Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Memorial Day
Yesterday morning, after going out for breakfast, we took the 40-minute drive south to Lewiston/Clarkston so Hollie could check out the Memorial Day sales. She didn't find anything at the mall, and Costco was closed, so we decided to do some scenic driving instead. We always enjoy the 2000-foot descent into the LC valley, and we decided to follow the Snake River down to the beginning of Hells Canyon around Asotin, WA. It made for a wonderful drive - and windy, as our car windows were stuck down.
Later we (finally) watched We Were Soldiers. If you can stomach some extremely graphic war violence, I would recommend this movie. The Colonel exemplifies sacrificial leadership with his commitments both to being "the first one on the ground; last one to leave" and to "leave no one behind, dead or alive." I have a copy of the book on which it was based, co-authored by Hal Moore (the Colonel who retired as a Lt Gen) and Joseph Galloway (the journalist), but I haven't read it. Now I have to.
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