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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 29 September 2016
Serving The Bestest Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 09/28/2016 5:59:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
RAPTOR RESOLVE An Air Force F-22 Raptor flies over the Arabian Sea to support Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 27, 2016. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook
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.
BIG DIG Soldiers work to free an ambulance stuck in the snow while supporting winter storm response operations around Annapolis, MD, Jan. 24, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 110th Information Operations Battalion. Photo courtesy of the Maryland National Guard
PARACHUTE LANDING A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper lands onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 21, 2016. Army photo by Paolo Bovo
RALLY POINT As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. and Canadian paratroopers proceed to the rally point after participating in a night jump onto Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, Jan. 21, 2016. U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena
FLASH BANG Marines face a flash bang during a nonlethal weapons course on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines are assigned to 1st Battalion Landing Team, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. They participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia
SAFE SEAL U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adalbert Guiterrez sits in a gas chamber with equipment to detect if his mask has a proper seal aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 26, 2016. His mask is designed to withstand chemical, biological and radiological threats. The Reagan provides a combat-ready force to protect and defend the maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke
ORDNANCE EFFORT Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Robinson and Seaman Vernon Henderson hook ordnance to an MH-60S Seahawk to ship from the USS John C. Stennis to the USNS Rainier during an replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 18, 2016. Robinson is an aviation ordnanceman and Henderson is an aviation ordnanceman airman. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago
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To: Kathy in Alaska
REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD
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).
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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posted on
09/28/2016 6:00:22 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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.
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
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and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:02:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks Kathy!
In and out for awhile.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:02:31 PM PDT
by
PROCON
("Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!")
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:04:22 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...another day better? Hope so.
Oxygen therapy still making things better?
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:06:57 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Within a Stones Throw
Sept 29, 2016
Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.
John 8:7
As a group of religious leaders herded an adulterous woman toward Jesus, they couldnt know they were carrying her within a stones throw of grace. Their hope was to discredit Him. If He told them to let the woman go, they could claim He was breaking Mosaic law. But if He condemned her to death, the crowds following Him would have dismissed His words of mercy and grace.
But Jesus turned the tables on the accusers. Scripture says that rather than answering them directly, He started writing on the ground. When the leaders continued to question Him, He invited any of them who had never sinned to throw the first stone, and then He started writing on the ground again. The next time He looked up, all the accusers were gone.
Now the only person who could have thrown a stonethe only sinless onelooked at the woman and gave her mercy. Then neither do I condemn you, Jesus declared. Go now and leave your life of sin (John 8:11).
Whether today finds you needing forgiveness for judging others or desiring assurance that no sin is beyond His grace, be encouraged by this: No one is throwing stones today; go and be changed by Gods mercy.
Father, cleanse me of my judging nature and free me from the bonds of sin. Let me taste Your mercy and then help me to live a changed life.
Tell us your story of how the Lord has shown grace to you at odb.org/story.
We serve a Savior who is eager to forgive.
In todays reading, a dramatic scene unfolds. As Jesus taught in the temple courts a woman caught in the act of adultery was brought to Him. The legalists wanted to test His response to this flagrant act of sin. They knew the law demanded the death penalty and wanted to place Christ in a double bind between merciful forgiveness and literal obedience to the law. When confronted with this guilty woman, Jesus did the unexpected: He knelt and wrote something in the sand. His statementLet any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone (John 8:7)turned the tide of public opinion. The sinful heart of the accusers caused them to leave one by one.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:07:58 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...enjoy your evening.
I’m at work for a minimum of another hour. Payroll issues today and we are several hours behind.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:08:18 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W
On this day in 1899 the VFW was esrablished.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:10:36 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...time for some good and well earned rest.
How’s Lynn-Dah doing these days? Enjoying her new surroundings? Is Blue happy to be home?
Sun just came out....it’s beautiful outside, but it’s getting chilly at night. Trash can lids were all frosted over this morning.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:10:53 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening, 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
09/28/2016 6:11:50 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
09/28/2016 6:12:49 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER! And Welcome Home after 73 Long Years!
Pvt. Emmett L. Kines, USMC Company F, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division KIA Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20 November 1943
Pvt. Kines was laid to rest with full Military Honors in his hometown of Grafton, West Virginia 19 September 2016.
"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" U.S. Marine Band & Choir (Click)
Taps (Click)
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:15:10 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I am going to have to get a few rides in on Blue before the snow flies. Then, it’s back to my brother’s garage for the winter!
Lynn-dah WAS NOT hospitable to our possible doggie guests. So it seems I will not be taking them in after all. I feel awful about it, but what can you do. I don’t want to endanger the two old girls, especially after their trauma. So we are exploring other avenues.
I am doing whatever I can to help, without intruding, as much as possible. (sigh) It ain’t easy.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:15:45 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
We made it past Wednesday! Hurrah for us.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:19:20 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
Rest In Peace Fallen Brother! And Welcome Home After 72 Long Years!!
2ND LT. ROBERT W. WARD, USAAF 559th Bombardment Squadron 387th Bombardment Group 9th Air Force KIA Philippsweiler, Germany 23 December 1944
Lt. Ward will be laid to rest with full Military Honors on October 1, 2016 in his hometown of Pontiac, Michigan.
"God Of Our Fathers" Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Click)
"Taps" (Click)
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:19:25 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...nice looking plane. I’ll be looking for you in the F/O seat.
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:21:28 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:22:21 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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
09/28/2016 6:23:48 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: SandRat
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...thanks for the reminder.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc., is a federally chartered corporation formed on September 29, 1899 by SpanishAmerican War veterans of the 17th U.S. Infantry.
The objects of the VFW are to: Speed rehabilitation of the nations disabled and needy veterans, assist veterans widows and orphans and the dependents of needy or disabled veterans, and promote Americanism by means of education in patriotism and by constructive service to local communities. The organization maintains both its legislative service and central office of its national rehabilitation service in Washington. The latter nationwide program serves disabled veterans of all wars, members and nonmembers alike, in matters of government compensation and pension claims, hospitalization, civil-service employment preference, and etc.
Membership in the VFW is restricted to any active or honorably discharged officer or enlisted person who is a citizen of the United States and who has served in its armed forces "in any foreign war, insurrection or expedition, which service shall be recognized by the authorization or the issuance of a military campaign medal".
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posted on
09/28/2016 6:29:13 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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