On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:43:13 -0400, Jeff Miller
wrote:

i wish i still had the info for my grandfather, wayne p. bailey, who
volunteered and fought in both world wars... he was as genuine and true
a soul as ever i've known, and, other than from my failing memory, he
deserves to be remembered. maybe this bit sent over the ether will be
preserved. he, like many others like him, oughta have more.

jeff

Um, jeff...they do...they have jeffs, Richards, gcs, Suzys, Sallys,
Billys, and, yeah, even the Kens and Opies, and untold millions of
others who can say things like are said on ROFF and thousands of other
places without fear of being put against a wall, who can walk into a
booth and vote, who can, at least to a large degree, and be they white,
black, rich, or poor, get a trial by a jury, who can be reasonably
protected from all sorts of things from horrible to merely irritating,
and a great deal of other things that Mr. Bailey, et al, fought to
defend and preserve. And those enjoying the fruit of those labors can
do so without the slightest word of thanks or even understanding of just
who or what provided them such a bounty. And I'll bet the great
majority of the wayne p. baileys would not trade all the engraved marble
in the world for the above situation...memorials aren't much good to the
memorialized, but if we must have them, IMO, a jeff is damned sight
better memorial to a wayne p. bailey than some monogrammed marble...

TC,
R
....who has seen enough folded flags change hands to last a lifetime or
two, but knows they'll be more, and unfortunately, a great many of them
will be absolutely necessary...and tragically, some won't...