I must admit that the idea did not originate with me.
A week or so a ago my friend Wendell and I had breakfast with a my neighbor , Dr. Richard M. Kafka. I suppose the evening news had been filled with the announcement that Walter Reed Medical Center would be closed down. Dr. Kafka made it a topic of conversation over breakfast.
Incidently, he was former Army doctor during WWII, and he a was radiologist.
He asked us if we knew anything about Major Reed. We had to claim ignorance. Dr. Kafka then put down his knife and fork and commenced to lightly berate us (I think he made some comments about public schools under his breath); he then began to give us a history lesson on the accomplishments of Major Reed, Col. Gorgas, and the entire US Army Medical Corp.
I was astonished by this man's knowledge and passion for his chosen profession. He has not practiced medicine in over 25 years, but he was still sharp as a tack. He body might be failing him, but his mind is not.
Thank you for this thread. I hope to share it with Dr. Kafka very soon.
Good idea for a thread. Thanks for sharing.
Be sure and tell Dr. Kafka that this just proves how things that may seem minor to us, (like asking a simple question) can lead to bigger things of importance. He asked you the question, you gave us the idea, we put the thread together and lots of folks learned something.
We have a whole lot of folks who read these threads and use them for teaching, especially for home schooling. These folks don't necessarily post but they do send us freepmail.
So thank the good Dr. for educating us all.