LeslieWest_GuitarGod
11-11-2010, 06:22 PM
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Transcript:
Hello and welcome all to our Veteran's Day Ceremony!
For all you non Ghallandians, my name is LeslieWest_GuitarGod on the DDO forums. I am in the Tyrs Paladium guild here on Ghallanda. I will be the MC for today's ceremony.
Thank you all for taking a bit of time away from questing to be here today. We have folks from every server, and from all over the world. Its truly amazing to see this kind of turnout.
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In light of the US Marine's 235th birthday I'd like to open this ceremony with a small story.
I wanted to address a question I received in the past week. It was asked of me "Why take an entire week of your game-time up to promote this event?” Well, I asked this person if they would please attend the event for my answer. He is here, and I told him I'd open my ceremony with my answer, and I remain true to my word.
I would like to answer those questions with a single picture. I would like everyone to take a look at this picture here in their browsers.
http://oi55.tinypic.com/2pose91.jpg
I'll give everyone 30 seconds to look closely at this picture.
This picture was sent to me on November 1st, 2010 by a friend of mine who's a Marine serving in Afghanistan, as we stand here. No description, just the picture.
Just yesterday, he sent me another email. He asked me simply "did you delete the picture?" I said no. I asked him "but who is the boy? and who is the boy's father in that picture?"
He replied back "you sir would have made a good soldier. You did not forget nor delete that photo until you found out who it was. A US Marine operates in exactly the same way, every day. I can now share the story behind that photo, if I may. If you want to honor him, please mention this during your ceremony.
That's Marine Cpl. John Bishop's son, K'Sean Bishop, 4 years old.
And that's his step-father, my brother David Rohwer.
The boy is holding onto an American flag, while leaving the cemetery after his father was buried this past Thursday Sept. 16, 2010 in Versailles, Ind.
His dad, Marine Cpl. John Bishop, 25, of Columbus, Ind., died Sept. 8 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Well folks, if you take a looked into that boys eyes, let's say for just a few seconds, THAT is why I cared. And THAT is why we in fact are all here today. To show appreciation to our veterans in the United States, and around the world, from every peace-seeking nation, to honor not onlythe soldiers, but their families as well. The story of their burdens and sacrifice can not be told in words alone. It just must be seen, to truly understand.
So, today we dedicate our gathering here to Marine Cpl. John Bishop, his boy K'Sean Bishop, and the Bishop family.
You brought him home, as you do all of the fallen, so they can be remembered with honor and dignity, each and every time. And, you've done it for quite some time now. Happy 235th birthday, United States Marines!!
We'd also like to pay tribute to the Ferguson family of veterans. You may see some of their pictures on the Ghallanda thread promoting this event.
Carl Ferguson WWII Army
Clifford Ferguson WWII Army
James Perryman Viet Nam Army & Navy
Carla Ferguson Peace Time Navy
Craig Ferguson Peace Time Navy
Like so many families, this family truly sacrifices for enduring freedom. Thank you Ferguson family for all the service through the many years.
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As I’m sure you've all seen in the threads on the DDO forums, we are recording this very event, and sending to Iraq not only the video, but many of the messages I've received from around our DDO gaming world. If you'd like your words to be included, be sure to post them in one of our threads.
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I'd like to continue now with a poem. Its a simple, but powerful and memorable poem. We in Tyrs Paladium have used it in every ceremony we've ever done.
Written by an Anonymous soldier.
"It is the Soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us Freedom of the Press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the Freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial;
And it is the Soldier--who salutes the flag,
Who serves the flag, and
Whose coffin is draped by the flag--
Who allows the protester to burn the flag."
We then marched to the House P amphitheater.
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Right now, I'd like to show a short video. This was one of the all time great collaborations in modern times. Thanks to Bob Hope, we learned that music and comedy can soothe the soul, even in times of our darkest hour. When you ask a soldier, why do they fight, why fight for freedom, it all seems to comes down to protecting all our freedoms, our most basic freedoms we take for granted. But the reality is in this country and around the world there’s a large group of good folk who can't afford a voice, even with the freedoms granted. This is our worlds homeless folk. This video gives them a voice... and show how a group of International media folk can work together for a common good.
Peace. Music. Hunger. Love. Thats not just American. That’s Worldwide.
May I please ask everyone to grab a seat, get comfortable and /sit or /kneel? Please spend your 5:27 seconds watching this video. Kick back, relax and think of what we can do as a people if we band together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
Armed forces of all peaceful nations, thank you for standing by US. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Today, on November 11, 2010, we stand here by YOUR SIDE.
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We then opened the floor to the crowd. Anyone who wanted to state what branch of service they represented, what their tour of duty was, who they wanted to honor, was asked to speak. At first, for about 30 seconds not a single response, then a flood of names. It was truly humbling. I must say I nearly fell out of my chair. The community was tighter at this moment than I've ever felt before. What a show of support. To all the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, grandmothers and grandfathers we /Salute.
