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FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 20 July 2017
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In the Whole World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 07/19/2017 6:03:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~
~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
RAPTOR REFUELING Four F-22 Raptors await refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Rim of the Pacific 2016 over the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2016. The Raptor pilots are assigned to the 199th and 19th Fighter squadrons. The Stratotanker crew is assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory A. Harden II
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.
SEAHAWK DEPARTURE
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter departs from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell during visit, board, search and seizure training in the South China Sea, July 22, 2016. The McCampbell is patrolling with Carrier Strike Group Five in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elesia K. Patten
LIGHTWEIGHT GUN SMOKE
The crew of the USS Stethem fire an MK 45 5-inch lightweight gun at a surface target during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Singapore 2016, or Carat, in the South China Sea, July 24, 2016. The annual maritime exercises occur between the Navy and Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Pearl
WILD RIDE
A Marine student fast-ropes out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during operations at Camp Lejeune, NC, July 13, 2016. The course is a new, shortened version of the helicopter rope-suspension training course and focuses on qualifying Marines as subject matter experts within their subordinate command. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston McDonald
TANK TASK
An M1A1 Abrams tank drives down a dirt road during a training event on Camp Lejeune, NC, July 21, 2016. The event brought together active and reserve Marines to train for possible future deployment. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan
GREEN SCREEN
Soldiers advance through a smoke screen during live-fire training at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, LA, July 25, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis
OFFLOADING A HELICOPTER
U.S. and NATO troops participate in Advanced Casualty Sustainment Care Medical Training, a course the International Special Training Centre hosted in Pfullendorf, Germany, July 20, 2016. The multinational students received the training to enhance their medical skills to support NATO troops. Army photo by Jason Johnston
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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~
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our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:08:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:08:52 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
A Time for Everything
July 20, 2017
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
While flying recently, I watched a mother and her children a few rows ahead of me. While the toddler played contentedly, the mother gazed into the eyes of her newborn, smiling at him and stroking his cheek. He stared back with a wide-eyed wonderment. I enjoyed the moment with a touch of wistfulness, thinking of my own children at that age and the season that has passed me by.
I reflected, however, about King Solomons words in the book of Ecclesiastes about every activity under the heavens (v. 1). He addresses through a series of opposites how there is a time for everything (v. 1): a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot (v. 2). Perhaps King Solomon in these verses despairs at what he sees as a meaningless cycle of life. But he also acknowledges the role of God in each season, that our work is a gift of God (v. 13) and that everything God does will endure forever (v. 14).
We may remember times in our lives with longing, like me thinking of my children as babies. We know, however, that the Lord promises to be with us in every season of our life (Isa. 41:10). We can count on His presence and find that our purpose is in walking with Him.
Lord God, You lead me through the seasons, and whether Im laughing or crying I know You are with me. May I reach out to someone with Your love today.
God gives us the seasons of our lives.
The writer of Ecclesiastes lists fourteen pairs of times we may find ourselves in throughout our lives. But following this list is a question, What do workers gain from their toil? (3:9). The answer is quite encouraging. From our toil we gain satisfaction, and that is a gift from God (v. 13). Thank God for the season of life you are now in. Thank Him for the satisfaction of work. J.R. Hudberg
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:09:28 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
All that running, jumping and shooting makes one tired just thinking about it.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:31:44 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: SandRat
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...we are having rainy weather for a couple days. It’s nice, gentle rain and we need it.
Is Grampa Fit-it working on anything?
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:38:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
I’m thinking I can see the weekend from here.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:45:14 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: mountainlion
Keeps you on your toes. LOL!
Good evening, mountainlion. Summer still going well?
We have gentle rain since this morning and maybe continuing over night.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:48:48 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:51:37 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Just finished adjusting a little more the sliding shower door and the toilet paper roll in the master bathroom.
There is lots more to do if I could drive again or a little more if I could have a Bike but Mrs. SR still adamantly says NO to both.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:51:38 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: All
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:53:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hot and dry here mostly. I cools down when the sun goes down. Got some rain but not much. No smoke lately. Life is good and we know who is in control.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:54:42 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: SandRat
In first....Sand grabs the gold!!
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:55:26 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thank you Kathy! Wedding this weekend for us.
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posted on
07/19/2017 6:55:58 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi everybody!
((((HUGS))))
Blue is up and running again...it was a dead battery.
I still haven’t pinpointed the oil leak.
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:01:12 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: All
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:03:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:04:52 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
And in second....The Mayor snags the silver!!
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:05:18 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Hope the day went well and all checks were out on time.
Did you get the rain that was promised?
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:08:30 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/19/2017 7:10:59 PM PDT
by
mylife
(the roar of the masses could be farts)
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