The FReeper Foxhole Revisits The Battle for Tarawa (11/20-23/1943) Nov. 20th, 2006

http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/CRAIGE/tarawa.html ^ | Professor Dirk A. Ballendorf

[snippy_about_it]

An old Okinawa Marine once straightened be out about the US Army. I was told in no uncertain terms that he would tolerate only respectful reference to the men of the US Army.

Good for him.

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((Hugs))

[snippy_about_it]

LOL.

Semi-new will have to do!


Hey, that rhymes....hey miss feather, my muse must be coming back. LOL.

[snippy_about_it]

You're welcome ct. One of the many we should never forget.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you Mayor.

[Soaring Feather]

Great, your muse can sure be used!

There- that rhymes too.

[PAR35]

Things are going well with the family. I've even gotten a couple of 2 day weekends. Did you all ever find a high speed connection to use?

[The Mayor]

November 21, 2006

Hearing Aid

LISTEN TO ODB RADIO: MP3

READ: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

It shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, “Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.” —1 Samuel 3:9 Joshua, a precocious 2-year-old,  watched his mother baking cookies. “Please, may I have one?” he asked hopefully. “Not before supper,” his mother replied. Joshua ran tearfully to his room, then reappeared with this message: “Jesus just told me it’s okay to have a cookie now.” “Jesus didn’t tell me,” his mother retorted. Joshua replied, “You must not have been listening!”

Joshua’s motivation was wrong, but he was absolutely right about two things: God longs to speak to us, and we need to listen.

In 1 Samuel 3, another young boy learned those same ageless principles. When Samuel followed Eli’s counsel and prayed, “Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears,” he was open to receiving God’s powerful message (v.9). Like Samuel, we long to hear God speaking to us but often fail to discern His voice.

God spoke audibly to Samuel. Today He speaks to us by His Spirit through the Scriptures, other people, and our circumstances. But as a result of neglect and nonstop activity, some of us have become “hard of hearing.” We need a “spiritual hearing aid” like the one in Samuel’s prayer: “Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears” (v.9). This humble attitude is a real help for the spiritually hard of hearing. —Joanie Yoder

Adjusting Your Hearing Aid
Set a specific time to read God’s Word each day.
Meditate on what you have read.
Make prayer a priority throughout the day.

God speaks through His Word—take time to listen.

Bible in One Year:   Ezekiel 16-17; James 3

[alfa6]

USS Princeton CVG-59 Bump for the Freeper Foxhole

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[CholeraJoe]

Howdy!

[Leg Olam]

Snippy, We've yet to make up the itenerary for 2007 except for the usual local events such as Pea Ridge, Lexington Fort Scott and so on. We try to do at least one 'National' event a year. Last year it was Corinth Miss. There is one that I know of in Georgia. I'll give you the info on it below. We will do it if we can be artillery and the others agree. Some of us are having reservations about performing on actual battle sites. I personally regard it as somewhat sacriligious since theres no way we can ever properly portray what those men went thru and besides that there are still remains out there under the ground. Cannon demonstration and living history events are becoming more to our liking rather than pretending to kill each other. We're getting a bit too old to enjoy marching around in the sun wearing wool, carrying nine pounds of iron on our shoulders anyway.

Note that the info below is for 2006. I don't know if this is an annual event or not.

SEPT. 8-10 – Georgia – Battle of Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill. One of Georgia’s most enjoyable battle events held on the original battle and skirmish site, with an average of 1,200-1,500 participants. Usual amenities, well-shaded camps, artillery by invitation due to overwhelming gun turn-out last year, bounty to first 10 full-sized guns pre-registered and participating. Six-pounder and up (no scale pieces or mortars, please). Alabama Division Guidelines and Safety Rules in effect for this event. The ball will be held for period-attired participants Saturday night adjacent to the Austin House with the 8th Georgia Regimental band. Battles Saturday and Sunday. All Confederate units required to galvanize for one battle. Living history for area school children Friday morning beginning at 8 a.m. Volunteers needed and appreciated. Please send registration before Aug. 1. Sutlers register by Aug. 1. No reenactor registration fee for 2006. Sutlers by invitation, $35. Fee must accompany registration form. No on-site sutler registration. All profits from the gate go toward history preservation of War Between the States sites at Tunnel Hill and operating the new museum. Sponsored by the Tunnel Hill Historical Foundation, Inc. Hosted by the 35th Tennessee Infantry, Inc. and the 29th Alabama Infantry. For battle information, contact K.E. Sumner, 621 Victoria Lane, Woodstock, Ga. 30189 or e-mail MtnRifles@msn.com. Event coordinator: (770) 926-1229 (9 a.m.-2 p.m. EST) or visit www.alabamadivision.org or www.geocities.com/mntain2001/

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[Professional Engineer]

“Jesus just told me it’s okay to have a cookie now.”

Don't give Spiderboy any ideas!

[Peanut Gallery]

ROFL! Actually, that sounds more like something bittygirl would do if she could say "Jesus"... It's just a matter of time!

Right now, she is repeating the new mantra, "I wan eggs, one a you, one a me, one a ta." Something tells me she's hungry for lunch?

[USMCBOMBGUY]

Is that the Air Force in front of a Marine bird? The must have seen it had wings on it and thought it was theirs......

[alfa6]

Naw that's the Zoomie version of the V-22

It's good to "see" ya back.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Peanut Gallery]

I did not know the AF had any of those! Ya learn something new everyday... seriesly, though, my dad worked for Bell Helicopter/Textron (Hurst, TX) and all he could talk about (besides airplanes, cameras, motorcycles, and cars) was the V-22.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Lee. I can't say I blame you for not wanting to march around in those clothes in this heat. As for whether or not to have reenactments on the actual battlefied I understand your dilema but I wonder, if it were you, if you were a soldier who fought and died there, would you rather folks forgot about it or would you rather have a reenactment going on over the same ground to try your best to tell the story?

I'm thinking the latter.

[snippy_about_it]

Hi there!

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LOL. Maybe I'll write some prose while we are at Sam's parents. No internet connection at all!!