FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 24 April 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

GETTING UNDERWAY

U.S. Navy sailors lower the American flag as they get underway after concluding exercise Baltic Operations 2013 in Kiel, Germany, June 25, 2013. The sailors are assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. BALTOPS is an annual multinational exercise to enhance maritime capabilities and interoperability with partner nations, and promote maritime safety and security in the Baltic Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Collin Turner

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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.

SECURE WIRES

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Michael Frances Posa secures wires on an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Posa, an avionics technician, is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

OKINAWA SUNSET

The sun sets behind the USS Germantown in Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2013. The Germantown is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and will be participating in routine joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church

WEATHER INSPECTIONS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Ashford checks for weather deterioration on a retired P-3 Orion aircraft at the Misawa Aviation and Science Museum in Misawa, Japan, June 26, 2013. Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa sailors are renovating the aircraft after more than a decade of exposure to northern Japan winters. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford

NIGHT QUALIFICATIONS

Army Sgt. Camille Kleparek fires her M4 rifle in the night-fire qualification event amid explosions and tracers during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competion on Fort McCoy, WI, June 26, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Amanda Smolinski

OPERATION NORTHERN LION

U.S. Marines and sailors move to link up with Georgian soldiers while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

RADIO RELAY

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stephen Desmond, right, relays his positions to his leadership team by radio while conducting Operation Northern Lion in Mohammad Abad village in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2013. Desmond is assigned to Georgian Liaison Team-9. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

ARMBAR ACTION

U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Francis Kvarta uses the armbar technique on Staff Sgt. Joshua Skelton to end the match during the noncommissioned officer portion of the Modern Army Combative Tournament during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort McCoy, WI, June27, 2013. Kvarta is assigned to 99th Regional Support Command, and Skelton to 75th Training Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hawkins

ASSESSMENT FIRE

A sailor fires an M240B machine gun during training and readiness assessment in preparation for deployment on Camp Pendleton, CA, June 20, 2013. The sailor is assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Scott

THACH MANEUVERS

An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter conducts maneuvers aboard the USS Thach in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2013. The Thach is underway conducting joint training and operations with the U.S. Coast Guard in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. The Sea Hawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey T. Jones

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[The Mayor]

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Never Let Down
April 24, 2014

Read: Lamentations 3:13-26

[The Lord’s] compassions fail not. They are new every morning. —Lamentations 3:22-23

Bible in a Year:
2 Samuel 19-20; Luke 18:1-23

When I was a child, one of my favorite pastimes was playing on the teeter-totter in the nearby park. A kid would sit on each end of the board and bounce each other up and down. Sometimes the one who was down would stay there and leave his playmate stuck up in the air yelling to be let down. But the cruelest of all tricks was getting off the teeter-totter and running away when your friend was up in the air—he would come crashing down to the ground with a painful bump.

Sometimes we may feel that Jesus does that to us. We trust Him to be there with us through the ups and downs of life. However, when life takes a turn and leaves us with bumps and bruises, it may feel as if He has walked away leaving our lives to come painfully crashing down.

But Lamentations 3 reminds us that “the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end” (v.22 esv) and that God is faithful to the end even when everything seems to be falling apart. This means that in the midst of our pain, even though we may be lonely, we are not alone. And though we may not feel His presence, He is there as our trusted companion who will never walk away and let us down!

Thank You, Lord, that we can trust in Your
faithful presence even when we feel alone.
Help us to wait patiently for You to manifest
Your steadfast loving presence.

When everyone else fails, Jesus is your most trusted friend.

Insight

In Lamentations 3 we see the tribulations of God’s people. They are described in terms of physical suffering, painful injury, and imprisonment. Judah’s journey is portrayed in harrowing terms of terrible obstacles, wild animals, a wound to the heart, and bitter food. And the spiritual devastation can be seen in these words: “You have moved my soul far from peace” (v.17). Yet despite the despair of the moment, the promise of restoration and renewal are given: “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning” (vv.22-23).

[Arrowhead1952]

In early!! (((HUGS))).

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Is your mud all dried up?

We’ve been in the 50s the last couple days and melting is going full bore. But...the neighborhood drains are still frozen creating huge lakes.

[SkyDancer]

Hi Kathy!

Well contract time is coming next month. In negotiations. I'm trying to network with some agencies back home. If I come home I guess it means I have to redo my profile page - LOL

[SandRat]

[left that other site]

hi everybody!

(((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...you really ARE early.

Working tonight?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

G’Day, Janey...((HUGS))...negotiations time, huh?

Do you want to stay? Do you negotiate for yourself, or do you work for a company that has to negotiate?

You would have to redo your page if you come home. LOL!!

[yarddog]

The caption does not say so but I think the truck may have been struck by artillery fire. I do know the 208th lost 5 or maybe it was 7 trucks, dozers, etc. to enemy fire in a single week. They had to start working at night due to losing too many machines and men.

[SkyDancer]

My company negotiates for me and I either accept or decline.
And yeah, guess I’d have to redo my page if I do come home. I’d have to come up with a good theme. Oh bother.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I LOVE that picture and am stealing borrowing it.

Good evenng, Sand...((HUGS))...you find the cutest graphics!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...the countdown continues. 3+ days til recital day!!

All the holes filled?

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...the check out ladies at the local Fry's say the same.

[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]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem