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Post by Jim on Jul 1, 2020 0:05:09 GMT 9
Get a cup of coffee, then watch this..... Would there be more than 2-3 "likes" posted here? Or comments about the great Masonic secret of a One World Order based on the Latin words on the back of the dollar bill? What in hell do I have to do to start a conversation in here? Wearing a mask hampering your thinking? You don't have wear it at home!
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Post by pat perry on Jul 1, 2020 2:16:03 GMT 9
Get a cup of coffee, then watch this..... Would there be more than 2-3 "likes" posted here? Jim, a great video! People of all occupations, military, Presidents, political parties are included in membership. Their influence has shaped this country since George Washington. Sadly, it is probably the most secret society of members in the U.S. today which has led to radical conspiracy theorists trying to tear it apart by connecting dots that are not there. And mobilizing other radical groups to tear down statues of their members. When I was growing up we had a Masonic Temple in my neighborhood. I walked past it in the 50s and 60s twice a day to school. It was a cinder block building, one door and no windows with a big parking lot that was full several times a week and empty most of the time. There was a sign "Masonic Temple" and had the Freemason's emblem on it. I asked guys in the parking lot what this building was and they said it's where we meet and walked away. I thought maybe it's a church. Later in life I met friends wearing the Masonic ring. I asked them about it and they never went into much detail other than they were members. I have known at least 5 Free Masons in my life time and you are the only one who is still alive. Here is a link about the Freemasons: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreemasonryHats off to you for educating us on Freemasons accomplishments and beliefs. It's time for this so called "secret society" to become better known for it's true purpose. Thanks, Pat P.
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Post by Jim on Jul 1, 2020 3:48:49 GMT 9
Get a cup of coffee, then watch this..... Would there be more than 2-3 "likes" posted here? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreemasonryHats off to you for educating us on Freemasons accomplishments and beliefs. It's time for this so called "secret society" to become better known for it's true purpose. Thanks, Pat P. Thanks, Pat..... Really, not so much a secret organization, as we are an organization with a few funny secrets, that are readily available in any good public library. Things like passwords, handshakes (back before covid), steps. If we were a "secret" organization, why would we have bumper stickers, taillight decals, lapel pins, license plate frames, rings and other things that show everyone that we are Freemasons. the last time we were a "secret" society was in Nazi Germany. Even then, if you saw a man wearing a little blue flower or pin called "Forget Me Not" and you were a Mason, you knew that he was also a Mason. We have a 96 year old WW2 Veteran who owes his being a Mason to a German officer POW that he was guarding just before the war ended. The German officer was a Mason who had escaped being exposed. Earlier similar event en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_to_Friend_Masonic_Memorial
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Post by LBer1568 on Jul 1, 2020 3:59:29 GMT 9
Jim, I must admit you are the first Freemason I have known. I heard rumors of USAF Members being asked to join the brotherhood. I have always been of the opinion (As compared to known facts) that someone had to ask to become a member, but I seem to remember you once mentioned being "asked: to join as a means to progress. But let me back up and say I do have a friend who was a member of Prince Hall Freemasons. He was a black who tried to exercise his Afro hair style. Long story, but I became his mentor and have remained great friends since. I encouraged him to continue his Education and he got his BA and MBA while I was stationed at McChord. He later got his PHD and invited me to his graduation. Unfortunately I was in Saudi at the time. I know the Prince Hall Masons are Black and are often in same district as regular Freemasons. I know most of Confederate States do not recognize them as Free Masons. If I remember reading about Masons the American Lodge didn't recognize Prince Hall until late 90's. I'm probably wrong about that.
How long have you been member? What led to your joining? Just interested Lorin
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Post by Jim on Jul 1, 2020 8:07:03 GMT 9
Jim, I must admit you are the first Freemason I have known. I heard rumors of USAF Members being asked to join the brotherhood. I have always been of the opinion (As compared to known facts) that someone had to ask to become a member, but I seem to remember you once mentioned being "asked: to join as a means to progress. But let me back up and say I do have a friend who was a member of Prince Hall Freemasons. He was a black who tried to exercise his Afro hair style. Long story, but I became his mentor and have remained great friends since. I encouraged him to continue his Education and he got his BA and MBA while I was stationed at McChord. He later got his PHD and invited me to his graduation. Unfortunately I was in Saudi at the time. I know the Prince Hall Masons are Black and are often in same district as regular Freemasons. I know most of Confederate States do not recognize them as Free Masons. If I remember reading about Masons the American Lodge didn't recognize Prince Hall until late 90's. I'm probably wrong about that. How long have you been member? What led to your joining? Just interested Lorin Well, Lorin, I am willing to bet that during your career, you worked for or with more Masons than you are aware of. If you know, personally, a Prince Hall Mason, you know a man of truly exemplary character. Here in Arizona, they have their own Grand Lodge.... However the black man in Arizona,as with almost all Grand Lodges(states) is free to select whether he wants to be a Prince Hall Mason or a member of an integrated (for the lack of a better word) Lodge. We hold frequent joint communications with each other, and Prince Hall Masons in Arizona are welcome in any of our Lodges..... Your opinion of having to ask is a modified truth..... Use to be that Masons never talked about Masonry unless it was to another Mason. Fathers and Grandfathers had to wait for the son or grandson to ask to become a Mason.... Some never did ask, until after the father or grandfather had passed away. The son only really knew that dad got dressed up in a suit and went to some kind of meeting once a week... About 30 years ago, we began to wise up. If dads didn't start talking about why they dressed up in a suit once a week, that eventually we would die out. So, we began to discuss what we stood for, what we practice with anyone that expressed an interest. Many times, this would lead to the required question- "How do I become a Mason"? Which is the first step. No, we don't have membership drives, we don't ask a man to join.. We will have generally laid out enough information, that a man will ask. At each of the 3 degrees, the candidate is asked "Is this of your own free will and accord?", attesting to the fact he wasn't asked to join. I wasn't asked to to join, my commander, who had known me from a much earlier assignment,tried to convinced me to join. When I told him I couldn't afford it, he and my executive officer (detachments had executive officers instead of adjutants) showed me the checks they had written to the lodge in Seoul, Korea to pay my initiation fees. In April, 2021 it will be 50 years ago. Over the years afterwards, I repeatedly tried to repay them. Sometimes, the check, torn up, would come back in a Christmas card, sometimes I would get phone call to knock it off. The last time (20 years ago) I talked with Lt Col R.E. Williams, (my commander), he called to say that he and Maj Schnieder have been more than amply repaid for their investment and that the debt was closed....... After I came back to the States, I was stationed at Williams AFB (pilot training) and began to notice that the men that had the traits and character that we looked for when we wrote an APR, were some of the same men that were "ring clankers", what we Masons were called by the run of the mill who felt that the ring got us promoted. That may have been the case at one time when promotions were made by the squadron, within the squadron. I found out many years later that one of the greatest influences early in my life, CWO John Johnston, who I chose as my mentor (without his knowledge) was a Freemason. Lorin, there are countless number of men in this country who are Masons, they just don't know it. And , yes, you knew or know some of them.
To answer your questions.... I joined MacArthur Lodge 183 on Yong Son Army Depot, Seoul, Korea in April 1971. The seed was planted in 1962 by my landlord at Limestone, Maine. Before I could get started, I was sent to Misawa, Japan, land of the cheap motorcycle and racing took my spare time. Even though there were lodges at Misawa, Tachikawa and later one at Yokota, I never pursued it.
We all know that rules get broken, some of the time, they need to be broken, so some of us found ways to "make" a man ask and still "not guilty" of asking a man to become a Mason. Knock 3 times on a door, or kick the wood work, and a Mason may be standing in front of you. 2B1, ask 1 is a bumper sticker you might see. You will find a lot of negative stuff on line, along with conspiracy theories. Some written by men who should have never been Masons, because in their hearts, they weren't. Any questions, let me know.... A bit of a side note... When I left Korea, I told the brothers in MacArthur, that I would retain my membership with them until I became Master of whatever Lodge I joined in the States. I was Master of Apache Lodge in Arizona in 1976. And Master again in 2018,2019 and for the last time, 2020 in Payson, Az.
