At the northwest corner of the food court inside Atlanta’s CNN building, a small bronze plaque attests to the valor of First Lieutenant Gary C. Jones, United States Army, killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam, February 9, 1968. According to the inscription, LT Jones was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously.
I had taken a plane to Atlanta over the Memorial Day weekend to attend a professional conference. As I waited in the departure lounge at the airport near my home, I noticed a number of military personnel coming down the concourse. They were dressed in camouflage Army fatigues and combat boots. All of them carried massive packs on their shoulders. Several walked with significant others: wives or girlfriends, I supposed. One military couple ambled more slowly than the rest. >>more
Brian T. Maurer has practiced pediatrics as a Physician Assistant for thirty years. His "Marginal Notes" column appears periodically in the Cell2Soul Blog. The title "Marginal Notes" is taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau: "I love a broad margin to my life."