FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Yeiichi "Kelly" Kuwayama ~ July 28, 2010

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[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!



LCpl. David Ramsden, 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, Died Afghanistan 23JUN2010



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

The Soldier

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brooke



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

Today 'Tana made her first jump from the tower at Moku Ola (Coconut Island)!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top 3....Nana Hope bags the bronze!!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Pvt. Andrew Miller, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, KIA Afghanistan 26JUN2010



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[ConorMacNessa]

Standing at Attention for our National Anthem! Hand Salute rendered!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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RIP

Pvt Alex Isaac
1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment

Flowers of the Forest

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN SISTER!

MCpl. Kristal Giesebrecht, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, KIA Afghanistan 26JUN2010



I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Flowers of the Forest



Black Watch Piper

Rest in Peace, fallen sister, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen sister, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen sister, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen sister, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen sister, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen sister, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SevenofNine]

Well UK Daily mail claim Chia Pet going ease out may put his son there

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289782/North-Korea-elect-new-party-leaders-amid-speculation-supreme-leader-Kim-Jong-Il-hand-power-son.html

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mom.....the big day has arrived! ((HUGS)) JT has been through a lot to get to this point. He has the desire...dear Lord, watch over JT, and comfort his Mom and Dad during his training.

Ground Week

During Ground Week, students begin an intensive program of instruction to build individual airborne skills, which prepare them to make a parachute jump, and land safely. They train on the mock door, practice parachute landing falls (PLF), exit the 34-foot (10 m) tower, and train on the lateral drift apparatus (LDA). To go forward to Tower Training Week, students must individually qualify on the 34-foot (10 m) tower, the LDA, successfully complete all PLFs, and pass all PT requirements.

Tower Week

A team effort is added to the training with the "mass exit" concept. The apparati used this week are the 34-foot (10 m) towers, the swing landing trainer (SLT), the mock door for mass exit training, the suspended harness.

Jump Week

During Jump Week students make five parachute jumps into Fryar Drop Zone (DZ) located in Alabama, which is part of the Fort Benning Military Reservation. Trainees must run to the air field, conduct pre-jump training, and then get into their harnesses and await their turn to jump. Generally, two of the jumps are "combat equipment jumps", in which the jumper carries a ruck sack and a dummy weapon. The other three jumps are "hollywood", in that the jumper only wears the parachute and reserve. At least one jump is required to be at night, although weather and other factors, such as holidays, may result in all five jumps being hollywood day jumps.

Students

The vast majority of students at Airborne School come from the U.S. Army. These include soldiers on assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, 4th BCT 25th Infantry Division, 173rd Airborne BCT, 75th Ranger Regiment, or the Special Forces Qualification Course. Recent BUD/S graduates also attend the school in order to be jump qualified. Summer classes are frequently made up of substantial numbers of cadets from ROTC and West Point. Excess seats go to other personnel at Fort Benning on assignment to Officer Candidate School or the Basic Officer Leaders Course. The United States Parachutist Badge (commonly referred to as "Jump Wings") is awarded to U.S. Armed Forces personnel upon completion of Airborne School regardless of branch or MOS.

Upon arrival, students are given roster numbers which must be put on their equipment. Since military rank is not taken away during training, enlisted, cadets, NCOs, and officers are distinguished by a plain number, C, N, or A placed in front of their roster number, respectively.

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Kapral Pawal Stypula, 2 Mazowiecka Brygada Saperów, Polish Army, KIA Afghanistan 26JUN2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ColdOne. ((HUGS)) 58 here and threatening rain....tis a good thing. It is helping put out lots of wildfires.

Thanks for your support, love, and prayers for our troops. They sure do need to know, especially now, that there is lots of support at home.

[Jemian]

Thank you, Kathy. You gave me some information I did not know. Graduation is set for the 16^th. Hubby and I plan on attending, but I plan on not watching him jump. LOL!

[SandRat]

domo arigato Yeiichi “Kelly” Kuwayama san and Star

[SandRat]

Sort of slow here as well.

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Blair Thompson, USA, KIA Afghanistan 25JUN2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



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Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Great story of another American hero! I know he must have
gone through a lot, being a Japanese American during that
time in history. He had to overcome a lot and endure even more.

Thank you, galz, for bringing us this episode!

[Kathy in Alaska]

An honorable song...our National Anthem! At the Tea Party I got to go to on Thursday, they passed out the 4th verse and we all sang, a cappella, the first and 4th.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[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

Never Forget Those Who Sacrificed All That We Could Live In Freedom!!