National World War II MemorialFrom Wall Street Journal:
Bob Dole, a venerable 86 years old now, was back in the Washington limelight over the weekend, appearing on ABC TV to dispense counsel on a bipartisan approach to health care, popping up in newspapers explaining how to cut a deal, even suggesting Gen. David Petraeus as a presidential possibility.
But his most heartfelt weekend activity took place elsewhere, out of sight of Washington politicos and devoid of any potential for gain or notoriety. It came under a brilliant Saturday-morning sun, when the former Republican presidential candidate, now a bit more frail than most Americans recall him, stepped out of a car and strode to the National World War II Memorial to greet, one by one, 108 fellow World War II veterans who had been flown to Washington from South Carolina to see the monument built in their honor.
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My Comment: When my father passed away, I knew that I had lost my own personal connection to the Second World War. My only regret is that I could never convince him to go back to Russia and to visit the monuments that were set up to honor soldiers like himself .... he was always too afraid to go back .... and now it is too late.
Kudos to Senator Dole and the work that he is doing to make sure that some veterans and their families will not have that regret .... it makes a difference.