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WELCOME TO MEMORY LANE
I would like to welcome everyone to Memory Lane. This is a place where everyone can come to relax and remember those wonderful days of old. Fridays will be video day and you can post all of the videos that you want. You may also post memories in written form if you wish. On the other days you may post videos occasionally. If you have many videos to post on these days please do one on the front page and the others as a reply to the one you posted on the front page. this way we can all have a litte bit of what we want. Thank you from the manager and moderators.
| posted by Naiche
National and Economic Security
There is a new bill in Congress ,
It is vital that we make our voices heard on this dangerous bill.
Not only would it allow abusive lawsuits against soldiers and government officials -- it also would open up American employers to a new wave of litigation, just as they're recovering from the economic downturn.
A threat to national security and American jobs?
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It is vital that we make our voices heard on this dangerous bill.
Not only would it allow abusive lawsuits against soldiers and government officials -- it also would open up American employers to a new wave of litigation, just as they're recovering from the economic downturn.
A threat to national security and American jobs?
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*77
Star 77 on our cell phone............REMEMBER.
Share around our friends, teen drivers, etc. when an UNMARKED police car puts his lights on.....(-women or young men alone don't stop.)
but does continue driving to a safe place than pull over Instead, call * 77 tell dispatch you aren't pulling over due to a warning about this questionable event.
The dispacher will inform you if a police car is actually in that area....if not, they will automatically dispatch a few cars to check up on someone that isn't suppose to be there.
In the long run.........one person found that unmarked car wasn't a policeman and was infact a rapist.
The person who sent an attachment to me said, a Bell Mobility confirmed that *77 was a direct line to the STATE TROOPER INFO.
(Says it applies in all 50 states.)
Share around our friends, teen drivers, etc. when an UNMARKED police car puts his lights on.....(-women or young men alone don't stop.)
but does continue driving to a safe place than pull over Instead, call * 77 tell dispatch you aren't pulling over due to a warning about this questionable event.
The dispacher will inform you if a police car is actually in that area....if not, they will automatically dispatch a few cars to check up on someone that isn't suppose to be there.
In the long run.........one person found that unmarked car wasn't a policeman and was infact a rapist.
The person who sent an attachment to me said, a Bell Mobility confirmed that *77 was a direct line to the STATE TROOPER INFO.
(Says it applies in all 50 states.)
Yukon Cornelius
Any of you remember the ORIGINAL airing of the Rankin-Bass "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" special? All I've seen recently has been the edited-down-to-fit-in-more-ads version...
All the way through, Yukon Cornelius is flipping his pick into the air every so often, tasting the end of it, and muttering "Nothin'..." In the version presently circulating, that action is never explained--but as originally aired, it did have a payoff: when he got to the North Pole, he flipped his pick one last time and struck peppermint!
All the way through, Yukon Cornelius is flipping his pick into the air every so often, tasting the end of it, and muttering "Nothin'..." In the version presently circulating, that action is never explained--but as originally aired, it did have a payoff: when he got to the North Pole, he flipped his pick one last time and struck peppermint!
Taps...just got this from my dad...
I didn't know the storyof we used to end our Girl Guide meetings with the first verse.
The amazing history of "Taps"... Turn on Sound
If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it.
Here is something Every Canadian should know. Until I read this, I didn't know, but I checked it out and it's true:
We in Canada have all heard the haunting song, 'Taps.' It's the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.
But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings.
Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the American Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.
During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.
When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.
The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.
The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.
The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.
The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted.
The haunting melody, we now know as 'Taps' used at military funerals was born.
The words are:
Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky
As we go.
This we know.
God is nigh
I too have felt the chills while listening to 'Taps' but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along.
I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before.
The amazing history of "Taps"... Turn on Sound
If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps was played; this brings out a new meaning of it.
Here is something Every Canadian should know. Until I read this, I didn't know, but I checked it out and it's true:
We in Canada have all heard the haunting song, 'Taps.' It's the song that gives us the lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes.
But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings.
Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the American Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.
During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.
When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.
The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.
The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.
The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.
The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted.
The haunting melody, we now know as 'Taps' used at military funerals was born.
The words are:
Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky
As we go.
This we know.
God is nigh
I too have felt the chills while listening to 'Taps' but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse . I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along.
I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before.
