Makes me proud

Posted By on September 19, 2003 at 12:21 pm

From a report on the aftermath of Isabel:

At Arlington National Cemetery, soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknowns were given — for the first time ever — permission to abandon their posts and seek shelter, Superintendent John Metzler said. But they stood guard anyhow.

Bless ’em all.
UPDATE: more from Donald Sensing

Categories: Nat'l Security
Tags:

Comments

4 Responses to “Makes me proud”

  1. Across the Atlantic says:
    September 19, 2003 at 12:58 pm

    Isabel’s Leavings

    Can anyone explain to me, using small words and big pictures, how I can get online via DSL when my phone still has no dial tone? I set out this morning to see what Isabel hath wrought. Actually I likely…

  2. Jim - Parkway Rest Stop says:
    September 19, 2003 at 11:50 pm

    I’m so glad you posted this. When I heard the story on the news, I got goose bumps.

  3. Russ says:
    September 20, 2003 at 11:11 am

    Ya, me too, when I saw it. As someone once said,

    “Where do we get such men?”

    Indeed.

  4. sgt hook says:
    September 20, 2003 at 1:13 pm

    Soldiers Weather Isabel

    I took a couple of minutes this morning to check in on some of my favorite blogs and found an interesting post here that led me to more info here which in-turn moved me to post on the subject myself. Warning: May cause goosebumps to appear on your arms…

«     »