I gave this talk at my Alma Mater at the request of Alan Farrell. The talk seeks to explain to cadets that the study of the humanities and foreign languages can lead to something interesting in life. pl
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January 07, 2009
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I was about half way through your lecture as of late late last night & was greatly enjoying it. Starting in on viewing it again right now.
Thanks for posting this, Pat.
Posted by: Maureen Lang | January 07, 2009 at 08:41 AM
What a great talk. It's obvious that you felt at home. Now I feel like hopping on a plane and going somewhere exciting! How did the cadets respond? Any obvious light bulbs flipping on?
Thanks so much for posting this.
Maureen, did you have any idea what your brother was up to all those years?
Posted by: Cold War Zoomie | January 12, 2009 at 08:57 PM
Well, CWZ, I did know most of what Pat was up to, but watching this talk at VMI filled in quite a few details.
It's really interesting to see my brother in action in front of a classroom full of cadets- his lecture style is one that really draws the listener in.
Posted by: Maureen Lang | January 13, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Excellent talk, I wish I had had a few like that as an undergrad. "Ironpants" – Now that is definitely a compliment. Serendipitously I was in Lexington very briefly over the holidays, it is a beautiful town and one I plan on visiting again in the near future. Can't wait to go through the Marshal museum at VMI (it was closed the day I drove through).
Posted by: Fred | January 13, 2009 at 10:32 PM