FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 01 July 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Until Every Brother and Sister In Arms Is Identified and Returned To Their Families.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) prepare to load a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 28, 2021. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jack A. E. Rigsby)

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.

We are Bonding—USMC Style!

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) and their families gather together during ANGLICO’s family day at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 18, 2021. Family day offers an opportunity for Marines and their families to bond with each other and build unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Tyler A. Forti)

Welcome to The US Coast Guard! Now About Your Hair…

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes two hundred and ninety-one young women and men to the Class of 2025 for Day One, June 28, 2021. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

We’re pretending, but next time lay off the donuts for these drills!

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 28, 2021) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen participate in a team building exercise in which they must transport gear and simulated casualties during battle stations as part of Sea Trials at Officer Training Command, Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, June 28. Sea Trials is a 10-day milestone event where NROTC midshipmen demonstrate the skills they have learned throughout their training. Sea Trials provides midshipmen with a realistic training, leadership and qualification experience in a high-stress and demanding environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Brewster)

We Have Better Toys!

Aerial porters work with maintainers to load a CH-47 Chinook into a C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Resolute Support retrograde mission in Afghanistan, June 16, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Corey Vandiver)

Yes, I’m cooler than you!

Bailey, an emotional support animal belonging to 910th Airlift Wing Historian Lori Whitmire, poses for a photo outside of the headquarters building here for National Take Your Dog to Work Day, June 25, 2021. Bailey, a rescue dog, accompanies Whitmire to work most days and has become a well-regarded member of the 910th Airlift Wing team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

Spectacular Show!

The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon conducts their “Bursting Bomb “sequence during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., June 25, 2021. The hosting official for the evening was Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., Commander, United States Central Command, and The Honorable Jack Reed, Rhode Island senator, was the guest of honor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert).

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[The Mayor]

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July 1

Not Rushing Prayer

Bible in a Year:

• Job 20–21
• Acts 10:24–48

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

Alice Kaholusuna recounts a story of how the Hawaiian people would sit outside their temples for a lengthy amount of time preparing themselves before entering in. Even after entering, they would creep to the altar to offer their prayers. Afterward, they would sit outside again for a long time to “breathe life” into their prayers. When missionaries came to the island, the Hawaiians sometimes considered their prayers odd. The missionaries would stand up, utter a few sentences, call them “prayer,” say amen, and be done with it. The Hawaiians described these prayers as “without breath.”

Alice’s story speaks of how God’s people may not always take the opportunity to “be still, and know” (Psalm 46:10). Make no mistake—God hears our prayers, whether they’re quick or slow. But often the pace of our lives mimics the pace of our hearts, and we need to allow ample time for God to speak into not only our lives but the lives of those around us. How many life-giving moments have we missed by rushing, saying amen, and being done with it?

We’re often impatient with everything from slow people to the slow lane in traffic. Yet, I believe God in His kindness says, “Be still. Breathe in and out. Go slow, and remember that I am God, your refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” To do so is to know that God is God. To do so is to trust. To do so is to live.

Reflect & Pray

Recall a time when you slowed down and listened to God in your prayer time. How did that feel? What actions can you put into place to still yourself in God’s presence and know Him?

Father, thank You for being my ever-present help in good times and bad. Give me the grace to be still and know that You’re God.

Read Praying with Confidence at DiscoverySeries.org/Q0712.

[Biggirl]

Hi!

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

Ugh, my A/C died last night at around 6:00pm while 113 degrees outside, staying with son until it's fixed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We hade it through hump day! Hurrah for us!!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy!
Wow, 97 degrees today in NYC. Sure could use some Alaska weather.

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy! (((HUGS))) Flying the jump plane today; playing on someone elses laptop.

[luvie]

God Bless Them and Keep Them Safe...
...and Remember Them All!

[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!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Are you going to be able to catch your breath a little this evening? Maybe get to bed at a decent hour?

[radu]

Yoicks!!! I was hoping your A/C would hold up under the strain. At least your son’s A/C works and let’s hope IT doesn’t conk out too.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

We’re waiting for y’all to let go of the cold front so it can move over here. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Biggirl...hump day is over! Hurrah!

[luvie]

Heck, I’m sittin’ on it. LOL! The longer it sticks around, the less stressed I am. But I would share if we could both have it at the same time. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

OMG! Pro...dead A/C is bad news!! Thank goodness you have some place to stay.

Lots of folks around you in the same fix? Hope it gets fixed quickly.

[The Mayor]

One daughter leaves another arrives today from Pittsburgh!
My Lilly visiting for most of the week.

Going to be another uncertain week for sure.
Thank you for the thread Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS)...weather cooperate today?

We finally had a sunshine day.