FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 11 January 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor!

C. J. Pierce, the guitarist of the music group Drowning Pool, sings and plays his guitar during the Drowning Pool concert in Powidz, Poland, Dec. 30, 2023. This concert is a part of the Drowning Pool’s Holiday tour around Poland from Dec. 24, 2023, through Jan. 2, 2023.

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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.

Welcome Baby!!

Proud parents and veterans Alexa and Douglas Davis welcomed baby Chance as the first baby of the New Year to delivery at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. (Photo by Rodney Jackson)

No Matter The Culture Or Country - No One Likes Dental Appointments!

Japan Air Self Defense Force Cpt. Toshiaki Moriya, a dentist, right, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Angileena Rodrigues, from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, center, comfort a patient after a tooth extraction during a dental engagement at Palau Head Start in Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Dec. 28, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Allison)

We Want To Compete! Sign Us Up!

Soldiers aim and shoot a handheld and bipod-stabilized 60mm mortar during the 2023 Best Mortar Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, Photo by Lara Poirrier

Teaching Boat Safety!

A U.S. Navy Sailor, U.S. Coast Guardsmen, U.S. Army soldiers, and local Palauan residents pose for a photo during a boat safety class in Melekeok, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Dec. 28, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)

We Want To Be Sappers!!!

U.S. Army Sappers perform breaching operations in an urban environment during the 2023 Best Sapper Competition at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, Apr. 23, 2023. Sappers are the most elite of the Combat Engineers, and this competition brings the best from across the Army to test their skills and physical endurance over a grueling four days of continuous events. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Justin P. Morelli)

We Having Fun Yet!

Sunburst Youth Academy Class 32 Cadet Andy Garrido crawls through a mud pit during the JROTC Raider Slayer competition, Sept. 30, 2023, at Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. The competitive Raiders team is for elite cadets and is one of several extracurricular opportunities offered at the academy. Sunburst is a National Guard Youth Challenge Program site run in partnership between the California National Guard’s Task Force Torch youth and community programs directorate and the Orange County Department of Education. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman)

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[The Mayor]

January 11

A Simple Request

Bible in a Year :

• Genesis 27–28
• Matthew 8:18–34

If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.

John 21:22 “Please clean the front room before you go to bed,” I said to one of my daughters. Instantly came the reply, “Why doesn’t she have to do it?”

Such mild resistance was frequent in our home when our girls were young. My response was always the same: “Don’t worry about your sisters; I asked you.”

In John 21, we see this human tendency illustrated among the disciples. Jesus had just restored Peter after he’d denied Him three times (see John 18:15–18, 25–27). Now Jesus said to Peter, “Follow me!” (21:19)—a simple but painful command. Jesus explained that Peter would follow Him to the death (vv. 18–19).

Peter barely had time to comprehend Jesus’ words before he asked about the disciple behind them: “What about him?” (v. 21). Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?” Then He said, “You must follow me” (v. 22).

How often we’re like Peter! We wonder about the faith journeys of others and not what God is doing with us. Late in his life, when the death Jesus foretold in John 21 was much closer, Peter elaborated on Christ’s simple command: “As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do” (1 Peter 1:14–15). That’s enough to keep each of us focused on Jesus and not on those around us. .

Reflect & Pray

How are you tempted to compare your faith walk with others? How will you keep your focus on Jesus today?

Heavenly Father, please continue to conform me into the image of Your Son. 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...hope you have had a relaxing retired week so far.

[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.

Any sanity left this evening?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Hurrah for us! We made it thru hump day. It has been a struggle.

Stay warm!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...have you made it past the storms all in one piece?

No snow today...hurrah!

[luvie]

Always remember them!
They sacrifice EVERYTHING for us!

[lightman]

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

[radu]

I made it through the Mon./Tues. storm intact. We’ll see if I get as lucky Friday when we have a repeat.
Then an arctic system comes through Sun. through Tues. and that one will give us some snow. And brutally cold temps.

MAYBE that storm will be the last for a while. I sure hope so! This isn’t fun for anyone in the storms’ paths.

I was glad to see the lack of snow up there the past couple of days. It did look like it would snow at any moment today though. Ugly sky.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

That’s such a sweet picture.

Did you enjoy having a warm day? I’ll bet the kitties did!

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It’s always sweet to see our troops with their kids! So much love there.

It was a nice day. I didn’t see much of the kitties, though. Grey and Li’l Bit were the only ones who showed up to eat this morning. Not sure why. I was awfully glad to see all of them this evening, though. They don’t need to make me worry!

How were things over your way? More snow soon?

[radu]

Your kitties were probably out roaming their territories; something they haven’t done much the past several days. Making sure they haven’t been invaded is more important than breakfast. LOL

It wasn’t too bad here. We had some sunshine but it was a bit breezy. It was 46 when I w as out and about this afternoon and when the breeze would die down for a minute, it felt nice enough.
Tomorrow and Friday will be around 55 but Friday will be wet and very windy, like Monday. A slight risk for severe weather.

Sunday through Tuesday is what I’m dreading. That’s when the arctic blast comes through and it’ll be c-c-c-c-cold. And windy. Highs Monday and Tuesday only in the low 20s with lows 10 or below. Very similar to the storm system that hit Christmas 2022. They don’t know, yet, how much moisture will be with it but any snow that falls will stick and stay around a day or so. We’ll be back above freezing from Wednesday, on, but still in the 30s the rest of the week.
It’s January.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sanity? None left...but these 3 days have been interesting. The boss boss, who lives in Florida, is now working Alaska hours (my boss is in the hospital). She is working 12p to 9p and beyond Monday and Tuesday nights.

First checks of the year meant so many things had to be looked at...new rates for taxes, insurance, unemployment insurance, etc, etc. All needed to be checked, presuming the reports would run correctly after updates (not all did). We spent time late yesterday entering reversal data for something the system was supposed to have done last week. We split up the list and finally got all of them entered, reports rerun, strays fixed, and reports run again til all were corrected.

I am so glad these 3 days are behind us. Everything to get folks paid was finally done and we got “to go home” an hour early. (We all work from home. LOL!) I need some sleep. Giving up here shortly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie...we won’t forget, EVER!

That picture is priceless!

[radu]

I’ll bet you’re all more than relieved to get these three days behind you. Sounds like a nightmare, and your job’s already bad enough as it is. And, of COURSE, there’d be something out of whack somewhere in the system to hold y’all up.
But with all the hassles, you still got to “go home” early today? Amazing!

Early to bed sounds like a GOOD plan. I doubt you got much sleep.

[luvie]

Well, whatever they were doing, the prospect of food didn’t bring them in this morning. Of course, there was probably food in their dishes all night to snack on. Till time for the stupid doves to swoop in on it. Then it’s gone.

Our low next Monday is supposed to be about 12. High, 31. Yep. January. Can’t be shocked. It happens every year. I just have to be prepared to make sure the kitties have water that’s not ice cubes. They have warm spots if they’ll only use them. Which they haven’t so far. I’ve even tried to keep all the dead leaves and debris out of them. Silly cats.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, lightman...it is our job to NEVER forget.

Are you still snowless? Using your wood stove?