anyone else see Walter Cronkite interviewing Eisenhower . . .

[OneBlueSky]

in Normandy on PBS last night? . . . fascinating show . . . Walter and Ike went back, first to England and then to Normandy, and Eisenhower told the story of what happened on D-Day and during the days leading up to it . . . the program was filmed in 1964, a mere 20 years after the event, and it was amazing to hear the guy who planned the whole thing talk about the thinking behind it, what their expectations and fears were, and how the success of the mission rested entirely on the shoulders of American GIs and their British and Canadian brothers . . .

what really struck me, though, was the difference between a leader like Eisenhower and someone like Bush . . . Ike took full responsibility for the invasion, and even had a letter prepared in case they failed in which he said the fault was his, and his alone . . . and you could tell from his conversation how deeply he felt for the thousands who lost their lives . . . he may have been a mediocre president, but Eisenhower was a true leader . . . George Bush (either of them) couldn't shine his shoes . . . I don't know what's happened in this country, but true leaders are few and far between these days . . .

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. I'd like to think

that many of us are the leaders who have pushed the media
and others to do their damn job.

We have leaders, they are among the senior ranks of the NCO Corp
of the Armed Forces, as well as mid level Officer Corp

Hell they are here

Bev Harris is a leader

in some ways we all are... because WE have pushed and prodded


You know now that the perfect storm is finally entering the end game
the book on these times that is floatingn on my head is starting to
take form. If nothign else it will be for my nephews and nieces... if
I can get it published I will

but the real hero of these very dark times, are US, you and me,
we are those leaders. And we will need to step up into more
obvoous places and do far more than any of us have done so far, and
lord knows we all have done it. Oh and NOBODY told us to do it, we
just took the mantle. And the darkest days in some ways are still
ahead of us, but so are better days

[OneBlueSky]

2. point taken . . . buy you know what I meant . . . :) n/t

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