United We Roll Tour Show

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 12/27/91  2:00pm – 4:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 12/28/11  6:30pm – 8:30pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners! Thank you for joining us on United We Roll
Tuesday, the 27th day of  December, 2011.

This has been such a meaningful time of year with Christmas and Holidays of major importance to so many of us. We realize that for way too many families, one or more members were stationed far from home and it was not possible to be together. At the same time, many of our first responders were on duty and not able to be with their families, as they also protected their communities and fellow Americans.

We hope you were able to tune in for our Christmas Special For Our Heroes that we broadcast live at 10am Saturday morning (Dec 24th) and then let it repeat up until 8pm Christmas night. We had some great music and wonderful shoutouts from home.

In just a few more days, we will be looking at our New Year - 2012 - and we send out our wishes that this year will be full of good health, happiness and financial security for all of you.
Now, speaking of financial security, I was told by a friend of a custom to be done each New Year's Eve that came from her family. Please forgive me as I forget what country had been their original home. You take whatever change you have and place the coins in a dish, then place the dish outside your back door on New Year's Eve night. Bring the dish back in on New Year's morning and this is supposed to keep your coin dish full throughout the New Year. Now, I am not what you would call a superstitious person, but I do eat my Blackeyed Peas on New Year's Day! The list of traditions to celebrate New Year's both here in the US and around the world is long and full of interesting items, so we will share more on them in our United We Roll Blog before this weekend.

(2:08pm) Before we can begin something new, we must finish with the current or the "old" as it may be called. Our first interview today falls in this category as we visit with TSG Tammie Moore who has been responsible for the many wonderful visits we have held weekly with members on deployment at Transit Center Manas in the Kyrgyz Republic. TSG Moore has been with the 376th AEW at TC Manas for the past 6 months and, when we talked, was about to head home, hopefully in time to beat Santa before he came down the chimney. We also had the pleasure of working with Tammie in June 2008- January 2009 and look forward to more visits together in the future. But certainly not until after this mom has had plenty of time at home with her active duty hubby and their little gal. And, Tammie, if you are listening, I have the most adorable reindeer on my Christmas tree.

(2:40pm) We have another visit coming from Transit Center Manas with the help of SrA Lynsie Nichols who has just deployed to that location as we visit with SSG Benigno Cruz, who is a medic with the 376th EMG (Expeditionary Medical Group).  At home base, SSG Cruz is busy in the Allergy and Immunology unit, but on deployment, he is much more hands on in the operation of the hospital and clinic. While SSG Cruz does have a schedule, he is also on 24 hour call to treat whatever ailments need his assistance, from sports injuries to appendectomies and on. We learn a lot about the medical team in this visit and appreciate the time that SSG Cruz spent with us. More, we appreciate the time and care that SSG Cruz provides for those with whom he serves.

As we prepare to wrap up 2011, we look back at the year that we just spent with the units of the 2nd HBCT, 1st ID during their last deployment in Iraq. Many of these members had been on 4 deployments since Operation Iraqi Freedom began up to and including this year as Operation New Dawn, which was a change from a combat position to one of mentoring and training. Thus, the name change to the 2-1 AAB or Advise and Assist Brigade for the 2010-2011 deployment.

(3:11pm) We are going to bring you a repeat of our last visit with SFC Christopher Roberts, who was a member of the 2-1 Public Affairs Office and assisted in bringing us weekly interviews with the members from Dec 2010 through Nov 2011. This is an outstanding visit and, like other outstanding interviews as the 2-1 or Dagger Brigade was preparing for the end of their last deployment, they should all be heard again.

Our show will end at 4pm Central today. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through this afternoon, this show will repeat again tomorrow evening, that is Wednesday (Dec 28th) at 6:30pm Central. 

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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The song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scottish tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

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Shoutouts For Our Troops
If your organization would like to schedule a
date and time to record shoutouts for our troops,
please email us at unitedweroll@gmail.com

... "We Thank You" ...


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