FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 22 June 13

Our Troops Rock!!! | The Canteen DJ's

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you have a terrific time?

Nice weather? Lots of People?

[mylife]

Under the influence of Buck~ She's a Lot Like Texas

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.

Thanks, unique, for the Troops DJ.

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Boots Randolph ~ Yakety Sax

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[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Great to see you - finally - this evening! An Excellent evening at 8th & I for John-Man's 17th Birthday. Outstanding performances by the President's Own, the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the Marines of Marine Barracks Washington.

I nearly lost it a couple of times. On the way into the Parade, I spoke briefly to a Staff Sergeant - Purple Heart vet of the Afghanistan War. His Dad was a Marine Nam-Vet. He saluted me in his Dress Blues and escorted me to my entry gate.

While we were seated waiting for the Parade to begin, a Staff Sergent assigned to the Guard Company, who was on duty, came over and thanked me for my service and said that he had also served in 3/5. He gave me a Marine Corps Barracks Guard Company Commemorative coin.

Unfortunately, my phone battery was just about dead when I got there, but I did manage to get one shot of the 15 Star 15 Stripe Flag that flies there:





"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[ConorMacNessa]

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 other’s 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 Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."

Robert Schumann – “Traumerei”
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, my, and thanks for the video tunes for our troops to enjoy. ((HUGS))

Great tune, and neat radio.

[mylife]

Gnight.

Nappy time.

Cya later

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.

Thanks, unique, for the Troops DJ.

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Brooks & Dunn ~ Holy War

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night, my. Thanks for helping honor our military, and thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a wonderfully memorable night!

Happy 17th Birthday, John-Man!!

Click

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
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Conway Twitty ~ Rocky Top

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[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy! John-Man has retired for the evening - still a growing boy, needs his rest, etc.

I, on the other hand, in my senescence, can maunder on interminably. :)

But seriously, this was a great evening. The Drum and Bugle Corps marched down the Parade Deck playing "Scotland The Brave" followed by "The Minstrel Boy" - two of my all time faves. Interesting that in this day and age they still have those Celtic songs at the core of their repertoire. The Presidents Own played, of course, "Stars and Stripes Forever." The Colors were posted to Bagley's "National Emblem March."

The crowd was full of Vets and families of Vets. There were a couple of Outfits present on Reunions. I saw a lot of WWII and Three-War Vets. I and they were all treated with great kindness and respect by every serving Marine there. And I also have to say, it is quite an impressive sight to see several hundred active duty Marines, men and women, officers and enlisted, standing together in Full Dress Blues with Medals and Swords, Honoring our Troops, our Fallen, and our Great Nation. I will never forget this night as long as I live!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Music posted for your enjoyment. Thank you for serving our country.

Thanks, unique, for the Troops DJ.

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Suzy Bogguss ~ I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart

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[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



National Emblem March
Bagley
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW! What a special night...not to be forgotten! Precious memories!! Thanks for sharing

Did you find a better way to and from work?

[ConorMacNessa]

Yes I did! I took the usual route in with a slight modification when I hit Downtown DC - about 50 minutes. On the way home I went out through Rock Creek Park. Otherwise I would have had to go West through the heart of Downtown at evening rush and make a left turn on one of the Northbound arteries - very difficult and illegal on most of them. Had a very speedy trip out of the City - hit the Maryland line in 30 minutes. Thursday, it took me almost an hour to get out of Downtown DC. Ran into a little slow traffic on I-95 north of the Capital Beltway this evening, but that's par for the course on a Friday evening. Still had time to order Pizza and have a couple of slices before heading out to the Parade. We made it down to 8th & I in less than a half-hour.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

National Emblem March!! Inspiring music....great pictures.

[ConorMacNessa]

Oops! I did go West! I meant to say I would have had to go East through Downtown - a daunting prospect indeed at 4:30 p.m.!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good for you....being stuck in traffic would drive me insane. And it sets off my claustrophobia...

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



Must retire – an early call awaits me in the morning!
No respite on weekends at Castle MacNessa!



TATTOO
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The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer,
already mounts the parapet.

Generations Of American Fighting Men
Stand The Watch Tonight!



"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

GOD SAVE ALL HERE!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)