FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 21 September 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Is It Hump Day?

A herd of camels peer over a fence near Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 7, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Claudia LaMantia)

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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.

Shhh…We’re Jumping At Night! Don’t Scare The Camels!

Bright Star 2023 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S Army Photo by Sgt. Joaquin Vasquez-Duran)

Ooh Rah!!

U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 and U.S. Army Soldiers with 125th Intelligence Electronic Warfare Battalion, 25th Infantry Division pose for a group photo to conclude the force-on-force field training exercise portion of Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at 5th Marine Training Center, Puslatpur, Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2023. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. The exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Skyler M. Harris)

Lets March Through The Jungle in 100 Degrees! Sounds Fun!

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie (Cold Steel) Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, along with Australian Defense Force (ADF) Soldiers, moves back to base after completing a rehearsal for a Combat Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, at the 5th Marine Combat Training Center, Puslatpur, East Java, Indonesia., Sept. 9, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS2023) is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-pacific. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner)

You Stand There and Watch Me Struggle!

A Petroleum Oil and Lubricants specialist from the 335th Logistics Readiness Squadron in AZ runs a fuel line to the MQ-9 aircraft on the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field on San Clemente Island CA, Sept. 8, 2023. This is one of many duties performed by the Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) personnel during the Grizzly ACE exercise. The Grizzly ACE exercise is a six-day statewide event between five different Air National Guard Wings to demonstrate Agile Combat Employment in a Hub and Spoke configuration. (Photograph By US Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

I’m Ready!

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Mckeever, a firefighter from the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, demonstrates firefighting tools to the child of a 127th Wing member during the unit's family appreciation day at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. The Selfridge Family Readiness Group sponsored the event, giving 127th Wing members the opportunity to spend time together and with their families. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Schumann)

Just Hanging Around!

A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, prepare to conduct a static line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter on Stringer Drop Zone in Dahlonega, GA, September 8, 2023. The annual training event gives Rangers an opportunity to become proficient paratroopers, while giving the local community a chance to see the Rangers train in the Dahlonega area. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Eric Kestner)

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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!

[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]

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Have you reached your “I don’t care” point yet? :-)

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

September 21

God Covers Our Sin

Bible in a Year:

• Ecclesiastes 7–9
• 2 Corinthians 13

“Neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

John 8:11

When one single mother had to find work to take care of her family in the 1950s, she took on typing jobs. The only issue was that she wasn’t a very good typist and kept making mistakes. She looked for ways to cover up her errors and eventually created what’s known as Liquid Paper, a white correction fluid used to cover up typing errors. Once it dries, you can type over the cover-up as if there were no errors.

Jesus offers us an infinitely more powerful and important way to deal with our sin—no cover-up but complete forgiveness. A good example of this shows up in the beginning of John 8 in the story of a woman who was caught in adultery (vv. 3–4). The teachers of the law wanted Jesus to do something about the woman and her sins. The law said she should be stoned, but Christ didn’t bother to entertain what the law did or didn’t say. He simply offered a reminder that all have sinned (see Romans 3:23) and told anyone who hadn’t sinned to “throw a stone at” the woman (John 8:7). Not one rock was tossed.

Jesus offered her a fresh start. He said He didn’t condemn her and instructed that she “leave [her] life of sin” (v. 11). Christ gave her the solution to forgive her sin and “type” a new way of living over her past. That same offer is available to us by His grace. .

Reflect & Pray

How has Jesus and the forgiveness of sin He provides written a new story in your life? How will this change how you treat others who’ve also sinned?

Jesus, thank You for cleansing me of my sins. Help me to live a renewed life in You.

Learn more about having a personal relationship with God.

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...hope you have had a successful day. Did you and Champ master more yard?

It’s been raining here off and on all night and all day. And more leaves are falling.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...they must NOT be forgotten!

Are you enjoying nice fall days?

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

Yes, Champ and I are done with the mowing and I’m done in. LOL

Y’all are going to have to scrape mold off when you shower if it doesn’t stop raining up there. :-) Y’all need some sunshine! I hope the wet trend doesn’t continue into winter. You don’t need another record snow amount this time around.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, our weather has turned quickly as it always does as we approach Fall, cooler AM's but still nice sunny afternoons, enjoying it.

Is your weather changing too?

[Kathy in Alaska]

We changed to changing and falling leaves practically overnight.

My deck and yard are covered in leaves, WET leaves because of the rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A message just popped up on my work computer...your computer will close automatically in 15 minutes for updates. Finally got everything saved and shut it off. Off to my own computer.

Nothing like a little warning.

[ExTexasRedhead]

CHUCK MAWHINNEY THE DEADLIEST SNIPER IN VIETNAM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A-OKIk-Mnq4

[radu]

Yikes! At least you got some warning and had time to save everything.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...we must remember their sacrifice.

Have you seen any rain yet?

[luvie]

ALWAYS Remember Our Troops
They give up their family life
to keep us safe and free!