The chapel was being built when we moved onto the Air Force Academy in 1961 and was completed in 1962.
I lived in Pine Valley and went to Pine Valley Elementary School 8>)
Posted on 11/03/2018 12:06:03 PM PDT by AFreeBird
KYIV, Ukraine—How do you measure America’s greatness?
By the size of its economy, or the strength of its military?
By the height of its city skylines, or the audacity of the moon landings?
Perhaps, by the heroism of the Marines who landed on Iwo Jima, or of the Army soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach?
Maybe. But America’s greatness is not always measured like in the movies or a campaign speech. Sometimes, an anonymous act of gratitude is proof enough, even if we, as Americans, don’t always see it that way.
In August, my wife, Lilya, and I were at dinner in Geyserville, California, with my younger brother, Drew, and his girlfriend, Gabrielle.
We’d been wine tasting all afternoon and had rounded off the day with a few cocktails to boot. Feeling a bit loosened up, my brother and I, as is our habit, slipped into a familiar topic of conversation—the war in Afghanistan.
You see, both Drew and I are U.S. military veterans. And, naturally, we get to talking about our wartime experiences whenever we’re together. Often a bit too loudly, as Lilya and Gabrielle gently suggested on that night in Geyserville.
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I’m hoping a long lost cousin returns from Korea. He drew the short straw to fill canteens and was machine-gunned on the spot. The rest of his unit survived.
Still, I reserve the right to buy you a meal, please don’t be offended, you are a living representative of your colleagues who gave more, and honoring them through you is likely as close as I can get to directly honoring them.
Please accept it in their names.
Oh yeah - he just went on and on about everything - snacks and crackers and varieties of this and that.
A friend of mine recently returned from America. He had been sightseeing and bought a hat/cap from a decommissioned Aircraft carrier he visited. A couple of days later someone stopped him in the street and thanked him for his service then the lady serving him his breakfast then someone at the store he was visiting. Jim by now was quite bemused and asked the guy at the store why. The guy just pointed at his cap and thanked him again. At that point Jim took off the cap and put it in his luggage. It really got to Jim and to me and now we have taken it on board and do the same here in Aus. Gratitude and never forgetting any sort of good deed done seems to run in the blood of most Americans. Thankyou
Jack Ryan made the same observation to a Russian submariner in Hunt For Red October.
So, the guy was nice and loud about being a veteran and got rewarded with a free meal.
Mention shoes as well?
My daughter lives in Hollywood. The rest of the family draws straws to see who has to go visit her once a year. The last time my husband went, I equipped him with an Oppression Bingo card and a Cultural Appropriation Bingo card to keep him busy while she was at work.
Not that I recall, just that the number of choices in a typical grocery store was overwhelming.
Wow, that was a powerful story. It means a lot to me, not just because my wife was not born here, but more because 3 of my 4 grandparents weren’t. I have gotten the sense from them and the hardships they went through of how they viewed this country that gave them refuge, and their children and grandchildren a safe, law-abiding and decent place in which to live.
To all of the libs and Leftists who hate and criticize this country, keep that in mind before you spout off your uninfirmed nonsense.
The chapel was being built when we moved onto the Air Force Academy in 1961 and was completed in 1962.
I lived in Pine Valley and went to Pine Valley Elementary School 8>)
Amazing what you picked up from the article.
I actually saw a bumper sticker on the back of a car that read: “Make America Crappy Again — Please”
Outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic article — really a feelgood story. Best of luck and love to this young couple. Thanks for posting it!
God bless her for sharing her thoughts.
And God Bless America!
We all have more in common than we care to admit. Where we disagree it is mostly on implementation. We all want to feed the hungry and house the homeless, we just disagree on how to accomplish it. Maybe if the left can get past their hatred of Trump they can accomplish some of their goals, which we share, but by means other than that which they wish for.
And therein lies our biggest disagreement. I think many on left are fooled by their political leaders into thinking they share their goals. We all share many of the same goals but for those in power, particularly on the left, power itself is the only real goal. Instead of focusing on policies and results, they tear us apart with incrimination, false accusations, and even bearing false witness in the pursuit of power for its own sake. That is dangerous.
Dang, I completely agree with your post, so I can’t say nuthin. ;)
Agreeing with me says a lot :-). Times like these I wish FR had a ‘like’ button.
I did the same thing 40 years ago. Even though I was born there (came here at age six), I never had any desire to go back.
It’s a beautiful country and the people were wonderful.
However, it was not safe in general and very impoverished.
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