March is Teddy Roosevelt Month. It has started out great! The assigned reading this month is "The Rough Riders". It's a great book and Teddy is a wonderful writer. Teddy was asked if he wanted to command the Rough Riders. He turned down the offer because he didn't have any experience commanding and would have to spend time training. He couldn't wait to get into the fight so he offered to be second in command. The commanding officer was a army doctor named Leonard Wood. Speaking of him Roosevelt wrote, "He was by nature a soldier of the highest type, and, like most natural soldiers, he was, of course, born with a keen longing for adventure; and, though an excellent doctor, what he really desired was the chance to lead men in some kind of hazard".
So, Yes.... Welcome home Teddy.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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