I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed–
I, too, am America.
– Langston Hughes
Jules Crittenden writes
As we speak, mild-looking old men are limping through airports all over the United States. Each wears a black Stetson cavalry hat, and each is making his way to, of all places, Boise, Idaho. If their fellow travelers ever knew…
Ed “Too-Tall” Freeman, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts in supporting a heavily engaged infantry battalion in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, evacuating more than 30 seriously wounded soldiers in 14 separate missions under heavy fire, has passed away.
His son related this story from the last few weeks as his father lay in the hospital:
“A guy came into the hospital and said, ‘You don’t know me, but I was one of those people you hauled out of the X-Ray,'” said Mike Freeman, 54, one of Ed’s two sons. “He said, ‘Thanks for my life.’ “
Rest in Peace.
today that I first walked in the doors of a Target store as a team member – Assets Protection Specialist was the title – I was making $5.71/hr.
Fifteen years later, six months, and moving through seven different roles — I’m still here as Manager, Assets Protection Innovation at HQ — the “dessert” party for our floor is later in the month.
Though many opportunities have come my way to move on – leave the company – do something else – it’s the great folks that I work with everyday that keep me inspired and motivated — and challenged…. It’s been a great place to have a career.
Maggie, wherever you are nowadays, thanks again for hiring me. I had no idea this would be so much fun!
There were less than 15 US military deaths in Iraq during the entire month of July 2008.
Can you point to one major newspaper that covered this in the same fashion in which they covered our more violent months?
I can’t.