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John Fenzel's SpaceAuthor of the International Suspense Thriller, The Lazarus Covenant November 09 Squidoo Lens of the Day!Dear President Elect...This week, my Squidoo Lens on Presidential Transitions was named “Lens of the Day.” The official notice is attached below. If you’re at all interested in what is involved with transitioning a presidential administration, this lens may be a good place to start! Keep checking back…much more commentary to add in the coming days and weeks!
Here is the link: www.squidoo.com/transitioningthepresidency
At the time of this posting (3:40pm PST on November 4th, 2008) we don't know who will win the election. We will soon. Any chad-catastrophes aside, either Obama or McCain will wake up tomorrow, on the morning of November 5th, with the knowledge that precious weeks later he will step into the Oval Office.
Regardless of who wins, this lens by the ever industrious, illustrious lensmaster John Fenzel should be an interesting read. He writes:
"When a candidate for President of the United States wakes up the morning after the election, what are the realities he or she faces? This lens attempts to convey the enormous challenges that confront a president-elect in the lead up to Inauguration Day." July 08 A Letter from Dujiangyan, China: Finding Hope in Rubble....I just received this extemely poignant letter from a young friend in China--"Frank"--whose hometown was destroyed in the May 12th earthquake. We have been praying for him and his family. If words can bring tears, this one will certainly achieve that, in spades.... May 28 Standing on the Curb....Today, I flew on a Southwest Airlines flight from Louisville to Baltimore. I routinely fly this route, on this airline--but this time it was different. Profoundly different. On board, were 38 veterans of World War II who were flying in to see the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the day. It's a fabulous program that is run by volunteers and donations under the "Honor Flight Tri-State" organization. During the hour and a half flight, I listened to the awe-inspiring stories of these great Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. Most of them had never met each other before--all were from the State of Ohio. But for some of them, it was a reunion. One B-17 pilot I met had just learned that the Tuskegee Airman sitting beside him had flown security for some of his bombing missions over Germany and Italy. Another Soldier had discovered that the Marine sitting beside him was a 3rd Grade Classmate. Both boarding the airplane and prior to deplaning, this esteemed group of veterans received well-deserved ovations. Today, we are losing our World War II veterans by an estimated 1200 per day. I wondered where we found men of such character and courage...who willingly flew their bombers under the most formidable odds during the Doolittle Raid, who scaled Riva Ridge, who landed into the Normandy surf amidst heavy machine gun fire and artillery? Who were so willing to sacrifice themselves for our freedom so many decades ago? My answer came in a quote worn by one of the volunteers who accompanied the veterans:
-Will Rogers
To learn more about the Honor Flight Program, go to www.honorflighttristate.org
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