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Post by pat perry on Jul 3, 2020 10:19:27 GMT 9
July 4, 2020 is on Saturday. I have heard this sung in person in Nashville, TN by the man himself. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Pat P.
Listen To Lee Greenwood's New Version Of, "God Bless The U.S.A."
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Post by pat perry on Jul 3, 2020 10:49:18 GMT 9
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Post by pat perry on Jul 5, 2020 6:32:09 GMT 9
1776 in the United StatesEvents from the year 1776 in the United States. This year is celebrated in the United States as the official beginning of the nation, with the Declaration of Independence issued on July 4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_in_the_United_StatesPat P.
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Post by pat perry on Jul 17, 2020 3:45:39 GMT 9
We have a Patriot Hero among us! The Old Sarge wrote on 7-16-2020:"Tuesday night at Lodge, 5 Grand Lodge Officers showed up, unannounced, a bit before I opened lodge. Immediately, thoughts of the IG entered my mind, along with WTF have I done now? Because the Grand Lodge Annual Communication had been cancelled due to Covid, they decided to present me with the Lifetime Achievement Award in my own lodge room... I damn near passed out from the shock... This old man rarely cries... Up until this, my proudest moment in achievement was when I was promoted to MSgt So, now I can sew the buttons back on my shirt, sit down and behave myself... The Old Sarge". Jim, Congratulations! We can't think of anyone who deserves this Free Mason honor more than you! Pat. P and the rest of us on the F-106 Forum
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Post by Jim on Jul 17, 2020 6:04:59 GMT 9
Thanks, Irish........
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Post by Jim on Jul 19, 2020 1:05:55 GMT 9
PRAY TO GOD THAT THIS IS STILL TRUE....... not for our military, but for the run of the mill Americans who have no idea of what America WAS and who the "unwoke" Americans of the past were...... Being destroyed from within is not pretty, but was foretold by Lincoln, and later by Khrushchev... Wake up! Seattle and Portland is just the start
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Post by LBer1568 on Jul 21, 2020 1:37:32 GMT 9
Just finished mowing lawn. It was 96 yesterday, it's only 89 now, so I picked the milder temp. It was too wet to do earlier as it rained pretty good yesterday late afternoon. We also get a dew almost every morning and I have to wait until it dries off. I'm having a nice hot cup of coffee and sitting with fan blowing over me to cool off. Lorin
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Post by Jim on Aug 3, 2020 4:01:47 GMT 9
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Post by Jim on Aug 5, 2020 4:30:53 GMT 9
We have seen this before...... You will see it again With the way this country is headed, it is time to send this to every son of a B---H that pisses and moans about Trump. Including Mark Kelly
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Post by Jim on Sept 2, 2020 5:09:55 GMT 9
Americans celebrate Victory Over Japan, 2 September 1945, VJ DAY 1945 Japanese Surrender - 2 September 1945 This is a 'must see' for all Americans. WWII, as well as, American history is no longer taught in government schools. It is interesting to see other signers to the document, from New Zealand/Australia to Europe/Russia.
This is an actual film made of the surrender ceremony of the Japanese to General McArthur in Tokyo Bay in September 1945. It is the actual voice of General MacArthur
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Post by Jim on Sept 2, 2020 5:15:39 GMT 9
More, some of this is no longer "common knowledge" Americans celebrated V-J Day, Victory Over Japan, on 2 September 1945 the day the Japanese signed the formal surrender documents ending WWII.
V-J Day, Victory Over Japan, on 2 September 1945, is one of the most important days in world history.
A Vignette has been created and is enclosed for your reading convenience.
By midsummer of 1945 most leaders in Japan realized that the end was near. In June, those favoring a negotiated settlement had come out in the open, and Japan had already dispatched peace feelers through the Soviet Union, a country it feared might also be about to enter the war in spite of a nonaggression treaty between the two nations.
