“Ho Chi Minh had a secret alliance with the United States.” For those of you with even a passing familiarity with Vietnam, this statement will surprise you. But it’s true, back in 1943 that is, when Japan occupied French Indochina and the U.S. needed Vietnamese help.
Rotary promotes “service above self”. But is there a limit to that?
One of Club 29’s longstanding traditions is to honor a teacher each month. That ritual conjures a different memory each month — the kindergarten teacher I adored, the high school teacher who kept putting me back on the path, the college English professor who challenged and inspired me. And as a parent, a new set of teacher-driven memories come about. Raymond is 14 now, navigating his first year of high school from behind a cloth facemask two days per week. But it wasn’t too long ago, at least in grown-up years, that I was reminded why we need to honor great teachers.