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There isn't a Biggest Story for Today, yet.
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A great friend and retired AF General sent me the below poem which was written by a sailor from the Korean War era. So much of what he writes I remember. I
was moved by his writing and to be honest, choked up on the final 4 lines. See, I was a sailor for 29 years (12 active/ 17 reserve) and although I never made it to sea I never the less spent countless hours manning the watch...
I so love my country... We have come a very long way: some good, some bad. So what happened, and why do so many hate her? She has stood by so many in
good times and bad. Gone the world over for healing. Stood beside so many who had no where to go for protection and aid, yet so
many have such harsh words for her "good" people and the good things
that have been accomplished. Surprisingly, these harsh words aren't by people outside our shores, but
here within our shores.
We have lived the
past and many of us are seeing accounts of our history changed... why? And from events that have occurred during the past few months are we seeing the future? Are we seeing what is in store for ourselves and our children? What lies ahead will depend on each individual in America. Freedom and liberties are maintained by hard work, by blood, sweat & tears... it doesn't come without a price tag and it doesn't mean some can pay while others get a free pass. And it doesn't mean our property and monies, which we worked so hard for our entire life, should be stolen from us and our children. Laws are meant to be the same for everyone, especially those who represent us. That word "represent" is very important. Government works for us not the other way around and they are not to be making laws that further divide our country. Period... there is no debating that fact! The word "change" and "hope" we have been hearing better not be for the purpose of their hope in changing this nation from a free country to an enslaved country.
How important is freedom and who's manning the watch today? Even though this poem doesn't directly related to the above, after reading the poem I was moved to write what I was thinking...
Enjoy the poem...
Bruce I. Swartz, CTTCS USNR Retired
Note: Bruce Swartz is an Online Business Developer”, identifying
resources, tools and solutions for small- and midsize-businesses as well as
"Online Shoppping". Bruce is also a member of the BFCA
serving as Web Administrator. He also provides Community Service Bulletins
such as the MEGAVOTE in order to ensure the community is able to track what our
elected representatives are doing so our community can better hold them
accountable for their votes and actions.
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Faith, Family and Love of Country & Freedom is what makes America Great!
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Below are two stories, both of which are true – both of which have relevancy to each other. We have to ask ourselves today, what is more important; what we expect to receive, or what we can offer… and when I say offer, not offer up by force through socialism, but as a result of personal love, honor, morality and sense of duty. Enjoy these two stories… Faith, Family, Love of Country & Freedom as well as "Hard Work" is what makes America Great!
STORY NUMBER – ONE
Many years ago, AI Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.
And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was.
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about AI "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay – Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The poem read:
"The clock of life is wound but once,
if and no man has the power to tell just
when the hands will stop, at late or early
hour. Now is the only time you own. Live,
love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still."
Note: Bruce Swartz is an Online Business Developer”, identifying
resources, tools and solutions for small- and midsize-businesses as well as
"Online Shoppping". Bruce is also a member of the BFCA
serving as Web Administrator. He also provides Community Service Bulletins
such as the MEGAVOTE in order to ensure the community is able to track what our
elected representatives are doing so our community can better hold them
accountable for their votes and actions.
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Built in the 1920’s, the house on the corner of Cartecay and Appalachee housed a long time resident, Howard Clack. Howard passed away February of this year and his family is interested in preserving the Clack property at the corner of Cartecay and Appalachee as a community greenspace and gathering place for the neighborhood. Jerry Clack and his wife Valerie spoke to us about the Clack home shortly after Howard’s death. Valerie Clack suggested that the land reflect the past of the area previously known as Indian Village. Jerry Clack said of the property located in the middle of Brookhaven Fields, “Howard was interested in protecting it from development. He would be pleased if it were to be a park.”
Note: This story is from the August issue of BFCA's Field Notes. Click here to view the entire August Newsletter.
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