President Truman and the Banning letter with sons purple heart.

President Truman and the Banning letter

When asked later in his life what was his toughest decision as President, Mr. Truman stated that it was the decision to enter the Korean War. He must have spent many agonizing nights pondering decisions which he knew would bring trauma to many American families. One letter which must have had a sobering effect was the one below from Mr. Banning of New Canaan, Connecticut. Harry Trhttp://www.trumanlibrary.org/banning.htmuman kept this letter in his desk drawer for many years. Mr. Banning included in the envelope his dead son's Purple Heart.




This could serve as a great stimulus for a class discussion on Presidential decisions and the nature of war or you could have your history or government students write a reply from President Truman. Use this letterhead to do this.
What was the "Emblem" Mr. Banning was referring to?
Why was he returning it to President Truman?
What sort of treatment did Mr. Banning wish for Margaret Truman?

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/banning.htm

Rec'd it anyway. :thumbsup:

It seems most of our Presidents, no matter what their background or how they got to be President, were better human beings than the Current Occupant.

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before the glue was dry on the envelope...

BTW, isn't that sort of what Cindy Sheehan was trying to say to Current Occupant?

How nice. Much easier to read now.

size does matter? :evilgrin:

yes............it surely does. :eyes:

to tell the Bannings what a small price they paid.

won't have any such mementos on display. :grr:

drawer after his death. I guess he kept it and it was said to of always haunted him.

Because he truly lived by the credo "the buck stops here".

The problem with Democrats today is there are too few Harry Trumans and too many Harry Reids.

He took personal responsibility for all his decisions. He didn't run away from blame, he didn't shove his fingers in his ears and go "la la la la la, I can't hear you," he didn't look the American people in the eye and lie for eight years.

Right or wrong, he knew the buck stopped with him.

:patriot: