvie]

Great thread, Galz! Now we know! There are many of those facts about th MOH that I had never heard!

[The Mayor]

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

Read Backwards
July 15, 2013

I confess that I sometimes read the end of a book before I read the beginning. Doing so allows me to know which characters live and which characters don’t. When I know how it will turn out, I’m able to relax and thoroughly appreciate and enjoy the story and the characters.

In a similar way, reading the final book of the Bible, the book of Revelation, can be an encouragement and comfort for the followers of Jesus. Time and again, Christians are called to be overcomers (1 John 4:4; 5:4; Rev. 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21). We can be overcomers now and will be for all eternity.

As the apostle John talks about the revealing of the new heaven and the new earth in Revelation (21:1), he describes what the final victory will look like for those who have received Jesus as Savior. At that time, we will see the end of death, tears, sorrow, and pain (v.4). The Lord declares: “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son” (v.7). He will dwell with us (v.3), and He will “make all things new” (v.5).

When the trials of today seem more daunting than your strength, let the Lord show you the end of the story when you will be in His presence forever!

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle—the next the victor’s song.
To him that overcometh a crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory shall reign eternally. —Duffield

For hope today, remember the end of the story— eternity with God.

Read: Revelation 21:1-7

He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. —Revelation 21:7

Bible in a Year:
Psalms 13-15; Acts 19:21-41

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

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

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today... Partly cloudy skies. Hot. High 94F.
Winds light and variable.

~ Tonight...Mainly clear. Humid. Low 76F.
Winds light and variable

Looks like the "dog-dayz of summer" are here.
The humidity is terrible.
I can hardly blink
without breaking into a sweat. UGH!
And I can't even find time to get to the pool. Double-UGH!

But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!

The FR Canteen is

Come 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

BERUBE, KENNETH ALLEN
8/11/1967
KIA
South 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.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I read that before the MOH, the highest military medal was the Purple Heart.

The MOH can only be awarded once now. Law changed sometime in the early 1900s. IIRC was 1917 or 19.