FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 01 June 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Never Forget!

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, “Buffaloes,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, conduct a memorial boot run, wreath laying ceremony, and range commemoration ceremony ahead of Memorial Day, May 25, 2023, at Camp Casey, South Korea. The battalion honored 22 fallen Soldiers from the Global War on Terrorism and added a 17th Infantry Regiment crest to the hillside in honor of Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. Einar H. Ingman Jr. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Beggs)

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Honoring those who have served before.

The Oscar for Fake Simulated Casualty Goes To…!

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carry a simulated casualty after a notional aftershock during a simulated foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) part of Composite Training Unit Exercise in Perry, Georgia, May 27, 2023. FHA consists of Department of Defense activities conducted outside of the U.S. and its territories to directly relieve or reduce human suffering, disease, hunger, or privation. FHA is intended to supplement or complement efforts of host nation civil authorities or agencies with the primary responsibility for providing assistance. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit serves as one of the Nation’s premier crisis response forces capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations, to include enabling follow-on forces and special operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rafael Brambila-Pelayo)

Preparing To Refuel!

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92d Air Refueling Wing during Northern Edge 23-1, May 10, 2023. NE 23-1 provides effective, flexible and capabilities-centered joint forces, ready for deployment worldwide, and enables real-world proficiency in detection, identification and tracking of units at sea, in the air and on land, and response to multiple crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Ariana Wilkinson)

JUMP!

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen jump out of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during RED FLAG-Rescue 23-1 over New Mexico, May 15, 2023. RF-R allows Airmen to experience simulated combat search and rescue operations to better prepare them for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

Hangin’ With Lemonhead!

Ten-year-old Duane Shaw and six-year-old Mason Matamoros posed with Mr. Lemonhead after earning top honors during the Lemonade Day Best Tasting event April 29, 2023 at Carl Levin Park. (U.S. Army photo by Janecze Wright, Fort Cavazos, TX, Public Affairs)

I can think of 20 things I’d rather be doing than this!

Sailors assigned to USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) ride in a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), May 28, 2023 in the Pacific Ocean. The heavy-lift helicopter can carry a 26,000-pound Light Armored Vehicle, 16 tons of cargo 50 miles and back, or enough combat-loaded Marines to lead an assault or humanitarian operation. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and John P. Murtha, is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk)

I Got This!

Members of the 181st Intelligence Wing help place flags for the Wabash Valley Run for the Fallen along the trail outside of the Indiana State University Memorial Stadium, May 24, 2023. A total of 7000 flags were placed every 18 inches in memory of a fallen service member. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[lightman]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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June 1

In God’s Hands

Bible in a Year:

• 2 Chronicles 15–16
• John 12:27–50

The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:24

Turning eighteen ushered in a new era in my daughter’s life: legally an adult, she now had the right to vote in future elections and would soon embark on life after graduating from high school. This shift had instilled in me a sense of urgency—I would have precious little time with her under my roof to impart to her the wisdom she’d need to face the world on her own: how to manage finances, stay alert to world issues, and make sound decisions.

My sense of duty to equip my daughter to handle her life was understandable. After all, I loved her and desired for her to flourish. But I realized that while I had an important role, it wasn’t solely—or even primarily—my job. In Paul’s words to the Thessalonians—a group of people he considered his children in the faith because he’d taught them about Jesus—he urged them to help one another (1 Thessalonians 5:14–15), but ultimately he trusted their growth to God. He acknowledged that God would “sanctify [them] through and through” (v. 23).

Paul trusted God to do what he couldn’t: prepare them—“spirit, soul and body”—for the eventual return of Jesus (v. 23). Though his letters to the Thessalonians contained instructions, his trust in God for their well-being and preparedness teaches us that growth in the lives of those we care for is ultimately in His hands (1 Corinthians 3:6).

Reflect & Pray

How have you observed God helping you to grow in Him? Whose growth do you need to entrust to Him?

Father, thank You for being the initiator and finisher of my spiritual growth. Please help me to trust You for that good work.

For further study, read Heart, Soul, and Mind: Raising Kids to Know and Love God.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...we must remember them.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...we must never forget.

How is your late spring, early summer coming along?

[lightman]

Cool and DRY.

Sub average tempertatures for the month with many mornings in the low 40’s.

And barely 4/10 inch of rain ALL MONTH!

Driest May since record keeping began in my corner of the Keystone State.

[luvie]

ALWAYS remember them.
ALL of them!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

I hope Hump Day has been kind to you. I imagine an early bedtime would be welcome.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did the day remain comfy?

Hot and steamy here.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It was about 90, but there was a stiff breeze that made it not feel too hot. We had lots of rain clouds around us late this afternoon, but you guessed it. We got zippo, nada, nothing. *sigh*

Hot is awful....steamy and hot is 100 times worse! I hope you had a bit of a breeze for a bit of relief.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We made it through another hump day...hurrah for us!

Hope your week is going as planned.

[radu]

If it’s 90 here, even a stiff breeze won’t make it feel not too hot. LOL We were close to 90 and will up in the 90s this weekend, with a lot of humidity to go with it.

It was mostly cloudy here with a little breeze and that helped a little while I was outside with the well guys. I’m still limp from being in the heat though. I just don’t handle it well anymore.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...after all the physical labor you’ve had to do in the last few days, are you among the mobile living?

Hope you can relax a bit and let your back unwind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....Pro grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....lightman snags the silver!!

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

I’m among the living but not very mobile. At least I have water again and I didn’t drop dead when I got the bill. LOL It wasn’t painless but it was less than I expected.

My stress level dropped drastically and in that regard, I feel much better. I was wound up like a two-dollar watch. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....The Mayor bags the bronze!!