Chief Joseph, big broken time, and the National Guard
Knocking around eastern Oregon over the weekend, I paid my respects at the grave of Chief Joseph, the great leader of the Nez Perce, in a lovely spot overlooking Wallowa Lake. Does anyone know if this quotation attributed to him is historically accurate? Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and ...
Knocking around eastern Oregon over the weekend, I paid my respects at the grave of Chief Joseph, the great leader of the Nez Perce, in a lovely spot overlooking Wallowa Lake. Does anyone know if this quotation attributed to him is historically accurate?
Knocking around eastern Oregon over the weekend, I paid my respects at the grave of Chief Joseph, the great leader of the Nez Perce, in a lovely spot overlooking Wallowa Lake. Does anyone know if this quotation attributed to him is historically accurate?
Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.”
Speaking of aging warriors, Stars & Stripes found a Vietnam veteran serving in Iraq with “broken time”: He was out of the military for 37 years before coming back in.
And speaking of Oregon and war, there was a terrific editorial in the
Oregonian
this morning. It expressed all the right thoughts about saluting the service of state National Guard troops preparing to deploy to Iraq — but also added a common sense touch and called on friends and neighbors to pitch in by offering to families of those deploying to buy groceries, baby-sit or rake leaves.
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