I totally agree - out of the 22 kids sitting in the library right now --- 8
have already enlisted.. My library club kid ( a junior) is counting down the
days when he can enlist in the Marines.... We have lots of Marine posters in
my office because of Eric.... he has stickers on his notebooks, etc.
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marsha Redd" <marsharedd@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Addicted to War
> Heather,
> You have my sympathy on your father-in-law's passing, and he has my
respect
> and admiration for his service to our country. I work in a school where a
> relatively high number of students go on to the military rather than
> college. Yes, for some it is a step up. For others it is simply a choice
> that they make, a choice, I might add, which does many of them a world of
> good. I had a student aide this year who was a handful, to say the least.
He
> is very intelligent and could be going to college but chose to join the
> military instead. He knows that he has a lot of growing up to do and
> discipline to learn. I would never thwart any students' plans to enlist. I
> commend them for their sacrifice and courage. Let us not forget that
without
> a war, we would not enjoy the free democratic society that we have today
> where anti-war sentiment can be freely expressed. Without a war we would
not
> have the diverse society we enjoy today where ALL our members are allowed
> this free expression. And without a war, many more Jews would have lost
> their lives in concentration camps, and the European continent would look
> considerably different. Yes, war is evil, but sometimes necessary. And the
> defense of our country is not optional. Those students who choose to join
> the military deserve our respect and gratitude.
>
>
>
>
> Marsha Redd
> Librarian, Kelloggsville High School
> Grand Rapids, MI
> marsharedd@hotmail.com
> Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student.
> Everyone is a teacher.
>
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