Friday, November 11, 2005

God go with you Vets.....

My uncle Gene is still in Korea. Shot by his guards in 1950. Grandpa hated Democrats ever since. My family has quite a few living veterens and no longer living members with us:

  • Uncle Ralph Larkin, Bataan death march. Uncle Charles Gee, Ardenne Forest R.I.P
  • Stepdad Alfred Knapp, Pacific theater, R.I.P
  • Stepdad Ron Becker, Korea R.I.P
  • Uncle Robert Causer, Viet Nam R.I.P
  • Uncle Richard Causer, Viet Nam, still with us.
  • Both brothers , Jack and Alan, Viet Nam, still with us
  • My only son Jeremy Causer, Gulf war, Panama still with us

The veteran's soul Today is Veterans Day, and it's worth reading a book titled "Chicken Soup for the Veteran's Soul." In that book, John McCain tells of a fellow named Mike, shot down in 1967 and captured by the Vietnamese. Mike grew up poor in Alabama. He didn't wear shoes until he was 13 years old. Character was his only wealth. Mike made a needle out of a piece of bamboo and gradually sewed scraps of red and white cloth into an American flag. He sewed the flag onto the inside of his prisoner's shirt. Every afternoon, the American prisoners hung Mike's flag onto the wall and said the Pledge of Allegiance. One day, the guards discovered Mike's flag and confiscated it. They took Mike outside and beat him severely, puncturing his eardrum and breaking several ribs. Later, after everyone else had fallen asleep, Mr. McCain noticed Mike in the corner under the light bulb. With his eyes nearly swollen shut, Mike quietly picked up his needle and began sewing a new flag. There are numerous other tales about servicemen and -women that will give you goose bumps and bring tears to your eyes.

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