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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 14 July 2016
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Posted on 07/13/2016 6:00:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
DANGLING FROM 350 FEET Marines are being lifted to a height of over 350 feet in the air to avoid any possible obstacles before flying around the area during insertion and extraction rigging training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Briauna Birl
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WELDING SHOP Navy Seaman Quinton Mems welds a handrail in the machinery shop aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Atlantic City, Nov. 30, 2015. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, are deployed to support Southern Seas 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Clemente A. Lynch
MISSION READINESS U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Taylor Giffard role-plays as an opposition force member during a mission readiness exercise for the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2015. Giffard is a ground signals operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Owen Kimbrel
PROFICIENCY JUMPS Paratroopers conduct parachute landing falls as part a proficiency jump program over the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, Nov. 21, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darius D. Davis
MARTIAL MOVE A Marine Corps recruit executes a rear hand punch during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Nov. 25, 2015. The recruit is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione
EXIT EFFORT Marine Corps Capt. Ericka Johnson conducts egress training on the Quantico Reserve Support Unit Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 20, 2015. The training replicates the effort required to exit an overturned vehicle. Johnson is a Legal Service Support Section defense attorney. U.S. Marine Corps photo
PROVIDING SECURITY As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. soldier provides security after participating in an airborne operation onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 1, 2015. The soldier is a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:00:31 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
~ Good Evening ~
~ Welcome To My World ~
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:07:05 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:07:36 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:08:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Here on time for a change But bedtime
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:09:42 PM PDT
by
larryjohnson
(FReepersonaltrainer)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
From Mourning to Dancing
July 14, 2016
He has sent me . . . to bestow on [those who grieve] a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning.
Isaiah 61:1, 3
Were cutting your job. A decade ago those words sent me reeling when the company I worked for eliminated my position. At the time, I felt shattered, partly because my identity was so intertwined with my role as editor. Recently I felt a similar sadness when I heard that my freelance job was ending. But this time I didnt feel rocked at my foundation, because over the years I have seen Gods faithfulness and how He can turn my mourning to joy.
Though we live in a fallen world where we experience pain and disappointment, the Lord can move us from despair to rejoicing, as we see in Isaiahs prophecy about the coming of Jesus (Isa. 61:13). The Lord gives us hope when we feel hopeless; He helps us to forgive when we think we cant; He teaches us that our identity is in Him and not in what we do. He gives us courage to face an unknown future. When we wear the rags of ashes, He gently gives us a coat of praise.
When we face loss, we shouldnt run from the sadness, but neither do we want to become bitter or hardened. When we think about Gods faithfulness over the years, we know that Hes willing and able to turn our grief to dancing once againto give us sufficient grace in this life and full joy in heaven.
Father God, You turned Jesuss pain on the cross into our best gift ever. Deepen my faith that I may welcome Your life-changing love into my life.
God can bring times of growth out of our times of heartache.
Having warned the Israelites of exile in Babylon (Isa. 39:67), Isaiah now offers comforts that God will restore them (chapters 4066). Isaiah 61 speaks of Gods grace as He delivers His people from bondage (vv. 13) and of Gods glory as He blesses them (vv. 411). In todays passage, Isaiah writes about the identity and ministry of the Deliverer (vv. 13). At the start of His public ministry, Jesus read from this passage (Luke 4:1819) and publicly affirmed that He is the Messiah Isaiah spoke of (v. 21). Already anointed by the Spirit (3:2122; 4:1), Jesus came to preach the good news, to heal, to deliver, to restore, and to bless (Isa. 61:13) so that we can live holy lives that display his splendor (v. 3).
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:09:58 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:24:20 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I served in the 503rd infantry but that was 48 years ago. I suppose things have changed. We did not all those new toys. My bulldozer was as old as I was but it got replaced before me.
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:25:36 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: radu
This one belong to you DU?
To: Kathy in Alaska
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!
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:38:42 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:41:09 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Soaring Feather; radu
Ohhhh....I wish I was doing what that kitten is doing. ZZZZZZ!
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:42:07 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!
Missing Man Setting
"The Empty Chair"
By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004
"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER."
Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
"Träumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:44:14 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Happy Days Kathy and thanks again!
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:45:43 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
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posted on
07/13/2016 6:51:43 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
HAPPY BASTILLE DAY!
"LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE" Eugène Delacroix
"La Marseillaise" Placido Domingo (Click)
Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! Contre nous de la tyrannie L'étendard sanglant est levé L'étendard sanglant est levé Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes Mugir ces féroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras. Egorger vos fils, vos compagnes !
Aux armes citoyens Formez vos bataillons Marchons, marchons Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves De traîtres, de rois conjurés ? Pour qui ces ignobles entraves Ces fers dès longtemps préparés ? Français, pour nous, ah! quel outrage Quels transports il doit exciter ? C'est nous qu'on ose méditer De rendre à l'antique esclavage !
Aux armes citoyens. . .
Quoi ces cohortes étrangères ! Feraient la loi dans nos foyers ! Quoi ! ces phalanges mercenaires Terrasseraient nos fils guerriers ! Grand Dieu! par des mains enchaînées Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient De vils despotes deviendraient Les maîtres des destinées.
Aux armes citoyens . . .
L'opprobre de tous les partis Tremblez ! vos projets parricides Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix ! Tout est soldat pour vous combattre S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros La France en produit de nouveaux, Contre vous tout prêts à se battre
Aux armes citoyens . . .
Français, en guerriers magnanimes Portez ou retenez vos coups ! Épargnez ces tristes victimes A regret s'armant contre nous Mais ces despotes sanguinaires Mais ces complices de Bouillé Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié Déchirent le sein de leur mère !
Aux armes citoyens . . .
Amour sacré de la Patrie Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs Liberté, Liberté chérie Combats avec tes défenseurs ! (bis) Sous nos drapeaux, que la victoire Accoure à tes mâles accents Que tes ennemis expirants Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !
Aux armes citoyens . . .
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LA LIBERTÉ!
LAFAYETTE, VOILÀ NOUS!!
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posted on
07/13/2016 7:03:07 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; AZamericonnie; HiJinx; Colonel_Flagg; BIGLOOK; ...
NEVER Forget them! EVER!
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posted on
07/13/2016 7:07:59 PM PDT
by
luvie
(I hate obama....and Hitlery....)
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