[Magdalen] Veteran's Day

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

My wife's chapter of the DAR went to our local veteran's hospital and
visited. I came along as driver and vet, wore my desert storm cap.

It was a truly good experience, if also heart-breaking.  A few of the vets
sat/lay unresponsive in their wheelchairs, and I tried to say a few words
to them anyway, thanking them for their service.  It's not so easy for me
nowadays to squat down, but I'm in so much better shape than these guys, I
had no reason to complain.

A few of the guys were quite with it, and we sat and chatted a while.  I
think we all left with a feeling of wishing we could do more.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:20 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at icloud.com>
wrote:

> Greetings to all veterans in the pub and throughout the world.  This
> veteran thanks you for your service.
>
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> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
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