A surprising consequence of Hurricane Isabel last week is that, as the storm approaches, the soldiers whose duty it is to stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery were given permission to abandon their posts.
Those soldiers refused.
They remained at their posts, maintaining a tradition of stewardship and a continuity of service that has lasted since 1930.
I take enormous comfort in the knowledge that, even in times like these, such commitment to duty still exists.
(Jason Streed posted on this over at Collaboratory as well.)
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