[Rhodes22-list] ceremonial bugle, was Repost: Iraq Soldier's plea

[L. Sailor]

  I'll bet Elle's
> husband would agree.


Slim, 
I believe he would have...He'd  had many a handicapped
child in his bands; all he ever asked of them is that
they tried. And they did...and he loved it.

elle


--- Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

  I'll bet Elle's
> husband would agree.
> 
> Truly, I'd much rather hear an old and tired veteran
> badly fluffing his way
> through "Taps" than a perfect-sounding tape on a
> mock-up prop.  At my
> step-dad's memorial, an elderly friend of his got up
> with his trombone and
> played "Just a Closer Walk With Thee."  The guy was
> in his eighties and just
> didn't have the lung power to produce a strong tone
> but nevertheless it was
> so touching in its sincerity it brought tears to
> many including me.
> Real is real.  
> 
> Slim  
> 
> On 11/3/06 10:02 AM, "KUHN, LELAND" <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > http://www.ceremonialbugle.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > It's amazing how good they sound.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Lee
> > 
> > 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> > 
> > Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > From: 3drecon at comcast.net
> [mailto:3drecon at comcast.net]
> > 
> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:11 PM
> > 
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > 
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Repost: Iraq
> Soldier's plea
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Slim,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > It's all on tape now.  I think some of the
> ceremonial units in DC and
> > 
> > othe showcase places that have musicians have
> them.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > My sister-in-law's father-in-law died.  He was a
> WWII Navy veteran.  His
> > 
> > friends arranged the with the local VFW to have a
> small honor guard.  A
> > 
> > couple of old guys in mixed Army Dress Uniforms
> (Vietnam Era, Post
> > 
> > Vietnam, tucked in boots, one VFW hat, one Beret
> etc).  They had a bugle
> > 
> > and played taps at the end of it all.  Everyone
> thought it sounded
> > 
> > "perfect".  Somebody said it was electronic and
> not a real Bugle!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > You think you've seen everything.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Philip
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > 
> > From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> Me in Iraq!? (ooops, sorry, Elle) ...I in Iraq!?
> Maybe as the bugler.
> > 
> > Do 
> > 
> >> they still have those?
> > 
> >> 
> > 
> >> Slim 
> > 
> >> 
> > 
> >> On 11/2/06 7:49 AM, "3drecon at comcast.net"
> <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> > 
> >>> Watch your spelling and grammer Slim, you might
> get stuck in Iraq!
> > 
> >>> 
> > 
> >>> Philip 
> > 
> >>> 
> > 
> >>> 
> > 
> >>> -------------- Original message --------------
> > 
> >>> From: Slim 
> > 
> >>> 
> > 
> >>>> If they are Minnesotans then they're better
> edumacated than most.
> > 
> >>>> ...sniff... 
> > 
> >>>> 
> > 
> >>>> Slim 
> > 
> >>>> 
> > 
> >>>> On 11/1/06 8:38 PM, "Brad Haslett" wrote:
> > 
> >>>> 
> > 
> >>>>> Bud, 
> > 
> >>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>> According to several sites these 'boys' are
> from Slim's home turf.
> > 
> > They are 
> > 
> >>>>> identified as being from 1-34 RTB of the 34
> Infantry Division (MN
> > 
> > National 
> > 
> >>>>> Guard). 
> > 
> >>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>> Brad 
> > 
> >>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>> On 11/1/06, Bud wrote:
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>> See if this one posts....
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>> -Bud 
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> > 
> >>>>>> 
> 
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