FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 3 June 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

ALAMO JUMP

U.S. Air Force airmen jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a certification course for drop zone control officers in Alamo, Nev., May 12, 2011. The airmen jumpers are assigned to the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, also known as the Red Horse Squadron. Airmen assigned to the 414th Combat Search and Rescue Squadron provided the training. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald

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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.

ROTOR WASH

U.S. Marines Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft land in Zaranj, Afghanistan, to pick up British Army Brig. Nicholas Welch, the deputy commander of Regional Command Southwest, May 10, 2011. Welch traveled from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, with British and American troops to collaborate with Afghan national leaders to discuss progress and problems in the Nimroz province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. VanderSchans

SAILORS OF THE YEAR

The 2010 Sailors of the Year are honored at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., May 15, 2011, before a major league baseball game between the Nationals and the Florida Marlins. The four sailors will be meritoriously promoted to chief petty officers for their accomplishments. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Abraham Essenmacher

JOINTSTARS MISSION

A U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, also known as a Joint STARS aircraft, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan, May 17, 2011. The JointSTARS is assigned to the 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron; the Stratotanker is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. William Greer

FINISH LINE

Athletes sprint across the finish line during the 100-meter dash at the 2011 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin

WHEELCHAIR RACE

Angelo Anderson, a U.S. Navy team member, speeds down the track while competing in the 800 Meter Dash Wheelchair during the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin

TRANSPORT RIGGING

U.S. Marines prepare the rigging to transport a Canadian Forces CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a recovery mission of aircraft and personnel in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 17, 2011. The Marines and Canadian Forces transported the aircraft safely to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The U.S. Marines are assigned to a helicopter support team with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rashaun X. James

MARINE CHEER

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege leads the all-Marine wheelchair basketball team in a cheer before the game against the Army team during the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17, 2011. The Army team beat the Marines 33-21 in the first game of the series. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes

STRAIGHT SHOOTER

A wounded warrior takes aim in the shooting competition during the 2011 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jahn Kuiper

ENEMY WATCH

U.S. Army soldiers consolidate rounds and watch for enemy activity following a machine-gun and small arms attack on their position near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan, May 18, 2011. DOD photo by Karen Parrish

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Aloha Night Owl!

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

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[AZamericonnie]

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[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Howdy, Canteeners!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ It’s Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Kathy & thank you for finally friday! *hugs*

Love seeing our best at work & play! I bet they play as hard as they work too!:)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And we have another tie....Hawaii and Nana Hope grab the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....AZ snags the silver!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....MrZ bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy!!

Thanks for tonight's Canteen, can't wait for the weekend!

And I promise I won't post anymore "neked" pics..:=)

[SandRat]

The CAT scan, according to what the techs saw went well. Nothing in my head that God didn’t put there. There's nothing extra in there to cause any worry so should get a clean bill of health from the Neurologist next Friday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...Doug Giles and one of his daughters are on my radio right now. Another of his daughters was in on the ACORN sting back east, the girl and guy that made videos, Very interesting listening. They are up here for some event.

Did you have a nice weather day? Over night we got a little real rain.

[luvie]

Praise the Lord for He is good! That is great news, Sandy, and
we’re very happy for you!

Does that mean you “have” to go back to work, too? That’s
one of those mixed blessings we hear so much about! LOL!

[luvie]

Well, darn! We were looking forward to ScuttleBUTT II! *grin*

[The Mayor]

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Two Tales Of One City June 2, 2011

The book of Jonah has the makings of a great movie plot. It contains a runaway prophet, a terrible storm at sea, the prophet swallowed by a great fish, God sparing the prophet’s life, and the repentance of a pagan city.

But Jonah’s sequel—the book of Nahum—might not be so popular. Nahum ministered in Nineveh just as Jonah had, but about 100 years later. This time, the Ninevites had no interest in repentance. Because of this, Nahum condemns Nineveh and proclaims judgment on the people.

To unrepentant Nineveh, the prophet preached: “The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked” (Nah. 1:3). But Nahum also had a message of mercy. To comfort the people of Judah, he proclaimed: “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (v.7).

We see in the stories of Jonah and Nahum that with every new generation comes the necessity of an individual response to God. No one’s spiritual life can be handed off to another; we must each choose to serve the Lord from our own heart. God’s message is as fresh today as it was hundreds of years ago: judgment for the unrepentant but mercy for the repentant. How will you respond?

Your mercy, Lord, how great it is
To overrule our sin!
So help us know Your righteousness
And choose to walk therein. —D. De Haan

God’s judgment is certain, but so is His mercy.

Read: Nahum 1

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. —Nahum 1:7

Bible in a year:
2 Chronicles 19-20; John 13:21-38

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Nana Hope...((HUGS))...and thanks for today’s Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.