FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 09 September 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

US Army: Where We Beat Terrorists And Fires Alike!

CARIBBEAN SEA - (Aug. 31, 2021) -- U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2-3 Infantry Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, led by strike team crew boss Ricardo Rubio, a National Interagency Fire Center fire fighter, walk down a vehicle trail as they look to hold and patrol containment lines while deployed in support of the Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations on the Dixie Fire in Plumas National Forest, California, Sept. 4, 2021. U.S. Army North, as U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, remains committed to providing flexible DoD support to the National Interagency Fire Center to respond quickly and effectively to assist our local, state, and federal partners in protecting people, property, and public lands. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Deion Kean)

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Navy Band Is Back In Action!

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble helps listeners gathered at the National Harbor celebrate Labor Day weekend with a waterfront performance near the nation's capital. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class April Enos)

USCG: Rescuing People With A Smile!

BOSTON, Mass. -- (Aug. 25, 2021) Crew members assigned to the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) take a moment for a photo in their over the horizon boat after assisting the crew of a fishing vessel off the coast of Boston. The USCGC Escanaba is a 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter with a crew of around 100 conducting many of the service's missions, emphasizing law enforcement. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dyxan Williams.)

We’re Working On Being Spies---Sort Of!

Pilots and crew chiefs assigned to 2-25 Bco “KnightHawk”, support rooftop insertion during a Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES/SPIES) Master course on August 26, 2021, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Throughout this course, these students were taught how to rig, inspect and deploy Soldiers fast-roping 20ft above ground, or suspended 100ft below the helicopter while 200ft above the ground. With these skills, the FRIES/SPIES Masters can deploy soldiers anywhere in the combat zone no matter how treacherous the terrain may be. (U.S. Army photo by MSG Lekendrick Stallworth)⁣

Sailors and Marines Working Together For A Great Cause: Movement of Ice Cream Containers!

PACIFIC OCEAN (August 26, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Marines, assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors work together to move ice cream in a working party onboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Aug 26. Pearl Harbor, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)

Americans Helping Americans! Thank You, National Guard!

Louisiana National Guardsmen Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cody Davis (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ronald Cole (right), UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots with the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion from Pineville, Louisiana, prepare for departure as they continue search and rescue missions throughout the southeastern part of the state after Hurricane Ida, Sept. 3, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens)

What A Sight!

Crew chiefs from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit inspect a B-52 Stratofortress upon arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 26 Aug. This deployment allows aircrews and support personnel to conduct theater integration and to improve bomber interoperability with joint partners and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alysia Blake)

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[NEWBeginings2021]

Hi!

[lightman]

Happy hump day!

[NEWBeginings2021]

Same to you!

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening ~

~ Hai ~

~ Good Evening ~

~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[The Mayor]

September 9

Hotel Corona

Bible in a Year:

• Proverbs 6–7
• 2 Corinthians 2

Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all . . . . From now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view.

2 Corinthians 5:14, 16

The Dan Hotel in Jerusalem became known by a different name in 2020—“Hotel Corona.” The government dedicated the hotel to patients recovering from COVID-19, and the hotel became known as a rare site of joy and unity during a difficult time. Since the residents already had the virus, they were free to sing, dance, and laugh together. And they did! In a country where tensions between different political and religious groups run high, the shared crisis created a space where people could learn to see each other as human beings first—and even become friends.

It’s natural, normal even, for us to be drawn toward those we see as similar to us, people we suspect share similar experiences and values to our own. But as the apostle Paul often emphasized, the gospel is a challenge to any barriers between human beings that we see as “normal” (2 Corinthians 5:15). Through the lens of the gospel, we see a bigger picture than our differences—a shared brokenness and a shared longing and need to experience healing in God’s love.

If we believe that “one died for all,” then we can also no longer be content with surface-level assumptions about others. Instead, “Christ’s love compels us” (v. 14) to share His love and mission with those God loves more than we can imagine—all of us.

Reflect & Pray

When do you find yourself most prone to forget the “bigger picture” of your shared humanity with others? What helps remind you of our equal brokenness and need for Jesus’ love?

In hard times, Jesus, thank You for those moments when I see a glimmer of breathtaking beauty through the love and joy of others. Help me to live each day this way, regarding “no one from a worldly point of view.”

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, NEW...hump day is finally over!

[MoJo2001]

Someone other than Biggirl is first. Oh my goodness! Good for you, NEWBeginings2021!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...we made it thru hump day. It’s been a wall-to-wall day, with more than a few problems, but all are taken care of until tomorrow. LOL!

[mylife]

that aint no b52 stratortress, it is a a badass stsl plane

[lightman]

Got a line of severe thunderstorm headed my way within the hour...dropped the house temp a couple of degrees “just in case”.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, Pro...we must remember!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...are you still out there, or have you made it home for a few days?

[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!

That B-52 Stratofortress - - what a sight, indeed!

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy1 (((HUGS))) Nope, still out here until Sun; will be doing a red-eye to Reno, staying until midnight next day then off to Newark. Ugh.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Any sanity left intact?