Posted on 04/29/2004 9:13:57 PM PDT by 68skylark
In any earthly accounting it will never add up. At 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, the U.S. Post Office in Nyack, N.Y., will be renamed in honor of the two police officers and one security guard killed in the murderous 1981 Brink's robbery. As impressive as the honor is, surely it sadly pales next to the gift of freedom the New York parole board recently bestowed on one of the radical Weather Underground members convicted in the crime, Kathy Boudin.
The fallen men were Police Sgt. Edward O'Grady, Police Officer Waverly "Chipper" Brown and Brink's security officer Peter Paige -- military vets all. No doubt the quarter-century that has passed since their deaths has dimmed the collective memory of their sacrifice. Then again, that memory has been recently aroused by today's struggle against a new breed of anti-American fanatics who also do not scruple over the cost in innocent life that their "ideals" may impose. Like the recent death of athlete-turned-soldier Pat Tillman, moreover, tomorrow's dedication ought to remind us of the special risks assumed by those who carry a gun and place themselves between us and those who would do us harm.
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This is the first I heard about the Post Office being renamed. It seems like a nice gesture -- seems like a nice way to preserve the memory of these heroes.
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