FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ Your Mental Attitude, Inspiration ~ Dec 11 2005

chaplaincare.navy.mil ^ | Arnold Bennett

[Soaring Feather]

LOL thanks Cal!

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Thank You, for your beautiful prayer of protection for our troops.

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Howdy, there Silly Rabbit!

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Hello and Welcome to the Canteen.

[CMS]

Evening Bentfeather! *HUGS* How are you?

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WOO HOO, CMS!! How are you cyber son?? All okay with you??

Got your decorating done in quarters??

[Soaring Feather]

Oooooops, forgot the *HUGS*!!

[CMS]

Decorating is done i'll take pics for later posting

[Soaring Feather]

Oh boy, great!!

Have you seen any of Old Sarge's posts from yesterday?? Oh my gosh, the pictures and text are hilarious.

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks for the update.

Praying with diligence.

[Soaring Feather]

From email.

While this is titled a Christmas Poem it stands for all of us who enjoy the freedoms we as americans enjoy year round....jcb

Christmas Poem

'Twas The Night Before Christmas,
He Lived All Alone,

In A One Bedroom House
Made Of Plaster And Stone.

I Had Come Down The Chimney
With Presents To Give,
And To See Just Who
In This Home Did Live.

I Looked All About,
A Strange Sight I Did See,
No Tinsel, No Presents,
Not Even A Tree.

No Stocking By Mantle,
Just Boots Filled With Sand,
On The Wall Hung Pictures
Of Far Distant Lands.

With Medals And Badges,
Awards Of All Kinds,
A Sober Thought
Came Through My Mind.

For This House Was Different,
It Was Dark And Dreary,
I Found The Home Of A Soldier,
Once I Could See Clearly.

The Soldier Lay Sleeping,
Silent, Alone,
Curled Up On The Floor
In This One Bedroom Home.

The Face Was So Gentle,
The Room In Such Disorder,
Not How I Pictured
A United States Soldier.

Was This The Hero
Of Whom I'd Just Read?
Curled Up On A Poncho,
The Floor For A Bed?

I Realized The Families
That I Saw This Night,
Owed Their Lives To These Soldiers
Who Were Willing To Fight.

Soon Round The World,
The Children Would Play,
And Grownups Would Celebrate
A Bright Christmas Day.

They All Enjoyed Freedom
Each Month of the Year,
Because Of the Soldiers,
Like the One Lying Here.

I Couldn't Help Wonder
How Many Lay Alone,
On A Cold Christmas Eve
In A Land Far From Home.

The Very Thought
Brought A Tear To My Eye,
I Dropped To My Knees
And Started To Cry.

The Soldier Awakened
And I Heard A Rough Voice,
"Santa Don't Cry,
This Life Is My Choice;

I Fight For Freedom,
I Don't Ask For More,
My Life Is My God,
My Country, My Corps."

The Soldier Rolled Over
And Drifted To Sleep,
I Couldn't Control It,
I Continued To Weep.

I Kept Watch for Hours,
So Silent and Still
and We Both Shivered
From the Cold Night's Chill.

I Didn't Want To Leave
On That Cold, Dark, Night,
This Guardian Of Honor
So Willing To Fight.

Then The Soldier Rolled Over,
With A Voice Soft And Pure,
Whispered, "Carry On Santa,
It's Christmas Day, All Is Secure."

One Look at My Watch,
And I Knew He Was Right.
"Merry Christmas My Friend,
and To All A Good Night."

Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard
A Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan wrote this poem. The following is his request:
PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.
Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe.
Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed."

[Soaring Feather]

Howdy, TAS!

[Old Sarge]

FEATHERS!!!

Still Enjoying the Chuck Wagon?

[Fawnn]

Today's LOL Tally:

bentfeather 1

tomkow6 1/2

;)

[Old Sarge]

{{{{{ AUNTIE! }}}}}

I tried a Tomato Bisque today...
well, tried, anyway...

[Old Sarge]

{{{{{ MO-LOVE! }}}}}

Bet you're glad to hear from Ev!
And he got promoted? Ask him for me about "Blood Rank"...
heh, heh, heh...

[Old Sarge]

G'day, Hunter!

[Soaring Feather]

{{{{{{SARGE}}}}}}!!!

OMG that is one of the funniest things I have seen in some time.
You really did a fabulous job on the fireplace. The thing I found so hilarious was, the sight of you beating on the pot lid and yelling out "Come and Get It."
Put me in mind of GrandPa Jones, and What's Fer Supper GrandPa?? ROTFLOL!

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LOL

So good to have you back in the Canteen, Auntie Fawnn.

[Fawnn]

Thanks, bentfeather!

Old Sarge: The secret is to call it "creamy tomato soup" and then it doesn't try to intimidate you during the prep process. ;)