FReeper Canteen ~ Liberty Call! ~ 01 October 2016

Our Troops Rock!! | Canteen DJ's

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Freeper Canteen ~

Canteen Mission Statement
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

Please post your Tunes For Our Troops!!

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[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."

Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
(Click)

Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who
Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

[Publius]

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

IRVING BERLIN

CAREFREE

FRED ASTAIRE: “CHANGE PARTNERS”

”Carefree” of 1938 was to be the last of the Astaire-Rogers collaborations at RKO under Pandro Berman, who brought Irving in to write the songs. This is a clip from the movie. The seductive dance that follows the song is hypnotic. We’ve lost so much in 80 years.

Fred Astaire: “Change Partners”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Janey!!

Honorable Mention...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening DJ's & Thank you!

*The House Is A Rockin'*

[proud American in Canada]

Prayers for Arrowhead1952....

[proud American in Canada]

Bttt! Fantastic post!

[SkyDancer]

Who’s the guy with the pokie stick?

[Publius]

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

IRVING BERLIN

CAREFREE

JIMMY DORSEY: “CHANGE PARTNERS”

It took no time at all for a big band to jump on this tune and turn it into a hit.

Jimmy Dorsey: “Change Partners”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...progress this week?

Did John-Man handle the landscaping?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, FRiend - and welcome to the Canteen!

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Connie: Calambuco - Guarachando, ( Dancing, Partying )

Welcome to the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room!

We are all in critical condition here!

The music page will open in a new window. There is the option of clicking on individual songs or clicking the Jukebox link. If you choose the Jukebox link then the page can be minimized while you continue surfing:

Friday Night Salsa for 09-30-2016 for the TROOPS and their supporters everywhere!

Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:

Artist/s - Song Names:

Al Delory - Guantanamera

Al Delory - Hot Gandinga

Al Delory - La Pegadita

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Aretha Franklin - Dr Feelgood

Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - El Tipo Picante

Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - Eres Un Virus

Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - La Discusion Acabo

Bannakumbi ( Featuring Anthony Colon ) - Rumbannakumbi

Bannakumbi ( Featuring Julio Voltio ) - Mala Nena

Bannakumbi ( Featuring Pirulo ) - Loco

Barry White - Just The Way You Are

Billy Carrion - Borinquen De Mis Amores

Billy Carrion - Consuelo Mio

Billy Carrion - Eres

Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust

Bio Ritmo - El Rayito

Bio Ritmo - Fabula

Bio Ritmo - Hermano

Blood Hound Gang - You And Me Babe We Ain't Nothing But Mammals

Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Cuchy Frito Man

Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Da' Londons From Da' Bronx

Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Iyesa Afro Beat

Calambuco - El Que Se Enamora Pierde

Calambuco - Guarachando

Calambuco - No Estas En Na

Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou

Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo A La Turk

Tommy Olivencia - El Del Tabacon ( Maricon )

[left that other site]

Good Evening, everybody!

Ave et Vale...I am hitting the sack early tonight!

((((HUGS))))

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!”

I’m with you, unlike some otherwise unknown sports figures.

[Publius]

Good thing I remember my high school Latin.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“on kingsford charcoal”

Gotta be on Mesquite Kingsford charcoal! ;-)

[left that other site]

I took Latin in Jr. High.

Hated it but I can still conjugate a verb (sounds like something illegal in most states!)

[Publius]

amo
amas
amat

amamus
amatis
amant

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“Hated it but I can still conjugate a verb”

Yeah, but let’s see you with the declension of a noun!

LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hiya, Pro...ready for the weekend? More relaxing?

[ConorMacNessa]

The main point those self-indulgent overpaid jocks have established is that they won't be there to stand with us when the bullets fly.

They are nothing.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."