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FReeper Canteen - Tunes for Our Troops - 16 March 2013
Our Troops Rock!!!! | The Canteen DJ's

Posted on 03/15/2013 5:59:17 PM PDT by AZamericonnie


 

 

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Tunes For Our Troops

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Tunes For The Troops
 


 


This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families!

Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen Deejays provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops!


All music is removed on Monday.
Thanks to all the DeeJay's for their time & effort providing entertainment for the Troops!

*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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To: AZamericonnie

Hi!Connie and My FReeper Friends.I Hope you all are having a great evening and a Great weekend.


21 posted on 03/15/2013 6:18:24 PM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: ConorMacNessa








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 other’s 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 The Narrative Of “The Empty Chair.”

Robert Schumann – “Traumerei”
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!








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)

22 posted on 03/15/2013 6:28:04 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...




Happy Friday To The FR Canteen!




HM/2 Tom Mitchell & Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, USMC, Deputy CMC – Friday Evening Parade, Marine Barracks Washington - 22Jun2012

Wearing Red to support our Troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world!










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)

23 posted on 03/15/2013 6:35:13 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site
Bob Crewe had made his mark in the Fifties with “Silhouettes” by the Rays, which he wrote and produced. He had made millions as producer and songwriter for the Four Seasons. Now he had his own label and a new vista for accomplishment.

Crewe ran across a band named Billy Lee & the Rivieras, and he renamed them, giving them a string of hits. This song had been a small hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1963 before they signed with Phil Spector. This week it debuted at #60 in its run to the Top 20.

Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels: “Little Latin Lupe Lu”

24 posted on 03/15/2013 6:36:27 PM PDT by Publius
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To: ConorMacNessa

Wearing my red shirt today...told the doctor and nurses why.
On my way back to hospice now. Errands complete for the day.


25 posted on 03/15/2013 6:42:24 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
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To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site
Bobby Fuller was from El Paso and was one of many musicians who followed the path of Buddy Holly. This was a song by the Crickets that Fuller recorded, and it peaked at #9 this week.

Did Bobby Fuller commit suicide? Or was he murdered? No one knows, and it’s a cold case today.

The Bobby Fuller Four: “I Fought the Law”

26 posted on 03/15/2013 6:46:31 PM PDT by Publius
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To: AZamericonnie; GodBlessUSA; mylife; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa; ...
LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin;EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa;acad1228; LibertyValance; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; iron munro; publius;
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Drumbo (and me)

YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!


Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!
My MIL is in town so I will visit with her
and be a bit late posting tunes tonight.
See y'all after while! :)

27 posted on 03/15/2013 6:54:47 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site
Producer Snuff Garrett had gone to the length of getting Buddy Rich to tutor Gary Lewis in drumming before he threw in the towel and delegated Lewis to lead vocals with over-dubbing to get over the problem of Lewis’ weak voice. He brought in some of the Wrecking Crew to handle instrumental duties. This debuted at #55 on its way to the Top 10.

Gary Lewis & the Playboys: “Sure Gonna Miss Her”

28 posted on 03/15/2013 7:01:56 PM PDT by Publius
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To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...


USAF Concert Band~Armed Forces Medley

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!



Proper Way To Listen To Classical Music
Video


29 posted on 03/15/2013 7:02:22 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: LUV W

Evening Canteen!!!


30 posted on 03/15/2013 7:03:35 PM PDT by CMS (Jesus died for your sins.------ American soldiers died for your freedom)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi, Kathy..good to see you check in. Take care and give your dad a hug from us all!


31 posted on 03/15/2013 7:03:49 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Safe Passage, Kathy!





Where are the survivors of the massacre at Benghazi? The silence of the Obama Regime on this question is deafening!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

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)

32 posted on 03/15/2013 7:07:31 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: CMS; AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; HiJinx; BIGLOOK; SandRat

Oh, my goodness!!! ((((((hugs)))))

It is SO good to see you! It’s been such a long time!

Where are you living now? Are you still in the service? How
is the family? Tell us what’s been happening in your life!


33 posted on 03/15/2013 7:08:51 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: AZamericonnie

Very clever! LOL!


34 posted on 03/15/2013 7:09:36 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...




GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!



Placido Domingo – O Paradis! - Meyerbeer

Please let me know by Freepmail if you would like to be admitted to or released from my music ping list








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)

35 posted on 03/15/2013 7:10:11 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa
I don't think "The African Woman" has been staged in this country since around World War I. They couldn't stage it today. The title alone would kill it.
36 posted on 03/15/2013 7:13:55 PM PDT by Publius
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To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site
HIs name was Luigi Sacco, and he was from the Pittsburgh area. He had made a splash on a local label a few years earlier with songs that featured him over-dubbing like Neil Sedaka and working his three octave range like Frankie Valli. Now he signed with MGM Records, and this effort was tossed in the trash by the head of the division. But it broke locally and then went national. This week it came in at #8.

Lou Christie: “Lightning Strikes”

37 posted on 03/15/2013 7:17:42 PM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius
Doubtless true, Maestro! And sad indeed, IMO!



Where are the survivors of the massacre at Benghazi? The silence of the Obama Regime on this question is deafening!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

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)

38 posted on 03/15/2013 7:19:41 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Publius

“Where were you on Wednesday, March 16, 1966?”

I was but a gleam in my father’s eye. :)


39 posted on 03/15/2013 7:21:11 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Ah, you were a little squirt.


40 posted on 03/15/2013 7:21:58 PM PDT by Publius
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