FReeper Canteen - Memorial Day Weekend - 25 May 2013

Our Troops Rock!!!!!!!!! | The Canteen DJ's

[SandRat]

Hi! ...(((HUGS)))

[ConorMacNessa]

David is doing much better, thanks!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[AZamericonnie]

Oh shoot Prof....forgot to change the text.

Please forgive & off to cook a bit.

[AZamericonnie]

Hi Sandy & good to see you! *Hugs*

How are the Prince & Princess doing?

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Kathy & TGIF! ;-} *Hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!



Drummer Lee Rigby
2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
KIA London 22 May 2013






RULE BRITANNIA
HM Royal Marines
(Click)

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

"Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict;
For it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar.
As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be."
(1 Maccabees 3:58–60)

Flowers of the Forest
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
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Black Watch Piper

THE SOLDIER
Sub-Lt. Rupert Brooke, Royal Navy

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.





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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Pharmboy]

Great post from a great American. Thank you.

[HiJinx]

Good evening, Connie, and Kathy! Getting ready to enjoy a flank steak and campfire potatoes from the grill...the weekend has begun!

Thanks for this evening’s thread...will see you here later.

[moose07]

Very Fitting tribute.
Thank you ,Conor.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[luvie]

LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin;EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa;acad1228; LibertyValance; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; iron munro; publius;
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Drumbo (and me)

YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!

Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!
REMEMBER OUR TROOPS
ON MEMORIAL DAY!

[Publius]

Hey, Luv.

(HUGS)

My special Memorial Day project coming up shortly.

[luvie]

That one is partictularly sad and oh, so unnecessary!

God rest his hero soul!

[Drumbo]

Says Goodbye To A Legend







Trevor Bolder was the bassist, songwriter and record producer best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his role with David Bowie's iconic Spiders from Mars. Although not a founding member of Uriah Heep, Trevor performed on more than twenty Heep albums (producing many) since 1976 when he replaced John Wetton. Previously he had played bass on five David Bowie albums (including Hunky Dory, The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Changes. His resume included four solo albums with fellow Spider Mick Ronson, Two with Heepster Ken Hensley, albums with the Cybernauts, Dana Gillespie and an album and three year touring stint with British rockers Wishbone Ash.

Hardly a household name, he was obscured by the mammoth talents he supported over five decades. Bolder died this week from pancreatic cancer. He'll be missed.

Ziggy Stardust
~ David Bowie ~

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[luvie]

Hey there! (((hugs)))

I look forward to it! :)

[Publius]

MEMORIAL DAY: MUSIC OF THE CIVIL WAR

Whether you call it the Civil War, the War of the Rebellion, the War Between the States, the War for Southern Independence, or the War of Northern Aggression, that cataclysmic event created the holiday first known as Decoration Day.

There were times during the conflict when women decorated the graves of deceased soldiers in Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania in an organized manner. But the first real Decoration Day occurred in 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina. Union prisoners of war had been interned at the Charleston Race Course, and many had been interred there also. On May 1, 1865, a group of white teachers, white missionaries, black ministers and freed blacks cleaned up the graves, landscaped the grounds and built a ceremonial arch for the fallen. Today that location is known as Hampton Park. On May 30, 1868, similar ceremonies were observed in the North. This spread, and by 1870, the establishment of 73 national cemeteries turned Decoration Day into a political and religious event.

In 1967, federal law turned Decoration Day into Memorial Day, and in 1971 the current three-day weekend custom replaced May 30.

Music was a constant during the Late Unpleasantness Between the States. It was played at the camps, during the battles and at home. When Gen. George Pickett started his famous charge at Gettysburg, Confederate military bands played martial airs as his troops started the mile long trek across the fields to Gen. George Meade’s Union troops. (My instructor at Fort Gordon in 1971 referred to Pickett’s group as a “brigade gaggle”.) As they straggled back to the Confederate lines, the same bands played “Nearer My God to Thee”, an Anglican Low Church hymn.

Each side in that conflict had its own tunes and anthems. There were also popular songs of the day, sung in both camps, most of which were written by Stephen Foster whom I profiled several months ago.

First, I’d like to start with a piece that is modern. It was written by Jay Ungar in 1982 and has the melancholy sound of the Scots-Irish ballads of the era. It’s best known as the theme from Ken Burns’ documentary “The Civil War”. Pull out your handkerchief for this one.

Jay Ungar, Molly Mason & the Family Band: “Ashokan Farewell”

[luvie]

Gene Simmons Military Salute
YouTube

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!



Little Girls Welcome Hero Dad Home
Video

[SkyDancer]

Hi Kathy, just in lurk mode. >lurk<

[Drumbo]

Gimme Love (Struttin')
~ Uriah Heep ~

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[laplata]

As always, thank you for the great tribute, Conor.

This is beyond sad and so maddening.