tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541215231205999960.post8428398112869837929..comments2023-09-22T04:46:38.949-07:00Comments on Leaves of the Palm: Remembering Chuck ArmstrongEdward F. Palmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578191336930881507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541215231205999960.post-18607952791864874262014-02-04T11:37:08.006-08:002014-02-04T11:37:08.006-08:00Ditto for me, too, Jane. I've scoured all abou...Ditto for me, too, Jane. I've scoured all about for the last piece of Chuck's handwriting I received, a note with a box of cookies he sent me a few Christmases ago.<br />Miss him much.<br /><br /> Mike Martin, KoreaEzra710https://www.blogger.com/profile/17596284496366330806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541215231205999960.post-12224194816174298252013-05-28T10:20:15.148-07:002013-05-28T10:20:15.148-07:00It has been almost two years since the death of my...It has been almost two years since the death of my brother Charles (known as Chuck or Lieutenant Colonel to most of you). I miss him actively/acutely/intensely/<br />openly/overwhelmingly/lovingly every day. Sometimes it is difficult to draw a deep breath because the pain in my chest becomes so intense that my lungs refuse to cooperate with me. This Memorial Day weekend was especially hard as I kept seeing the folded flags handed to families during the hours of television coverage, a ceremony which has always moved me, but now seems overwhelming to me.<br /><br />At these times I return to the Internet to re-read the beautiful words of his friends who also loved, admired, and appreciated him. Thank you, Ed, for this blog; it is comforting to me. I am grateful that it is still available for my viewing.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Jane Armstrong Harper, PhD<br />Associate Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs<br />Tarrant County College District<br />Fort Worth, TX 76102<br />jane.harper@tccd.edu<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541215231205999960.post-12537343575488832242011-08-20T03:25:14.012-07:002011-08-20T03:25:14.012-07:00Ed, your post lifted my spirits and creased a few ...Ed, your post lifted my spirits and creased a few smiles as I could picture and hear Chuck through your lens. Don't know anyone else like him: sui generis. Miss him but glad I got to tell him how blessed I was to have his influence back at Marine Bks in Norfolk.<br /> Semper Fi, Michael MartinMichael Martinhttp://www.shalomhouse.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8541215231205999960.post-10207576519694866732011-08-19T19:39:38.186-07:002011-08-19T19:39:38.186-07:00Excellent post Ed. I'm very sorry for your los...Excellent post Ed. I'm very sorry for your loss. Your eulogy for LtCol Armstrong describes him as someone I would have liked to have known. Men like him are very rare, especially in our current American culture, and even rarer in the military. I have read that many of the high ranking officers who excelled as commanders in WW II would not have survived in today's military. It seems many of them, as junior officers, had spoken or acted injudiciously on one or more occasions. They were allowed to learn from their lapses and remain on active duty. That is not the current climate in the armed forces. From the statements you made about LtCol Armstrong, I believe he was a man of courage and principal. It is very sad when someone of his caliber dies at a young age when he had so much he could pass on to others.Larry Scroggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848270549231970478noreply@blogger.com