Veterans Day Event in NYC
November 12, 2008
Posing with the Marines
At the historic Salmagundi Club in NYC I had the opportunity to address about 40 Marines from the USS Bataan along with Colonel Charles H. Waterhouse who was being honored for his work as the resident artist of the United States Marine corps. The dinner was also in honor of the 233rd birthday of the Marine Corps. The men and women from USS Bataan were so gracious and I couldn’t think of a better thing to do then thank them for all their service to our country. We wouldn’t have been able to do what we did on the field of play without the brave men and women who protect our country. It always puts things in perspective to meet folks from our military especially those who have served and will be serving overseas in Iraq and other places. During the ceremony, a cake was cut with a sword, and in an ancient ceremony; the first piece of cake was given to the oldest marine in attendance who then passed it to the youngest. This i meant to symbolize the passing of wisdom from the old generations to the new. Thank you to all our men and women in the armed services and to all of our veterans!
On another note, I found the depiction of military men in different wars very moving. The exhibit is running through this friday, 11/14, and anyone in the NYC area that wants to stop by for the show can check out the link below for more details.
http://www.salmagundi.org/events/nov08/Waterhouse_Flyer.
