FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 03 April 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GLOBEMASTER JUMP

Paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, June 4, 2013. The paratroopers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

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

SMOKY REFLECTION

The reflection of the Black Forest fire can be seen from the helmet of the crew chief of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as members of the Colorado Army National Guard prepare to perform a water drop while battling the fire near Colorado Springs, CO, June 12, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet

TALKING WITH CHILDREN

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Robinson interacts with a child while providing security during a meeting in Kajir Kheyl village in Afghanistan’s Khowst province, June 12, 2013. Robinson is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company W, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. The U.S. soldiers have partnered with Afghan national security forces to establish relationships with key village elders and learn about the needs of residents. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter

BLAZE BATTLE

Air Force Academy firefighters battle a hotspot in the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013. A total of 16 personnel and five vehicles from the Academy have deployed to fight the fire, which has burned hundreds of homes and consumed thousands of acres. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt

DANCE PARTNERS

U.S. Navy Lt. John Tarr, a chaplain, and students from the Navutoka Government Primary School dance to a performance by the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Band during Pacific Partnership 2013 in Navutoka, Tonga, June 14, 2013. The exercise brings together host governments, the U.S. military, partner nation militaries and nongovernmental organization volunteers to prepare for disasters and build relationships in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II

MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Robinson interacts with a child while providing security during a meeting in Kajir Kheyl village in Afghanistan’s Khowst province, June 12, 2013. Robinson is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company W, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. The U.S. soldiers have partnered with Afghan national security forces to establish relationships with key village elders and learn about the needs of residents. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter

SPARTAN SET UP

Soldiers work to set up their 105 mm howitzer following an airdrop onto Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 5, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. The three-day exercise, which simulates rapid deployment into a hostile area, is the largest of its kind since the unit's activation in 2005. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones

BIRTHDAY WREATH

A soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, June 14, 2013. The ceremony commemorated the Army's 238th birthday. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

SIDE BY SIDE

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and German frigate FGS Hamburg conduct a replenishment in the Mediterranean Sea, June 15, 2013. The Hamburg, deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. U.S. Navy photo by Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider

RAID EVENT

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Roger Skilling operates an assault amphibious vehicle during a simulated amphibious raid event with Thai marines during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 in Hat Yao, Thailand, June 10, 2013. Skilling is assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John C. Lamb

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What’s In A Name?
April 3, 2014

Read: John 1:35-42

You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church. —Matthew 16:18

Bible in a Year:
Judges 19-21; Luke 7:31-50

My friend wrote a letter to his newborn child that he wanted him to read when he was older: “My dear boy, Daddy and Mummy wish that you will find and stay focused on the Light. Your Chinese name is xin xuan. Xin means faithfulness, contentment, and integrity; xuan stands for warmth and light.” He and his wife carefully chose a name based on their hopes for their baby boy.

When Jesus renamed Simon as Peter/Cephas (John 1:42), it wasn’t a random choice. Peter means “the rock.” But it took a while for him to live up to his new name. The account of his life reveals him as a fisherman known for his rash ways—a shifting-sand kind of guy. Peter disagreed with Jesus (Matt. 16:22-23), struck a man with a sword (John 18:10-11), and even denied knowing Jesus (John 18:15-27). But in Acts, we read that God worked in and through him to establish His church. Peter truly became a rock.

If you, like Peter, are a follower of Jesus, you have a new identity. In Acts 11:26, we read, “The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” The name “Christians” means “Christ-ones.” You now are one of the Christ-ones. This title lifts up who you are and calls you to become what you are not yet. God is faithful, and He will complete His good work in you (Phil. 1:6).

Dear Father, thank You for the incredible privilege
of being called Your child. May we understand
more fully what it means to be identified with Your
Son, Jesus Christ. Work in us and through us.

We honor God’s name when we call Him our Father and live like His children.

[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).
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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!!!!!!!

"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)

[SandRat]

I’m Crying.

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[mountainlion]

I pray for the families at Ft. Hood.

I messaged my cousin and she said she left post at noon and was alright. There are many that were not.

God bless the troops.

[mountainlion]

Romans 12:15

New International Version (NIV)

15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

[SandRat]

Another Ft. Hood Shooting

[SandRat]

See Reply 8.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending our prayers to everyone at Fort Hood.

TAPS

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[yarddog]

Return to Utah Beach, probably not long after the war ended.

[trisham]

Amen!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[AZamericonnie]

Can anyone explain to me why our soldiers are not allow to carry weapons at Ft Hood?

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[SandRat]

T can’t.

[AZamericonnie]

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

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
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Brad Fletcher - To All Our Mothers Children

Due South - The Good Guys

Perry Nunley - When Freedom Rings

FReeper musical artists. Let me know if you have a submission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

At the VERY least, of ALL places, Ft Hood should have had armed soldiers.

But klintoon was afraid of armed soldiers.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[SandRat]

So is O’bama!