LETTER TO THE EDITOR / HONOR and COUNTRY
Roger C. Kostmayer
Even if you disagreed with the late Sen. John McCain and recognized his human flaws and mistakes as he did, it’s hard not to respect and admire his values, service to and love of country. In these fraught times, paying tribute to an American hero who believed in unity, democracy, compromise, bipartisan solutions, respect for those with whom you disagree, and putting country first – is a healing reminder.
Senator McCain served his country continuously for 6 decades – as a Navy combat pilot, a tortured POW, in the US Congress, and twice as his party’s presidential candidate. John believed in honor, duty, decency and country and, in most instances, he put these values ahead of money, politics, and personal ambition. When he made mistakes he told the truth, accepted responsibility and tried to make amends. It’s called character and integrity.
This week our nation, politicians and leaders from around the globe are expressing their admiration and respect for an American hero. Simultaneously, John McCain left us a modest posthumous message saying how grateful he was for the opportunities to serve and asking only that we be optimistic about the future of our great democracy.
The only exception to this traditional ceremony seems to be the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., whose life story is the polar opposite of John McCain’s. President Trump refused to allow both the normal White House notice honoring the deceased Senator and the traditional lowering of the WH flag until burial. Mr. Trump was playing golf.
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Kostmayer! You stink !
Sanctimonious nonsense. You are simply using this as an excuse to attack Trump. Time will tell how much of a hero song bird was. I see him as an embittered old man who helped arm ISIS and engaged in real collusion with those to rig and election and then try and remove a duly elected president. Hero? Not in my book.
SPOT ON, Roger!! What is wrong with those supporters of this scum bag? What has America come to or is coming to?