I won’t be posting much this month as we finish our summer season, but more on that soon, and keep sending me notes! I read every one. & don’t forget to tell a friend to… Two years back, when we did a series about the civilian-military divide, some people would ask me:
Wow, this post is perspective - shifting. I never thought of the divide as a general thing across the US, only my own experience as a civilian far-removed from the military and the broad strokes of the issues which arise from war seeming so far away from US life. Thinking of it as a divide makes me want to bridge it, or for us as a country to do so. Thank you so much.
this email gave me a heart pang because i remember these episodes so clearly. they were excellent story telling. I'm very sad to know that Rough Translation is over, but value this continued contact with the RT universe so very much
The Civ-Mil divide series made such an impact on me. I knew I was ignorant about the military (my dad was too young for WWII, too old for Korea; my brother was just young enough to not have his number come up for VietNam, and then I became a Quaker), so I welcomed a chance to learn so much without having to be immersed in battle. Now, when I hear Quil Lawrence reporting, I think of Rough Translation, too. Looking forward to your next project.
Wow, this post is perspective - shifting. I never thought of the divide as a general thing across the US, only my own experience as a civilian far-removed from the military and the broad strokes of the issues which arise from war seeming so far away from US life. Thinking of it as a divide makes me want to bridge it, or for us as a country to do so. Thank you so much.
this email gave me a heart pang because i remember these episodes so clearly. they were excellent story telling. I'm very sad to know that Rough Translation is over, but value this continued contact with the RT universe so very much
The Civ-Mil divide series made such an impact on me. I knew I was ignorant about the military (my dad was too young for WWII, too old for Korea; my brother was just young enough to not have his number come up for VietNam, and then I became a Quaker), so I welcomed a chance to learn so much without having to be immersed in battle. Now, when I hear Quil Lawrence reporting, I think of Rough Translation, too. Looking forward to your next project.