Post Tagged 'honor'

March 11, 2014

Calvin Coolidge Jr.’s Powerful Poem on Success

In reading Amity Shlaes’ marvelous biography of Calvin Coolidge, I was struck by a brief poem written by Coolidge’s son, Calvin Jr., during his father’s stint as vice president to Warren Harding. Continue Reading...

May 28, 2010

Memorial Day: On hallowed ground

When I lived in Hawaii my family visited Punchbowl National Cemetery to see where my grandfather’s high school buddy was buried. He was killed in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. Continue Reading...