FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 28 October 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Wildcats With Guns!

U.S. Army cadets assigned to Kansas State University Reserves Office Training Corps (ROTC) Wildcat Battalion represent their university by expressing the school’s wildcat mascot hand symbol at an M4 qualifying range, Oct. 23, 2021, at Fort Riley, Kansas. Cadets completed a three-day field training exercise at Fort Riley that included range qualifications, obstacle courses, land navigation, and tactical combat casualty care, to focus on individual basic Soldier skills, as well as to build confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alvin Conley, 19th Public Affairs Detachment)

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Abandon Ship Drill!

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2021) Ensign Matthew Bonamassa, right, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Francisco Canizales, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), conduct life preserver training with the crew on the port bridge wing during an abandon ship drill, Oct. 23, 2021. Arlington is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to support Amphibious Squadron and Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT). PMINT is an opportunity to train for amphibious and maritime operations with embarked Marines in an integrated environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Bellino/Released)

We Know Where The Christmas Gifts Are Now!

Shown is one of 35 containers that a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin located that container ship, Zim Kingston, lost in the water of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. The Zim Kingston was traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia, when it listed 35 degrees in heavy weather resulting in the loss of 40 containers. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Mess With Our Coffee and You Will “Die”---
Active Shooter Drill Or Not! Hands Off The Coffee!

Officer Andrew Zebolsky with DK Security clears the Base Exchange at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Sept. 7, 2021. Security Forces work closely with our civilian security team to train to standards on detaining and deescalating hostile situations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

This Is Just A Drill! Ok, Who Wants To Be Zipped In the Body Bag?

Master Sgt. Patricia Rose, a member of the 110th Force Support Squadron, mentors Airman 1st Class Brittney Barnhart on how to perform Mortuary Affairs duties at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Oct. 23, 2021, during the 110th Wing’s Air Combat Command Midpoint Inspection. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations seek to provide dignity, honor, and respect to the fallen and care service and support to their families. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Cessna)

Officers Meeting Without The Coffee!

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2021) Carrier Air Wing 2 leadership conduct a brief officers meeting aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Oct. 21, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emily Claire Bennett) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out paperwork.)

That Looks Fun and Terrifying All At Once!

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Dustin Drury, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Detachment 1, retrieves Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Donavin Henson during cast and recovery training in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 20. HSC 26.1’s primary mission is to provide logistical support and serve as a combat-ready unit that is capable of a wide array of missions, such as Maritime Attack, Personnel Recovery, and Non-Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita Chebahtah)

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[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[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!

[The Mayor]

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Thursday,
October 28, 2021

Is God Listening?

Read: 1 John 5:13–15

If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14

When I served on my church’s congregational care team, one of my duties was to pray over the requests penciled on pew cards during the services. For an aunt’s health. For a couple’s finances. For a grandson’s discovery of God. Rarely did I hear the results of these prayers. Most were anonymous, and I had no way of knowing how God had responded. I confess that at times I wondered, Was He really listening? Was anything happening as a result of my prayers?

Over our lifetimes, most of us question, “Does God hear me?” I remember my own Hannah-like pleas for a child that went unanswered for years. And there were my pleas that my father find faith, yet he died without any apparent confession.

Etched across the millennia are myriad instances of God’s ear bending to listen: to Israel’s groans under slavery (Exodus 2:24); to Moses on Mount Sinai (Deuteronomy 9:19); to Joshua at Gilgal (Joshua 10:14); to Hannah’s prayers for a child (1 Samuel 1:10–17); to David crying out for deliverance from Saul (2 Samuel 22:7).

First John 5:14 crescendos, “If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” The word for “hears” means to pay attention and to respond on the basis of having heard.

As we go to God today, may we have the confidence of His listening ear spanning the history of His people. He hears our pleas. — Elisa Morgan

Pause to consider what you’ve most recently asked of God. What motivated you to ask? How can you know that God hears you?

Father, I come asking and trusting You to hear me because You say that You do.

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 15–17; 2 Timothy 2

[mylife]

Panzer division destroyed

[mylife]

in for the kill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as_d9_3NkB0

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...we MUST remember them.

Hope you are enjoying some nice fall weather. And it’s almost time to change our clocks again.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, fairly nice Fall weather, now it's time to mow the leaves up that have fallen, mowing them is easier than raking.

Ugh, I hate going back and forth changing the clocks, messes me up every time, LOL.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...still dry? How long til harvest do you think?

[mylife]

leaves are turning here, who needs clocks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We made it through hump day. Amazingly, my day went pretty well.
Hope yours did, too.

How are your mixers coming along? Either have a fun color?

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Still dry but not for long. The storm system is marching across TN now and will be here in a few hours. Rain for the next three days and that will hold off any harvesting for a bit. The cotton is about ready to go though.

I see Lake Hood is icing over more and more each day. Cold up there. BRRRRRRR

[Kathy in Alaska]

I had my gutters cleaned yesterday. They were completely filled with leaves and small branches. They cleaned the roof first. Last year I had it done too early and a couple huge storms filled them up again. Now my trees with leaves are all naked. Maybe one more mowing...not sure.

[mylife]

look at dem cotton!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

All my leaves are gone now...getting colder. Thanks for the tune.

Maybe some snow tomorrow.

[radu]

I’d rather not! LOL! I can’t wait for it to be GONE!! I’ve looked at it long enough.

[luvie]

Thank God for our Brave Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope they get it harvested soon so you can breathe again.