FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 28 August 2014

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AIRBORNE CONTAINER

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a container via slingload over eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2013. The helicopter is Company B, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedberg

Canteen Mission Statement

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.

STALLION EXIT

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines and Afghan forces exit a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after completing an air interdiction exercise on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia

MOVING EQUIPMENT

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies a mission to move equipment over Kabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2013. The crew is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedberg

WATER DROP

Soldiers in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter drop water as they battle the Rim fire at Yosemite National Park, CA, Aug. 23, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey

WILDFIRE FIGHTERS

Army Chief Warrant Officer Chris Aylstock, Capt. Colton Brauer and Sgt. Chris Boni battle the wildfire over Yosemite National Park, CA, Aug. 22, 2013. The California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks and HH-60 Pave Hawks are in full force supporting the U.S. Forest Service and California firefighters. Aylstock, Brauer and Boni are assigned to 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julie Avey

HARBOR SAIL

The USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor to commemorate the 201st anniversary of Constitution's battle with HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812 in Boston, Aug. 23, 2013. The sail of the three-masted heavy frigate also marked the culmination of a week of seamanship and leadership training for more than 150 chief petty officer selectees living aboard "Old Ironsides'" for Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter D. Melkus

EAGLE EYES

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Caruso, an exchange pilot with the Canadian air force, flies a CC-150T Polaris during Vigilant Eagle 13, an exercise based on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, Aug. 28, 2013.This exercise provides an opportunity for Russian, Canadian and U.S. military personnel to enhance their international partnership, and to cooperatively detect, track, identify and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson

LEAFLET TOSS

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jameson Dudley, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Nijoku Odom, right, throw leaflets from a KC-130 Super Hercules aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Dudley, a crew master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, and Odom, an intelligence analyst, is assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company. Crews dropped leaflets to support operations to defeat insurgency influence in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn

LEAFLET FLIGHT

U.S. Army Sgt. Lisa Swan, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Szombathelyi watch leaflets fall out of a KC-130 Super Hercules aircraft over southern Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Swan, a psychological specialist, is assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, and Szombathelyi, a load master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn

IN POSITION

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgts. Alexander Orellana, left, and Mark Massalski observe troop positioning as service members with the Mongolian armed forces rehearse platoon tactics at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 25, 2013. The training is part of a nonlethal weapons exercise, hosted annually in the Pacific region and led this year by U.S. Marines with the 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[luvie]

It’s one of my favorites. That guy puts complete trust in his pal. :)

[luvie]

Thanks, Connie Lou! (((hugs)))

it sure tugs at the heartstrings, huh!

[luvie]

....till they all come home.....

And it’s time they got out of Afghanistan!....past time!

[mylife]

Dawgs is OK.

[luvie]

Fer sure! :) Speaking of which...how’s ol’ Pooks? Is he feeling better?

[mylife]

Aww he is fine.

Shedded all that summer hair LOL.

knucklehead.

[luvie]

Sweet hairy knucklehead! :)

[mylife]

Hew still likes cheesboigies

[HiJinx]

Evening, all!

[HiJinx]

In for the 50?

[luvie]

Awwww....dat’s a cute picture of the feller! :)

[luvie]

Howdy, Jinxy! ((((hugs))))

How are things in your area? Still getting lots of rain?

[luvie]

Woooohoooo! Ya did it! :)

[mylife]

Dat aint him put that sure looks like him and he loves those cheezboigies.

Always give him one on long road trips.

[The Mayor]

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

A Picture Of Humility

August 28, 2014

Read: John 13:1-11

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. —James 4:6

Bible in a Year:
Psalms 123-125; 1 Corinthians 10:1-18

During the Easter season, my wife and I attended a church service where the participants sought to model the events that Jesus and His disciples experienced on the night before He was crucified. As part of the service, the church staff members washed the feet of some of the church volunteers. As I watched, I wondered which was more humbling in our day—to wash another person’s feet or to have someone else wash yours. Both those who were serving and those being served were presenting distinct pictures of humility.

When Jesus and His disciples were gathered for the Last Supper (John 13:1-20), Jesus, in humble servanthood, washed His disciples’ feet. But Simon Peter resisted, saying, “You shall never wash my feet!” Then Jesus answered, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me” (13:8). Washing their feet was not a mere ritual. It could also be seen as a picture of our need of Christ’s cleansing—a cleansing that will never be realized unless we are willing to be humble before the Savior.

James wrote, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). We receive God’s grace when we acknowledge the greatness of God, who humbled Himself at the cross (Phil. 2:5-11).

My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine;
Now hear me when I pray, take all my sin away,
O let me from this day be wholly Thine! —Palmer

The most powerful position on earth is kneeling before the Lord of the universe.

Insight

In ancient Israel, the task of foot-washing was necessary because of the open shoes worn in streets filled with dirt and refuse. Because it was such an unpleasant task, it was usually assigned to the lowest servant in the house. Here Jesus Himself performed this menial job (John 13:3-5).

[luvie]

Sure does look like him! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Still holed up, waiting for your truck?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hair trim accomplished...just the very ends.

Feel better?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Tornado? Tornado? Not a pleasant thought.

Me, too...can’t wait for the elections and all the lying, etc, to be over!

[The Mayor]

Driving home in a one way rental, Waiting to find parts. So truck is still in Georgia.