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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller ~ 16 May 2016
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Posted on 05/15/2016 5:02:37 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:02:56 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Thanks for tonight's Hero, ladies.
LTG Puller is every U.S. Marine's Hero too!
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:05:50 PM PDT
by
PROCON
To: Kathy in Alaska
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Is He Good?
May 16, 2016
He said to the woman, Did God really say . . . ?
Genesis 3:1
I dont think God is good, my friend told me. She had been praying for years about some difficult issues, but nothing had improved. Her anger and bitterness over Gods silence grew. Knowing her well, I sensed that deep down she believed God is good, but the continual pain in her heart and Gods seeming lack of interest caused her to doubt. It was easier for her to get angry than to bear the sadness.
Doubting Gods goodness is as old as Adam and Eve (Gen. 3). The serpent put that thought in Eves mind when he suggested that God was withholding the fruit from her because God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil (v. 5). In pride, Adam and Eve thought they, rather than God, should determine what was good for them.
Years after losing a daughter in death, James Bryan Smith found he was able to affirm Gods goodness. In his book The Good and Beautiful God, Smith wrote, "God's goodness is not something I get to decide upon. I am a human being with limited understanding." Smiths amazing comment isnt naïve; it arises out of years of processing his grief and seeking Gods heart.
In times of discouragement, lets listen well to each other and help each other see the truth that God is good.
Lord, we will praise You in our difficult times like the psalmist did. You know us, and we turn to You because we know You are good.
For more on this topic, read Why Doesn't God Answer Me from Discovery Series.
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:9
Todays reading unveils one of the central strategies of our enemy, Satan. In addition to suppressing Gods truth, Satan uses Scripture for his own evil ends by tempting the believer to doubt its truth. When we experience doubts concerning the Word of God, we can follow our Lords example and cite Scripture with confidence (Matt. 4). Scripture is an offensive weapon against our enemy (Eph. 6:1018).
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:07:09 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:15:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:16:33 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:21:39 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Thanks very much, Kathy!
*HUGS*
And thanks very much to you and Star for the evening's Hall of Heroes thread!
Chesty Puller is in the first rank among the Heroes of our Nation!
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:23:10 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:25:09 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
To: Kathy in Alaska
“Take me to the Brig. I want to see the real Marines.”
Gotta just love “Chesty” ;-)
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:26:00 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:28:08 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; AbnSarge; ..
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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posted on
05/15/2016 5:31:12 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Back around 1974, I was managing Mitchell Hall at Lackland AFB. I happened to see a paperback book in the trash can. It was a biography of Chesty Puller.
Reading it one could not help but wonder how the guy made it through all those combat situations. He was lucky to have survived Haiti.
One time he caught Omar Bradley fixing a match between Marine shooters and Army ones. Puller noticed the Marines groups were tight but missed the target. The Army shooters were all over the place but they had more in the bulls eye.
Puller figured out that they had given the wrong range which actually made the better marksmen miss. Bradley had argued against spending the time and money on marksmanship training.
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:44:38 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you and Mrs MacNessa sing well today?
Did you and Daniel get more things planted?
Cleaning, cleaning, Mom’s calling, cleaning, Mom’s Mom’s calling, cleaning....she’s been out on the deck, but now wants to go out front...neither place can she get to alone. 6p I said...75 minutes from now.
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:46:15 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...are there anymore leaders like him?
Hope you had a dry day. No rain here....I watered most of the day yesterday.
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:53:29 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
We sang well, IMHO. Today, in addition to Pentecost and 14 First Communicants, it was our Pastor's 40th Anniversary of Ordination. We sang "O Beauty Ever Ancient" - his favorite song. He was beaming at the end.
Daniel and I planted Tomatillos today and replaced a few peppers that did not fare well. Much remains to be done in the Garden.
A couple roses in bloom - a white iris as well.
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posted on
05/15/2016 5:58:10 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you had a good weekend and are ready to take on the new week.
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posted on
05/15/2016 6:06:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
In Boot Camp at Paris Island we said “Good Night Chesty Puller” every night.
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posted on
05/15/2016 6:28:08 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
~ Hall of Heroes: Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller ~
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posted on
05/15/2016 6:33:25 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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