FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ DON'T GET NUKED ~ 24 January 2021

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[luvie]

No more meds. I think it was just too much too soon.

We were both VERY lucky to have gotten to heal at home where we didn’t have people telling us what to do. LOL!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Sunday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[radu]

Cool! I knew you finished the breathing treatments but didn’t know if you were still taking any of the other meds.

Just don’t push yourself. If you feel really good, still take it easy even if it’s hard to do. You’re probably bored out of your mind by now from doing nothing for so long. LOL That last thing you want or need is a setback.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Were you lucky enough to have another fine day yesterday? Or did the front moving across the country foul things up a bit? I didn’t see a lot of rain over your way but I figure it was still cloudy. It’s already here ahead of the front and we should be getting a good dose of rain, and maybe storms, this time tomorrow night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

For some reason Church has been canceled again, 4 weeks in a row. :(

Unfortunately, part of their plan.

[E.G.C.]

Just finished taking a two hour nap. We have storms coming so trying to get as much rest as possible.

It was cloudy and cool yesterday but we had a great visit nonetheless.

I was able to get a picture of Gizmo rolling in the first.

Here's another great headshot of Gizmo.

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The rest of the pics:

Today is KFC pickup day. We plan on going back to the lake later today.

[radu]

I hope the storms don’t get too bad and knock out your power. That’s a pain in the hiney. Our storms aren’t supposed to be severe and I’m hoping for a nice light show or two to admire. LOL
Monday’s going to be a good day to stay inside because the wind is going to be rough.

Gizmo didn’t seem to mind the clouds. Hey, he got to roll in the dirt. That made the day a good one! :-)

Have fun today, if the weather allows y’all to get out to the lake.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Here's a chaplain story from a few years ago:

On Feb. 28, 2015, Chaplain Matthew Christensen prevented the suicide of one Soldier and saved the life of another. While serving as the on-call duty chaplain, he responded to a situation where an intoxicated Soldier was armed with multiple knives and machetes creating a serious threat. Chaplain was taken by the Soldier as one of the hostages. And when the soldier grabbed an unarmed Soldier and put the machete to his neck, Chaplain Christensen rushed the Soldier and put him in a rear naked chokehold, thereby eliminating the threat and saving the victims’ life.

Christensen was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for his actions that night.

The criteria for being awarded the Soldier's Medal is: The Soldier’s Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, including reserve component Soldiers not serving in a duty status, as defined in 10 USC 101(d), at the time of the heroic act, who distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy. The same degree of heroism is required as that of the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. The performance must have involved personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life under conditions not involving conflict with an armed enemy.

Lt. Col. Franklin F. Baltazar, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment battalion commander, pins the Soldier’s Medal on Capt. (CH) Matthew C. Christensen, March 14 at 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment Headquarters on Fort Benning. (Photo by Patrick A. Albright, MCoE PAO Photographer)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks for this post...very interesting about the Soldier’s Medal and Chaplain Christensen.