Reply With QuoteThat is from the play, "Civil War". Well done, thanks.
Dying Minnesota Guardsman says goodbye ... LtCol Mark Weber
"I hate to state the obvious here, but I am dying," Weber, 40, of Rosemount told an audience of 200 National Guard members and others Thursday evening, June 14, at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul.
"This song is about a dying Civil War soldier who is telling a comrade to bring a message to his father. ... I'm wearing the same uniform as that Union soldier ... and my son is going to sing this song today with his father."http://www.stripes.com/news/us/dying...odbye-1.180421Cris Anstey, a retired brigadier (the equivalent of a general) in the Australian army, flew to the Twin Cities just to attend. In 2005, Anstey and Weber served on Army Gen. David Petraeus' staff as personal advisers to the chief of the Iraqi military."He's a mate, and I wanted to say hello," Anstey said, noting that when they worked together, "(the Iraqi military chief) got more sense out of Mark than he ever did out of me."
I had never heard the song "Tell My Father". I wanted to hear all of it so hear it is ...
That is from the play, "Civil War". Well done, thanks.
I don't know about the play but the soundtrack is an all time favorite of mine. Amazing songs, and a great group of artists. "The Day The Sun Stood Still" by Travis Tritt is my favorite. It honestly gives me chills.
Soundtrack @ Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/The-Civil-War-...war+soundtrack
Unless you've actually been there, let nobody tell you: "I know how you feel".Originally Posted by West Texican
Aleksandr Rozenbaum has some amazing songs about the Afghan war, you always see tears in the eyes of veterans at his performances.
Damn, that is one powerful song.
Whilst I agree with the reality of your statement, I guess such responses are meant to be a show of solidarity and should be accepted as such, nor does anyone ever truly know how one feels even with say both losing someone (Father, Mother etc), as Humans we are always going to react differently
Lovely mournful Music, I am not sure if it was in a Documentary Series "The Civil War" that I saw from 1980s Era, but it has that same haunting sound (though I do not recongize the vocals)....
Great link overall though, wonderful
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, came to preside over LtCol Weber's awards ceremony on the 16th of this month.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/0...iefs-chairman/
Pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thejoin...045462/detail/
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