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FReeper Canteen ~ Memorial Day 2018 ~ 28 May 2018
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| StarCMC & The Canteen Crew
Posted on 05/27/2018 5:01:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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The FReeper Canteen Observes
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History Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet (see below) carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee. More history here. |
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Poetry & SONG
MEMORIAL DAY
In distant field of sunny France Where strangers come and go, Amid the farms of Flanders, where The fragrant breezes blow, Our soldier-dead in quiet sleep 'Neath crosses row on row.
Here shrapnel shells once shrieked and burst And took their toll of death; The very wind, itself a foe, Bore poison on its breath.
Above their graves the birds now sing As round that home of yore, When, carefree boys, they romped and played; Those childhood days soon oer, The boys to brave and strong men grown, They romped and played no more.
They put aside their childish toys, A mans work each must do, And when their country called for them, To her they answered true.
"We must protect our native land: She shall not suffer wrong For she has reared and nurtured us, Were men and we are strong. Well bid good-by to those we love; It will not be for long."
With aching hearts and tear-dimmed eyes We watched them go away. Some have returned but many sleep In foreign lands today.
Where English roses bloom and fade, In France where lilies grow, Among the fields of Flanders, where The scarlet poppies blow, Our soldier-dead are not forgot Though strangers come and go.
~By Eula Gladys Lincoln~
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America the Beautiful - 1913
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife. Who more than self the country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine!
O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till souls wax fair as earth and air And music-hearted sea!
O beautiful for pilgrims feet, Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America ! America ! God shed his grace on thee Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought By pilgrim foot and knee!
O beautiful for glory-tale Of liberating strife When once and twice, for man's avail Men lavished precious life ! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till selfish gain no longer stain The banner of the free!
O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till nobler men keep once again Thy whiter jubilee! |
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Links to redrock's Memorial Day Threads from 2006 "We Can Be Heroes.....Just For One Day" MEMORIAL DAY --Thread # 1
"Just Another Drunk Indian..." MEMORIAL DAY--Thread # 2
"Chocolate Chip Cookies" MEMORIAL DAY --Thread # 3
"Hey...Do Ya Wanna Hear a Polish Joke???" MEMORIAL DAY --Thread # 4 "Remember...What We Owe.." MEMORIAL DAY --Thread # 5
"The Betrayal of The American Soldier" MEMORIAL DAY Thread # 6
Final -- "Falls The Night" MEMORIAL DAY Thread # 7
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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The Last Call
May 28, 2018
How the mighty have fallen!
2 Samuel 1:27
After serving his country for two decades as a helicopter pilot, James returned home to serve his community as a teacher. But he missed helicopters, so he took a job flying medical evacuations for a local hospital. He flew until late in his life.
Now it was time to say goodbye to him. As friends, family, and uniformed co-workers stood vigil at the cemetery, a colleague called in one last mission over the radio. Soon the distinctive sound of rotors beating the air could be heard. A helicopter circled over the memorial garden, hovered briefly to pay its respects, then headed back to the hospital. Not even the military personnel who were present could hold back the tears.
When King Saul and his son Jonathan were killed in battle, David wrote an elegy for the ages called the lament of the bow (2 Samuel 1:18). A gazelle lies slain on your heights, he sang. How the mighty have fallen! (v. 19). Jonathan was Davids closest friend and brother-in-arms. And although David and Saul had been enemies, David honored them both. Weep for Saul, he wrote. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother (vv. 24, 26).
Even the best goodbyes are oh-so-difficult. But for those who trust in the Lord, the memory is much more sweet than bitter, for it is never forever. How good it is when we can honor those who have served others!
Lord, we thank You for those who serve their communities as First Responders. We humbly ask You for their safety.
We honor the Creator when we honor the memory of those who honored Him.
Second Samuel 1:1927 combines personal and communal grief. Jonathans death was not just a loss for David personally, but along with Jonathans father, King Saul, a loss to the entire nation (vv. 19, 17). Although Saul had tried to kill David, David invited the nation to grieve the loss of their king (v. 24).
How can mourning with a community, instead of alone, bring greater healing during grief?
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:04:01 PM PDT
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The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Remember the Fallen tomorrow.
Thank those serving and those who have served EVERY day.
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:09:59 PM PDT
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lightman
(ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska
Thanks so much for tonight’s Memorial Day thread!
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:25:18 PM PDT
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PROCON
(Man-made climate change is failed science based on fraudulent data = Climate Scientology)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
~ Memorial Day 2018 ~
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:25:24 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
in memorial to those who ran the final patrol
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:26:45 PM PDT
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mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Doing my Ancestry I found a lot of people that served. My fourth great grandfather was wounded in the battle of Trenton but lived a long life afterwords. I had a 1st cousin 5 times removed killed in the battle of Long Island. One died of pneumonia 2 weeks after enlisting for the Civil War. We will celebrate not the successful but those that gave the ultimate gift to the country.
God Bless America
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:26:49 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
” It is wrong to mourn these men who have died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” Gen George S. Patton
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:29:08 PM PDT
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Neoliberalnot
(MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC ...)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor.....my screen got all fuzzy.
Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:35:16 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:37:48 PM PDT
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mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Never Forget Our American heroes.
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:39:07 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:39:11 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Man-made climate change is failed science based on fraudulent data = Climate Scientology)
To: mountainlion
My Aunt is a genealogist.
She travelledd to Ireland and England and traced the tree back to the 1400’s
Drunks and horse thieves! LOL
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:46:11 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
The only close relative my family has lost was David Butler Kiser. He was killed in action in Vietnam.
I don’t know a lot about him. He was my First Cousin’s husband and in the 101st Airborne. He was very nice polite man. He did win the Bronze Star.
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posted on
05/27/2018 5:46:27 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: PROCON
To: Kathy in Alaska
I was at the VFW the other day and this old gentleman named “Sunday” said there is a 3 month waiting list for military honors upon passing.
Of course those that die in battle come first, but the old Vietnam guys, get put on a waiting list.
There simply aren’t enough buglers to play taps..
He says they are dying like 3000 a year but there are 3000 a year born too... they just aint buglers
Damn it Now I am thinking of the best bugler ever.. Gunga Din
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posted on
05/27/2018 6:00:14 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: lightman
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posted on
05/27/2018 6:00:53 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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posted on
05/27/2018 6:06:49 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: lightman
Good evening, lightman....we WILL remember.
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posted on
05/27/2018 6:40:08 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
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posted on
05/27/2018 6:56:40 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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