FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 06 October 2022

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

“Jungle Training—USMC Style! ”

A Brazilian Marine briefs U.S. Marines prior to a patrol as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Camila Melendez)

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.

Lookie! There’s a Dog!

Fort Myers, FL, (Oct. 3, 2022) - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Task Force 1 conducts search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Jocelyn Augustino)

Taking Care of Military Moms!!

1st Lt. Dana Showers, a traditional, drilling Soldier with the 334th Brigade Engineer Battalion and first-time mom with a five-month-old daughter. The updated version of the Army Directive 2022-06 (Parenthood, Pregnancy and Postpartum) gives Showers peace of mind knowing that her right to breastfeed will not be impeded upon while she serves her country. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariettey)

Homecomings Are The Best!!

Airmen from the 824th Base Defense Squadron greet their families after returning from a deployment to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 2, 2022. The 824 BDS Airmen deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to support the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executing the NATO Air Shielding mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Katie Tamesis)

Welcome Home, Daddy!

Airmen from the 824th Base Defense Squadron greet their families after returning from a deployment to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 2, 2022. The 824 BDS Airmen deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to support the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executing the NATO Air Shielding mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Katie Tamesis)

Just Dropping In!!!

A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School prepares to land on Luzon Drop Zone during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet above the ground. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)

It's Right Here!!

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 16th Military Police Brigade’s Best Squad identify terrain features and parts of a military map during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, Georgia June 28, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads’ physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Anthony Ford)

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[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,
October 6, 2022

Envisioning a Different Future

Read: Leviticus 25:35–37

Help them . . . so they can continue to live among you. Leviticus 25:35

The three hundred middle and high school students of the small town of Neodesha, Kansas, filed into a surprise school assembly. They then sat in disbelief upon hearing that a couple with ties to their town had decided to pay college tuition for every Neodesha student for the next twenty-five years. The students were stunned, overjoyed, and tearful.

Neodesha had been hard hit economically, which meant many families worried about how to cover college expenses. The gift was a generational game-changer, and the donors hoped it would immediately impact current families but also incentivize others to move to Neodesha. They envision their generosity igniting new jobs, new vitality—an entirely different future for the town.

God desired His people to be generous by not only tending to their own acute needs but also by envisioning a new future for their struggling neighbors. God’s directions were clear: “If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them” (Leviticus 25:35). The generosity wasn’t only about meeting basic physical needs but also about considering what their future life together as a community would require. “Help them,” God said, “so they can continue to live among you” (v. 35).

The deepest forms of giving reimagine a different future. God’s immense, creative generosity encourages us toward that day when we’ll all live together in wholeness and plenty. — Winn Collier

How does generosity meet immediate needs? How can it encourage you to also look further?

Dear God, I struggle with being generous in the most basic ways. Help me to see and act.  

Bible in a year: Isaiah 26–27; Philippians 2

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! You made it!
Any sanity left?

[TigerHawk]

To ALL,

Happy New Year! The Jewish New Year, by tradition, 5783. No wonder I feel so old!

MAY THE COMING YEAR BRING HEALTH AND JOY TO ALL! AMEN.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...right place at the right time? You were quick.

Looking any better for rain? We may have sprinkles tonight, and they say maybe a first dusting of snow in a week or so. It’s gotta stop with the rain if they want snow.

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening ~

~ Hai All! ~

~ Good Evening ~

~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a Happy New Year! And Yom Kipper!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We made it thru hump day...finally!

Hope Mrs Mayor and the mixers are on schedule. Enjoy your evening.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very little sanity left, but we got the checks finished. I go into the office in the morning to print and mail the paper checks.

But tonight I just have a little paperwork to get done before going in. Then.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

[luvie]

...and remember what they
do to keep us safe and free!
God bless them all!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...you’ve been busy lately, flying all over.

Enjoying your new plane? Hope your overnights were good.

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

I had the greeting post ready and was just finishing supper at thread posting time. :-)

Our first shot at rain is next Wednesday, according to the weatherman, but it’s only 20%. That usually means no rain for us. We’d love to have this pollen and dust washed out of the air. Too bad you can’t share some of your rain down here. It’s certainly been soggy up there for a while!
And they’re talking snow already? BRRRRRR!

They said we could have some frost here Saturday night and that will be plenty chilly enough for us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

radu!!

1st!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

2nd!!

[radu]

I hope that “little paperwork” really IS just a little. That stuff has a bad habit of growing unexpectedly. LOL

An early bedtime will help restore your sanity. Now if you can just keep from nodding off before you finish .......
:-)

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

I see RAIN in your vicinity on the radar!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

TigerHawk!!

3rd!!