I have a little lake in rural Il. It is named for my grand-
father who built it. He named one of the points for a boy
that worked for him and that he put through college. He was
killed in Nam. I have continued the tradition and now have
“Brian's Bay”. “Jimmy Adamos Dam” etc. Your comment helps me
think they would appreciate the gesture.
There is no greater gesture of respect than having a piece of our geography named after someone or a group. Your grandfather apparently understood the need for respect of those deserving respect and those who sacrificed. The name will be passed on in perpetuity. Obviously a thoughtful man.
It still irritates me that Giffords and this still living Congress woman from AZ who did nothing gets a USN shipped named after her. Tens of thousands of those serving deserved it why she got it only because she had cronies and clout pushing for her. These Congress loser critter pols will now all be maneuvering and dealing to get their own ship.
There are fish in that Lake? I have a nephew coming back from Afghanistan who wants to fish.