Giving Thanks
A week ago I wrote a post about a soldier, and referenced an article I saw via Insty. In my post I cited my little brother. It seems he reads this blog. He e-mailed me. Pardon the spelling, etc.
Posted by MikeyNTH @ 10:14 pm • Friday, 21 November 2008
This I found via Insty. The soldier writing this piece graduated from Yale University. Read the whole thing, please.
The part that caught my attention, though was this:
I was not part of a military family. I was born in El Paso, Texas. My father delivered milk and my mother worked at home.
That should make anyone think. My father was a teacher, as was my mother before we were born. My little brother, after serving for seven years, went ROTC at Eastern Michigan University and is now a major in the regular army. It is sad that those institutions that are supposed to be the finest academic institutions in this nation have to struggle with whether to permit students to take a particular series of courses on their campuses. It is sad that this nation permits that struggle without saying ‘certainly they can; without students willing to take that course, you are defenseless to those who would deny any study’.
It should cause one to think that the Ivy-Leaguer wasn’t from an Ivy-League family. He is from the solid working class. He isn’t one of the fortunate few from the fortunate families. Once, upon a short time ago, the fortunate few would have demanded to go forth, to prove that they were as worthy as any. Now, not so much. (Although John McCain’s sons are following the flag, and to give him credit, one of Joe Biden’s is also. But others?)
It is sad that it only took a few years to come to this – the Ivy-Leaguers proud to serve are those who got there by work and ability; not by legacy.
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Have a happy, not crappy, thanks-gives day!
Great Reader, KIM Jong IL