FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 25 February 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

SNOW CLOUD

A Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter kicks up snow in Vaernes, Norway, Feb. 22, 2016, as the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade prepares for Exercise Cold Response. The joint exercise includes about 16,000 troops and 12 NATO allies and partnered nations. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dalton A. Precht

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.

NIGHT SIGNALS

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Fulks motions to crew members on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 2016. The Stennis provides a ready force to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Cole C. Pielop

ARTILLARY EFFORT

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Tomarus Barnes, left, and Eric Bradley ram an artillery shell into an M777A2 howitzer during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, NC, Feb. 11, 2016. Barnes and Bradley are field artillery cannoneers with the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

PATIENT INFO

Air Force Capt. Sarabeth Hershey talks with a patient during an aerial medical evacuation mission on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2016. Hershey is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

MORNING MISSION

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft hovers over the desert before departing from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA, Feb. 15, 2016, for an Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 training mission. The Osprey crew is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

WORK REFLECTION

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Sharp alerts an aircrew member that an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter is ready to have its oil level checked on the USS Chung-Hoon in the East China Sea, Feb. 19, 2016. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley

RESPONSE AND RETRIEVAL

Marines protect a simulated injured person from the rotor wash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training scenario on Camp Pendleton, CA, Feb. 10, 2016. The Marines are with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans

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[mylife]

Long Live Expeditionary Forces!

[lightman]

Honor those serving.

Thank those who served.

NEVER forget the fallen!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[PROCON]

God Bless and keep our Troops!

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[mountainlion]

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February 25

To Be Human

Bible in a Year:

• Numbers 12–14
• Mark 5:21–43

Jerusalem, Jerusalem . . . how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.

Matthew 23:37

“Mr. Singerman, why are you crying?” asked twelve-year-old Albert as he watched the master craftsman construct a wooden box.

“I cry,” he said, “because my father cried, and because my grandfather cried.” The woodworker’s answer to his young apprentice provides a tender moment in an episode of Little House on the Prairie. “Tears,” explained Mr. Singerman, “come with the making of a coffin.”

“Some men don’t cry because they fear it is a sign of weakness,” he said. “I was taught that a man is a man because he can cry.”

Emotion must have welled up in the eyes of Jesus as He compared His concern for Jerusalem to the care of a mother hen for her chicks (Matthew 23:37). His disciples were often confused by what they saw in His eyes or heard in His stories. His idea of what it meant to be strong was different. It happened again as they walked with Him from the temple. Calling His attention to the massive stone walls and magnificent decor of their place of worship (24:1), the disciples noted the strength of human accomplishment. Jesus saw a temple that would be leveled in ad 70.

Christ shows us that healthy people know when to cry and why. He cried because His Father cares and His Spirit groans for children who couldn’t yet see what breaks His heart.

Reflect & Pray

In what situations in your life might you be avoiding grief? How can your faith in a Savior who cries (John 11:35) help you express your grief in a healthy way?

Father, please replace any cold illusions of strength I cling to with a growing understanding of the cares and concerns that break Your heart for children like me. 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, my...long may they live for sure.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! Checks get out on time? Mayhaps a little breathing room this evening?

[mylife]

[radu]

Howdy, lightman.

Are you thawing out nicely up there yet?

[lightman]

58 degrees today...hasn’t been so warm since Christmas Day!

Steady snow melt, gentle rises on the creeks. Dozens of daffodil tips emerging where the snow has receded away.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...we will not forget.

Are you done with snow?

We’ve had a little spitting all day and they say a big storm is coming. After that, I will get my roof shoveled off.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

How are things up your way these days?

Nice and warm the past couple of days here but we’ll cool off the next couple of days. Not cold, at least, but not 70 degrees either.

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Not much happening up here yet, we have cool but sunny days and the free solar heat keeps my place warm and cuts down on the heating costs.

Hope to get together with son on Friday.

Are your 'lil darlings behaving?

[radu]

Wow, that’s a heat wave after what y’all have gone through the past couple of months. It sounds like you spent some time outside since you spotted the daffodils popping up.

It was 72 here but a stiff wind made it feel cooler. I wandered around the yard a bit to see what our daffodils are doing. Some are up and a few are budding. Other varieties will come up later.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy!

[radu]

It’s been pretty decent here, too, with today being a nice 72 degrees. We’ll be about 20 degrees cooler the next two days though. Nights have been in the 30s. Not too shabby for Feb. and a LOT nicer than it was a week ago. At this very time last Wed. night I was stomping around in a few inches of snow with camera in hand. LOL

The lil darlings AREN’T. They been wilder ‘ March hares the past several days. I reckon they’re feeling the Geomagnetic Index, which is cranked up a bit lately. Makes for some fabulous auroras, which I watch online, but the cats don’t need anything extra to wind them up. LOL