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Freeper Canteen - Liberty Call - 29 Oct 2016
Our Troops Rock!!!!
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Posted on 10/28/2016 6:01:29 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
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."
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!!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:20:40 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
I forgot to mention that the last song on the list tonight is your personal favorite! ;-)
To: AZamericonnie
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
50MPH winds and very cold tonight!
I guess that’s IT for my little garden.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:22:34 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:24:24 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Heck no! I’m energized! LOL!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:26:07 PM PDT
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luvie
(I love the troops. That is all...)
To: GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; trussell; ConorMacNessa; ...
LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!! Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin;trussell; ConorMacNessa;acad1228; LibertyValance; publius; spel_grammer_an_punct_polise; Drumbo (and me)
YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!! God bless our troops!!!
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Thanks for a great thread
and all you do here, Connie!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:26:47 PM PDT
by
luvie
(I love the troops. That is all...)
To: left that other site
50MPH windsWHOA, an early winter, huh?
One Maine FReeper said she's getting snow already.
Must be Gorebull warming!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:28:46 PM PDT
by
PROCON
("LOCK HER UP, LOCK HER UP!")
To: Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
COLE PORTER
NYMPH ERRANTThis 1933 show ran on Londons West End and was a moderate success, producing a few songs that survived. It was Coles favorite score, but it didnt play in New York until the Eighties.
The plot is simple but not geared to adaptation to Hollywood in that era. A British female college grad goes out into the world and tries to lose her virginity. She finds no takers until the family gardener makes her an offer. It sounds like something out of Lady Chatterleys Lover, and no doubt Cole had read the book, which was still banned in the US at that time.
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE: EXPERIMENTThis is from the original 1933 Broadway show.
Gertrude Lawrence: Experiment
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:29:31 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
~ Good Evening ~
~ Welcome To My World ~
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:31:35 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Ambtion Without Talent Is Sad - Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
To: AZamericonnie
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Desert Solitaire
October 29, 2016
And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12
Desert Solitaire is Edward Abbeys personal history of his summers as a park ranger in what is now called Arches National Park in Utah. The book is worth reading if only for Abbeys bright language and vivid descriptions of the US Southwest.
But Abbey, for all his artistry, was an atheist who could see nothing beyond the surface of the beauty he enjoyed. How sad! He lived his entire life in praise of beauty and missed the point of it all.
Most ancient peoples had theories of origins enshrouded in legend, myth, and song. But Israels story of creation was unique: It told of a God who created beauty for our enjoyment and childlike delight. God thought up the cosmos, spoke it into being and pronounced it beautiful. (The Hebrew word for good also signifies beauty.) Then, having created a paradise, God in love spoke us into being, placed us in Eden, and told us, Enjoy!
Some see and enjoy the beauty of the Creators good gifts all around them, but dont worship him as God or even give him thanks. They think up foolish ideas of what God [is] like. As a result, their minds become dark and confused (Rom. 1:21 nlt).
Others see beauty, say Thank You, God, and step into His light.
Loving Father, we praise You because You are good. Thank You for infusing Your creation with beauty and purpose and for placing us here to enjoy it as we discover You. Your love endures forever!
All of creation reflects the beauty of God.
This psalm of worship praises the wonders of Gods creation and Gods providential intervention for His people. The repeating refrain is, His love endures forever. Key concepts in this psalm are Gods creation (see Isa. 40), the love of God (see Pss. 57), and the miracles of God (see Ex. 67). The list of items for which to thank God, our Creator, are vast and extensive: God is good (v. 1); He is over all other gods (v. 2); God is the Lord of lords (v. 3); He alone does great wonders (v. 4); God by His understanding made the heavens (v. 5); He placed the earth on the waters (v. 6); God made the great lights (v. 7); He made the sun to govern the day (v. 8); and God made the moon and stars to govern the night (v. 9).
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:31:38 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:33:05 PM PDT
by
luvie
(I love the troops. That is all...)
To: Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
COLE PORTER
NYMPH ERRANT
RAY NOBLE: EXPERIMENTThe Brits had their own Big Band tradition; this recording from 1933 features Al Bowlly in lead vocals.
Ray Noble: Experiment
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:44:29 PM PDT
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Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: AZamericonnie
Hurrah for Liberty Call....the weekend is finally here!
Thanks, Connie.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:44:43 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
There is snow in western MA as well.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:46:53 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Publius
Dig Gertrude’s funky Chapeau in that picture!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:48:27 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; beachn4fun
Billy McGee,
When he died at the age of 23,
The Sheriff had a fit trying to firue out where he’d been hit.
Cause he’d been shot clean through,
While bending over to tie his shoe.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:49:11 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Dutr, Honor, Country.)
To: Publius
Good evening, Publius, and thank you for Rachmaninov’s “The Star Spangled Banner”.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:52:07 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..
PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
Oorah And Godspeed To Our Troops Who Run To The Sound Of The Guns!
American Troops Charging At St. Mihiel, France, 1918
Soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Move Out Over The Seawall On "Utah" Beach, 6 June 1944.
Marines Move Out Under Sniper Fire En Route To Seoul Inchon, Korea, 17 September 1950.
Troops Of The 9th Infantry Division, U.S Army, Advancing Through The Rice Paddies Vietnam.
U.S. Marines On The Move In Afghanistan 4 October 2009.
"Run To The Sound Of The Guns" Jeff Russell (Click)
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:53:33 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
Hi! Happy All Hallows Eve!
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:53:33 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: PROCON
Up, up, and away, Pro...hope you are almost all better. It’s been a long road.
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posted on
10/28/2016 6:54:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
( (~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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