LETTERS
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recruitment today
would not be able
to do so had we lost
in WWII.
Incidentally, my
service back then
allowed me to continue my education
in 1946 under the
G.I. Bill of Rights,
which I think is one
of the best pieces of
legislation ever passed by Congress.
However, let us remember that freedom
is not free; there are times when some of
us have to risk our personal safety, comfort and possibly our lives in fighting for
it, even when we don’t approve of the
underlying causes of conflict.
Donald Proctor Sanders ’ 49
Garland, Texas
tell you with tears in
his eyes that war is
no answer to any
conflict. I protested
the Vietnam War
when I was an
undergrad in 1971
because I believe we,
with all our
advanced technology
and understanding,
are capable of far
more creative, peaceful means of conflict
resolution. I believe it is nothing but
greed, pride and fear that drives men to
kill each other for whatever the stated
reasons.
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Southern Pines
Editor’s note: More letters in response to
this story can be found online at
alumni.unc.edu/letters.
Reports on Gerald Ford’s ‘Cabin’
Lead to 117 Meadowbrook
In the stories about Gerald Ford, the
“one-room cabin” he reportedly lived in
for a time was at 117 Meadowbrook
Drive. [“Ford’s Carolina Years” appeared in
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
the March/April issue, following online
reports at alumni.unc.edu.] A later owner
of that property, Dr. Arthur Marks (retired
now from the art history department) told
me that Gerald Ford had stayed there during WWII. When I started renting the
property from the Markses in the late
1970s, it had one bedroom, a bathroom, a
living area and a kitchen. It was indeed
tiny and in terrible condition. I still have
pictures of the place. It sat on a small plot
of land perched between the road and a
deep ravine where bamboo and other
plants grew from the days when Dr.
Burlage did botanical experiments in the
woods, so it was said. The cottage was
torn down at some point, (probably in the
late 1980s) which it was explained to me
would happen someday — the whole idea
of buying the property was to clear off the
lot to build a bigger house. That, indeed,
came to pass in later years.
It was fun working on that little cottage, and it was neat living in a place with
interesting history. When living in Chapel
Hill, that is easy to have happen.
Eleanor I. Cook ’ 77 (’ 82 MSLS)
Boone
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I would think that these protesters,
especially a first-year law student, would
realize that it was the military who made
it possible for them to become college
students. If Germany and Japan had won
World War II, if still
alive these students
would be in forced
labor camps or
worse. I realize that
students do protest
just for the notori-ety of the act. Perhaps their history
professors did not
instruct these students properly — or
instructed them improperly. When will
students — and the public — realize that
the radical Muslims have declared war on
our country and we must be prepared to
defend ourselves.
Paul J. English ’ 49
Magnolia, Ark.
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When I read that the SDS was protesting Army recruitment on Franklin Street,
I had to check the date on this article
since it could have been written in 1971!
I am proud of the intelligent ideas these
protesters put forth. I am heartened by the
evidence of critical thinking in some of
our current students. My WWII-deco-rated father, who is now 82 years old, will
