Meru; Respect, camaraderie, solidarity . I always like the fife and drum of our revolutionary war and the Sousa kinds of brass and drums of the war of the rebellion. They quicken my step and lift my heart. I spent a lot of life on picket in the cavalry on horse. Been a lot of places, ridden a lot of battle lines and been in a lot of battle lines. Slept out on the ground a lot with my feet to a fire and with my horse's reins tied to my hand. Been rained on and snowed on in the saddle a lot. I have marveled at the Swiss mountain troops with their guns at home, troops with their mountain horses kept on call at home, I've walked their tank traps across their frontiers. I flew out once over our National Cemetery at Luxembourg that Patton layed out but never got to tour much else in Europe other than finding the Michelangelo Pietas around Italy one time after an ATR course with Maharishi. Made it to the Sistine. That leaning tower. Other than that I have not been off the farm much. I have ridden my horse in the sunken lanes at both Antietem and Frederickberg. Ridden the battle line at Gettysburg. Ridden Jockey Hollow with Washington and Valley Forge too. I was in saddle at the battle line at Prairie Grove. Rode the length of the battle line that Lyon laid out at Wilson's Creek. Rode up telegraph road and the heights at Pea Ridge. Was in the charge of Elkhorn Tavern. Screened the horse drawn artillery at Carthage. Cross the river at Athens and supported the charge there. In the saddle at Perryville. Been on some bunch of long scouts in force. The retreat of the army at Brice's Cross roads. A couple of my best war horses are gone now. I got one left that has been with me everywhere. He's seen everything.
Sunday evening and time now to go sing old hymns, -Buck in time of Peace right now ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: OMG Napoleon enthusiasts Buck re-enact Battle of Waterloo -let's see it live.,at least the 2011 the "tantamount to glorifying the carnage of war". . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_RpcZJArQ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk Movies enactment--- why oh why with Beethoven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORMZdp61LG4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_2xjx2iLk Will you wait for the 2013 YouTube broadcast? Each year and today(yesterday=Sunday) some 6,000 history buffs dress up today in period military costume to re-enact one of Germany's bloodiest battles, the Battle of the Nations where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated near Leipzig in October 1813 by forces from Russia, Austria, Prussia and Sweden.(A n estimated 600,000 soldiers took part in the series of battles from 16-19 October 1813 and almost 100,000 of them lost their lives.The victory of the allies - including a small British contingent - over Napoleon marked the end of his control of German territory.) Yes, organizers say their controversial re-enactment is intended to be peaceful and to bring history alive. Many of the thousands taking part have grown period-style mustaches to match their 19th Century replica uniforms. Local TV reports live from the scene while the role of Napoleon is being played by a 46-year-old Parisian lawyer, Frank Samson, who taught himself the Corsican language in an attempt to give a more authentic performance as the French emperor.-Sure will be on you-tube , soon for Buck to... whatever you feel watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZD2SaA5aak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZD2SaA5aak Buck's horse charge rehearsal Battle of Waterloo slow motion reenactment including sacre bleu car Tens of thousands of spectators attend the reconstruction, described as a "reconciliation". However, Church leaders object to the battle being turned into a game. An ecumenical service was held in the town of Roetha on Saturday to mark the 200th anniversary of the event . Because it seems Buck's BBC's Damien McGuinness sees Sunday's (my time yesterday)event as tantamount to glorifying the carnage of war Buck, let's not forget,the night before, European Parliament President Martin Schulz gave a speech at a memorial to the battle warning of a resurgence of nationalism. Fortunately when Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor in Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral in late 1804, Beethoven was in the process of composing his Third Symphony, in E-Flat Major. The composer had been a supporter of Napoleon and planned to dedicate the massive orchestral work to him. But, as the story goes, when Beethoven heard the news of the self-coronation, he was furious and scratched out the dedication. Here you see: Now instead of watching the re-enact of an "heroic" Battle of Waterloo I'll switch to the Eroica Symphony another BBC production BBC Proms 2012 conducted by Daniel Barenboim and with introduction in your language Buck and understandable, too- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InxT4S6wQf4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InxT4S6wQf4 -with the hope some FFLer, including you , my dear Buck, will follow suit.. Follow, Buck, follow right To the bottom of the night, With now unconstrained voice Still persuade us to rejoice; - Sing of human unsuccess In a rapture of distress; In the deserts of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of this days Teach the free man how to praise. - ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: How did I miss this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24601870 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24601870
