FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 09 March 2023

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Yep! Still The Best Looking Navy In The World!

220129-N-PG226-1344 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, conducts a vertical replenishment alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tate Cardinal)

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Honoring those who have served before.

A Little Angel Welcoming Daddy Home!

Friends and family welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment home at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, January 28, 2022 after a nine month deployment overseas. The battalion executed missions at 12 locations in nine different countries across the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

More Happy Kids Seeing Dad Home From Deployment!

Friends and family welcome Soldiers assigned to the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor Regiment home at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, January 28, 2022 after a nine month deployment overseas. The battalion executed missions at 12 locations in nine different countries across the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

No Caption Needed!

220128-N-IW125-1164 KEY WEST, FL (Jan. 28, 2022) F-35B Lightning IIs from the "Warlords" of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 fly in formation over Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field in Key West, FL, Jan. 28, 2022. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh)

Lets Get Ready To Rumble!

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Osbert Liburd, a recruit with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, squares off with opponent during a body sparring bout on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Jan. 26, 2022. Liburd was participating in the crucible: the 54-hour long culminating event of recruit training. The crucible challenges all the skills a recruit has acquired throughout their time in recruit training. Once recruits complete the crucible, they will have earned the title “United States Marine.” Liburd was recruited out of Oklahoma City, OK with Recruiting Station Claremore. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Christopher Madero)

Ready To Go!

Alpha Troop AH-64E Apaches, 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, staged on training area airfield in Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, January 27, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Lasta Chilling!

Military Working Dog Lasta, left, a Belgian Malinois, joins Chenega Global Protection Sgt. Brendan Trapp visit together during a training break at the Kwajalein kennels on U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Jan. 14, 2022. The island's MWDs work to maintain security at island entry and exit points. (Photo by Jessica Dambruch)

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[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks Ma!

[PROCON]

Thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[SkyDancer]

~ Hai All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

HUMP DAY! I bet you’re really ready for it this week!

[radu]

Howdy, JJ!

You were quick this evening. It’s not easy to beat PRO. LOL!

You doing alright these days? Slowing down at all or still going full-bore?

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Having any luck with the part-time job hunting? Any prospects at all? I hope the weather’s improving a little so you’ll even feel like getting out and about.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))

Did you ever work on helicopters?

[lightman]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, nah, no job prospects but I'm not looking very hard either and am being very particular.

No weather improvement yet, but spring is close.

'Sup with you and the kittehs?

[The Mayor]

Comfort on Doorframes

Bible in a Year:

• Deuteronomy 8–10
• Mark 11:19–33

Write [these commandments] on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:9

As I scanned my social media feed in the aftermath of the 2016 flood in southern Louisiana, I came across a friend’s post. After realizing her home would have to be gutted and rebuilt, my friend’s mom encouraged her to look for God even in the heart-wrenching work of cleaning up. My friend later posted pictures of Bible verses she uncovered on the exposed door frames of the home, apparently written at the time the home had been built. Reading the Scriptures on the wooden planks gave her comfort.

The tradition of writing Bible verses on doorframes may stem from God’s command to Israel. God instructed the Israelites to post His commands on doorframes as a way of remembering who He is. By writing the commandments on their hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6), teaching them to their children (v. 7), using symbols and other means to recall what God commands (v. 8), and placing the words on doorframes and entry ways (v. 9), the Israelites had constant reminders of God’s words. They were encouraged to never forget what He had said or their covenant with Him.

Displaying God’s words in our homes as well as planting their meaning in our hearts can help us to build a foundation that relies on His faithfulness as revealed in Scripture. And He can use those words to bring us comfort even in the midst of tragedy or heart-wrenching loss.

Reflect & Pray

When has Scripture comforted you the most? How are the truths of Scripture the foundation for your life?

Heavenly Father, thank You for Scripture that guides my path. Remind me to build my foundation on it.

Grow in your knowledge of the Scriptures.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...it’s up to us to remember. Without them, we wouldn’t have made it this far.

[radu]

Be picky! At this point in our lives, we can do just that. LOL I keep hoping you’ll luck on to something you’ll enjoy as much as I enjoy my weekends at the museum.

Your weather isn’t improving and it’s going downhill here. Not too bad today but it’s a downhill slide for the next week at least. We’re looking at lows below freezing next week and that’s gonna hurt the trees that are waking up now. They woke up too soon this year.

The kittehs are quiet this evening .... YAY! Last night was crazy in here.

My new riding mower is parked in a shed as of this afternoon and the windshield on the Town Car was replaced today. No more leaking onto my lap. Life is good. LOL

[Jet Jaguar]

nope. Only all blocks of f-16’s.

[Jet Jaguar]

Im doin’ well. Still full bore.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, radu...are you finally done with the rain for a while?

We are dripping, dripping, dripping, all day and then freezing tonight.