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Can you imagine the congressional hearings that would have grown out of something like that? ;) Yeah, they had absolutely no sense of humor at all. |
Live better. Work union.
(Think PMS 217.) (Or #FFC0CB.) |
My 16 year old son gave a speech during his Eagle Scout Court of Honor in March that was truly moving. It talked about the responsibility that comes with rank, and intertwined the life of an Eagle with the interdependence of man, and the responsibility we have for each other.
The speech impressed the Council Executive enough that he asked my son to give it again at the annual business meeting of the Council. Now my son has been asked to speak as the representative of our BSA Council at a commemorative memorial ceremony being held at a nearby university for Garrett Floris Lee, an Eagle Scout and a 7th Cavalry Trooper who was killed in action at the Battle of Ia Drang. I am a very proud father. Edited to remove the word former before Eagle Scout. Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout. I know better...... |
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Get him a copy of Jack Dale's book, "The Code". |
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I found the website for The Code by Jack Dale and looked at the excerpts. It looks like an excellent read and I am ordering a copy of it tonight for him. |
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There is a thread here at PS.com titled "The Code". Jack is a quest member of PS.com and would appreciate any thoughts, questions, statements you might have after your son reads it. Others have made posts as well. |
Happy Thought of the Day
52 days before I'm back in the "Land of the Big PX" with my Family.:D
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today I find out who my Canucks play in the finals,
and I might have found a new place to live at the end of the month. |
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The conference was a good time - anytime I can get travel expenses paid weekday trip plus a check just for talking for 15 minutes is not bad. The open bar during the evening session was my favorite part. :cool: |
55 days and a wake up til Iraq becomes a memory.
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Interesting story ...............;)
Senior Living Ministries "One of my young colleagues was officiating at the funeral of a war veteran. The dead man's military friends wished to have a part in the service at the funeral home, so they requested the pastor to lead them down to the casket, stand with them for a solemn moment of remembrance, and then lead them out through the side door. "This he proceeded to do, but unfortunately the effect was somewhat marred when he picked the wrong door. The result was that they marched with military precision into a broom closet, in full view of the mourners, and had to beat a hasty retreat covered with confusion..................:o "This true story illustrates a cardinal rule or two. First, if you're going to lead, make sure you know where you're going. Second, if you're going to follow, make sure that you are following someone who knows what he is doing!".........:D Big Teddy :munchin |
My Daughter
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Today, my daughter (3 years old) asked me for the first time about my old uniforms and gear from my days in the Marine Corps. I explained that I was once a Marine and that it was my job to go around the world and make bad guys go away. She sat and thought about this for quite a while and then she looked at me with impossibly knowing eyes and said in a very rare serious tone "Thank you Daddy, thank you so much" followed by a great big hug and kiss. As a man, I must admit that I got a little misty eyed over this. This is my happy thought of the day.
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