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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:34 pm Post subject: Christmas At Arlington |
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From LinkedInUSAF, quite a remarkable photo...and quite a remarkable story on the benevolence of one fine American from Maine...
Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell...
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dusty
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot for posting this #1.
Quite moving. Had to wipe my eyes several times.
God bless everyone who gets to go do this every year.
Dusty
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LinkedInUSAF
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject: Christmas in Arlington |
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Thanks to all the vets, especially you folks, the SwiftVets for being there for us!
And, thank you for posting this story - my original post has all the information about Mr. Worcester who freely volunteers his time and money to take some 5,000 wreaths and makes this all happen. The original story can be found at AF.mil (US Air Force website) - I have the link on my site too.
Thanks again to all of you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Steve -- LinkedInUSAF
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kate
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for sharing that, so breathtaking to see,
Bless those perform this honor every year.
Longfellow’s ode to hope and righteousness amid chaos and tragedy,
written during the Civil War
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I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Till ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.” |
Words: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1864
Music: John Calkin, 1872.
Listen here as sung by Roger McGuinn
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