tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post8564487615514067643..comments2024-03-29T02:56:19.603-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Special: October 8 – Alvin C. York DayCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193364064153971972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048726422534572614.post-56606591947604458172019-10-08T00:42:15.852-07:002019-10-08T00:42:15.852-07:00Cathy, just a note to thank you on your blog about...Cathy, just a note to thank you on your blog about Sergeant Alvin York. I just read it. I have read about Sergeant York and learned about him in school (that was #$@&! years ago!), so I knew something about him. Your blog brought out a few things even I did not know.<br /><br />I have seen the movie, of course. Although Hollywood took some artistic license (when does Hollywood not?!?), the movie was generally accurate. <br /><br />These days, when you ask school kids who Sergeant York was, they look at you incredulously and retort, "Sergeant Who?" Others think he was the inventor of the York Peppermint Patty. It is sad to realize that most of today's students don't have even a simple grasp of American history, because many of our schools just don't teach it anymore. I was lucky to have gone to a private school in my youth, where I believe I received a decent education. It was there I learned a lot about American and world history, and Colorado history, the state in which I grew up. (History became one of my favorite subjects in school.) <br /><br />So thank you, Cathy! I know this "Thank You" is a bit belated. Thank you for writing this and for preserving a small piece of American history. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070340341269050094noreply@blogger.com