FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 26 October 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!! ~

Congratulations!

U.S. Airmen, Guardians and Soldiers begin the Norwegian Foot March at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 5, 2023. Part of the equipment necessary to safely complete the march is a flashlight or headlamp to illuminate the path in the early morning hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez)

Canteen Mission Statement

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.

Pucks Out!

The University of Alaska Anchorage's Brett Bamber and U.S. Air Force Academy’s Holt Oliphant race for the puck at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2023. The USAFA Falcons defeated the UAA Seawolves 4-3 in overtime, marking the first time the Falcons have defeated the UAA Seawolves in Anchorage since 1974. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan)

Get Set! Go!!

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Escobedo, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron fire emergency services firefighter, organizes Frank Borman K-8 School students for a race at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base AZ, October 18, 2023. The students learned basic fire drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

We Love Lilli!

Barrie Chileen- Martinez, a geographer from the USACE Rock Island District visits with therapy dog Lilli, at the Recovery Field Office in Kihei, Hawai‘i, Oct. 24.

You Got This!

Junior ROTC Cadet Bryan Robertson, from the Scott Regional Technology Center Junior ROTC program, in Monett, Missouri, performs a pull up at the 31st Engineer Battalion quad, during the physical team tasks portion of the Raider Challenge event here Saturday. In all, more than 300 Junior ROTC cadets from 16 schools across Missouri, and as far away as Mississippi and Wisconsin, competed in this year’s event.

Furbabies Helping Where They Can!!

Pictured from left to right: Therapy dogs Cora, Josh, Lilli, and Cora and their handlers visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hawai‘i Wildfire Recovery Field Office in Kiehi, Hawai‘i, Oct. 24.

Never Forgotten!

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) honor the fallen during a disinterment ceremony OCT. 23, 2023, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the large number of remains, DPAA has begun phase five of disinterring 652 sets of unknown remains associated with the Korean War that had been buried at the NMCP. The plan is to disinter the remains in seven phases over the next five to seven years. As the remains are identified in this method, it will reduce the potential candidates for subsequent phases, and thereby provide quicker identifications. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Randolph)

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[PROCON]

Good evening, Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day!! Any chance for breather this evening?

It’s a pretty day up there, I see. So nice to have the Lake Hood cam working again.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Did you get snow today?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[lizma2]

Volunteered at Walter Reed during the Afghan War via Red Cross

They put me on the amputation ward, Ward 52.

My respect for our military went through the roof and is never coming down!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[PROCON]

Hi Radu, no snow here, just rain, the mountain passes are getting their first snow of the season though.

Son's off today/tomorrow/Friday so we went out to breakfast and hung out a bit today.

How's things your way?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...they must be remembered!

[radu]

Very good. I checked the radar before going to bed this morning and saw there was rain in some areas and snow in others. I didn’t know what you might end up with.

I woke up to no visibility when I first opened the curtains. A HUGE cloud of dust outside. Da beans went byebye today. I was shocked because I didn’t expect it so soon. But it’s over now and I don’t have to dread it anymore. LOL Dusty and crew left about an hour ago.

[SkyDancer]

Evening All! Hai Kathy! (((Hugs))) heading out to Cessna school to ensure I’m doing okay. Piece of cake.

[The Mayor]

October 26

Beauty for Ashes

Bible in a Year:

• Jeremiah 9–11
• 1 Timothy 6

The Lord has anointed me . . . to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.

Isaiah 61:1, 3

In the aftermath of the Marshall Fire, the most destructive fire in Colorado history, one ministry offered to help families search through the ashes for valuable items. Family members mentioned precious objects they hoped were still preserved. Very little was. One man spoke tenderly of his wedding ring. He’d placed it on his dresser in the upstairs bedroom. The house now gone, its contents had charred or melted into a single layer of debris at the basement level. Searchers looked for the ring in that same corner where the bedroom had been—without success.

The prophet Isaiah wrote mournfully of the impending destruction of Jerusalem, which would be leveled. Likewise, there are times we feel the life we’ve built has been reduced to ashes. We feel we have nothing left, emotionally and spiritually. But Isaiah offers hope: “He [God] has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted . . . to comfort all who mourn” (Isaiah 61:1–2). God converts our tragedy into glory: “[He will] bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes” (v. 3). He promises to “rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated” (v. 4).

At that Marshall Fire site, one woman searched the ashes on the opposite side. There, still in its case, she unearthed the husband’s wedding ring. In your despair, God reaches into your ashes and pulls out the one truly precious thing. You. .

Reflect & Pray

What experience in your life made you feel you had lost everything? How did God pull you out of the difficulty?

Dear God, please turn my ashes into beauty.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Taking a breather regardless...I need a nap. 🤣 Today, and the rest of the week, is CLEAN UP! So many things started, but need to be answered, or fixed, or whatever so they can be “put to bed”.

How is the harvest going? Are you still suffering from the dust?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...how did training go today? Tippy having fun showing off her new skills?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lizma...you should be soooo proud of your contribution to our troops. Amputation ward...tough duty. Thank you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pro!!

1st!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

radu!!

2nd!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

ML!!

3rd!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...have fun at Cessna school. Piece of cake!!