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FReeper Canteen~Music Dedication~8 Sept 2007
Our Troops Rock
| Canteen DeeJays
Posted on 09/07/2007 6:00:06 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; freepercanteen; military; music; troopsupport
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To: AZamericonnie; All
This Day in U.S. Military History September 8
1943 - Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
Germany reacted with Operation Axis, the Allies with Operation Avalanche. With Mussolini deposed from power and the earlier collapse of the fascist government in July, Gen. Pietro Badoglio, the man who had assumed power in Mussolini's stead by request of King Victor Emanuel, began negotiating with Gen. Eisenhower for weeks. Weeks later, Badoglio finally approved a conditional surrender, allowing the Allies to land in southern Italy and begin beating the Germans back up the peninsula.
Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of Italy, was given the go-ahead, and the next day would see Allied troops land in Salerno. The Germans too snapped into action. Ever since Mussolini had begun to falter, Hitler had been making plans to invade Italy to keep the Allies from gaining a foothold that would situate them within easy reach of the German-occupied Balkans. On September 8, Hitler launched Operation Axis, the occupation of Italy. As German troops entered Rome, General Badoglio and the royal family fled Rome for southeastern Italy to set up a new antifascist government. Italian troops began surrendering to their former German allies; where they resisted, as had happened earlier in Greece, they were slaughtered (1,646 Italian soldiers were murdered by Germans on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and the 5,000 that finally surrendered were ultimately shot). One of the goals of Operation Axis was to keep Italian navy vessels out of the hands of the Allies. When the Italian battleship Roma headed for an Allied-controlled port in North Africa, it was sunk by German bombers. In fact, the Roma had the dubious honor of becoming the first ship ever sunk by a radio-controlled guided missile. More than 1,500 crewmen drowned. The Germans also scrambled to move Allied POWs to labor camps in Germany in order to prevent their escape. In fact, many POWS did manage to escape before the German invasion, and several hundred volunteered to stay in Italy to fight alongside the Italian guerillas in the north. The Italians may have surrendered, but their war was far from over.
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:41:33 PM PDT
by
gpapa
To: EsmeraldaA
So glad you are well Essy...
Rock on....((;O)
To: pandemoniumreigns; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
The Monkees~Theme Song
By request, for pandemoniumreigns, thank you!
Some songs may not be suitable for MA or kids! Click with care!
To: AZamericonnie
Good evening sweetie!
Thanks for this weekend’s thread! :)
((hugs))
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:43:52 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
To: pandemoniumreigns; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
To: Randy Larsen
And Randy the silver.....
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:44:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: AZamericonnie
Endured it Wed, all day barely Thurs, somewhat Ok today but still sniffling and hacking (Vicks all this weekend will fix that along with lots n lots of orange juice and oranges)
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:44:16 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: pandemoniumreigns; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
The Monkees~Daydream Believer
By request, for pandemoniumreigns, thank you!
Some songs may not be suitable for MA or kids! Click with care!
To: AZamericonnie
And just in time for tonight’s Canteen Theme of Music.
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:03 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat; ConorMacNessa; Randy Larsen
And Sand the bronze...all 3 of you boys within 13 seconds!
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:04 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: laurenmarlowe
Evening Lauren.
Hope you have a happy weekend. :)
((hugs))
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:10 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
An Incomplete History Of Cowpunk
~~Tunes For The Troops~~ |
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Jason And The Scortchers~Help! Theres A Fire! |
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Unknown CowPunk |
Want more information about the artists we play? Perhaps you'd like to buy concert tickets or their CDs? Click the links provided at the top of the thread for more information! |
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:32 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: gpapa
"The Germans also scrambled to move Allied POWs to labor camps in Germany in order to prevent their escape. In fact, many POWS did manage to escape before the German invasion, and several hundred volunteered to stay in Italy to fight alongside the Italian guerillas in the north."
Thank God for men like these! May we continue to produce them. Thanks for today in military history, gpapa!
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:39 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: MozartLover; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; AliVeritas; ...
Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO!
**Edwin Starr ~ War**
Parents, You Are Responsible!
*If you would like to support the artists you hear in the Canteen, please go to the top of the thread.
We are proud to provide links for that support.*
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*** Please ping or Freepmail a DJ for your requests. Thank you! ***
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:46:53 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(I'M WITH FRED!)
To: pandemoniumreigns; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
The Monkees~I'm A Believer
By request, for pandemoniumreigns, thank you!
Some songs may not be suitable for MA or kids! Click with care!
To: AZamericonnie
I’m doing a cannon ball.
Watch out for waves.
If I’m not up in 5 minutes. Someone come looking for me.
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:48:27 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: laurenmarlowe
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:48:43 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: EsmeraldaA
Evening Es!
((HUGS))
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:49:02 PM PDT
by
MeekMom
(Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
To: pandemoniumreigns; 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; ...
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
The Monkees~Last Train To Clarksville
By request, for pandemoniumreigns, thank you!
Some songs may not be suitable for MA or kids! Click with care!
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks, AZ, for spinning tunes for the troops. ((HUGS))
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posted on
09/07/2007 6:49:17 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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