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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 11 Jan 2014
Our Troops Rock!!!!!
| The Canteen DJ's
Posted on 01/10/2014 5:58:34 PM PST by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troops
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To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:21:45 PM PST
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Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; ...
~~Tunes For The Troops~~
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Dio - Born On The Sun |
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Want more information about the artists we play? Perhaps you'd like to buy concert tickets or their CDs? Click the links provided at the top of the thread for more information! |
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
M/Sgt. Vito R. Bertoldo, USA, (MOH)
M/SGT. VITO R. BERTOLDO, USA, (MOH), Company A, 242d Infantry, 42d Infantry Division, at Hatten, France, 9-10 January 1945
"He fought with extreme gallantry while guarding 2 command posts against the assault of powerful infantry and armored forces which had overrun the battalions main line of resistance. On the close approach of enemy soldiers, he left the protection of the building he defended and set up his gun in the street, there to remain for almost 12 hours driving back attacks while in full view of his adversaries and completely exposed to 88-mm., machinegun and small-arms fire. He moved back inside the command post, strapped his machinegun to a table and covered the main approach to the building by firing through a window, remaining steadfast even in the face of 88-mm. fire from tanks only 75 yards away. One shell blasted him across the room, but he returned to his weapon. When 2 enemy personnel carriers led by a tank moved toward his position, he calmly waited for the troops to dismount and then, with the tank firing directly at him, leaned out of the window and mowed down the entire group of more than 20 Germans. Some time later, removal of the command post to another building was ordered. M/Sgt. Bertoldo voluntarily remained behind, covering the withdrawal of his comrades and maintaining his stand all night. In the morning he carried his machinegun to an adjacent building used as the command post of another battalion and began a day-long defense of that position. He broke up a heavy attack, launched by a self-propelled 88-mm. gun covered by a tank and about 15 infantrymen. Soon afterward another 88-mm. weapon moved up to within a few feet of his position, and, placing the muzzle of its gun almost inside the building, fired into the room, knocking him down and seriously wounding others. An American bazooka team set the German weapon afire, and M/Sgt. Bertoldo went back to his machinegun dazed as he was and killed several of the hostile troops as they attempted to withdraw. It was decided to evacuate the command post under the cover of darkness, but before the plan could be put into operation the enemy began an intensive assault supported by fire from their tanks and heavy guns. Disregarding the devastating barrage, he remained at his post and hurled white phosphorous grenades into the advancing enemy troops until they broke and retreated. A tank less than 50 yards away fired at his stronghold, destroyed the machinegun and blew him across the room again but he once more returned to the bitter fight and, with a rifle, single-handedly covered the withdrawal of his fellow soldiers when the post was finally abandoned. With inspiring bravery and intrepidity M/Sgt. Bertoldo withstood the attack of vastly superior forces for more than 48 hours without rest or relief, time after time escaping death only by the slightest margin while killing at least 40 hostile soldiers and wounding many more during his grim battle against the enemy hordes." |
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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)
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:22:24 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy!
Well it's great to be back here. But then I had tons of fun at home as well.
Some Aussie stuff - of course.
Right - the temps here are in the high 80's to mid 90's
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:23:27 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: All; everyone; AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W
Hello Troops, Alphas, Leos, FR Canteeners, and Lurkers.
Hope you all are doing well and staying safe.
I’m not posting music videos tonight because I ran out of time. My husband and I are painting the family room/living room. My husband [what a saint] is doing the painting and I’m the creative designer. Always interesting. [Do you know how many color choices are possible? It’s like being in a good deli — way too many choices.]
Anyway, I’ll be back with music vids and special sites next Friday.
You’re always in luck though, because our fellow DJs always post great stuff on this thread.
God bless you all.
Cindy
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:23:35 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: SkyDancer
Is that spider a brown recluse?
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:24:43 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:26:36 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Publius
Nope. It’s just one humungous biggie crawlie thingie. Brown recluse’s are about the size of a half-dollar, legs and all.
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01/10/2014 6:26:37 PM PST
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SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: Drumbo
When I became music director of my college radio station in Philadelphia in 1966, I found I had a talent for picking hits by artists that nobody had ever heard of. “Friday on My Mind” was one of my very first picks.
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:26:45 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
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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"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)
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:26:56 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Publius
Good evening, Publius, and thank you for Rachmaninov’s “The Star Spangled Banner”.
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:27:04 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SkyDancer
In Australia, a vast number of animals are highly venomous. Even platypuses!
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:28:04 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:28:33 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAYComing in at #8 this week was a hit from Shirley Ellis, who had sung in a successful group, The Chords, back in the Fifties. This was the first of her three novelty hits.
Shirley Ellis: The Nitty Gritty
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:31:42 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi everybody!
((((HUGS))))
To: Cindy
Good evening, Cindy....what a project you’ve taken on. ((HUGS))
Too many colors!! Have a “wonderful” time with your painting project. Be neat!!
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:33:00 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
Hey, M-L.
(HUGS)
Did you make it to Boston? How's the flooding for you?
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:33:40 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Publius
Married! :)
The Beatles hit America while my AF hubby was in Korea on a year’s tour. He was shocked at them when he got home. LOL!
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:35:12 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: LUV W
Must have been all that hair.
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:35:50 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Publius; acad1228; MoJo2001; AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; All
When I first started posting to the FReeper Canteen (brought onboard and inspired by FReeper FRiend ACAD, around 2001 when it was still The USO Canteen I believe & Mojo was our thread mistress), Friday on My Mind used to be my opener every week. A few years later, I changed it to "Let It Roll" by Little Feat and along the way I've tried a few others, but eventually the tradition faded. But, since I's going old school this weekend I figured I should regress to my roots. :)
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posted on
01/10/2014 6:36:31 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
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