After Germany’s defeat in May 1945, the United States embarked upon a huge logistical effort to redeploy to the Pacific more than a million troops from Europe, the United States, and other inactive theaters. The mission was to complete the redeployment in time to launch an invasion of Japan on 1 November. By the time the war in Europe ended, some 150,000 men had moved from Europe directly to the Pacific; but a larger transfer from the United States had just begun.
In the Pacific, Army General Douglas MacArthur and Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz spared no effort to expand ports and ready bases to receive the expected influx and to mount invasion forces. As early as the Tehran Conference in late 1943, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had promised to enter the war against Japan, and all agreed at Yalta in February 1945 that the USSR would do so three months after the defeat of Germany. At the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, the Soviet Union reaffirmed its agreement to declare war on Japan. The United States, Britain, and China issued the Potsdam Declaration calling upon Japan to surrender promptly.
Despite the changing climate of opinion in Japan, the still-powerful Japanese military blocked negotiations by insisting on fighting a decisive battle to defend the empire’s home shores.
About this time two major and critically important American projects were being completed. Policy decision makers decided the Army was best suited to handle the large and complex research, development and production effort of atomic weapons. Subsequently, the Army assigned this mission to its Corps of Engineers and established a headquarters in Manhattan, New York. Thus, the project unofficially became known as the Manhattan Project. While this enormous project and expensive atomic weapon was being worked on a second and ultimately more expensive project, a bomb delivery system was nearing completion. This, of course, was the Army Air Corps B-29 bomber developed and manufactured by the Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, Washington, and it became the most expensive project of WWII. Both projects came together in a timely fashion to save countless American lives and bring an end to war in the Pacific and WWII.
On 6 August the Enola Gay a lone American B-29, named after the pilot’s mother, took off from the Marianas and dropped an atomic bomb, named Little Boy, on Hiroshima. A single airplane flying at high altitude was not considered a danger by the Japanese military and was simply ignored. Thus, the bombing of Hiroshima and first use of an atomic weapon was successful and the Enola Gay returned to home base; unscathed. On 9 August the Soviet Union entered the war, and a second bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped from a Boeing B-29 on Nagasaki with similarly devastating results. A few days later, on 15 August 1945, Japan’s surrender was announced.
On the morning of 2 September 1945, the Allied and Japanese delegations met aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for the formal signing of the surrender documents. After finishing an eloquent introductory statement, General MacArthur directed the representatives of Japan to sign the two instruments of surrender, one each for the Allied and Japanese governments. They were followed by representatives of the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
At last, World War II had formally ended, and President Truman declared 2 September to be the official V-J Day.
Well folks, there you have it. Americans did that! American superior intellect, knowledge, skill, work ethic, and American courage and determination to victoriously complete the mission did that! Nobody else made it happen! Americans did that!
So, charge your canteen cup with your favorite beverage, raise it high, and praise the Americans who were Victorious Over Japan and ensured our freedom for the future.
Cheers!
Centaur
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2020 1:52:39 GMT 9
Strange, no posts here after mine about V-J Day. Tomorrow is Dec 7th. Bet most of your Grandkids don't know a damn thing about it. Eight through 11 years after Pearl Harbor, I played this song at every parade held within a 60 mile radius of Eden, N.Y. I was a bugle player in the Hamburg, N.Y. Fire Dept. Drum and Bugle Corps. We took many a trophy playing this. 4 times in a row, at St. Catherine, Ontario we took best drum and bugle corps prize...
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Post by LBer1568 on Dec 7, 2020 4:07:29 GMT 9
Jim, I don't remember seeing a post about it. I just went back and looked again. Sorry I missed it, must have been stealth technology or I just can't see chit. Lorin
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Post by Jim on Dec 7, 2020 12:03:56 GMT 9
Jim, I don't remember seeing a post about it. I just went back and looked again. Sorry I missed it, must have been stealth technology or I just can't see chit. Lorin See post 45 above.. VJ Day
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