To the Aragon HS Students -- War Stories!

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Date Posted: Thu, April 26 2007, 23:19:22
Author: Pat (Beanie) Camunes
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To the Aragon HS Students

I�d like to thank all the students from Aragon High School that took the time to access War Stories and read the many stories and poems and especially take the time to respond to them. I applaud your English teacher for allowing all of you to see the �War� through the eyes, thoughts and memories of those that were there.

I am going to strive to respond to each and every one of you personally that referred to a story or poem that I have written. The choice of reading Tim O�Brien�s book was excellent. I have read much of what he has written and as from so many other authors I have learned a great deal about writing and expressing my inner emotions. He lives a mere hour from my home in San Antonio and yet we have never met. Glenn Beck did a super narration of an excerpt from his book, �The Things they Carried� combined with my own, �From the Other Side.� You can find it at:
http://www.glennbeck.com/audio/free-audio.shtml, halfway down the page entitled �Memorial Day Essay.�

As Juniors in High School you should be able to associate with what many of us went through during the Vietnam War because of the similarity of ages . . . then and now. I left High School during my Junior year to join the Army and as so many others that write their memories down here on this site, the memories are those close to your age and not from the present old warriors that we now present ourselves as.

The question or statement is brought up many times that, �If I had been there, I don�t know how I would have reacted.� . . . Believe me, the love of your fellow man/woman, your family and traditions and especially your love of the freedoms we sometimes take for granted will shine through unwillingly. Actions that you thought you�d never be capable of doing will come all too easily with good training and especially the inner pride everyone has within themselves that�ll distinguish itself before dishonor before their brothers and sisters at arms!

As I�m sure your teacher has taught you, history frequently repeats itself so take heed to want you have to learn. As we ourselves become a part of history, at the same time we have present warriors fighting a war of terrorism. Politics aside, support our fellow Americans that are willing to take on a very important part and sacrifice so much for our continuing freedom we all partake of. May they all return home safely and God bless this Country�s freedom that does not come cheaply without honorable sacrifices.

Pat (Beanie) Camunes . . . . . . Ol� grunt at heart.

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