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FReeper Canteen ~ National Navajo Code Talkers Day, August 14 ~ 14 August 2017
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In the Whole World !!
| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 08/13/2017 5:01:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides" remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!
Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)
OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:01:45 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Hats off to all the unsung heroes!
Stay safe, everyone.
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:06:14 PM PDT
by
lightman
(Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:11:49 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Love for Children
August 14, 2017
Let the children come to me. Dont stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.
Matthew 19:14 nlt
Thomas Barnado entered the London Hospital medical school in 1865, dreaming of life as a medical missionary in China. Barnado soon discovered a desperate need in his own front yardthe many homeless children living and dying on the streets of London. Barnado determined to do something about this horrendous situation. Developing homes for destitute children in Londons east end, Barnado rescued some 60,000 boys and girls from poverty and possible early death. Theologian and pastor John Stott said, Today we might call him the patron saint of street kids.
Jesus said, Let the children come to me. Dont stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children (Matt. 19:14 nlt). Imagine the surprise the crowdsand Jesuss own disciplesmust have felt at this declaration. In the ancient world, children had little value and were largely relegated to the margins of life. Yet Jesus welcomed, blessed, and valued children.
James, a New Testament writer, challenged Christ-followers saying, Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans . . . in their troubles (James 1:27 nlt). Today, like those first-century orphans, children of every social strata, ethnicity, and family environment are at risk due to neglect, human trafficking, abuse, drugs, and more. How can we honor the Father who loves us by showing His care for these little ones Jesus welcomes?
See the book A Cup of Cold Water in His Name: 60 Ways to Care for the Needy by Lorie Newman at dhp.org/jd007.html.
Be an expression of the love of Jesus.
Speaking into a context where social status was central, Jesus made the revolutionary claim that true greatness is found through being humble like children (Matt. 18:34), who had no status on their own. He further declared that harming a child is a grave sin (vv. 6, 10). His is a kingdom dedicated to uplifting and cherishing the vulnerable (v. 5). Monica Brands
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:12:29 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:19:56 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:21:41 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks very much, Kathy!
***HUGS***
Striding up the gangplank as we speak, rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!
Thank you very much for this evening's "Navajo Code Talkers Day" thread!
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:29:05 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
So many groups did their part and more in their own special way.
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:39:35 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...having a good weekend? Reno progress report?
Mom’s keeping me busy this afternoon. She pushed the call button 5 seconds before I posted. And now twice in the last 45 minutes.
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:48:01 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Work on the first floor is mostly done. We need to get a vanity top for the first floor bathroom and one wall remains to be wainscoted.
Mrs. MacNessa and I are flying to Wisconsin tomorrow to visit my daughter and her fiance. We will be there until Saturday and I don't anticipate much time online during the trip.
I'll try to get a few more pics up before we leave tomorrow. Prayers up for your Mom and for you.
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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posted on
08/13/2017 5:59:55 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 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
08/13/2017 6:01:57 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
Hey Kaepernick! Take a look at a couple of real men!!!
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
"The Star Spangled Banner" Verse Four (Click)
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Please let me know by Freepmail if you would like to be admitted to or released from my music ping list.
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:05:49 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
They did so much for our country during the war. It's a shame no one was allowed to know about their heroism for so long.
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Thomas Begay several years ago. He was such a sweet, humble man.
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:06:03 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I met Sam Tom Holiday in Tomstone this year. He had his jacket on so I talked to his daughter and she told me he was indeed a code Talker.
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:09:31 PM PDT
by
Citizen Soldier
("And I was born to pull turnips!" Demelza Poldark)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Hope you’ve had a relatively quiet day.
Any more rain?
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:16:13 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: ConorMacNessa
Howdy do, Conor. *HUGZ*
Hope you have a wonderful time in Wisconsin with your daughter. It’ll be nice to relax a while after being so busy with the renovations.
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:20:46 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
Howdy, radu! Excellent picture and what a wonderful vet!
it’s thundering here. Hope it rains some more. We’ve probably only had 3/10ths in all but it’s cooler, so can’t complain. LOL!
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:21:45 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Thanks to all these wonderful men who sacrificed so much to help win the war.
I think President Trump could use another of their their codes to confound the leakers in this white house! LOL!
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:23:43 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: radu
Good evening, Radu!
*HUGS*
It will be great to see her once again. She is my firstborn and has achieved much in the face of adversity.
"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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posted on
08/13/2017 6:25:10 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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