The Forgotten Soldier
Published July 4, 2004 @ 17:43 in
I just read an article from yesterday's Globe and Mail entitled "The Forgotten Soldier". Feel free to have a glance yourself.
The article is about the life of 84 year old Alfred Finley. In one of my D-Day entries, I shared a picture of Al and shared my memories of the man, a gentleman I used to chat with on a regular basis.
It's an extremely sad article. He lives in a room that is less than 100 square feet and without running water. He cleans himself with a sponge and a basin. His toilet is a ceramic bucket. All of this after surviving some of the great battles of the Second World War.
If this is how we as a society treat our heroes, what do we do with those who act cowardly?