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May 31, 2004

Remembering the sacrifice

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For those inclined to decorate their Volvos with "War Is Never the Answer" bumperstickers, a reminder: it is because of men far more worthy than you, buried in cemeteries from Normandy to Arlington, that you enjoy the right to be pathetic, ignorant cowards.

I salute the fallen, and the men who answered the call, including my father, Dad RTC sentry_1.jpg

Petty Officer Second Class Gerald Lief, who served at sea in the Korean War; his father,

Cpl. Harry Wiener Lief, Troop E, 3rd Cavalry, USA, who went to France and fought in the War to End All Wars; and my uncle,

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Sgt. Bernard Solomon, USMC, who fought at the Frozen Chosin and never forgot his pals who didn't come home. Semper Fi, Mac!

Posted by Mike Lief at May 31, 2004 01:51 PM | TrackBack