FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 15 April 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Hoist Away!

Coast Guard canine Feco and his handler Petty Officer 1st Class Cory Sumner, members of Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, wait for a hoisting line from an Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter during training in San Francisco Bay, April 13, 2021. Hoist training allows the canine and their handler to get comfortable working in and around aircraft. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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.

Ice Cream, Anyone?

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2021) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Nickolas Martinez adds toppings to his ice cream during an ice cream social event aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 11, 2021. Ross, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 11th patrol in the U.S. Sixth fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)

He’ll Never Forget It!

Ryan Alam, a teen fighting a rare neurodegenerative disease, had the opportunity to conduct a tandem jump with SFC Chris Acevedo of the U.S. Army Parachute Team in front of his peers at Potomac Falls High School April 12. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt)

Sailors Get Ice Cream Socials…We Shoot Bad Guys!

FORT BENNING, GA - Sniper teams from across the United States travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, to compete in the U.S. Army Best Sniper Competition, April 12, 2021, on post. The goal of this competition is to identify the best sniper team from around the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs)

Don’t Mess With Me

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 12, 2021) Astra, a Military Working Dog (MWD), runs through a tube during a training session onboard Naval Support Activity Souda Bay April 12, 2021. MWD’s sense of smell is five to ten times stronger than a human’s. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Vernier/ Released)

The Mascot Gets All The Cool Jobs! Dessert Anyone?

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 12, 2021) — Five contestants pose in front of their desserts prior to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s (CFAY) Dessert Bake-off held at Kosano Park. Rear Adm. Brian Fort, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Commander, Navy Region Japan challenged Navy installations across Japan to create an American dessert inspired by Japanese ingredients. The event was designed to highlight the continued relationship between the U.S. and Japan, and as a way to say thank you for Japan’s continued kindness and hospitality for the Navy communities across the country. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita)

Air Force Training Exercise: Let’s Bowl!

Participants line up and roll their bowling balls down the lane with the help of a kids dinosaur ramp as part challenge during the 2nd game of the Eagles vs. Chiefs bowling tournament at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 9, 2021. The second game consisted of 4 different challenges that they must complete on the first four even numbered frames while bowling normally on the odd frames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[The Mayor]

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April 15

The Baggage Activity

Bible in a Year:

• 1 Samuel 27–29
• Luke 13:1–22

Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

Leviticus 19:34

Karen, a middle school teacher, created an activity to teach her students how to better understand one another. In “The Baggage Activity” students wrote down some of the emotional weights they were carrying. The notes were shared anonymously, giving the students insight into each other’s hardships, often with a tearful response from their peers. The classroom has since been filled with a deeper sense of mutual respect among the young teens, who now have a greater sense of empathy for one another.

Throughout the Bible, God has nudged His people to treat one another with dignity and show empathy in their interaction with others (Romans 12:15). As early in the history of Israel as the book of Leviticus, God pointed the Israelites toward empathy—especially in their dealings with foreigners. He said to “love them as [themselves]” because they too had been foreigners in Egypt and knew that hardship intimately (Leviticus 19:34). 

Sometimes the burdens we carry make us feel like foreigners—alone and misunderstood—even among our peers. We don’t always have a similar experience to draw on as the Israelites did with the foreigners among them. Yet we can always treat those God puts in our paths with the respect and understanding that we, ourselves, desire. Whether a modern-day middle schooler, an Israelite, or anything in between, we honor God when we do.

Reflect & Pray

Who around you might need your empathy for the burdens they carry? How can you “love them as yourself”?

God, You know the weight in my heart and You graciously unburden me as I put my trust in You. Help me to offer care and compassion toward those in my life.

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[radu]

It doesn't happen often so I'm relishing the moment.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! I hope it means a breather for you tonight.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...you were quick tonight. Did you have a day fitting for a birthday?

We had a little sun this morning, but mostly overcast and some rain.

[PROCON]

Meh, First on Friday is the real test, good luck 😁😁!

Hey radu, our Spring weather has finally arrived, '70/'80's for the foreseeable future....finally!

Howz things your way?

[The Mayor]

😎 😃

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We made it through hump day. Hope your schedule is going well, with plenty of rest.

[mountainlion]

Snow but no real cold this time. Several days of overcast and snow.

Need an attitude adjustment.

[mylife]

WTF???

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...our troops at work and play.

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....radu grabs the gold!!

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

I was LUCKY tonight. Not too shabby for an old woman. Still have some reflexes. LOL

Our skies looked a lot like yours today and we had a little rain, pus it’s quite a bit cooler than it has been. But it was a good day overall. Any day that I wake up and can get out of bed is a good day. :-)

There’s a good amount of melting going on up there now. The ice is beginning to melt in spots along the edges of Lake Hood and patches of grass are showing through the snow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....The Mayor snags the silver!!

[radu]

I’ve pulled it off once on a Friday and stopped trying after that. I’m good with one win there. LOL

So YOU’RE the one who stole our Spring? We’re stuck with mid 60s for at least a week, and lows in the 40s. That won’t warm the ground up for planting. We need our Spring back!