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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 February 2015
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 02/25/2015 6:01:08 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
WELCOME HOME U.S. Army Sgt. Harry May holds his son, Tucker, for the first time in Wilmington, DE, Feb. 26, 2014, since he deployed with the 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion last year. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy McDougall
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.
WATER DROP ZONE Army Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, jumps from an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an airborne operation over a water drop zone in Biscayne Bay near Homestead, FL, Feb 21, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Joe Nawrocki
EXERCISE SECURITY A U.S. soldier, front, provides security as members assigned to the Trinidad and Tobago defense force travel to Chacachacare Island, the western-most island off Trinidad, Feb. 14, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daisy C. Bueno
TRANSMISSION TEAM U.S. soldiers install a transmission in an AH-64 Apache helicopter on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2014. The soldiers, who are maintainers, are assigned to 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Green
COBRA GOLD U.S. Marines shield themselves from the blast of a breaching charge explosion during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 in Ban Chan Krem, Thailand , Feb. 14, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Miller
TRAINING EVENT Firefighters extinguish a fire during a training event at the Transit Center in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, March 1, 2014. The firefighters, assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrated that a tent burns in about two and a half minutes. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman George Goslin
INFLATABLE BOAT TRAINING U.S. sailors and members of Timor Leste's defense force conduct rigid-hull inflatable boat training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training in Dili, Timor Leste, Feb. 25, 2014. U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jay C. Pugh
BRIDGE BOLT
U.S. soldiers bolt a piece of bridge into place in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to Missouri National Guard's 1438th Multirole Bridge Company. The unit has spent the majority of its deployment maintaining, building and sustaining bridges used by local residents. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer
SAXOPHONE FANS
Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Flack entertains the crowd during a long break in the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, March 2, 2014. The Marine Corps Band New Orleans performed during the parade, bringing cheers from the lively and supportive parade attendees. Flack is a saxophone player in the brass section of the band. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brytani Musick
CAJUN CARE
Air Force Senior Airman Ivon Palacios-Araujo speaks with a patient during Cajun Care 2014 in Abbeville, LA, Feb. 26, 2014. Palacios-Araujo is an aerospace medical technician assigned to Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field in Madison, WI. About 120 Air National Guardsmen and Navy medical and dental personnel are providing care to civilians as part of the Defense Departments Innovative Readiness Training Program, which is in its 20th year. DOD photo by EJ Hersom
Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and their families, and is family friendly.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Changed Perspective
As an early riser, my wife enjoys the quiet moments before the house wakes up and uses it to read the Bible and pray. Recently she settled into her favorite chair, only to be confronted by a rather messy couch left there by someone watching a football game the night before. The mess distracted her at first, and her frustration with me interrupted the warmth of the moment.
Then a thought hit her, and she moved to the couch. From there, she could look out our front windows to the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean. The beauty of the scene God painted that morning changed her perspective.
As she told me the story, we both recognized the lesson of the morning. While we cant always control the things of life that impact our day, we do have a choice. We can continue to brood over the mess, or we can change our perspective. When Paul was in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols (Acts 17:16 niv). But when he changed his perspective, he used their interest in religion as an opportunity to proclaim the true God, Jesus Christ (vv.22-23).
As my wife left for work, it was time for someone else to change his perspectivefor me to let the Lord help me to see my messes through her eyes and His.
Dear Lord, grant us the wisdom to change
our perspective rather than linger over messes.
Help us to seeand fixthe messes
we make for others.
Wisdom is seeing things from Gods perspective.
: The Areopagus (vv.19,22) was like an ancient philosophical think tank. There the wisest thinkers and philosophers of the day would assemble to wrestle with important ideas and teachings. This made it the ideal place for Paul to present the good news and teachings of Jesus.
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02/25/2015 6:01:22 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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02/25/2015 6:01:27 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:01:28 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always Give 100% --- Unles you're donating blood.)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Jet Jaguar; Publius; PROCON; TMSuchman; ...
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02/25/2015 6:02:08 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Great thread and pictures! Always remembering them!
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02/25/2015 6:04:12 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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02/25/2015 6:04:52 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Ma!
HUGS
Still freezing-—it is not going away any time soon. UGH
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:06:01 PM PST
by
Soaring Feather
(This time the poetry does not write itself.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:07:16 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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02/25/2015 6:10:07 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
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02/25/2015 6:22:55 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you sally forth today?
Our heat wave continues...my neighborhood is frozen every night, but the main roads have no ice during the day.
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:35:09 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hello Everyone
(((HUGS)))
Second Eye Surgery went Just Fine, No Pain, No Discomfort.
:-)
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:35:37 PM PST
by
EXCH54FE
(Hurricane 416,Feisty Old Vet !!)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...you boys were quick.
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:35:57 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; PROCON
The vets sweep...all three of you in 6 seconds!!
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:37:33 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: Diana in Wisconsin
You are 8th!! Good evening, Diana.
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:39:52 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: The Mayor
In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:40:58 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: ConorMacNessa
And just seconds behind....Mac snags the silver!!
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:42:29 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: PROCON
And rounding out the top three....Pro bags the bronze!!
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:45:52 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
To: EXCH54FE
WOOHOO! And you were much more relaxed going in this time.
I am so happy for you. ((HUGS))
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posted on
02/25/2015 6:47:30 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
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