FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 19 September 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

TARGET PRACTICE

Army Staff Sgt. Paul Cimino, right, observes Army Sgt. William Harpe firing at targets with an M240B machine gun during an aerial gunnery training exercise over Warren Grove Gunnery Range, NJ, April 15, 2016. Cimino is master gunner and Harpe is a crew chief assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 150th Assault Helicopter Battalion. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen

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SPARTAN LEAP

Army Rangers jump over smoldering logs at the Spartan event during Best Ranger Competition 2016 at Fort Benning, GA, April 16, 2016. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern

WEAVING WORK

Army Spc. Lauren Caldwell maneuvers through the weaver during the competition for Ordnance Group Team of the Year 2016 at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, KY, April 25, 2016. The weeklong event tested teams of explosive ordnance technicians to determine the one that was the most physically, mentally, tactically and technically fit to represent their command in future competitions. Army photo by Sgt. Ashley Marble

FUTURE MISSIONS

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter supports air assault training with soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, April 27, 2016. The battalion-sized air assault allowed the infantry soldiers to train for future missions. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris

PARACHUTE PAIR

Two paratroopers descend during a practice forced-entry parachute assault on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 5, 2016. Air Force photo by Alex Pena

LANDING LEGS

A paratrooper conducts a parachute landing fall during airborne operations as part of Exercise Saber Junction 16 near Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 12, 2016. Army photo by Gertrud Zach

HEAD FIRST

Army Capt. James Teskey dives over an obstacle on an obstacle course during Best Ranger Competition 2016 at Fort Benning, GA, April 17, 2016. Teskey is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock

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September 19

Feeling Small

Bible in a Year : Ecclesiastes 1–3; 2 Corinthians 11:16–33

What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? Psalm 8:4 Many movie critics consider David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia one of the greatest films of all time. With its seemingly endless vistas of the Arabian deserts, it has influenced a generation of filmmakers—including Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. “I was inspired the first time I saw Lawrence,” said Spielberg. “It made me feel puny. It still makes me feel puny. And that’s one measure of its greatness.”

What makes me feel small is creation’s vastness—when I gaze at an ocean, fly over the polar ice cap, or survey a night sky sparkling with a billion stars. If the created universe is so expansive, how much greater must be the Creator who spoke it into being!

God’s greatness and our feelings of insignificance are echoed by David when he declares, “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?” (Psalm 8:4 nlt). But Jesus assures us, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26).

I may feel small and insignificant, but through my Father’s eyes, I have great worth—a worth that is proven every time I look at the cross. The price He was willing to pay to restore me to fellowship with Him is evidence of how He values me.   

By:  Bill Crowder

Reflect & Pray

What wonder of creation draws your attention to God? How does it impact you to know how much your Creator values you? 

Father, help us to remember Your heart is for us. Read The Surprising Side of God at discoveryseries.org/q0213.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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

It’s hump day and we made it! Did you work on resting this week? Welcome rain off and on all day, and supposed to continue for several days.

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

I know the thread is dated Sept. 19th but it's still Sept. 18th at my house soooooo ......

Happy Birthday, US Air Force!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Penny had a nice fall day to get out and explore.

Rain most of the day here, but seems to have let up for the day. Maybe a dry Thursday and then more rain Friday and beyond. The rain is REALLY helping the fires.

And the burn ban here in town was lifted yesterday.

[luvie]

Remembering our troops.
Celebrating the Air Force's Anniversary.
🛫 1947-2019 🛬
[I KNOW that's not an AF plane! LOL!
...but it is one of my favorites!]

[luvie]

Very good news, both on all the rain you’re getting and on the fires getting more under control. Hope they are all out soon!

[luvie]

Howdy, radu! Hope your “grocery day” went well and that it wasn’t too unbearable. Will y’all be getting any of the rain from the former tropical storm? Sure hope so. But not as much as the Galveston area got!

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

Got the grocery shopping done without melting completely. LOL Hotter ‘n hades but the humidity is low and that helps just a touch.
No, we won’t get any rain from what’s left of Imelda. This evening’s forecast calls for no rain for us for the next 7 to 10 days. NOT what we wanted to hear.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day is here! The weekend is just over the horizon. LOL

I hope you were able to catch up on most of the load at work so the next couple of days won’t be hair-pullers.

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[mylife]

Anyone watching the Ken Burns Country Music thing on PBS?

My My my....

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

The Navy forgives you for displaying one of their aircraft!

** snicker **

[mylife]

Our airfields move around!

[mylife]

Dang ol privileged white kids...

[mylife]

For our chair force buddies...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=VG7e3-jm3UU

[luvie]

I guess they would be wishing the AF happy anniversary. LOL! I just love the corsair!