If You Want A Lesson In Bravery, Don’t Look To Brian Stelter
Excerpt: In the last week, a 99-year-old World War II veteran from Yorkshire, England, raised mmore than 31 million British pounds for the National Health Service by walking around his yard in a challenge that then went viral. He is a member of a certain generation regularly taught that when the bugle calls, one should rally around the tattered banner regardless of who is leading the nation to battle. This sentiment was once ingrained in the bloodstream of every civic-minded individual all over the world: There might be severe differences with your fellow citizens at times of peace, but in strife, your individual self is secondary to the flags of your forefathers. This gentleman, Cpt. Thomas Moore, wanted to help his country by walking 100 laps around his yard, a genuine challenge for someone of his advanced years, to raise 1,000 pounds. Instead he rightfully turned into a celebrity and raised more than 31 million pounds for his country and countrymen, many of whom probably hate the flag colors he once fought for. Meanwhile, CNN host Brian Stelter wept. Faced with the unbearable agony of being an elitist journalist, Stelter let the taps flow. “Truth is I hit a wall. Gutted by the death toll … I crawled in bed and cried for our pre-pandemic lives. I think those tears had been waiting a month to escape,” he tweeted. (We had a name for such "men" in the Marines. ~Bob)
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