FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 January 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

DOG DECONTAMINATION

Cirque, a service dog for the Ohio Task Force 1, goes through a decontamination procedure at the hands of his handler, Craig Veldheer, after searching for survivors in radioactive rubble during Vibrant Response at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, IN, Aug. 4, 2014. U.S. Northern Command conducts the field exercise to train troops and civilians to respond to a catastrophic domestic incident.

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and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

WET WORK

Marines execute the endurance course on Camp Lejeune, NC, July 30, 2014. The endurance course is a 3.4-mile path through the woods that winds through swamps, creeks and obstacles to test endurance and ability to work as a team. The Marines are assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.

DIAGNOSTIC DUTY

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Freddy Toruno, right, positions a service member for a CT scan at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 23, 2014. Toruno is a diagnostic imaging technologist assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group.

'OVER THE BOARDWALK'

Airman Austin Daniel flies with the Raiders Demonstration Team in his Yak-52 demonstration aircraft for the "Thunder Over the Boardwalk Air Show" over Atlantic City, NJ, Aug. 13, 2014. Daniel is an F-16C Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

NEXT WATER DROP

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Noel Larson and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nick Gliem line up their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for its next water drop to help fight wildfires near the Chiwaukum Creek and Carlton Complex fires outside Leavenworth, WA, July 31, 2014. Larson and Gliem are pilots assigned to the Washington National Guard's 66th Theater Aviation Command.

BLUE DECK

U.S. sailors direct a landing craft air cushion into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the Atlantic Ocean, July 29, 2014. The assault ship is conducting sea trials. The sailors are boatswain's mates.

SYRINGE STARE

U.S. Army Sgt. Megan Smith fills a syringe during a patient transfer in Afghanistan, July 22, 2014. Smith is a medic assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade.

COLD PLUNGE

A paratrooper using a T-11 parachute makes a water landing in Big Lake, AK, Aug. 6, 2014. The training prepared the brigade's troopers for water landings and highlighted the unit's ability to perform airborne operations in challenging conditions and locations.

CARGO CREW

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bradley Nulf secures cargo for an airdrop on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Aug. 1, 2014. Nulf is an evaluator loadmaster assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which is using a new wireless gate release system for airdrops. The system saves material, fuel costs and man hours for the Air Force.

DARWAZGAY SECURITY

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Leveault scans his sector while providing security and monitors movement near an observation point overlooking the Darwazgay pass in Afghanistan's Zabul province, June 24, 2014. Leveault, an infantryman, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The U.S. soldiers were participating in a joint air assault mission with Afghan soldiers.

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[The Mayor]

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Before the Phone

January 28, 2016

In my distress I called to the Lord.

Psalm 18:6

As a mom of young children I'm sometimes susceptible to panic. My first reaction is to call my mom on the phone and ask her what to do with my son's allergy or my daughter's sudden cough.

Mom is a great resource, but when I read the Psalms, I'm reminded of how often we need the kind of help that no mortal can give. In Psalm 18 David was in great danger. Afraid, close to death, and in anguish, he called on the Lord.

Jesus always hears our cries.

David could say, "I love you, Lord" because he understood God was a fortress, a rock, and a deliverer (vv. 1-2). God was his shield, his salvation, and his stronghold. Maybe we cannot understand David's praise because we have not experienced God's help. It may be that we reach for the phone before going to God for advice and help.

Surely God puts people in our lives to give us help and comfort. But let's also remember to pray. God will hear us. As David sang, "From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears" (v. 6). When we go to God, we join David's song and enjoy Him as our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer.

Next time you reach for the phone, remember also to pray.

Dear Lord, help me to remember You are my deliverer, and You always hear my cry.

Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.

Insight:

Psalm 18 seems to be a song of retrospective understanding. In many of David's psalms we find him being pursued and hunted, first by Saul and later by Absalom. During those times of flight and danger, David sometimes questioned God's faithfulness, love, and care--wondering why the Lord didn't intervene on his behalf. In Psalm 18, however, we see a more reflective David. He looked back on his journey and saw continuous evidence of the presence and protection of God along the way (vv. 1-3; 16-19; 25-29; 35-36; 47-50)--even in the seasons of life where that evidence seemed scarce. Now, looking back, David affirmed what he had questioned--the faithfulness of God.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

It’s 41 here now and sprinkles are predicted. *sigh*

[PROCON]

Thanks Kathy and good evening!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...is your snow all gone?

How was pub night?

41 degrees here and threatening sprinkles. Good grief!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

[left that other site]

My voice had a peculiar huskiness last night that sounded like an old Blues Singer, and the people loved it! (Kinda like Janis!)

This morning, I figured out why. I have a HORRIBLE cold, and very bad laryngitis.

I won’t be singing Thursday night, I guess, unless the Lord heals me real fast.

PS, I made an offer on a cute little mobile home today, brand new, in the same complex as my sister.

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!

[PROCON]

Nice, you made the offer, good luck.

I read an article that many MA folks are getting gun licenses recently.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....ML snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Pro bags the bronze!!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[radu]

I hope today went a LOT smoother for you than yesterday!

[Kathy in Alaska]

On no....you are sick now, and so am I. At least a dozen folks are out now, some since Monday. We payroll folks are 4 in number, and the other three started out on Monday sick, and short days yesterday and today. But now I have it, too. The whole second floor sounds like a TB ward....coughing, sneezing, hacking.

Congratulations on the offer. Is it the same one you’ve mentioned, with a home for Blue?

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Yes...in FL, it is the state Agriculture dept that issues them, but in MA each local police chief has that honor.