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| February 17, 2014
| By Jim Robinson and onyx
Posted on 02/17/2014 9:39:48 AM PST by Jim Robinson
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Kris Kristofferson is well-known for his country tunes and his talent on the silver screen, but if that isn't enough to impress you, his time in the Army might. Born to Mary Ann and U.S. Army Air corps officer Lars Kristofferson, Kris Kristofferson spent his early years shuffling around like any normal military child. He obtained a BA in literature from Pomona college in 1958, and later earned a scholarship to Oxford. After graduation, his family finally pressured him into joining the Army and marrying his girlfriend from high school.
Joining in 1960, Kristofferson became a helicopter pilot after completing Ranger School and eventually worked his way to the rank of Captain. During this time he continued to work on music and even formed his own band while stationed in Germany. Kristofferson was offered a teaching position in Literature at West Point, but he turned it down to focus on music. By the time his military service was done, his family disowned him for leaving the Army, and he had gone through a bitter divorce.
Kristofferson moved to Nashville where he earned money as a janitor and by flying helicopters for oil rigs. He wrote some of his most successful songs during this time, and while his own recordings of them didn't quite make it, other artists reached the charts with them. After Johnny Cash introduced him at the Newport Folk Festival, he released his first album, "Me and Bobby McGee," to great success. He continued letting other artists use his songs while he worked on his own recordings. Following his release of the album "Silver tongued Devil," Kristofferson launched his acting career with "The Last Movie."
While both his music and acting career have seen dips and turns over the years, Kristofferson is still active in both professions and has secured his position as one of the great country music stars of his time. Kristofferson was inducted into the songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1985 and has earned over 48 different BMI Country and Pop awards. He also received the Veteran of the Year Award at the American Veteran Awards in 2011, with fellow country legend and vet Willie Nelson presenting the honor. True to his straight-shooting nature, Kristofferson noted during his acceptance speech, "Maybe military service oughta be a requirement of our political leaders today." JMc
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02/19/2014 10:56:56 AM PST
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922
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02/19/2014 10:57:31 AM PST
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trisham
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To: All
"When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents,
when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights,
when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands,
then indeed their continuing in office becomes dangerous to the state,
and calls for an exercise of the power of dissolution." ~Thomas Jefferson
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923
posted on
02/19/2014 10:58:45 AM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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924
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02/19/2014 11:05:12 AM PST
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925
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02/19/2014 11:06:30 AM PST
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Forty Five FReeper-Patriots are now
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926
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02/19/2014 11:06:54 AM PST
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RedMDer
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927
posted on
02/19/2014 11:08:01 AM PST
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928
posted on
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929
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930
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931
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02/19/2014 11:13:24 AM PST
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932
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I saw him being interviewed. He seemed like a great guy.
933
posted on
02/19/2014 11:20:15 AM PST
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trisham
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934
posted on
02/19/2014 11:22:14 AM PST
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trisham
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"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles.
It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt.
If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost,
for this is a game where principles are at stake."~Thomas Jefferson, June 1798
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935
posted on
02/19/2014 11:23:22 AM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Your has his priorities straight.
936
posted on
02/19/2014 11:24:50 AM PST
by
RedMDer
To: trisham
Sure has his priorities straight.
937
posted on
02/19/2014 11:25:27 AM PST
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RedMDer
To: FReepers; Patriots; FRiends
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938
posted on
02/19/2014 11:26:36 AM PST
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RedMDer
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939
posted on
02/19/2014 11:27:26 AM PST
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onyx
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940
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02/19/2014 11:27:39 AM PST
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RedMDer
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