it was one word. And, you know, that was my first English word. Little did I know that more than 50 years later, I would be on the board of the Archives Foundation and that I would spend some time in the walls and halls of this great building that reminds us what incredible treasures of democracy we have as both natural and naturalized citizens."
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Great research from PIXEL PATRIOT...
A speech from a board member at the National Archives and Records Administration.
Check out page 3:
"I came over on what later became a troop ship in the Vietnam War, and my first English words I learned from American soldiers. One I will not share with you, and the other one was forwhichitstands, and I hope you know what that means. It's "and to the republic for which it stands," and I thought
it was one word. And, you know, that was my first English word. Little did I know that more than 50 years later, I would be on the board of the Archives Foundation and that I would spend some time in the walls and halls of this great building that reminds us what incredible treasures of democracy we have as both natural and naturalized citizens."
it was one word. And, you know, that was my first English word. Little did I know that more than 50 years later, I would be on the board of the Archives Foundation and that I would spend some time in the walls and halls of this great building that reminds us what incredible treasures of democracy we have as both natural and naturalized citizens."
Godspeed,
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