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April 21, 2005
Getting it right
A few weeks ago, we ran a story about the Salem-Keizer school district decision to alter a photo of an active-duty infantry Marine in order to remove the weapon he carried. This generated a national response and the principal and superintendent received hundreds of e-mails and phone calls. They backed down.
In contrast, Aaron Cooke, a teacher at Lebanon Union High School, recently invited USMC recruiters into the school to speak to his Military History class. They brought their weapons into the classroom, escorted by Lebanon Police Officers, and provided an educational view of military life. Kudos to this teacher. This morning, LCpl Shane Conrad, recently returned from Iraq, also visited the school at the request of his cousin Barbie McGehee who is a LUHS junior. I'll post details about Shane's question & answer session with the students soon . . . but I couldn't resist posting this picture of my handsome son and beautiful niece tonight. If you're wondering why his right arm is wrapped in plastic . . . he got his first (and hopefully last) tattoo a few hours ago. Pictures soon.
Posted by Deb at April 21, 2005 08:59 PM
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THIS is how you teach students about history...you bring it in!
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!
On a side note, I found your site during my brother's first deployment and continue to enjoy your posts everyday since he returned from Iraq. He is about to head out again in June and I look forward to continuing to read your blog!
Posted by: Noelle at April 22, 2005 07:52 AM
D*** kids and their tattoos! Here's Da Grunt's from a couple of years ago:
http://shw.fotopages.com/1736341/OK-son-you-promise-not-to-cover-yourself-with-tattoos-right.html
He has since added another on the back of his left arm depicting an M-16 bayonetted into the ground with a helmet on top entitled "Dead Man Walking". Nice huh?
Really great to see Shane home and out and about. Not only does it help the kids when they get the chance to talk in schools but I honestly believe it helps the guys reacclimate and answer some questions that float around in their heads. Aside from floating around all that empty space that is! :-o
Welcome Home LCpl and Well Done! :-)
Posted by: JarheadDad at April 22, 2005 09:15 PM
Wow it's so crazy what a tattoo artistcan do. I love just searching on the web at all the really crazy ones. Hopefully one day I'llbe brave enough and get a real one myself lol.
Posted by: Ink Tattoo at August 28, 2010 01:45 PM