ABOUT THE HAMMERED DULCIMER
The hammered dulcimer is an ancient trapezoidal musical instrument played by striking the strings with wooden hammers.
Originating in the Middle East about 2000 years ago, English soldiers brought the instrument back to England after their failed attempt to conquer Persia during the Crusades about 1000 years ago. Dulcimers have many names in many lands: santur in the Middle East, yang q'in in China, hackbrett in Austria, zither in Germany, and cymbalom in Hungary. The name "dulcimer" is derived from Latin, meaning "sweet sound". Hammered dulcimers were popular in England during the reign of James I, when the Bible was translated into English as the King James Bible. The dulcimer was mentioned in the Book of Daniel 3:5 among other instruments "..the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music..." The dulcimer was later mechanized to become what we now know as the harpsichord which later evolved in the piano.
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Sgt. James R. Graham III
25 years old from Coweta, Oklahoma
4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
August 1, 2005
Sgt. James R. Graham II was killed in a suicide car bombing near Hit, Iraq, about 85 miles northwest of Baghdad, on August 1, 2005. He was was assigned to the Marine Reserve Unit in Broken Arrow, an anti-tank company. The military said Graham was "conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom" when the bomber struck. He is survived by a wife and two children.
Graham had received three medals for his time served in Iraq, including the Good Conduct Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Selective Marine Corps Reserve medal, said Christopher Logan, media officer for the Marine Forces Reserve. Graham will receive more honors as well, including a Purple Heart, Logan said.
Betty Willhoite, a next-door neighbor, said she has fond memories of Graham playing with his boys. "He would always be out there showing the oldest how to kick a soccer ball into the net," Willhoite said. "He was a nice man. He worked very hard and was such a good person. I just hate to see this happen to such a nice, young family. He felt like it was his duty."
Willhoite said she heard the news from Graham's wife, who was out in the yard. Willhoite said she asked the family pastor to add them to a church prayer list. "He was very gentle and a great father, a little on the quiet side," Willhoite said. "I've never heard him raise his voice."
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12 comments:
All fixed Mike.
Another fine hero. God bless his family and friends.
Have a terrific day Mike. Big hug. :)
Sandee.Thank you for your help.
Thanks Mike for these remembrances. You are quite a fellow.
There is not enough words to express my gratitude and sympathy for Sgt. James R. Graham III's family. There is a debt that we will not be able to pay to our service men and women.
Mike, I hope today is a very good day for you and your wife.
Syd,I have Christopher to thank for these.
Thanks for remember those that have given so much. My heart aches for their families.
Wanda's Wings,I am one of many that do this.I am Honored to do these posting of our Military me and Women
another young man... i feel sorry for his family. it must have been so hard to accept such loss. but then he died a hero.
Mike,
A nice tribute to Sgt James R. Graham III. When I vote, I always think of my high school classmate, Jerry Kelly, who was killed in Vietnam.
Jennifer,thank you for your comment.
The Batch,I lost a classmate to 'Nam as well.
Bing one death is too many,unfortunately this is a neccessary evil that we could do without.Maybe some day.
That is so sad about Graham. Very young to be gone from his family.
Words cannot express the feelings.
Crystal Mary,Yes it is sad indeed.I once read a quote "why do some men have to die young,and others live to grow old"
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