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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 13 April 2013
Our Troops Rock!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on 04/12/2013 5:59:14 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...hope your drives today were tolerable. HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!
I finally made it through the week. LOTS more corrections need to be made on Monday, but I made good progress today.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:20:01 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
~ Tunes For Our Troops! ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage
To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open. The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:21:40 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: LUV W; AZamericonnie; mylife; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:21:54 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
AROUND THE WORLD--
Jackiem Joyner~Round The World
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Please ping any DJ to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you!
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:24:38 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Publius; BIGLOOK; The Mayor; All
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:25:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:25:31 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: AZamericonnie
Hi, if anyone out there likes classic rock internet radio that doesn't play the same song from the same group at the same time EVERY DAY like most commercial and i-net stations do, give
ClassicDeepCuts.com a try! Did I mention NO COMMERCIALS and NO subscription?
It's the best one I've found, been digging for a while to find this gem! Whee!
Mike
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:27:36 PM PDT
by
W.
(It's five o'clock somewhere...)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MUSIC GOES AROUND THE WORLD--
ABBA~Waterloo
If you would like to support the artists you hear in the Canteen,
please go to the top of the thread.
Please ping any DJ to any song requests
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:29:31 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: Publius
Good evening, Publius, and thank you for Rachmaninov’s Star Spangled Banner.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:29:45 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening, Kathy!
*HUGS*
The morning commute was rough because there was heavy rain - almost two hours. The trip home this evening was much better - under an hour.
I discovered the other day that my phone has a traffic program - shows my location - the map grid with street names and the amount of traffic - green for light traffic, yellow for slow - red for major problems. It was quite useful this evening.
Glad to see you made it through the week. I'll be kind of scarce this weekend - haven't done my taxes yet.
"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)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:32:46 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!
Missing Man Setting
"The Empty Chair"
By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004
"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER."
Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
Robert Schumann Traumerei (Click) Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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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)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:35:03 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Liberty Valance
Howdy, LV!! Good to see ya! That is a darlin’ picture there! :)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:35:26 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MUSIC GOES AROUND THE WORLD--
Acoustic Alchemy~Across The Golden Gate
If you would like to support the artists you hear in the Canteen,
please go to the top of the thread.
Please ping any DJ to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you!
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:37:16 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Must pick David up at work - will be back soon.
"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)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:37:27 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Cindy
Thanks for all the great videos and links, Cindy! The troops
will have something to watch all weekend! :)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:38:27 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: Publius
Awesome year, Sir! Rock it! :)
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:39:27 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:42:38 PM PDT
by
Publius
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:43:34 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: ConorMacNessa
As always, a fine job paying tribute, Conor.
RIP Jonathan Winters.
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:44:16 PM PDT
by
laplata
(Liberals will never get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MUSIC GOES AROUND THE WORLD--
Acoustic Alchemy~Cuban Heels
If you would like to support the artists you hear in the Canteen,
please go to the top of the thread.
Please ping any DJ to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you!
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posted on
04/12/2013 6:48:45 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
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