[ConorMacNessa]

REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD



CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides," remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

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).
(Click for Bosun’s Whistle)



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!!!!!!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[DeaconBenjamin]

Great series!

[Kartographer]

Kathy my Uncle recently pasted away and in his younger years he served three years as a Marine. He was always proud of it. and I wrote this to mark his passing.

Before the Gate

He isn't really gone at all,
He's merely been recalled.

He's taken up the watch once more,
Sent to guard Heaven's door.

For it is Marines you must recall,
That before Heaven's gates stand tall.

Once he was branded with U.S.M.C.
It's life and forever a Marine he will be.

Off to join that Guard he's went,
I 'm sure that's where he was sent.

Before those doors he now awaits,
To greet us when we come to those gates.

[mountainlion]

I finished the book by Chris Kyle named “American Gun” The last paragraph of the Epilogue reads

“Think of yourself, and your connection to history. Ask yourself: What do you owe to the American soul you’re tied to, and how are you going to pay it forward?

[SkyDancer]

Hi Kathy - Laptop threw up. IT guy here spent most of the day rebuilding it. I didn’t mind though .... :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC.

Please thank StarCMC for today’s thread.

~ Hall of Heroes: Hollywood Heroes Part 3 ~

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[ColdOne]

Hello from Idaho!!!

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS!
THANK YOU TROOPS!

[ColdOne]

SUPPORT OUR VETERANS,PRAY FOR THEM!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy and Star!

***HUGS***



Thanks very much – coming aboard! Rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

And thanks very much for tonight’s Hall of Heroes thread! General Jimmy Stewart is most deserving of admission to our Hall of Heroes!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Flight Simulator
June 24, 2013

When airplane pilots are training, they spend many hours in flight simulators. These simulators give the students a chance to experience the challenges and dangers of flying an aircraft—but without the risk. The pilots don’t have to leave the ground, and if they crash in the simulation, they can calmly walk away.

Simulators are tremendous teaching tools—helpful in preparing the aspiring pilot to take command of an actual aircraft. The devices, however, have a shortcoming. They create an artificial experience in which the full-blown pressures of handling a real cockpit cannot be fully replicated.

Real life is like that, isn’t it? It cannot be simulated. There is no safe, risk-free environment in which we can experience life’s ups and downs unharmed. The risks and dangers of living in a broken world are inescapable. That’s why the words of Jesus are so reassuring. He said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Although we can’t avoid the dangers of life in a fallen world, we can have peace through a relationship with Jesus. He has secured our ultimate victory.

Outward troubles may not cease,
But this your joy will be:
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Whose mind is stayed on Thee.” —Anon.

No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God.

Read: John 16:25-33

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. —John 16:33

Bible in a Year:
Job 1-2; Acts 7:22-43

[SandRat]

This story tells of the actions, the way they should be, always.

[luvie]

That is the Hollywood hero that I always remember! I wonder
why they haven’t done a movie about him? Or have they and I
missed it?...hm....

Thanks, Galz, for this great series! :)

[darkwing104]

Air Force Bump!

[SandRat]

Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable - both served with distinction in WWII

[SandRat]

Don Rickles - US Navy. Destroyer duty.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today... Some sunshine with a thunderstorm
or two possible this afternoon.
High around 90F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of rain 30%

~ Tonight... Isolated thunderstorms this evening,
then skies turning partly cloudy after midnight.
Low near 70F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of rain 30%.

We had a surprise rain storm move in early Sunday morning.
Good thing it started lightly
just about the time I got up,
because I had windows open overnight.

And summer comes in with (hot)guns blazing.

Running behind schedule...what else is new for a Monday, right?

Gotta make my rounds.
Please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!

The FR Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
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and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

BERG, BRUCE ALLAN
8/7/1971
KIA
South Vietnam

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