Tuesday, June 28, 2005
In the dim and distant past
We live in a time when rich upper middle class parents fret over the possibility that their children may get drafted and may go to Iraq. And they react with righteous idignation if challenged over the fact that they want to raise soft life-long children who have no understanding of sacrifice or service. A generation ago this would have been considered shameful.
The son of Sam Walton, the extraordinarily rich business man, died yesterday in a plane crash. John Walton was also rich and served on the boards of Wal-Mart and the Walton family's charitable organization. The most interesting thing about this richboy's obituary:
Walton served in Vietnam as a combat medic with the Army's elite Special Forces, winning the Silver Star for saving lives under fire, according to a statement from the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company.
There was a time when things were different.
The son of Sam Walton, the extraordinarily rich business man, died yesterday in a plane crash. John Walton was also rich and served on the boards of Wal-Mart and the Walton family's charitable organization. The most interesting thing about this richboy's obituary:
Walton served in Vietnam as a combat medic with the Army's elite Special Forces, winning the Silver Star for saving lives under fire, according to a statement from the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company.
There was a time when things were different.
