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RETROSPECTIVE REPLAY - With Al Murphy - VERA LYNN AND COLONEL JOHN MCCRAE

November 07, 2008 08:46 PM PST

This week, being so close to REMEMBRANCE DAY it is only fitting to remember - both in words and in song - those days when the world went to war!

This two part Retrospective starts with a look at Vera Lynn, the songstress that charmed the troops here and abroad and then finishes with a salute to the man who gave us FLANDERS FIELDS, Colonel John McCrae.

I hope you enjoy this Retrospective look back, and will take two minutes on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to pause and remember those to whom we owe so much - the fallen troops who many years ago, on battle fields now long forgotten, were responsible for the freedom and prosperity we enjoy today.

Without the sacrifice of so many, our world could have evolved into something very different.

PLEASE REMEMBER

Talk to you next week.

Al Murphy

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Every week, I do a RETROSPECTIVE commentary on www.donspodradio.com and www.donspodradio.podomatic.com. Here are some of those commentaries from the archives.

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I am a semi-retired, former Human Resources Director, who shares a love of music with my good friend Big Daddy Donald Roberts. My full-time working career spanned 40 years and my current part-time career, as a Career Management Consultant, spans two days per week. On the other hand, my love of music spans decades of listening and performing with my brothers Tony & Gus as we swung (and still swing today) through a genre of music from 50s R&B to swing to Rock ˜N Roll to Folk. My association with Big Daddy dates to 1990 when we were business associates. Our relationship continues to be fueled today through our common interest in pod casting and my retrospective contribution to his weekly program. This effort has uncovered a whole new purpose for me in terms of time spent researching facts supporting commentaries and music that I eventually share with you. Its exciting! Like Big Daddy I too have a home studio, based in Fergus, ON (affectionately referred to by Big Guy as CKE) where my retrospective commentaries, or musical recordings originate. My commentaries are electronically transmitted to CKW (western headquarters) where they become part of the Donpodradio.com family.

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