It's a good day - my son is coming home from the Middle East!
Courtesy of the US Air Force and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jason has spent the last six months in Qatar, with side trips to various places in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other desirable locations. He missed the birth of his third child (see my post of September 23rd, 2006) and a goodly chunk of the lives of his other two children, but at least he's coming home safe and sound, which is more than is true for more than 3,000 other good young Americans.
I'm headed to the airport to greet him as he passes through en route to home and family, and I do so with a great sense of pride and love. In a nation full of self-absorbed young people who think they have better things to do than serve their country, it's good to know there are still people like my son (and unlike our Vice President, go figure) who are willing to stand up and be counted.
Welcome home, Jason!
Have a good day. More thoughts later.
Bilbo
In Herman Wouk's novel "Winds of War," the main character Pug Henry is discussing Nazi Germany with President Roosevelt and what he has learned about the German people while in Berlin. Pug concludes, “In the end Mr. President, there’s only one thing we need to know about them.”
ReplyDelete“And what is that?” the President asked.
“How to lick them.” Pug replies.
That short analysis beats all the policy papers I’ve ever seen on foreign affairs.