To the editor: Remember the true heroes

The true heroes

Knowing that Jesus was our greatest hero of all times, based on his teachings, miracles and the ultimate sacrifice he made on the cross for us, makes us step back a bit when we hear the term “hero” used in many undeserving ways.

Let’s take a look at this. We hear and read “hero” about sports players who win games, break records, go forward into championships and, yes, display disrespect to our American flag during the “Star Spangled Banner.” Heroes? Really?

Now there are real heroes we can embrace right in our own midst. Those brave men and women who are “first responders” risk their lives each time an emergency call is made for help. And in today’s environment, emergency calls are more dangerous than ever.

We also have brave men and women military veterans who went to war. And when I talk to them about their time in war they seem to remember it as if it was just a short time ago that they served. They remember people they served with who lost their lives in war, never being able to return to their families. Then the tears make their way down their cheeks. Also, many come home broken from the ugliness of war, still trying to put it behind them so they can move on. Many veterans were able to come home to their families. All heroes.

We have brave men and women currently serving in the military, in the United States and abroad, far from family, protecting our U.S. borders and freedom. Once again, heroes.

Please don’t wait for Memorial Day weekend, Veterans Day or a first responder recognition day to thank them for their service to our great country. God Bless America!

Gary Dorgay

U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, 1967-73

Greenfield

Amazing family

What an amazing family: four generations of women from one family attending Alverno College, and then going on to their careers (“Family shares Alverno journey,” May 21).

Decades ago, I had Mrs. (Veronica) Wielebski as an algebra and geometry teacher at South Division High School. If it weren’t for Mrs. Wielebski, I never would have passed algebra or geometry. Mrs. Wielebski helped me to understand all those letters and numbers in algebra and all those formulas in geometry. She was in her classroom early in the morning and late in the afternoon helping her students, like me, try to make sense of everything.

Mrs. Wielebski’s grandmother certainly would be grinning ear-to-ear if she knew how many students her granddaughter helped with algebra and geometry.

Brian Mickelson

Milwaukee

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