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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Hershel "Woody" Williams ~ 11 January 2016
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Posted on 01/10/2016 4:59:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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You Have Value
January 11, 2016
You were bought at a price.
1 Corinthians 6:20
After my mother-in-law died, my wife and I discovered a cache of US Indian Head pennies in a dresser drawer in her apartment. She wasnât a coin collector, as such, but she lived in the era when these pennies were in circulation and she had accumulated a few.
Some of these coins are in excellent condition; others are not. They are so worn and tarnished you can hardly see the imprint. All bear the stamp âOne Centâ on the opposite side. Although a penny these days has little value and many consider them useless, this one-cent coin would have bought a newspaper in its day. And collectors still find value in them, even those that have been battered and abused.
Perhaps you feel tarnished, worn, old, or out of circulation. Even so, God finds value in you. The Creator of the universe wants youânot for your mind, your body, your clothes, your achievements, your intellect, or your personality, but because you are you! He would go any distance and pay any price to possess you (1 Cor. 6:20).
In fact He did. He came down to earth from heaven and purchased you with His own blood (Rom. 5:6, 8-9). Thatâs how much He wants you. You are valuable in His eyes, and He loves you.
As I think about Your love for me, Father, I wonder with amazement how You could love someone like meâand I praise You.
Christâs death is the measure of Godâs love for you.
The word gospel means âgood news,â and Romans 5 is the very heart of that gospel. Paul makes clear that the motive of the gospel is that God loves us despite our sins (v. 8). The need for the gospel is because of our sin and rebellion (vv. 8, 10). The act of the gospel is found in Christâs sacrificial death for the undeserving (vv. 8â10). The result of the gospel is restored relationship with the God who created us for relationship with Him (v. 10). That is certainly good news!
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:01:46 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Thanks ladies for honoring our Hero.
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01/10/2016 5:02:44 PM PST
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PROCON
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Ready to take on the new week?
I’m waiting for Wednesday night...my sister is coming from California for 10 days.
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:08:47 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: StarCMC; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; ...
Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC.
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
~ Hall of Heroes: Hershel "Woody" Williams ~
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:16:13 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:19:06 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...is your snow melting yet?
We are toying with above freezing temps...AGAIN! Sprinkles they say...more icy roads. I’m really hating this weather.
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01/10/2016 5:24:27 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Snow is slowly melting.
I see your sister is coming for a visit.
Good times!
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01/10/2016 5:28:28 PM PST
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PROCON
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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01/10/2016 5:29:34 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Everything is white here again in Colorado. Not too icy and the main roads are dry. Got a good supply of firewood and I am thankful to me Electric that invented the Electric Blanket. Warmth, Pass it on.
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:30:35 PM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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01/10/2016 5:51:28 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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 tonight's Hall of Heroes thread! Cpl. Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, USMCR (MOH) is most worthy of entry into our Hall of Heroes!
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01/10/2016 5:54:50 PM PST
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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 otherâs 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 â 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."
"Traumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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posted on
01/10/2016 5:56:22 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: PROCON
I can’t wait for her to get here. She and my Mom will be able to get a lot of visiting in, my Mom will get someone’s undivided attention, we will get some projects done. d:o)
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:08:41 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: mountainlion
Good evening, mountainlion. I wish you mid 20s and snow all winter. Glad you are nice and warm inside.
We get snow, then temps into the 40s, then ice, then rain, then snow, they high temps again. It’s sprinkling right now. DRIVING IS HORRIBLE!!
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:11:21 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Flying or Driving in? Flying I hope.
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:16:24 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:22:54 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:26:48 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
That’s great, I love seeing my sisters!
Enjoy the 10 days as I am sure you will.
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posted on
01/10/2016 6:39:42 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W
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01/10/2016 6:42:17 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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