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In Memory
Bubba Joel
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On Sunday the family & friends of Jason Farley(who died in a water rescue in Claremore Okla) are leaving porch lights etc on in Memory of him & others..
MAY
31
Lights On for Captain Jason Farley
MAY
31
Lights On for Captain Jason Farley
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www.barefootsworld.net/unknownsoldier.html
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Capt. Raymond A, Miller (Century Div. WW2) 1913 - 2003
Lt. Catherine M. Hauptman (216th General Hospital WW2) 1921 - 2000
Two wonderful parents who served proudly and who I miss terribly. Please feel free to add the names of friends and family to whom we owe so much. In a way they live as long as we remember.
A great story about the cost of war and origination of taps.
It all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when the union Army Captain
Robert
Eli Combe 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 Eli Combe heard the moan of a soldier who lay
mortally wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or
Confederate
soldier, the captain decided to risk his life and bring this 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. Suddenly, he caught his breath and went numb with shock. In
the
dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his son. The boy had
been
studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his
father, he 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 partially granted. The captain had asked if he could have
a
group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son. The request was turned
down since the soldier was a Confederate. Out of
respect for the father, they did say they could give him 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 his dead son's uniform.
This music was the haunting melody we now know as "TAPS" this is used at military
funerals .
In case you are interested, these are the words to "TAPS"
Day is done,
Gone the sun,
From the lakes,
From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
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That site was pretty nice and an appropriate time to view it with Memorial Day coming up.
The story was very interesting too. That's weird that it happened that way. He really must have been shocked. Someone upstairs wanted it to be that way I guess. Imagine going thru a war, coming home and never knowing what happened to your son.
Gino
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