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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: SSG Robby Miller ~ 25 July 2016
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Posted on 07/24/2016 5:00:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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07/24/2016 5:00:36 PM PDT
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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; StarCMC
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07/24/2016 5:01:19 PM PDT
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PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Test Match
July 25, 2016
How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
Psalm 35:17
A test match in the game of cricket can be grueling. Competitors play from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with lunch and tea breaks, but the games can last up to five days. Its a test of endurance as well as skill.
The tests we face in life are sometimes intensified for a similar reasonthey feel unending. The long search for a job, an unbroken season of loneliness, or a lengthy battle with cancer is made even more difficult by the fact that you wonder if it will ever end.
Perhaps that is why the psalmist cried out, How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions (Ps. 35:17). Bible commentaries say that this was speaking of the long period in Davids life when he was pursued by Saul and slandered by the kings advisorsa time of trial that lasted for years.
Yet, in the end, David sang, The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant (v. 27). His testing drove him to deeper trust in Goda trust that we can also experience in our own long seasons of testing, hardship, or loss.
As time drags on and answers seem faraway, teach me, Father, to find my help in You and Your presence. Enable me to endure, and empower me to trust in You.
When your burdens overwhelm you, remember that God has His arms underneath you.
David found strength to endure his trial by reflecting on and trusting in the character of God (Ps. 35:910). Three young Hebrew captives in BabylonHananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, whose names were changed to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Dan. 3)are other examples of trust during difficult circumstances. The Babylonian ruler commanded them to dishonor God by bowing before a giant idol. They faced this challenge with hope because their past experiences with God taught them that He was worthy of their trust and confidence. Dread and apprehension turned to sure confidence and expectation because God had shown Himself faithful. Adapted from Hope: Choosing Faith Instead of Fear.
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07/24/2016 5:03:09 PM PDT
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The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
Back in a few....my Mom’s knees got locked.
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07/24/2016 5:03:58 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Each American generation, a few brave men stand out for their extraordinary heroism, love for their fellow man and love for their country.
SSG Miller is one of them, God Bless him and rest his soul.
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07/24/2016 5:19:10 PM PDT
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PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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07/24/2016 5:27:29 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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07/24/2016 5:29:03 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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 tonight's Hall of Heroes thread! SSG Robert J. Miller, USA (MOH) is most worthy of entry into our Hall of Heroes!
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07/24/2016 5:31:26 PM PDT
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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; 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 tonight's Hall of Heroes thread! SSG Robert J. Miller, USA (MOH) is most worthy of entry into our Hall of Heroes!
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07/24/2016 5:31:27 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...hope you had a good recovery day, with plenty of rest.
Rain off and on all day...a couple times heavy. Hopefully it will help the fires.
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07/24/2016 5:32:40 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good Evening, Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
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07/24/2016 5:34:00 PM PDT
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left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: All
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07/24/2016 5:35:05 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...nice weather? Kid time?
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07/24/2016 5:37:35 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
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07/24/2016 5:40:18 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy, a bit hotter here, 90's, and the boy came over for awhile this afternoon and we're getting together again tomorrow.
Did you get your Mom's knees unlocked?
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07/24/2016 5:40:35 PM PDT
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PROCON
(Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
To: Kathy in Alaska
A restful day, thanks - hot and sunny here today. I did not go outside.
"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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07/24/2016 5:45:45 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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.
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07/24/2016 5:47:09 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
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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
07/24/2016 5:57:28 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 got some rest over the weekend and are ready to take on the new week.
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07/24/2016 6:05:23 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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