Comments on: Memorial Day: Are We Worthy? http://www.nscblog.com/miscellaneous/323/ A Blog on Personal Leadership by the Founder of The Collier Companies Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jon w http://www.nscblog.com/miscellaneous/323/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 jon w Tue, 27 May 2008 22:38:03 +0000 http://www.nscblog.com/?p=323#comment-2236 Reminds me of this sonnet I heard Garrison Keillor read: We're here to honor those who went to war Who did not wish to die, but did die, grievously, In eighteen sixty-one and in two-thousand four Though they were peaceable as you or me. Young and innocent, they knew nothing of horror--- Singers and athletes, and all in all well-bred. Their sergeants, mercifully, made them into warriors, And at the end, they were moving straight ahead. As we look at these headstones, row on row on row, Let us see them as they were, laughing and joking, On that bright irreverent morning long ago. And once more, let our hearts be broken. God have mercy on them for their heroic gift. May we live the good lives they would have lived. Reminds me of this sonnet I heard Garrison Keillor read:

We’re here to honor those who went to war
Who did not wish to die, but did die, grievously,
In eighteen sixty-one and in two-thousand four
Though they were peaceable as you or me.
Young and innocent, they knew nothing of horror—
Singers and athletes, and all in all well-bred.
Their sergeants, mercifully, made them into warriors,
And at the end, they were moving straight ahead.
As we look at these headstones, row on row on row,
Let us see them as they were, laughing and joking,
On that bright irreverent morning long ago.
And once more, let our hearts be broken.
God have mercy on them for their heroic gift.
May we live the good lives they would have lived.

]]> By: gpa http://www.nscblog.com/miscellaneous/323/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 gpa Tue, 27 May 2008 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.nscblog.com/?p=323#comment-2233 You can't...honor those that serve and who have fallen...support the troops..and remember freedom is never free...no life is replaceable..no matter how well you live yours..soldiers serve and do their duty for god and country..honor America's ideals and you honor their sacrafices.. You can’t…honor those that serve and who have fallen…support the troops..and remember freedom is never free…no life is replaceable..no matter how well you live yours..soldiers serve and do their duty for god and country..honor America’s ideals and you honor their sacrafices..

]]> By: Rob Myers http://www.nscblog.com/miscellaneous/323/comment-page-1/#comment-2231 Rob Myers Tue, 27 May 2008 14:24:55 +0000 http://www.nscblog.com/?p=323#comment-2231 Earn it? I think many could start by watching an hour of C-span instead of American Idol. I think a day dedicated to learning something about the workings of one's own government and its origins would be a fine start for most. It is quite difficult to honor properly the gift fallen heroes have given if you would allow their country to be hijacked by your own vote. i.e. What form of government do we really have, and why? What principles did those men die for? What principles would YOU die for? I think using Memorial Day for some self questioning or discussion along these lines is a great first step. Living a good life is definitely essential, though I think it would be materially incomplete with out a proper perspective on our government (locally/regionally/nationally) and what these men thought of it. Earn it? I think many could start by watching an hour of C-span instead of American Idol. I think a day dedicated to learning something about the workings of one’s own government and its origins would be a fine start for most. It is quite difficult to honor properly the gift fallen heroes have given if you would allow their country to be hijacked by your own vote. i.e. What form of government do we really have, and why? What principles did those men die for? What principles would YOU die for?

I think using Memorial Day for some self questioning or discussion along these lines is a great first step. Living a good life is definitely essential, though I think it would be materially incomplete with out a proper perspective on our government (locally/regionally/nationally) and what these men thought of it.

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