FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 22 June 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!! ~

Homecomings Are Still The Best!

Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, poses with his family following his fini flight, June 7, 2023, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Vogel took one last flight on a KC-46A Pegasus before relinquishing command of the 22nd ARW. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)

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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.

Marines Fight! Sailors Fight with Sumo Suits!

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 18, 2023) - U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) William Crouse, from Hazelgreen, AL, right, and Yeoman Seaman Anthony Edson, from Providence, RI, wrestle in sumo suits during a Morale Warfare and Recreation event aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), June 18, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt is currently underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability, an evolution that prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission-critical operations, in cooperation with Carrier Air Wing 11 and its squadrons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Juan J. Ruiz-Lazcano)

US Army: Always Finding A Reason To Run, Either At Work Or For Fun!

10th Mountain Division kicks off Mountain Fest 2023 with the annual division run, June 20, 2023, on Fort Drum, NY. Mountain Fest is an opportunity for Soldiers, families, and friends to celebrate our national spirit, and strengthen our community ties, while recognizing contritbutions and services has provided to the North Country

Wooohooo! Cheering You On From The Couch! Exhausting!

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Julissa Solorzano, a warehouse clerk with Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic, climbs a rope during a Martial Arts Instructor Course physical training event at Camp Elmore, Virginia, June 14, 2023. The MAIC is designed to develop the individual Marine’s understanding of combative techniques while enduring both mental and physical stressors in order to establish a warrior's ethos. Marines graduating the course become certified instructors and are able to teach Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques to their individual units across the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hannah Adams)

Oh, To Be A Fly On The Wall!

Educators from Recruiting Station (RS) Indianapolis, RS St. Louis, RS Oklahoma City and RS Des Moines, experience the one-week long Educators' Workshop (EWS) program from June 5 - June 9 aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. EWS is designed to inform high school/college educators, community leaders, and communication professionals about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Semper Fi, Marine!

U.S. Marine Corps World War II Veteran Armin Barth, receives his GED and the Congressional Gold Medal from his local community and US congress at American Legion Post 38, Appleton, Wisconsin, June 17, 2023. Barth dropped out of High School to enlist in the military during World War II; during this ceremony Barth was awarded his GED by the local school board. Due to his service in the Merchant Marines during the second World War he was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Hunter Calkins)

Have We Mentioned We Love Homecomings? We Do!!

1st Theater Sustainment Command friends and family wait for the Blue Team to arrive at the redeployment ceremony in front of Fowler Hall, June 11, 2023, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The team was deployed for six months.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

a little Solstice Fun:

(Spinal Tap Stonehenge Scee)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyh1Va_mYWI

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day at last! Any chance for a breather tonight? Early bedtime?

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, spel...really cool!

AND...we actually got some rain!! 4/10”!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu....we got RAIN!!

My gauge has 4/10” in it!!

And how was your day? More rain? Crops must be happy!

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[radu]

WOOHOO!!! I was hoping you’d gotten some decent rain. Your weather the last couple of days has been similar to mine ..... rain showers on and off each day. I’ve gotten about a half inch each day the last three days and it looks like there’s some more due tonight. Crops are happy and the grass in my yard is VERY happy. *sigh*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...it IS Solstice!

Sunset...11:41pm
Sunrise .. 4:20am

Thanks for the link.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Message just popped up on my work computer..where I am, still working. Your computer will restart in 15 minutes.

So...shutting down all my open stuff and going to my own computer.

Be back shortly...

[The Mayor]

June 22

Faith Comes from Hearing

Bible in a Year:

• Esther 6–8
• Acts 6

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Romans 10:17

When Pastor Bob suffered an injury that affected his voice, he entered fifteen years of crisis and depression. What, he wondered, does a pastor do who can’t talk? He struggled with this question, pouring out his grief and confusion to God. He reflected, “I only knew one thing to do—to go after the Word of God.” As he spent time reading the Bible, his love for God grew: “I’ve devoted my life to absorbing and immersing myself in the Scripture because faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God.”

We find the phrase “faith comes from hearing” in the apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans. Paul longed for all of his fellow Jewish people to believe in Christ and be saved (Romans 10:9). How would they believe? Through the faith that “comes from hearing the message . . . through the word about Christ” (v. 17).

Pastor Bob seeks to receive and believe in Christ’s message, especially as he reads the Bible. He can only speak for an hour a day and has constant pain when he does so, but he continues to find peace and contentment from God through his immersion in Scripture. So too we can trust that Jesus will reveal Himself to us in our struggles. He will increase our faith as we hear His message, whatever challenges we face.

Reflect & Pray

How could immersing yourself in Scripture strengthen your faith? How have you found contentment even when life is challenging?

Loving God, You give me hope even when I feel stuck and in pain. Shape me into the person You want me to be.

[radu]

Dang. I hope you got ample notice so you didn’t lose anything you were working on.

[luvie]

Remembering Our Troops
From All Generations!

[luvie]

Thank you!

[luvie]

The barbers are going to have a blast, buzzing these heads! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I did make it thru hump day, but it was quite the trip.

Still trying to finish up a couple projects. The boss had Brandy, our new payroll person, shadow me most all of the day and it was a pretty good experience. Now I’m working on other stuff I didn’t get done.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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