A Place to Talk About War

I would like to hear from soldiers who have been in combat situations, from their families, or from others interested in this conversation. I am a graduate student interested in war rhetoric. I have no preset agenda: I simply want to listen, to learn, and to be supportive.

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Location: Texas, United States

Married, two kids. Worked in the defense industry for 20 years before taking a different path. I'll be starting my dissertation on the rhetoric of war in a few months. This semester I am teaching Freshman Composition. I DON'T CARE ABOUT BLOGGERS' SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR ANY OTHER GRAMMAR MATTERS--I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

A few words about our government

In 1947, U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall prayed the following:

"We want to do right, and to be right; so start us in the right way, for Thou knowest that we are very hard to turn."

Appropriate words still.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

posted by English Professor | 8:51 PM