July 11th, 2007
My Tentacle column is up on the web site.
Writing this column was rather poignant for me…
The jarring juxtaposition of visiting the United States Military Academy at West Point and seeing the dedication and sense of service and sacrifice on the hallowed grounds and then to read, on the same day, the sanctimonious twaddle of the New York Times editorial last Sunday, “The Road Home” was enough to make your head spin and spew pea soup…
I had wanted to write a simple “travelogue” of
Especially since there is a profound disconnect in reading about the successes, efforts and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform in harms way from the military blogs and what is being reported in the mainstream media.
"90 Seconds" by Kevin E. Dayhoff, July 11, 2007
It was nothing short of cruel irony that I happened to be on a guided tour of the
The editorial, "The Road Home," opened with this: "It is time for the
We live in an era where irony rules, the truth is illusory, paradox pervades and the 90-second difference between reality and perception continues to become "curiouser and curiouser."
To witness the impressive grandeur of West Point and the omnipresent homage to past graduates who have fought for our way of life and the freedoms we have come to take for granted - just days after the 4th of July - and then to read the New York Times, just 90 seconds after leaving the post, was mind boggling.
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