Walter Cronkite
As a private person I try never to speak on personal matters as a whole, but on this subject I cannot pass by without saying how I feel. Last night, America, and I dare say the world, lost a true friend, a man who believed in not only America, but the goodness of all people to do the right thing. I'm speaking of course about Walter Cronkite, the icon of journalism who passed away at the age of 93. In my time of growing and learning about the world, Mr. Cronkite was always there to explain things to not only me, but a growing generation of young people who was losing trust in a world gone mad. Mr. Cronkite allowed us the one belief that there was at least one man out there who always gave us the truth of a matter, an unyielding and professional telling of what was really happening in our nation, and the world around us. He very rarely gave us his personal view on matters making the news, but you could always see the underlying truth in his words and expressions, from the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, to Martin Luther King and then finally Robert Kennedy and Anwar Sadat, it was alway there in his voice inflection and his trusting eyes when something of great hurt to the nation, the world, was being orchestrated by forces outside of reason.
He alone ended the war in Vietnam after a a single visit to the troops, a man who listened to the everyday soldier and learned there was no way out. When President Johnson said 'If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America' again Walter was underestimated, when he came out and said America was faced with stalemate in Vietnam, Johnson not only lost middle America, he lost the entirety of it, from young, to old America, if Watler said that was enough, by god, that was enough.
His unyielding support and pride in the race for space, and then his unapologetic nature in his patriotic pride of it, spurred a whole new generation of Americans to aspire to be something better than what they were.
I have lost a friend, a trusted member of our America, at a time when trust is a hard thing to come by. A man that would never have thought that 90% of the things reported today at the national news services, were worthwhile news at all. When Mr. Cronkite reported, you had better listen, because it was the only truth available----from anyone. Today, I am sad, and I hope fans of this writer are also, because the world in the last 24 hours has become a darker place now that this man is gone.
David Lynn Golemon
He alone ended the war in Vietnam after a a single visit to the troops, a man who listened to the everyday soldier and learned there was no way out. When President Johnson said 'If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America' again Walter was underestimated, when he came out and said America was faced with stalemate in Vietnam, Johnson not only lost middle America, he lost the entirety of it, from young, to old America, if Watler said that was enough, by god, that was enough.
His unyielding support and pride in the race for space, and then his unapologetic nature in his patriotic pride of it, spurred a whole new generation of Americans to aspire to be something better than what they were.
I have lost a friend, a trusted member of our America, at a time when trust is a hard thing to come by. A man that would never have thought that 90% of the things reported today at the national news services, were worthwhile news at all. When Mr. Cronkite reported, you had better listen, because it was the only truth available----from anyone. Today, I am sad, and I hope fans of this writer are also, because the world in the last 24 hours has become a darker place now that this man is gone.
David Lynn Golemon
Bravo for taking the time to pay tribute to a man that influenced a nation.
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Dear Terri--
Thank you for your very kind notes to the Event Group Files. While I depend upon Amazon for a good deal of sales, I find that the reviewing portion of the process is extremely flawed. Instead of books getting genuine readership reviews, authors (of which I will not name names) pile on fake reviews of their own making or influence friends and family to do it for them, creating a false buzz about their work. I have made a broad statement on the subject at the Amazon website and hope everyone reads it. I defended you because instead of making a review of my work, you used that forum to talk to me on a personal level, and I saw it as just that. Your remarks about storyline changes after the first two books was not meant to influence anyone in deciding what to buy and what not to buy at Amazon, if anyone took it any different, that is not your problem. Say what you want to say---I still believe I woke up in America this morning and not Nazi Germany where you can be jumped upon for not writing what you want. I actually learn from critiques of my work, where other writers look at the $ signs, and they call that improving.
Sincerely--
DLG
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I learned about you when I was given the book, Event, this weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to purchasing the others and sharing them with my friends and family. Thank you for sharing your wonderful tribute ...
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Dear Jan--
Pass on my personal thanks to whomever it was that gave you EVENT. I am very pleased you enjoyed the story and hope anyone you pass it on to enjoys the adventures of the Event Group also!
DLG
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What we lost.. was integrity. The news medium of today's world.. is nothing more than sharks circling and tearing apart those in public life. Gone are the days where integrity MEANT something. Fast money.. easy on the eyes.. and a fast mouth.. and SCANDALS. That's what today's news is for the public. It satisfies the most basic of man.. who loves gossip. Folks who cannot fathom a cerebral thought.. if it were to jump out.. and jump in their head.
Walter Cronkite.. was believed.. because he CHOSE to KEEP integrity.. and refused to sink into the gutter. That cannot be said for any in broadcasting today.
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Dear Cherei--
Keep the letters coming, I love to hear from you!
DLG
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