FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 29 September 2022

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

“That’s Cool! ”

MH-60S Knighthawks, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, transport ammunition from dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an ammunition on load, Sept. 26, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Manvir Gill)

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.

Marines Doing Marine Stuff!

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 28, 2022. The CCX was designed to increase recruits’ stamina and ability to perform Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hutchinson)

Targets Today! Bad Guys Tomorrow!!

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jordan Miller, a small arms repairer/technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, prepares to sight in with an M4A1 service rifle during a live fire range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 24, 2022. The range was held as a tryout for III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines to represent their individual units at the upcoming Far East Division Matches shooting competition. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian A. Riveraaponte)

Prayers Up!!

The stole has a long history as a symbol of prayer and faith. For 3rd Infantry Division, the stole identifies the wearer as the Marne Division’s chaplain. The stole has the names of the previous division chaplains embroidered on the right-hand side and the military operations those chaplains served in on the left. The white symbolizes purity and the black on the opposite side is the color of the chaplain branch. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Griffen, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

Don’t Panic! We Did This On Purpose!

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2021) An unarmed Trident II D5LE missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) 31. This launch was part of the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program’s DASO certification process. The primary objective of DASO is to evaluate and demonstrate the readiness of the SSBN’s Strategic Weapon System (SWS) and crew before operational deployment following the submarine’s engineered refueling overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Holmes/Released)

Tire Flipping Events For Heroes! Not For Us!!!

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Battalion, participate in a tire flipping event during the Atlas Games at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 22, 2022. The Atlas Games is a battalion field meet that incorporates the full spectrum of leadership skills and teamwork to enhance individual readiness and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred)

Nice View If You Can Get It!!

Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Starr)

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for tonight’s Canteen and remembering and honoring our Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

PRAYERS UP FOR ALL OUR FLORIDA FREEPERS AND THEIR FAMILIES!!

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
September 29, 2022

The Coffee-Bean Bowl

Read: John 12:1–7

We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:15

I’m not a coffee drinker, but one sniff of coffee beans brings me a moment of both solace and wistfulness. When our teenage daughter Melissa was making her bedroom uniquely hers, she filled a bowl with coffee beans to permeate her room with a warm, pleasant scent.

It’s been nearly two decades since Melissa’s earthly life ended in a car accident at age seventeen, but we still have that coffee-bean bowl. It gives us a continual, aromatic remembrance of Mell’s life with us.

Scripture also uses fragrances as a reminder. Song of Songs refers to fragrances as a symbol of love between a man and a woman (see 1:3; 4:11, 16). In Hosea, God’s forgiveness of Israel is said to be “fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon” (Hosea 14:6). And Mary’s anointing of Jesus’ feet, which caused the house of Mary and her siblings to be “filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (John 12:3), pointed ahead to Jesus’ death (see v. 7).

The idea of fragrance can also help us be mindful of our testimony of faith to those around us. Paul explained it this way: “We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing” (2 Corinthians 2:15).

Just as the scent of coffee beans reminds me of Melissa, may our lives produce a scent of Jesus and His love that reminds others of their need of Him. — Dave Branon

How can you be “the fragrance of Christ” to someone today? How has your life caused others to sense the presence of the Savior?

Dear heavenly Father, help me to pass along an aroma of life that makes others know I represent You.

Bible in a year: Isaiah 7–8; Ephesians 2

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! Are you able to catch your breath this evening?

[thepoodlebites]

Thank You Kathy in Alaska. One more song for our Troops. May they all make it home safe.

Billy Joel, Goodnight Saigon.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j6gZefW4yEA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro, hope your fall is going well.

We are still getting some rain every night and my deck fills up with leaves every day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...are you getting any of the rain from Ian?

He is sure doing a lot of destruction on the Florida coast.

[lightman]

Thank those serving.
Honor those who served.
NEVER forget the fallen!

[luvie]

God Bless Our Mighty Troops!

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

No rain from Ian here. It’s all still in FL or over the Atlantic. We aren’t going to get much, if anything at all, from the storm. If we get a drop or two, it won’t be until the weekend.

I’ve been watching coverage since I woke up. I can’t believe how slow it’s crawling! It would have been a very destructive storm if it was blowing through fast but it’s leaving total devastation at this snail pace. Still many hours to go before it’s out of FL. :-(

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

What an awesome image!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Did you make it safely thru hump day? Hope your days aren’t getting cold yet.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, thepoodlebites, and thank you for the song for our Troops.

They surely need our prayers for safety and making it home safely.

We thank all of them for serving our country.

[luvie]

I know, huh. It gives me chills!

[radu]

Gives me chills too - - the good kind.

[luvie]

Yes, those kind of chills. Makes me proud of our troops!

[radu]

It doesn’t take a graphic to make me proud of them. They do that all on their own. :-)

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?