FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Thanksgiving 2022! ~ 24 November 2022

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Happy Thanksgiving 2022!! ~

GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THEM, WHEREVER THEY SERVE

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.

Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation

Washington, D.C.
October 3, 1863

By the President of the United States of America.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.

I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
~ Psalm 100 (ESV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and travel and family gatherings,
this thread will run until the Sunday Chapel posts Saturday evening.

Please feel free to post your favorite tunes

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Allegra]

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍁

I spent a few Thanksgivings in the Sandbox.

Kudos and respect to those who made it a very nice holiday there. ♥️

[lightman]

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord
And to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High!”

—Psalm 92:1

[Fiji Hill]

Turkey Hop--The Johnny Otis Orchestra; vocal by the Robins (1950)

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy Thanksgiving ~

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
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[Fiji Hill]

Give Thanks--The Platters (1953)

[TigerHawk]

TO ALL,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

G-D BLESS YOU, AND YOURS!!!

[Fiji Hill]

Beautiful City--The Zion Travelers (1958)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...I finally got the thread posted. Both computers decided to reboot on their own and I lost both threads. GRRR! What a way to start.

Hope you didn’t have to go out at all today...it’s a zoo outside.

[Fiji Hill]

Tack Min Gud, För Vad Som Varit (Thanks, my God, for all that's happened)--Einar Ekberg (1953)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Allegra, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[radu]

Happy Thanksgiving, Allegra!

Yes, you did spend a few Thanksgivings in the Sandbox. We remember it well. Thinking back on when that was, it’s hard to believe how many years have passed. Where did the time go? LOL

[Allegra]

Awwww…dear, sweet tongue-tied (Chris.) I miss him. Thank you for posting that pic. We sure had a lot of fun.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Great timing for your computers to decide to reboot. I thought they said computers were supposed to make life easier. They lied!

I went nowhere today but did spend some time outside. I finally felt up to washing my filthy car and it was a perfect day for it. Sunny and 66 degrees. Now I won’t be embarrassed to drive the car. LOL

You didn’t have a very pretty day up there for your travels to your appointments. It started out really ugly but finally cleared off this afternoon. Sunset was absolutely glorious.

[Fiji Hill]

Var Jag Går i Skogar, Berg och Dalar (when I walk in forests, mountains and valleys)--Ingeborg Nyberg (1956)

Where I walk in forests, mountains and valleys,
A friend follows me, I hear his voice.
He is invisible, but speaks to me,
Speaking, occasionally warning, sometimes comforting.
He, my Shepherd, died for me,
But he lives for all eternity.
He follows and cherishes his sheep,

[Allegra]

Thinking back on when that was, it’s hard to believe how many years have passed. Where did the time go? LOL

I hear ya! Sometimes it seems like it was just a couple of weeks ago and other times, it feels like it was another life.

I hope you have nice Thanksgiving plans and that it’s not crazy or hectic. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman, and happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[Fiji Hill]

This was composed by H. Leland Green, a friend of my parents. My mother is one of the singers. The choir had an audience of tens of millions over the radio.

If You Come to Jesus--The Old Fashioned Revival Hour Chorus Choir (c. 1956)

[AbnSarge]

Thanksgiving 2005 -
Camp Korean Village, Anbar Province, Iraq. Happiest guy on the outpost, I got to meet up with and have Thanksgiving Dinner with my son.

The Marines there put on a righteous feast for us Army guys passing through on missions.

I was the only guy there that got to have Thanksgiving with family. In the background back then, always supportive, sending music/dvds and encouragement, Kathy in Alaska!

Thank you, we never will forget