April 02, 2003
Time To Come Home, Martin
Martin Savidge of CNN has obviously been away from America too long if he doesn't know where we "get young men like this." All that he needs to do is to go talk to some of the kids that don't have mental problems. Instead of looking for the next Columbine kid, he should spend more time paying attention to the normal kids.
What these four Marines did is no surprise to me. Their action shows an understanding and compassion for the human condition that can only come about from having been raised the right way.
It is men like these that make our military great. These guys are a team. Any one of them could have asked to call his parents or family, but they all chose to give to someone else.
Someone needs to slap Savidge. These are normal kids in extraordinary circumstances. The only special part of this exchange was that the media caught it. It's about time they reported that some kids are good.
(Hat tip: Donald Sensing)
Why are you upset at Martin? Nothing wrong with celebrating selflessness. I personally don't take kindness for granted. I often hear negative comments about Marines/Armed Forces & I work at dismantling false perceptions. I am glad to hear positive stories about them: that's who they are, people with great giving capacity. I credit Martin for showing the world just that.
Posted by: cecile tran at April 3, 2003 02:04 PMThis is an urban legend. Sorry.
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/savidge.php
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