A Thought for the Road

Buried in an Itineraries: Frequent Flyer article in the New York Times Business Section concerning the Monuments Men, a World War II U.S. military unit that saved Europe's cultural heritage from destruction in the wake of the defeat of Nazi Germany: In His Bags, Spoils of a War and Stories of Heroism.

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Every time I disembark the plane and see dozens of young men and women in uniform headed home for leave or back to combat, I am in awe of their bravery and the bravery of those who came before them.

The little glitches I have with security or customs are meaningless. [ . . . ]

OYE Comment:

If you really care about your own future, as well as your country's, why would you pass up the chance to be part of something larger than yourself? Think about it.