FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 05 July 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GUN TOSS

The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team competes during the Joint Service Drill Exhibition at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2012. The Air Force team took first place after competing against teams from all four of the armed services including the Merchant Marine Academy. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston

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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.

SAILOR BRIEFING

U.S. Navy Ensign Timothy Eick briefs Indian sailors at the end of a training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey under way in the Indian Ocean, April 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Farrington

FINAL FLIGHT

The space shuttle Discovery attached to its 747 transport aircraft passes over Washington, D.C., April 17, 2012. The shuttle will become an exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The Discovery, along with the rest of the shuttle fleet, has been retired from active service after 32 years of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason M. Graham

MOROCCAN SUNSET

U.S. Marines clean their M1A1 Abrams battle tank after a day of training during Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 10, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 4th Tank Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main

FLYING DEBRIS

A U.S. Marine shields his face from flying debris kicked up by the rotor wash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a rehearsal of the final exercise of Exercise African Lion 2012 on Cap Draa, Morocco, April 16, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler L. Main

LEATHERNECK TROOPS

Actor Dennis Haysbert (from The Unit and Allstate Ins) addresses a packed house on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, April 18, 2012, during the USO spring tour led by U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The tour's celebrities have scheduled eight performances in four different countries and aboard the USS Enterprise. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Marsh

PUPPY EYES

Army Capt. Brooke Henderson, left, performs an eye exam on Wilson, a Maltese mix puppy, while Sgt. Andrew King holds him during the procedure in Nome, Alaska, April 18, 2012. Henderson, a veterinarian, is assigned to the 993rd Medical Detachment, Army Reserves, and King is assigned to the 949th Medical Detachment. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Guy Hayes

CANAL CRUISE

U.S. sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grapple travel through the Panama Canal, April 14, 2012. The sailors, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, are participating in Navy Dive Southern Partnership Station 2012, a multinational exercise to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby

CAVITY CONVERSATION

U.S. Army Maj. Murray Reefer, left, explains how he will fill a cavity to U.S. Army Sgt. Preston Yates on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 17, 2012. Reefer, a dentist, and Yates, a supply clerk, are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

LION PATROL

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Gibbons steps down a hillside while on patrol during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 12, 2012. Gibbons, a platoon leader, is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
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USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Army Air Corps]

In.

[BIGLOOK]

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[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

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[Kryn-Man]

Thank You and God Bless our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[The Mayor]

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My Buddy William
July 5, 2012

As we got off the bus at a home for mentally and physically challenged children in Copse, Jamaica, I didn’t expect to find a football player. While the teen choir and the other adult chaperones dispersed to find kids to hug, love, and play with, I came upon a young man named William.

I’m not sure what William’s medical diagnosis was, but he looked like he probably had cerebral palsy. I had grabbed a football before getting off the bus, so I tossed it gently to William, who dropped it.

But when I picked it up and put it into his hands, he slowly manipulated it until he had it just how he wanted it. Then, leaning back against a railing for balance, William tossed a perfect spiral. For the next 45 minutes, we played toss and catch—he tossed, I caught. William laughed and laughed—and stole my heart. On that day he had as much impact on me, I’m sure, as I did on him. He taught me that we are all needed as a part of Christ’s body, the church (1 Cor. 12:20-25).

People often dismiss others who are different from themselves. But it is the Williams of the world who teach us that joy can come when we accept others and respond in compassion. Is there a William in your world who needs you to be his buddy?

Lord, help us to see how much we need each other
in our Christian walk. May we show Your love
to others who are different than us. Give us an
open heart to learn. Amen.

We need one another in order to be who God wants us to be.

Read: 1 Corinthians 12:18-27

The members should have the same care for one another. —1 Corinthians 12:25

Bible in a Year:
Psalms 124-128

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you get some rest? Feeling some better?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AAC....did you have a nice 4th of July? Special festtivites?

[Semper Mark]

God bless our troops.

I have a nephew in the Marine Corps who is serving his second tour in Afghanistan. Say a prayer for him and all our men and women serving in harm's way on this Independence Day.

Markos33

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...ready for fireworks? Wahines ready? ((HUGS))

It is REALLY overcast here and trying to rain. There is usually a double header baseball game and then the fireworks. I can hear them on occasion around the neighborhood, altho they are banned.

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
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~Tribute to Our Troops~

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

*HUGS*

And thanks very much for tonight's Remembering Out Troops thread!

As elegant as Jefferson's prose was, the Declaration of Independence did not enforce itself. Men, women and boys brought it into effect through service under arms in the Revolutionary War. A gaggle of untrained militia transformed into a strong fighting force that became the United States Army and stood off and ultimately defeated one of the world's Great Powers.

The punishing nadir that Washington endured with his troops at Valley Forge was like the honing of a fine sword in the smithy. What emerged from Valley Forge that Winter, with the help of names like LaFayette, Pulaski, and von Steuben, was a force to be reckoned with.

The men and women of today's U.S. Armed Forces serve in a proud tradition, and they have performed admirably in Iraq and Afghanistan. This old FMF Corpsman couldn't be prouder of the job done by his old outfit in the present conflict under the most draconian ROE's that our guys have ever had to operate under.

Enjoy Freedom? Thank your serving military. Without them, we'd be joining in Mayday celebrations with the Commies instead of celebrating the Glorious Fourth!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Prayers going up for your brave nephew, Markos! Semper Fi, OORAH and Get Some (3/5 motto) to him!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

A "FREEDOM BIRD!"

Any Nam Vets out there?

If so, you will recognize and very much appreciate the memories of "Coming Home," to "The World."

Mine is especially memorable, though I remember very little of the actual flight as I landed at Travis AFB, CA., on JULY 4th, 1967.

What I do remember is that almost all of my fellow bros on that flight (a mix of Army, USAF and few Marines) including me, wanted so "REAL" Milk (nice and cold) as opposed to any adult beverages we could have had.

I won't go into any details as to the reception I got later in the day when I ventured into downton San Francisco, but suffice it to say, it weren't exacly pretty or much fun.

In fact, though I had planned on spending a few days there, I canceled my Hotel reservation, took a cab to the Airport and waited for the 1st flight out to Detroit with connections to Pontiac MI., where I was going to pick up my brand new GTO.

God Bless our brave Warriors serving in harms way; God Bless all our Vets; and God Bless America.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Ready and rarin' to go but......my son and the cute young wahines are all sick and I don't know if they'll make it.