I'll tell you a half-dozen things that happened to me in Indiana when I went that far west to teach. You tell me if it was worth it. I lived in the country with my dog— part of the bargain of coming. And there was a pond with fish from, I think, China. I felt them sometimes against my feet. Also, they crept out of the pond, along its edges, to eat the grass. I'm not lying. And I saw coyotes, two of them, at dawn, running over the seemingly unenclosed fields. And once a deer, but a buck, thick-necked, leaped into the road just-oh, I mean just, in front of my car— and we both made it home safe. And once the blacksmith came to care for the four horses, or the three horses that belonged to the owner of the house, and I bargained with him, if I could catch the fourth, he, too, would have hooves trimmed for the Indiana winter, and apples did it, and a rope over the neck did it, so I won something wonderful; and there was, one morning, an owl flying, oh pale angel, into the hay loft o
I hope we never forget.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. I honored them too, today.
ReplyDeleteEventhough being German by origin, please allow me to express my thankfullness too.
ReplyDeleteThank you... When you realize more than half did not get to complete the mission it makes this picture even more poignant.
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ReplyDeleteWhat courage these men had. They deserve our utmost appreciation. Thank you for remembering their incredible sacrifice.
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ReplyDeleteObama's speech today at Omaha Beach was moving... even French President Sarkozy rose to the occasion. Interesting that Gordon Brown spoke for England, while Prince Charles, though present, said not a word. Tom Hanks was elegant in a charcoal suit and light grey tie. But the rows of white crosses stretching into the distance said more than any of them...
ReplyDeleteooooooch, I missed all the coverage today. Both my patients in pain so I kept the TVs off. Maybe I'll catch a glimpse tomorrow. I do enjoy men in suits:>)
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