The 'Shared Ideals' of a Hero ; a Memorial Day Lesson for Young People
The Washington Times › May 25, 2006
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Memorial Day is hard upon us, when we celebrate the heroes of all our wars. The day has become mostly the marker for the first day to properly wear summer whites.
War is still making heroes, but we don't celebrate them any more. We live in the age of the anti-hero, the rebel without a cause, or worse, the rebel whose cause is mostly how to live the soft life of sloth and ease. Courage is oh-so-retro. Young people who celebrate profiles in protest, not courage, can't recognize a hero when he moves in their midst.See the full content of this document
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The 'Shared Ideals' of a Hero ; a Memorial Day Lesson for Young People
When John McCain arrived at Columbia College to speak at a special commencement event, the students circulated orange umbrellas and matching buttons as symbols of protest. At New School University in Manhattan...
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