FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 30 April 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

ARABIAN DIVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Creedon dives into the Arabian Sea during an all-hands swim call aboard the USS Roosevelt, May 15, 2014. Creedon is a fire controlman. The Roosevelt is deployed as a part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wolpert

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.

DIAMOND FORMATION

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the diamond formation roll during open house on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, May 10, 2014. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.

VIGILANT GUARD

Virginia National Guard soldiers and airmen assigned to the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear High Yield Explosive Response Force Package participate in exercise Vigilant Guard on Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, May 13, 2014. Vigilant Guard is hosted quarterly by U. S. Northern Command. The multi-agency emergency preparedness exercise is designed to evaluate and enhance the integration of local, state and federal responders under one command structure. Virginia National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear

OSPREY LIGHTS

Marines fuel an MV-22 Osprey at a forward air refueling point on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC, May 14, 2014. The Marines, assigned to 273rd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Air Operations Company, conducted the joint operations with the South Carolina Air and Army National Guard. The missions are crucial to the ongoing success of operational readiness and deployments around the world. National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jorge Intriago

UNMANNED CARGO AIRCRAFT

An unmanned cargo aircraft spins its blades to prepare for flight on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 19, 2014. The aircraft system can resupply outlying forward operating bases, reducing the number of Marines and vehicles on roads surrounding Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The system has completed its mission in Afghanistan and will return to the United States after moving more than 3.4 million pounds of equipment and flying more than 1,900 flight hours since its arrival in 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Frances Johnson

TOUCH AND GO

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet practices a touch-and-go landing during practice from the USS George Washington at Iwo To, Japan, May 17, 2014. The Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 195. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Trevor Welsh

SECURITY ESCORT

Lithuanian soldiers provide a security escort for U.S. Army Sgt. Kara Yost, right, and Kajo, her military working dog, during urban assault training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 17, 2014. Yost, a military police dog handler, and Kajo are assigned to the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, 615th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer

SIDE-BY-SIDE

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon conduct a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 20, 2014. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shantece Gonzalez

FINI-FLIGHT

Aircrew members assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing accompany Air Force Col. Jeannie Leavitt, center, on her "fini-flight” over North Carolina, May 29, 2014. Leavitt is departing Seymour Johnson Air Force Base where she served as 4th Fighter Wing commander. Leavitt became the first female fighter pilot in 1993, and the first female wing commander in 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho

RECON SECURITY

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jean Vil provides security during a reconnaissance patrol near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2014. Vil, a mortarman, is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Dye

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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!!!!!!!

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Image Consultants

April 30, 2015

[You] have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him. —Colossians 3:10

In our media-saturated age, image consultants have become indispensable. Entertainers, athletes, politicians, and business leaders seem desperate to manage the way they are perceived in the eyes of the world. These high-priced consultants work to shape how their clients are viewed—even if sometimes there is a stark contrast between the public image and the real person inside.

In reality, what people need—what all of us need—is not an external makeover but an inner transformation. Our deepest flaws cannot be corrected cosmetically. They are directly related to who we are in heart and mind, and they reveal how far we have fallen from the image of God in which we were created. But such transformation is beyond any human ability to accomplish.

Only Christ offers us true transformation—not just a facelift or an outward adjustment. Paul said that those who have been raised to eternal life in Christ “have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him” (Col. 3:10).

New! What a tremendous word full of hope! Christ transforms us into new people in Him—people with a new heart, not just fixed up to look good on the outside.

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. —2 Corinthians 5:17

The Spirit develops in us the clear image of Christ.

INSIGHT: The letter to the Colossians is one of four epistles referred to as Paul’s “prison letters.” Written during his first imprisonment (or house arrest) in Rome, these letters also include Ephesians, Philippians, and Philemon. All of the letters were written to churches except for the one written to Philemon, who was apparently a dear friend of Paul (Philem. 1:1,7). Paul founded the Ephesian and Philippian churches, but there is no record in the New Testament that Paul was ever in Colosse.

[Soaring Feather]

Hi Kathy!

How you doing?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[SandRat]

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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

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[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 this evening's
"Remembering Our Troops" thread!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you sally forth? Was it weird seeing Camden Yards and no people?

We finally got a little bit of rain, so I don’t think I will have to water this weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

How soon til you get to deliver a mixer?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Ms Feather...((hugs))

Is it warming up yet? Is your snow going away? How’s the furnace?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...your shoulder making progress? Is Mrs SR home from her visit?

[ConorMacNessa]

I did indeed Sally Forth this morning - the morning train was delayed - either track work or signal problems.

I must be one of the few locals who has never stepped inside Orioles Park at Camden Yards. I was never an Orioles fan - never had any affinity to Baltimore until I went to Loyola for undergrad.

For the record, I think that playing a Major League baseball games to empty stands is an outrage.

If you can't provide for the safety of the spectators, postpone the game. It's very early in the season - there are plenty of opportunities to make up the games.

Just my $.02.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...Shoulder is making slow progress. Mrs SR comes home from her visit Saturday night.

[luvie]

Remembering......

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I'm in

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

howdy there

[SandRat]

That does seem to happen.