Remarks from today's dedication at Arlington Cemetery:
In this time of war, we gather here, mindful that the generations serving today already deserves a place alongside previous generations for the courage they have shown and the sacrifices that they have made.
In an era where so many acted only in pursuit of narrow self- interests, they've chosen the opposite.
They chose to serve the cause that is greater than self, many even after they knew they'd be sent into harm's way.
And for the better part of a decade they have endured tour after tour in distant and difficult places, they have protected us from danger, and they have given others the opportunity for a better life.
So to all of them, to our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there's no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice.
So passes another Veterans Day.
Oddly enough, Brown University, where I am at, barely commemorated the day at all.
Posted by: JK | 11 November 2009 at 03:00 PM
Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε
κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.
"Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie."
Posted by: YT | 12 November 2009 at 04:03 AM