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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky ~ 22 May 2018
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| laurenmarlowe
Posted on 05/21/2018 6:03:31 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) is a U.S. Army storage facility for conventional munitions and chemical weapons. The facility is located in east central Kentucky, southeast of the cities of Lexington and Richmond, Kentucky. The Blue Grass Army Depot is a 14,494-acre site, composed mainly of open fields and wooded areas, and is used for munitions storage, repair of general supplies, and the disposal of munitions. The installation is used for the storage of conventional explosive munitions as well as assembled chemical weapons. The depot primarily is involved in industrial and related activities associated with the storage and maintenance of conventional and chemical munitions. The tenant organization, Blue Grass Chemical Activity, is responsible for the chemical weapons stored at BGAD. BGCA is part of the Army's Chemical Materiels Activity, headquartered in Edgewood, Maryland. The demilitarization of the chemical weapons is the responsibility of a third organization, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA). BGAD provides munitions, chemical defense equipment, and ammunition support to the joint warfighter. It is the Department of Defenses primary center for surveillance, receipt, storage, issue, testing and minor repair for the Chemical Defense Equipment Program. BGAD maintains and supports CDE stocks for deploying units and homeland defense forces, and is a training site for reserve component and other deploying units. Learn More About Blue Grass Army Depot HERE!! FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Up a Tree
May 22, 2018
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
Jonah 2:2
My mother discovered my kitten Velvet atop the kitchen counter, devouring homemade bread. With a huff of frustration, she scooted her out the door. Hours later, we searched our yard for the missing cat without success. A faint meow whistled on the wind, and I looked up to the peak of a poplar tree where a black smudge tilted a branch.
In her haste to flee my mothers frustration over her behavior, Velvet chose a more precarious predicament. Is it possible that we sometimes do something similarrunning from our errors and putting ourselves in danger? And even then God comes to our rescue.
The prophet Jonah fled in disobedience from Gods call to preach to Nineveh, and was swallowed up by a great fish. From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me (Jonah 2:12). God heard Jonahs plea and, commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land (v. 10). Then God gave Jonah another chance (3:1).
After exhausting our efforts to woo Velvet down, we summoned the local fire department. With the longest ladder fully extended, a kind man climbed high, plucked my kitten from her perch, and returned to place her safely in my arms.
Oh the heightsand the depthsGod goes to in rescuing us from our disobedience with His redeeming love!
Dear God, how we need Your rescue today!
Jesuss death on the cross rescued us from our sins.
The story of Jonah is a story of the unexpected. The only character in the story who doesnt obey God is the one the reader would expect to be obedient, the one who told the sailors, I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land (Jonah 1:9). In contrast to the fugitive prophet, the pagan sailors turn to God (v. 16); the fish did as the Lord commanded (2:10); the Ninevites (a blood-thirsty and pagan people) repented (3:510). But the unexpected doesnt stop there. God goes to great lengths to teach Jonah who He is. Rather than punish the disobedient prophet who is angry at Gods mercy, God invites Jonah (and us) to contemplate the depths of His love and mercy.
When have you experienced the love and mercy of God?
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:03:59 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Did your Monday go well?
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:05:44 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska
WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time!
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:06:02 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Man-made climate change is failed science based on fraudulent data = Climate Scientology)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hai Kathy!!! (((HUGS))) back in Atlanta, heading home Wednesday. Fun time at the beach!! Will post some pic’s later.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:07:00 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Haven’t been there either.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:09:35 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(DUTY, HONOR,, COU NTRY)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
Please note: The author of tonights Road Trip is laurenmarlowe.
She is on vacation.
~ Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
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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
05/21/2018 6:10:00 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
05/21/2018 6:19:34 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: The Mayor; PROCON; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; ...
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05/21/2018 6:20:17 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; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:27:11 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...we are off to Kentucky and lots of green grass and horses, in addition to our marvelous military men and women.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:38:45 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...another play day on Tuesday?
Have fun!!
Safe flights home Wednesday.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:40:37 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SandRat
That’s two weeks in a row you “haven’t been there”. LOL!
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:42:20 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO.
How was your Monday. Was it a shopping day or did you put that off until tomorrow?
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:48:52 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
I hope today hasn’t been as insane as the last pay-week Monday was.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:50:17 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...weather improvement?
The sun is finally coming out this evening. It’s beautiful out my office window. The snow is slowly melting off the mountains.
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:55:22 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu
Yo radu!
I did a lot of early morning shopping and then hung out relaxing.
Son's over for dinner and we are hanging out now gabbing and playing video games.
How wuz yer day?
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posted on
05/21/2018 6:57:40 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Man-made climate change is failed science based on fraudulent data = Climate Scientology)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy, Yes it did for a Monday. Things turned around nicely.
I sure hope yours went well too.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication!!
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posted on
05/21/2018 7:08:40 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: PROCON
Well good. Now you have all day tomorrow to kick back before hauling magazines later this week. :-)
Did a little shopping this afternoon myself as well as a little housework. Real exciting day. LOL
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posted on
05/21/2018 7:16:11 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Indeed!
It is finally, really, truly SPRING!
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posted on
05/21/2018 7:16:31 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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