http://pcbdaily.com/pierpark/remember-our-veterans-on-independance-day Panama City Beach Information, news, and updates including Pier Park and the Panama City Airport Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://pcbdaily.com/pierpark/remember-our-veterans-on-independance-day#comment-14803 Maureen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:15:27 +0000 http://pcbdaily.com/?p=4886#comment-14803 Alas, the day has come and gone and I imagine that most forgot just what this day was all about. Our young are painfully ignorant of our history and especially the recent history of the 1900s. Not that long ago really. Parents and grandparents, please sit down with your children and your grandchildren, at dinner, and start a conversation about the US. Just jump in with anything. A war, the great depression, the Pilgrims. Find out what they know then enlighten them further. Don't forget to check out a few books from the library first. You will find that even you don't know as much as you thought. Get the ball rolling. Your grandchildren will likely roll their eyes. That's okay. As long as they are listening they will get something from the conversation and you never know, it just might spark an interest that drives them to the library or the internet, to learn more. My best sources of information for the depression and World War II and the Korean Conflict have passed away. They were only to eager to share information. They were delighted when asked a question about their youth, or their struggles, or in later years, about the war. The history books are wonderful but they dcn't take the place of those who lived it. We cannot allow this country to become so cynical that it's impossible to appreciate what we have and how we got it. Alas, the day has come and gone and I imagine that most forgot just what this day was all about. Our young are painfully ignorant of our history and especially the recent history of the 1900s. Not that long ago really. Parents and grandparents, please sit down with your children and your grandchildren, at dinner, and start a conversation about the US. Just jump in with anything. A war, the great depression, the Pilgrims. Find out what they know then enlighten them further. Don’t forget to check out a few books from the library first. You will find that even you don’t know as much as you thought. Get the ball rolling. Your grandchildren will likely roll their eyes. That’s okay. As long as they are listening they will get something from the conversation and you never know, it just might spark an interest that drives them to the library or the internet, to learn more. My best sources of information for the depression and World War II and the Korean Conflict have passed away. They were only to eager to share information. They were delighted when asked a question about their youth, or their struggles, or in later years, about the war. The history books are wonderful but they dcn’t take the place of those who lived it. We cannot allow this country to become so cynical that it’s impossible to appreciate what we have and how we got it.

]]> http://pcbdaily.com/pierpark/remember-our-veterans-on-independance-day#comment-14680 Jason Koertge Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:17 +0000 http://pcbdaily.com/?p=4886#comment-14680 Touchae Touchae

]]> http://pcbdaily.com/pierpark/remember-our-veterans-on-independance-day#comment-14679 Shawn Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:15:46 +0000 http://pcbdaily.com/?p=4886#comment-14679 Can I remember them on "Independence Day" instead? Can I remember them on “Independence Day” instead?

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