A short entry....

Rob · 30-May-05, 12:51 PM

Hello all,

Well, it's Memorial Day today and that means a lot of things. I'm a veteran of the U.S. Navy of five years and serve proudly in my local American Legion post. I could have posted something about why we all celebrate Memorial Day but unfortunately, I just can't say it any better than my friend GrandpaNoob72 did in his post under the "Anything Goes" forum.

I just want to leave you with part of a speech that President Theodore Roosevelt gave at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on the 23rd of April, 1910. The speech earned the nickname, "Citizenship in the Republic", and has been widely quoted by military historians since the day after the speech. I'll never forget it because people just don't speak this way anymore.

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

I've actually got a copy of this hanging over my desk at work and I look at it from time to time when I get despondent about my job...sort of cheers me up. I hope that when you read this statement, you'll also understand what it was like to live in an age where great men spoke great words...and actually meant those words. Not just saying them, but living them with a passion. I hope that we all can return to a time such as this in our future.

Until next week, stay safe out there.

Rob

GrandpaNoob72 · 30-May-05, 02:56 PM

Thanks for the compliment, Rob, I do take it as such...

I didn't mean to take your DD subject (pure coincidence)... I was just frustrated that of all the local TV spots for the past week, one in ten actually mentioned something having to do with honoring our fallen heroes, veterans of wars past and those who serve today.

I do love that passage as well... It'll probably wind up framed on my wall one day here pretty soon, too...

Foe · 30-May-05, 03:46 PM

Heard from my son Friday in one of his all too brief calls. He updated us on his change in location in Iraq from Bahgdad, to Abugrab. In the same day we got an email from my nephew, also in Iraq, who is taking his Sergeants test sometime this week. Memorial Day this year has a whole new meaning for me and my sister.

ZENNZZO · 31-May-05, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foe


	Heard from my son Friday in one of his all too brief calls. He updated us on his change in location in Iraq from Bahgdad, to Abugrab. In the same day we got an email from my nephew, also in Iraq, who is taking his Sergeants test sometime this week. Memorial Day this year has a whole new meaning for me and my sister.

Right On Foe!
Thats great news...The kind ya like to hear...

30-May-05, 12:51 PM		#1 (permalink)
Rob Advocatus Diaboli	A short entry.... Hello all, Well, it's Memorial Day today and that means a lot of things. I'm a veteran of the U.S. Navy of five years and serve proudly in my local American Legion post. I could have posted something about why we all celebrate Memorial Day but unfortunately, I just can't say it any better than my friend GrandpaNoob72 did in his post under the "Anything Goes" forum. I just want to leave you with part of a speech that President Theodore Roosevelt gave at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on the 23rd of April, 1910. The speech earned the nickname, "Citizenship in the Republic", and has been widely quoted by military historians since the day after the speech. I'll never forget it because people just don't speak this way anymore. "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." I've actually got a copy of this hanging over my desk at work and I look at it from time to time when I get despondent about my job...sort of cheers me up. I hope that when you read this statement, you'll also understand what it was like to live in an age where great men spoke great words...and actually meant those words. Not just saying them, but living them with a passion. I hope that we all can return to a time such as this in our future. Until next week, stay safe out there. Rob

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
VIP entry into any nightclub	alexhen22	Spam Trash Can	3	11-February-06 11:55 AM
The Register // There's no Wikipedia entry for 'moral responsibility'	Gizmo	The Register RSS	0	12-December-05 05:20 PM
The Register // Demon does entry-level DSL	Gizmo	The Register RSS	0	07-October-04 03:27 PM
Case Mod Competition Entry Thread	KayinStorm	Case Modding	61	06-October-04 08:30 PM
COMPAQ bios entry	ZENNZZO	Motherboards / CPUs	13	07-July-03 01:16 PM

30-May-05, 02:56 PM		#2 (permalink)
GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer	Thanks for the compliment, Rob, I do take it as such... I didn't mean to take your DD subject (pure coincidence)... I was just frustrated that of all the local TV spots for the past week, one in ten actually mentioned something having to do with honoring our fallen heroes, veterans of wars past and those who serve today. I do love that passage as well... It'll probably wind up framed on my wall one day here pretty soon, too...

30-May-05, 03:46 PM		#3 (permalink)
Foe Apex Tech God	Heard from my son Friday in one of his all too brief calls. He updated us on his change in location in Iraq from Bahgdad, to Abugrab. In the same day we got an email from my nephew, also in Iraq, who is taking his Sergeants test sometime this week. Memorial Day this year has a whole new meaning for me and my sister.