Jun 03 2008
Absolutely American
Absolutely American is a wonderful book I read a while ago. Not sure what it is - their honor, principal, discipline and sarcrifice perhaps - I found the men (both sexes) in uniform are respectable and charming. It is under the same light that I found McCain a far better candidate than the others, he looks like a real man, vs kid in diaper.
One of the weeklies portrait few students from the West Point few years ago. One was a white football captain, a girl and a second generation Korean. The Korean-American’s parents were artists, moved to US during (or after) the Korean War with the help from American GIs. To thank US, they insisted their son to serve this country. I found this gesture very heart warming, for there are plenty ungrateful who whine, dodge the war, cheat on taxes (and bloat about their possessions ..) ..