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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Karl G Taylor, Sr ~ 20 March 2017
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Posted on 03/19/2017 5:04:45 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Running and Rest
March 20, 2017
[Jesus] said to them, Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.
Mark 6:31
The headline caught my eye: Rest Days Important for Runners. In Tommy Mannings article, the former member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team emphasized a principle that dedicated athletes sometimes ignorethe body needs time to rest and rebuild after exercise. Physiologically, the adaptations that occur as a result of training only happen during rest, Manning wrote. This means rest is as important as workouts.
The same is true in our walk of faith and service. Regular times of rest are essential to avoid burnout and discouragement. Jesus sought spiritual balance during His life on Earth, even in the face of great demands. When His disciples returned from a strenuous time of teaching and healing others, He said to them, Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest (Mark 6:31). But a large crowd followed them, so Jesus taught them and fed them with only five loaves and two fish (vv. 3244). When everyone was gone, Jesus went up on a mountainside to pray (v. 46).
If our lives are defined by work, then what we do becomes less and less effective. Jesus invites us to regularly join Him in a quiet place to pray and get some rest.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your example of prayer alone with Your Father. Give us wisdom and determination to make rest a priority as we follow You.
In our life of faith and service, rest is as important as work.
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:11:58 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:13:53 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks Kathy for remembering tonight’s Hero, SSGT Taylor.
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:18:13 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:23:45 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
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 not...the boss is in town and we will be testing for the start of a new insurance company on April first....trying to make sure our system will handle it.
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:33:13 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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
03/19/2017 5:33:43 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
03/19/2017 5:45:06 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...is this weekend’s marathon over? Was there a winner?
We are working up to days around 32, but nights still in single digits.
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:00:10 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission Granted!
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:00:42 PM PDT
by
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! S/Sgt. Karl G. Taylor, Sr., USMC (MOH) is most worthy of entry into our Hall of Heroes!
Semper Fi, Brother! You ran to the sound of the guns!
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:03:27 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
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To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
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: Karl G Taylor, Sr ~
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:14:39 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
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!
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:18:35 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
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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
03/19/2017 6:19:46 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
Oorah And Godspeed To Our Troops Who Run To The Sound Of The Guns!
American Troops Charging At St. Mihiel, France, 1918
Soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Move Out Over The Seawall On "Utah" Beach, 6 June 1944.
Marines Move Out Under Sniper Fire En Route To Seoul Inchon, Korea, 17 September 1950.
Troops Of The 9th Infantry Division, U.S Army, Advancing Through The Rice Paddies Vietnam.
U.S. Marines On The Move In Afghanistan 4 October 2009.
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:22:48 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
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To: ConorMacNessa
.....till they all come home....
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:37:11 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Be still and know that I Am GOD.....Psalm 46:10)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Don’t blame you. Doesn’t sound like fun.
Here’s hoping and praying we both have a good week!
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:38:19 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: LUV W
Good evening, Luv!
*HUGS*
Amen to that!
"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
03/19/2017 6:44:09 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
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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,
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:47:47 PM PDT
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: SandRat
If you lived in England you could start the “Summer Season” next week.
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posted on
03/19/2017 6:57:19 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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