[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Duty ~ Honor ~ Country

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Sgt. Kristin Thayer, left, is embraced by her mother, Roseanne Coffeen, center, and her aunt, Pat Laack, at the armory in Sheboygan, Wis., on Saturday returning from a deployment to Iraq. 

I ain't never been to Wisconsin.  Hey, I ain't never even been to Iraq!

Socorro Nunez, center, and others cheer as soldiers with the 1836th Transportation Company march past after their arrival at Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Sunday. About 300 soldiers with the company returned from deployment to Southwest Asia.

Sgt. Charles Hodges holds his two-week-old son, Ian, for the first time as his wife, Spc. Jenilee Hodges, looks on at the conclusion of a welcome-home ceremony for the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 120th Engineer Battalion in Okmulgee, Okla., on Saturday. Spc. Hodges, who is in the same unit as her husband, returned from Iraq earlier than her husband to give birth to their son. 

Capt. Phil Lancaster prepares his F-16 Fighting Falcon for a nighttime flight at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Lancaster is assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron.

Tech. Sgt. Clay Jones keeps track of the status of F-16 Fighting Falcons at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Jones is a job expediter assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

Members of the 330th Military Police unit return home to Sheboygan, Wis., on Saturday from a tour in Iraq.

 

Capt. Alan McKewan, left, a civil affairs officer, and translator Abdul M. Hussain, approach a mock Afghan village at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Friday to deliver humanitarian aid during the "Braggistan" training exercise. More than 3,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team will deploy to Afghanistan in the spring.