tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452771384066854800.post7290907927886964158..comments2010-12-06T08:30:10.592-08:00Comments on 10 a.m. 109 Writing and Sharing Blog: Veterans DayMike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452771384066854800.post-24809747941178392232010-11-12T05:52:26.054-08:002010-11-12T05:52:26.054-08:00dan: thank you for posting this and i'm going ...dan: thank you for posting this and i'm going to print it for the class on tuesday and ask them to go there. putting a name and date to a loss is a way to make it real, as often we confuse celebrity drama and conflict with REAL conflict and loss. like Kozol wrote in the book, we need to develop a "sense of scale" about our concerns and sort out the wheat from the chaff. <br /><br />i thought about you and many other veterans who i have taught, and the many veterans in my own family. i went to a cemetary near nelsonville and was glad to see the flags of tribute and the visitors there paying respect to those soldiers who have made an ultimate sacrifice for his/her country. <br /><br />thank you Dan!Mike Lohrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.com