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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Rick Rescorla ~ September 16, 2013
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
| StarCMC
Posted on 09/15/2013 5:00:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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~ Hall of Heroes: Rick Rescorla ~
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:06:27 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:06:54 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
To: Kathy in Alaska
RIP Rick Rescorla, a true hero of 9/11/01.
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:12:33 PM PDT
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jocon307
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; BIGLOOK; laplata; HiJinx; Publius; TMSuchman; ...
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:12:35 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: MS.BEHAVIN
In first....ms b grabs the gold!!
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:14:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Heroes Defending the Country & the Constitution.
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:16:54 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: AZamericonnie
And in second....Connie snags the silver!!
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:16:56 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:17:20 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: ALOHA RONNIE
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:23:21 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
wh00p wh00p!!
*evil grin*
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09/15/2013 5:24:02 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: Kathy in Alaska
From the National Infantry Museum, Lt. Rescorla:
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09/15/2013 5:28:01 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
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 to you and Star for tonights Hall of Heroes thread! Col. Rick Rescorla, USA, exemplifies the virtues most cherished by our Valiant Troops physical Courage, unswerving Loyalty, and unasked-for Sacrifice for his Brothers! He enters our Hall of Heroes to resounding acclamation from all who dwell there!
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"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
09/15/2013 5:32:04 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
A little memento...
...and its delivery
Enjoy!
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:32:10 PM PDT
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frankenMonkey
(Here's a big "Howdy!" to all the guys at NSA!!!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Gods Will
September 16, 2013
Were often looking for Gods willespecially when were in a difficult situation. We wonder, What will happen to me here? Should I stay or does God want me somewhere else? The only way to know for sure is to do what He asks you to do right nowthe duty of the present momentand wait for God to reveal the next step.
As you obey what you know, you will be strengthened to take the next step and the next. Step by step, one step at a time. Thats how we learn to walk with God.
But you say, Suppose I take the first step. What will happen next? Thats Gods business. Your task and mine is to obey this day and leave the future to Him. The psalmist says our steps are ordered by the Lord (37:23). This days direction is all we need. Tomorrows instruction is of no use to us at all. George MacDonald said, We do not understand the next page of Gods lesson book; we see only the one before us. Nor shall we be allowed to turn the leaf until we have learned its lesson.
If we concern ourselves with Gods will and obey each day the directions and warnings He gives, if we walk by faith and step out in the path of obedience, we will find that God will lead us through this day. As Jesus put it, Tomorrow will worry about its own things (Matt. 6:34).
God knows each winding way I take,
And every sorrow, pain, and ache;
His children He will not forsake
He knows and loves His own. Bosch
Blessed is the person who finds out which way God is moving and then goes in that direction.
Read: Psalm 37:23-40
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:41:16 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: jocon307
And rounding out the top three....jocon!!
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09/15/2013 5:49:37 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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."
Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
"Träumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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"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
09/15/2013 5:52:59 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: MS.BEHAVIN
Good evening, ms b...((HUGS))...how is Mr B doing? Better I hope.
How is your weather? We have had 2 sunny days in a row.
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posted on
09/15/2013 5:58:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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09/15/2013 5:59:26 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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