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And now to give our appreciation to those who gave it all, we now will proceed to House Jorasco.
--------------------
I'd like to bring you all back to 1915.
"In Flanders Fields" is the most notable poem written during World War I. Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote it on 3 May 1915, after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 22 years old, the day before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQyhVXUwM0
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The 3-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military and police funerals as part of the drill and ceremony of the Honor Guard. It consists of a rifle party firing blank cartridges into the air three times. The custom originates from the European dynastic wars, where the fighting ceased so the dead and wounded could be removed. Then, three shots were fired into the air to signal that the battle could resume.
The seven Honorary Archers took their positions, took out their bows, pointed to the sky and let out three volleys of arrows.
Ready - Aim - Fire
Ready - Aim - Fire
Ready - Aim - Fire
Then, I took my position as the Honorary bard, and proceeded with our unique version of Taps.
Mississippee sings a song..
Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Mississippee sings a song..
Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep.
Mississippee sings a song..
Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And the night Need thee so? All is well. Speedeth all To their rest.
Mississippee sings a song..
Fades the light; And afar Goeth day, And the stars Shineth bright, Fare thee well; Day has gone, Night is on.
Mississippee sings a song..
Thanks and praise, For our days, 'Neath the sun, Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky, As we go, This we know, God is nigh.
Mississippee sings a song..
Then we all saluted and gave thanks.
"Please remember this week all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for you.
Keep the torch of our freedom burning brightly. Keep faith with those who died yester-year and with those who will die today and tomorrow. Teach your children well the importance of Veteran's Day."
Thank you all for spending time with Tyrs Paladium, the brave men and women of the armed forces past and present, and most importantly in honor of those who could not be here.
Thus concludes our ceremony.
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Thank you so much to all who attended our two ceremonies, WHAT a show of support and appreciation for our troops past and present!!!
In my 5 years playing DDO I haven't seen a turnout like this. Thank you to those from all servers who made their way to Ghallanda. It was great meeting many of you. We honored a lot of soldiers today.
Today, on Ghallanda, we got our message out, loud and clear.
I will post more pictures, along with the video, as soon as I render and edit it. Might be a few days until its completed.
http://oi55.tinypic.com/34sl0jl.jpg
http://oi55.tinypic.com/2vinjgg.jpg
http://oi53.tinypic.com/4kfqqh.jpg
http://oi54.tinypic.com/2mdscci.jpg
Transcript:
Hello and welcome all to our Veteran's Day Ceremony!
For all you non Ghallandians, my name is LeslieWest_GuitarGod on the DDO forums. I am in the Tyrs Paladium guild here on Ghallanda. I will be the MC for today's ceremony.
Thank you all for taking a bit of time away from questing to be here today. We have folks from every server, and from all over the world. Its truly amazing to see this kind of turnout.
------------------
In light of the US Marine's 235th birthday I'd like to open this ceremony with a small story.
I wanted to address a question I received in the past week. It was asked of me "Why take an entire week of your game-time up to promote this event?” Well, I asked this person if they would please attend the event for my answer. He is here, and I told him I'd open my ceremony with my answer, and I remain true to my word.
I would like to answer those questions with a single picture. I would like everyone to take a look at this picture here in their browsers.
http://oi55.tinypic.com/2pose91.jpg
I'll give everyone 30 seconds to look closely at this picture.
This picture was sent to me on November 1st, 2010 by a friend of mine who's a Marine serving in Afghanistan, as we stand here. No description, just the picture.
Just yesterday, he sent me another email. He asked me simply "did you delete the picture?" I said no. I asked him "but who is the boy? and who is the boy's father in that picture?"
He replied back "you sir would have made a good soldier. You did not forget nor delete that photo until you found out who it was. A US Marine operates in exactly the same way, every day. I can now share the story behind that photo, if I may. If you want to honor him, please mention this during your ceremony.
That's Marine Cpl. John Bishop's son, K'Sean Bishop, 4 years old.
And that's his step-father, my brother David Rohwer.
The boy is holding onto an American flag, while leaving the cemetery after his father was buried this past Thursday Sept. 16, 2010 in Versailles, Ind.
His dad, Marine Cpl. John Bishop, 25, of Columbus, Ind., died Sept. 8 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Well folks, if you take a looked into that boys eyes, let's say for just a few seconds, THAT is why I cared. And THAT is why we in fact are all here today. To show appreciation to our veterans in the United States, and around the world, from every peace-seeking nation, to honor not onlythe soldiers, but their families as well. The story of their burdens and sacrifice can not be told in words alone. It just must be seen, to truly understand.
So, today we dedicate our gathering here to Marine Cpl. John Bishop, his boy K'Sean Bishop, and the Bishop family.
