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FReeper Canteen ~ ANZAC Day, April 25th ~ 25 April 2023
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Posted on 04/24/2023 6:01:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~ The FReeper Canteen presents…. ~ ANZAC DAY, April 25th
Last Post - click Come home! Come home! The last post is sounding for you to hear. All good soldiers know very well there is nothing to fear while they do what is right, and forget all the worries they have met in their duties through the year. A soldier cannot always be great, but he can be a gentleman and he can be a right good pal to his comrades in his squad. So all you soldiers listen to this - Deal fair by all and you’ll never be amiss.
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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.
ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney, Australia Anzac Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Anzac Day is also observed in the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tonga. It is no longer observed as a national holiday in Samoa. Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. The pride they took in that name endures to this day, and Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand. When war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a Federal Commonwealth for only thirteen years. In 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of an Allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the Allied navies. The plan was to capture Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. The ANZAC force landed at Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold strike to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stale-mate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915, the Allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian and 2,700 New Zealand soldiers died. News of the landing at Gallipoli made a profound impact on Australians and New Zealanders at home and 25 April quickly became the day on which they remembered the sacrifice of those who had died in war. Though the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives of capturing Istanbul and knocking Turkey out of the war, the Australian and New Zealand troops' actions during the campaign bequeathed an intangible but powerful legacy. The creation of what became known as an "Anzac legend" became an important part of the national identity in both countries. This shaped the ways they viewed both their past and their future. More ANZAC Day information Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote the words to "Waltzing Matilda" in January 1895 while staying at Dagworth Station, a sheep and cattle station near Winton in Central West Queensland owned by the Macpherson family. The words were written to a tune played on a zither or autoharp by 31‑year‑old Christina Macpherson, one of the family members at the station. Waltzing Matilda - click
Gallipoli GuideLone Pine Memorial - Gallipoli
Auckland, New Zealand War Memorial Museum
Advance Australia Fair - click Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; Weve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in natures gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In historys page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.Beneath our radiant Southern Cross Well toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those whove come across the seas Weve boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine To Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair. God Defend New Zealand - clickMAORI LYRICS E Ihowä Atua, O ngä iwi mätou rä Äta whakarongona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tö atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa ENGLISH LYRICS God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:02:57 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:03:48 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for tonight’s Canteen and for honoring our allies!
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:06:07 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Kathy in Alaska
April 25
Let It Go
Do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
Romans 13:14 Augustine’s autobiographical
Confessions describes his long and winding journey to Jesus. On one occasion, he was riding to the palace to give a flattering speech for the emperor. He was fretting over his deceptive applause lines when he noticed a drunken beggar “joking and laughing.” He realized the drunk already had whatever fleeting happiness his shifty career might bring, and with much less effort. So Augustine stopped striving for worldly success.
But he was still enslaved by lust. He knew he couldn’t turn to Jesus without turning from sin, and he still struggled with sexual immorality. So he prayed, “Grant me chastity . . . but not yet.”
Augustine stumbled along, torn between salvation and sin, until finally he had enough. Inspired by others who had turned to Jesus, he opened a Bible to Romans 13:13–14. “Let us behave decently . . . not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality . . . . Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.”
That did it. God used those inspired words to break Augustine's chains of lust and brought him “into the kingdom of the Son . . . in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13–14). Augustine became a bishop who remained tempted by fame and lust, but he now knew whom to see when he sinned. He turned to Jesus. Have you? .
Reflect & Pray
What’s keeping you from giving your life to Jesus? How might your life change if you let it go?
Dear Father, let nothing come between me and You.
For further study, read Remade in the Image of Jesus at DiscoverySeries.org.
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:14:01 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.)
To: Fred Nerks; Long Jon No Silver; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; ...
~ ANZAC Day, April 25th ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
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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posted on
04/24/2023 6:14:16 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; beachn4fun; laurenmarlowe; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:18:29 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: dfwgator
Good evening, dfwgator...thanks for the great link.
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posted on
04/24/2023 6:24:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: dfwgator
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Tippy had a wonderful happy first anniversary day.
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:06:22 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Hey there, Pro...my pleasure. An important piece of history to be remembered.
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:08:46 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu; Jet Jaguar; null and void; fieldmarshaldj; Red Badger; Tilted Irish Kilt; Kathy in Alaska; ...
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
I hope this week isn’t quite as crazy as the last “off week”.
Nice to see some sunshine on your side of town at last. Strange day with it cloudy over there most of the day and sunny at the airports.
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:32:17 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: dfwgator
Excellent video. Powerful imagery.
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:41:22 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:44:57 PM PDT
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you had a smooth Monday.
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posted on
04/24/2023 7:54:04 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu
Good evening, radu...hope your day was warm with no wind.
Skies overhead are still clear at my house. I’ve been chasing canadian geese out of the yard. I do NOT want them here. They are a pain in the neck and VERY messy.
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posted on
04/24/2023 8:08:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: dfwgator
dfwgator!!
1st!!
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posted on
04/24/2023 8:10:16 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
ML!!
2nd!!
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posted on
04/24/2023 8:11:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hai Kathy! (((HUGS))) I’m still having problems with the router I use to connect to the internet, I have a new one that’ll arrive on Friday. Hope that fixes it. I have to connect direct to the socket to get on, the router is great because I have a wireless printer, and some other things that need the internet.
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posted on
04/24/2023 8:11:36 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Hold on tight to your dream)
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