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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 29 Sept 2012
Our Troops Rock!
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Posted on 09/28/2012 6:02:01 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troopsupport
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To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W
In 1893, the 20 year old
Sergei Rachmaninov wrote the first symphonic piece to which he was willing to give an opus number. Its a 15 minute tone poem based on a poem by Lermontov that Chekhov turned into a short story.
In a roadside inn on Christmas Eve, two travelers meet during a raging snowstorm and warm themselves by the fire. One is an elderly man who is disappointed with his failures in life. The other is a young woman, only half his age, who responds with warmth and compassion. The next morning, she resumes her journey, while the old man watches her sleigh disappear from sight. As he stands there, the snow covers him, and to the girl on the sleigh, he appears not so much as a snow covered statue, but as a giant rock.
Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7
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posted on
09/28/2012 6:53:22 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
That was awesome!
The healing powers of Salsa...my headache is better & some energy renewed!
Oh carp!!!!
To: AZamericonnie; GodBlessUSA; mylife; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; Drumbo; StarCMC; EsmeraldaA; ...
LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!! Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin; drumbo; StarCMC; EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa; acad1228; LibertyValance; Sir Francis Dashwood; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; gomez; iron munro; publius (and me) YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!! God bless our troops!!!
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Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!
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posted on
09/28/2012 6:54:20 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos)
To: AZamericonnie
To: Publius
Thanks for the heads-up, Publius!
ROCKY TWO!!! ROCKY TWO!!! ROCKY TOW!!!
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)
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posted on
09/28/2012 6:57:43 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
La Loquita...I can live with that.
Keeps it interesting & fun right? ;-}
To: AZamericonnie
Awww!!! Just Dayum!!! That must have been some three-alarm salsa!
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)
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posted on
09/28/2012 6:59:55 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie; mylife; LUV W; Publius; Drumbo; Tony Snow
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:00:53 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. Have you had a busy summer season? Is it still nice weather?
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:00:53 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa; Publius; All
Verdamnt! TOW=TWO!
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)
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:01:45 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:03:12 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos)
To: AZamericonnie
Yes, it does keep it interesting and fun. :-)
To: LUV W
Good evening Luvie Sue & my goodness you have gotten alot of rainfall!
Do we need to send you some golfer wood or is your parched earth soaking it all up? *Hugs*
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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.
Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding The Narrative Of The Empty Chair.
Robert Schumann Traumerei (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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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)
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:06:51 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:07:41 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
3rd Force~We Should Be Together
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We are proud to provide various links
so you can purchase the music of
the artists featured here.
Please ping any of the DJs
to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you!
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:10:33 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos)
To: LUV W
Hey, Luv.
(HUGS)
Lots of good stuff for wallerin' tonight.
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:11:28 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:12:42 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw [Robert A. Heinlein])
To: Publius
Excellent - Dmitri rules!
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)
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:13:18 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
He just gets better with age.
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posted on
09/28/2012 7:16:17 PM PDT
by
Publius
(Leadership starts with getting off the couch.)
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