You brought him home, as you do all of the fallen, so they can be remembered with honor and dignity, each and every time. And, you've done it for quite some time now. Happy 235th birthday, United States Marines!!
We'd also like to pay tribute to the Ferguson family of veterans. You may see some of their pictures on the Ghallanda thread promoting this event.
Carl Ferguson WWII Army
Clifford Ferguson WWII Army
James Perryman Viet Nam Army & Navy
Carla Ferguson Peace Time Navy
Craig Ferguson Peace Time Navy
Like so many families, this family truly sacrifices for enduring freedom. Thank you Ferguson family for all the service through the many years.
----------------------------
As I’m sure you've all seen in the threads on the DDO forums, we are recording this very event, and sending to Iraq not only the video, but many of the messages I've received from around our DDO gaming world. If you'd like your words to be included, be sure to post them in one of our threads.
----------------------------
I'd like to continue now with a poem. Its a simple, but powerful and memorable poem. We in Tyrs Paladium have used it in every ceremony we've ever done.
Written by an Anonymous soldier.
"It is the Soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us Freedom of the Press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the Freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial;
And it is the Soldier--who salutes the flag,
Who serves the flag, and
Whose coffin is draped by the flag--
Who allows the protester to burn the flag."
We then marched to the House P amphitheater.
---------------------
Right now, I'd like to show a short video. This was one of the all time great collaborations in modern times. Thanks to Bob Hope, we learned that music and comedy can soothe the soul, even in times of our darkest hour. When you ask a soldier, why do they fight, why fight for freedom, it all seems to comes down to protecting all our freedoms, our most basic freedoms we take for granted. But the reality is in this country and around the world there’s a large group of good folk who can't afford a voice, even with the freedoms granted. This is our worlds homeless folk. This video gives them a voice... and show how a group of International media folk can work together for a common good.
Peace. Music. Hunger. Love. Thats not just American. That’s Worldwide.
May I please ask everyone to grab a seat, get comfortable and /sit or /kneel? Please spend your 5:27 seconds watching this video. Kick back, relax and think of what we can do as a people if we band together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
Armed forces of all peaceful nations, thank you for standing by US. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Today, on November 11, 2010, we stand here by YOUR SIDE.
--------------------
We then opened the floor to the crowd. Anyone who wanted to state what branch of service they represented, what their tour of duty was, who they wanted to honor, was asked to speak. At first, for about 30 seconds not a single response, then a flood of names. It was truly humbling. I must say I nearly fell out of my chair. The community was tighter at this moment than I've ever felt before. What a show of support. To all the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, grandmothers and grandfathers we /Salute.
--------------------
And now to give our appreciation to those who gave it all, we now will proceed to House Jorasco.
--------------------
I'd like to bring you all back to 1915.
"In Flanders Fields" is the most notable poem written during World War I. Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote it on 3 May 1915, after he witnessed the death of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 22 years old, the day before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQyhVXUwM0
----------------------
The 3-volley salute is a ceremonial act performed at military and police funerals as part of the drill and ceremony of the Honor Guard. It consists of a rifle party firing blank cartridges into the air three times. The custom originates from the European dynastic wars, where the fighting ceased so the dead and wounded could be removed. Then, three shots were fired into the air to signal that the battle could resume.
The seven Honorary Archers took their positions, took out their bows, pointed to the sky and let out three volleys of arrows.
Ready - Aim - Fire
Ready - Aim - Fire
Ready - Aim - Fire
Then, I took my position as the Honorary bard, and proceeded with our unique version of Taps.
Mississippee sings a song..
Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Mississippee sings a song..
Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep.
Mississippee sings a song..
Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And the night Need thee so? All is well. Speedeth all To their rest.
Mississippee sings a song..
Fades the light; And afar Goeth day, And the stars Shineth bright, Fare thee well; Day has gone, Night is on.
Mississippee sings a song..
Thanks and praise, For our days, 'Neath the sun, Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky, As we go, This we know, God is nigh.
Mississippee sings a song..
Then we all saluted and gave thanks.
"Please remember this week all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for you.
Keep the torch of our freedom burning brightly. Keep faith with those who died yester-year and with those who will die today and tomorrow. Teach your children well the importance of Veteran's Day."
Thank you all for spending time with Tyrs Paladium, the brave men and women of the armed forces past and present, and most importantly in honor of those who could not be here.
Thus concludes our ceremony.
================================================
Thank you so much to all who attended our two ceremonies, WHAT a show of support and appreciation for our troops past and present!!!
In my 5 years playing DDO I haven't seen a turnout like this. Thank you to those from all servers who made their way to Ghallanda. It was great meeting many of you. We honored a lot of soldiers today.
Today, on Ghallanda, we got our message out, loud and clear.
I will post more pictures, along with the video, as soon as I render and edit it. Might be a few days until its completed.