A Few Lost Soldiers
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Following Yonder Star…
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Happy Holidays to all…
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On Christmas eve, it is hard not to think of a bittersweet year…
Pop was a soldier in the army, but he was not a violent man.
Competitive, yes; violent, no.
The same was true of my wife’s dad: an outstanding athlete; he was in the Navy but was also a very gentle man.
Though they have been gone for years, we think of them all the time.. and remember them fondly.
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Nina was a Thanksgiving blessing for the family…
Lucy has already had her fifteen minutes of fame…
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We remember fallen soldiers like Gisela and Mimi… women of character who led vibrant lives and helped us shape our values..
…they are needed to help balance out men I think.
Kurt Vonnegut comes to mind… not sure which one of his books the thought comes from, I read at least five or six of them.
Referring to testosterone, he spoke of the later years as being like “getting down off a wild horse”.
In Deadeye Dick, this visionary writer speaks to our conscience: “You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages — they haven’t ended yet.”
Amen.
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We think of George, eagerly awaiting “Chicken” and “Moe” …
our children are the hope for tomorrow…
…but what about today?
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We think of our loved ones near and far… our family and our extended family…
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To those of you who celebrate Christmas, we hope it is a time of peace and love, and joy.
And to those of you who don’t, we wish all of you the same.
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