I recorded this memorable letter from Danna Beal about her Dad, a POW in WW11, and an American Hero. He and the likes of John McCain deserve our respect and appreciation, not a derisive putdown from our President, Hero's matter, so do words, Mr. President.

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JFK's dramatic eulogy on the death of the American Poet Laureate, Robert Frost. Moving and prescient.

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Poem text and context:  https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/12/09/margaret-atwood-habitation-marriage

Read by @amandapalmer for Brain Pickings.

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Amanda Palmer reads "Habitation" by Margaret Atwood

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"My Dad, a lifelong Republican, was a B-17 pilot and POW in WW11. He was shot down over Berlin on his 12th mission."
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WHAT WOULD MY DAD SAY? by Danna Beal

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My generation saw WW2, my parents and their parents saw a great depression, WW1 and political revolutions in France and Russia; now it's our turn.

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WHAT WOULD MY DAD SAY? by Danna Beal

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