Sunday, May 25, 2008

Memorial Day

Andy Rooney gave a moving statement about Memorial Day on “60 Minutes” tonight.

I was very much open to something after attending church this morning where the pastor thought he was celebrating Memorial Day by quoting from a Pentagon officer about Memorial Day.

Andy said that the holiday celebrates bravery in one of the worst of humankind’s practices: war.

He said he didn’t need a holiday to remember the ones he knew during the war he covered as a correspondent. Those memories were always with him.

He concluded that what he wanted for a national holiday was a celebration of those who found better ways to resolve disputes by peaceful means.

Amen!

To see what he said, go to the following URL:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/26/60minutes/rooney/main697964.shtml