See saving private ryan . Anyone not see it . Thats kind of what i figured. For those of us that have served, and particularly those of us that have faced combat, that Opening Scene is something that you will never forget, ever. I hope you never forget it. But the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks, laying on the rubble, called over private ryan. And he asked him to kneel down. And he said to him two words. Earn this. Any victory worth winning must be deserved. As victories are increased in scale, so must be our exertions. Deserve victory. Winston churchill said. We shall not win flew the evils in our enemy. We shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory. And let that be the touchstone of every thought, word, and deed. Frankly, i think about that pretty much every day. Aim living up to my to my own expectations, let alone the expectations of others . Today, we are going to hear from people that deserved victory and earned it. Yesterday
In introduction to that quote, i want to ask anyone in here not see saving private ryan, anyone not see it . Thats kind of what i figured. For those of us that have served and particularly for those of us that have faced combat, that Opening Scene is something that youll never forget, ever, i hope you never forget it, but the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan, and he asked him to kneel down and he said to him two words, earn this. Any victory worth winning must be deserved and as the victories are increased in scale, so must be our exertions. Deserve victory, Winston Churchhill said. We shall not win through the evils in our enemy. We shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory. And let that be the touchstone of every thought, word and deed. Frankly, i think about that pretty much every day. Am i living up to my own expectations, let alone the expectations of others. Today were going to hea
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Alexander Jefferson was the author of "Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free,” which detailed his time with the Tuskegee Airmen and was shot down defending a country that considered them to be second-class citizens.
One of the last surviving Black pilots from that celebrated group, he was surrounded by an angry mob after parachuting from his P-51 over Austria during World War II.