Thursday, 24 April 2008:
William Dodge/EB/GDYN wrote on 04/24/2008 07:28:26 AM:
Reminder,
Today is the Friends at Electric Boat US Troop Support Fund Raiser Pizza Luncheon for a $6 donation - 11am-12:30pm, in the B88 (Technology Center) 3rd floor conference room. This luncheon supports the Spring Care Package shipments, which will bring our total number of care package shipped to over 1,000 boxes.
Hope to see you all there,
bill
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For those who are unaware, the National Anthem is played before every movie in military theatres in the U.S. and abroad. (From a Chaplain in Iraq ) I recently attended a showing of 'Superman 3,' here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services andother large gatherings.
As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. Al l was going as planned until about three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem the music stopped. Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments; and everyone would sit down a nd call for a movie.? Of course, that is, if they hadstood for the National Anthem in the first place. Here, the 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music began again. The Soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. And again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expectedthe movie to start. But here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every Soldier continued to stand at attention. Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the roomwas filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off: 'And the rockets red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave?' It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq . I wanted you to know what kind of soldiers are serving you here. Remember them as they fight for you! Pass this along as a reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all our soldiers serving us here at home and abroad. For many have already paid the ultimate price.... Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins on 5/14/07
LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in Iraq , north of Baghdad .
God Bless America
In God We Trust
