FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 26 March 2015

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CANINE CARE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Lester carries Leska, a military working dog, off the operating table after a surgery to remove a broken incisor at the camp's medical facility on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2014. Lester is a military working dog handler. Leska made a full recovery from the surgery. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Dietrich

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.

SHILOH SIGNALS

U.S. sailors assigned to the cruiser USS Shiloh send signals to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS John Ericsson during a replenishment in the Philippine Sea, March 19, 2014. The Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher G. Horton

MEDICAL TEAM

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Christina Chuchuru, U.S. Air Force Capt. Teresa Sellers, U.S. Army Sgt. Mary Shannon McCay and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Allison Cogar prepare a patient for surgery at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 18, 2014. Chuchuru, Sellers, McCay and Cogar work together in the operating room. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn

OPERATIONS END

A U.S. Special Forces soldier returns from leading a patrol of Afghan commandos during an operation in the Khogyani district in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 21, 2014. U.S. Special Forces Soldiers advised and assisted the commandos during an operation to disrupt insurgent movement. The soldier is assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez

PAINTER'S EDGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Joiner, center, repaints the command excellence award insignias on the island aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Yokosuka, Japan, March 25, 2014. Joiner is a quartermaster. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Beverly Lesonik

CANINE CARING

Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Siegel, right, shares a quick smile as he helps transport a tired K-9 team after their search for survivors in Oso, Wash., March 31, 2014, following a deadly mudslide. Washington National Guard photo by Lt col. Puckett

PRACTICE ROCKET

U.S. Marines fire a practice rocket from a high-mobility, artillery rocket system during a live-fire exercise on Rodriguez range, South Korea, March 28, 2014. The annual exercise enhances interoperability between U.S. and Korean forces through amphibious operations showcasing sea-based power in the Pacific. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Whitney

ADJUSTING ACTION

U.S. Army Spc. Kodi T. Lindsey and a fellow soldier correct the action of an M240B machine gun during a combined-arms, live-fire exercise on the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in Germany, March 28, 2014. Lindsey is a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Pablo N. Piedra

CHILD RESCUE

Sailors from the frigate USS Vandegrift help rescue a family with a sick infant in the ship's small boat as part of a joint U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and California Air National Guard effort in the Pacific Ocean, April 6, 2014. The family and four Air National Guard pararescuemen were safely moved from the sailboat to Vandegrift, which then transited to San Diego. U.S. Navy photo

HORIZON SCAN

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher K. Jordan scans the horizon while flying a combat sortie mission to support Afghanistan's presidential elections, April 5, 2014. Jordan, an E-3B sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft pilot, is assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[EXCH54FE]

Good Evening Kathy

(((HUGS)))

Had a great day here in TN. Sun was out and the Temps were high 70s some said 80. Next few days will be cooler with temps down to the mid 50s in the day and as low as 25 at night. Yep it is spring / March here, No Snow, that is over!!! I hope....

:-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, EX...((HUGS))

Glad TN had a beautiful day. Sun was out today here, too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya, Pro...((HUGS))...eye doing well? Still using drops? I need to get serious soon.

[ConorMacNessa]

A good day, thanks. Crashed through the Sally Port at 0535 and charged into the Office at 0659. A productive day, albeit tedious. I'm ready for a new project - this one is closing in on two years for me, and I keep seeing the same documents over and over again. It's getting difficult to remain focussed.

"Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre / mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."
"Thought must be the harder, heart be the keener / mind must be the greater, as our might lessens."

[Kathy in Alaska]

Off for home, with a short food shopping list on the way. Back in a bit.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



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Must retire for the evening –

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Soldiers of the Greatest Generation
Stand The Watch Tonight!





Standing With Them, My Friend
And Brother-in-Arms:



HM/2 John P. Lesko, USN (PH)
3rd MARDIV, RVN, 1969

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U.S. Marine Band
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"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

[mylife]

Hat Tip..

The Saints~(This) Perfect Day

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[luvie]

Remembering them....always!

Running late. Been watching live streaming of the weather in Moore, OK, where the kids live. An F2 tornado went roaring through there just south of them, and they spent time in their shelter that they have in their garage. Praise God no one was killed in the city...that they know of so far.

Haven’t heard whether my family had any damage yet.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, the eye is doing great, eye drops for a while longer.

When you do have the cataract surgery, you'll love the results.

Is your Mom getting around OK?

[left that other site]

oh My...Moore OK again?

Prayers Up.

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The Definite Choice

March 26, 2015

We will serve the Lord! —Joshua 24:21

Coming from someone who used to value ancestral gods, my 90-year-old father’s statement near the end of his life was remarkable: “When I die,” he spoke laboriously, “nobody should do anything other than what the church will do. No soothsaying, no ancestral sacrifices, no rituals. As my life is in the hands of Jesus Christ, so shall my death be!”

My father chose the path of Christ in his old age when he invited Jesus into his life as Savior. His contemporaries mocked him: “An old man like you shouldn’t be going to church!” But my father’s choice to follow and worship the true God was definite, like the people Joshua addressed.

“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,” Joshua challenged them. “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (24:15). Their response was resolute—they chose to worship the Lord. Even after Joshua warned them to count the cost (vv.19-20), they still resolved to follow the Lord, recalling His deliverance, provision, and protection (vv.16-17,21).

Such a confident choice, however, calls for equally confident actions, as Joshua strongly reminded them: “Put away the foreign gods . . . and incline your heart to the Lord” (v.23). Have you made a choice to live for God?

Teach me all it means, Lord, to choose You. I want my words, actions, and attitudes to show the love for You that I have in my heart. You are worthy of far more than I could ever do.

A definite choice demands definite actions.

[SandRat]

Prayers Up!!!! Going up now.

Telling Zeus to give any new arrivals, lots of love.

[mylife]

Tis the season, though a bit early.

Glad all is well.

[luvie]

Yes, again. And it followed basically the same path as the ones from a couple of years ago. I’m glad my kids live north of that spot. LOL!

[luvie]

Thanks, Sandy. As far as I know now, there was only one fatality way up near Tulsa. RIP.......I’m sure Zeus will be wagging his tail in welcome.

[luvie]

Thanks, MY. It startled me when I got the text that the kids were in their shelter. I had no idea there was bad weather up there.

It actually was so fast that the people there had little time to get to a safe place.

[SkyDancer]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...glad to hear they are safe. Prayers for everyone affected by the tornado.

Really glad to hear they have their own shelter at home.

[SandRat]

He was known as heart stealer.