FReeper Canteen ~ MEMORIAL DAY 2021 ~ 31 May 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto - “In God is our trust,”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

NEVER FORGET.

(((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

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May 31

Secret Giver

Bible in a Year:

• 2 Chronicles 13–14
• John 12:1–26

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.

Matthew 6:1

For Christopher, a physically disabled veteran, everyday activities had become more challenging, took longer to finish, and increased his pain. Still, he did his best to serve his wife and child. Passersby would see him using a push-mower to cut his lawn every week.

One day, Christopher received a letter—and an expensive riding lawnmower—from an anonymous donor. The secret giver’s satisfaction came through the privilege of helping someone in need.

Jesus doesn’t say that all our giving should be in secret, but He does remind us to check our motives when we give (Matthew 6:1). He also said: “When you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others” (v. 2). While God expects us to be openhanded givers, He encourages us to avoid doing good deeds in front of people for the purpose of receiving accolades or special recognition (v. 3).

When we realize everything we have comes from God, we can be secret givers who don’t need to pat our own backs or gain the admiration of others. Our all-knowing Giver of all good things delights in the genuine generosity of His people. Nothing beats the reward of His approval.

Reflect & Pray

How has God helped you through someone else’s secret giving? Who can you help with an anonymous gift today?

Loving God, please bless me with opportunities to give as selflessly and sacrificially as You have given to me.

 

Read Compassion: Learning to Love Like Jesus at DiscoverySeries.org/Q0208.

[PROCON]

Thanks for honoring and remembering our Fallen this Memorial Day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Captain Jack...and thank you for posting this verse of the Star Spangled Banner.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[cowboyusa]

I count the 600,000 chi com virus dead.

[cowboyusa]

Victims of Communism.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. So touched to see our fallen soldiers honored.

[TigerHawk]

I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MSG GILBERT ARTHUR SECOR, MY MENTOR, MY ROLE MODEL, AND MY FRIEND...THE “OLD MAN”.
THE “OLD MAN” GAVE HIS LIFE SOUNDING THE ALARM AT FOB 4, JUST TO THE NORTH OF DA NANG, THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 23RD, 1968.

THE BLACKEST OF DAYS.

THE “OLD MAN” WAS 36 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED.

36!

WHEN I AM GONE, MY CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN WILL REMEMBER HIM, AND HONOR HIS MEMORY.

G-D BLESS THOSE WHO GAVE ALL, AND KEEP THEM.

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening ~

~ Home With The Family - Back Out Wednesday - Flying Full Loads; WOW!! ~

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I’m Down There Somewhere

[wjcsux]

Thanks as always Kathy.

[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]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...for sure, we must never forget!

Have you and Blue had any time together this past week?

We ended up with just under a 1/2 inch of rain and glad of it.

Do you have remembrances to go to in your area?

[luvie]

The Great War 1914-1918

We Shall Keep the Faith
by Moina Michael, November 1918

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet - to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.

Inspired by:“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae

God Hold Close The Fallen Heroes
From All Ages, From All Wars

[Silentgypsy]

Prayers lifted in gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free.

[mylife]

BHTM Flanders fields

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYpkhgtdEd4