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Speech by Doris Granny D Haddock October 18, 2008, Bath, Maine Veterans for Peace Protest Christening of USS Granny D Delivered by Carol Wyndham Dear Friends, Please forgive me for not making the trip to come to see you. I traveled to Philadelphia a few days ago for a speech and am a little under the weather from those miles. Please accept my words as now delivered by my dear friend and neighbor, Carol Wyndham. I am honored to be included in what you are doing today. The only other old women to have boats named for them are three queens of England, so I am feeling very regal indeed. I know that you, as veterans, understand the issues of war and peace very intimately. I know you honor the working men and working women who build the great ships that keep us free. What I see in your actions today is the human need to find balance, to find enough peace in the world and in the American heart to make our nation worth defending. What does our fine little boat contribute to our nation? What do the hours you have all spent, working for peace—what do these sacrifices of love contribute to our nation? They support the grand advance of the human spirit and they support and nurture the peaceful layer in the American heart and soul. The big destroyer to be dedicated in these waters is a remarkable achievement in the defense of our nation, but this little ship is the magical thing that makes the nation worth defending for it cuts the deepest moral draft, as any veteran who knows the sufferings of war will agree. Those who stand up for peace in the world, whenever and wherever they do it, even though but one other set of eyes sees them and one other heart receives the message that some people care and some people hold the dream of yet a peaceful world—those who do this, who do what you are doing today, give life meaning, the dream of yet a peaceful world—a good meaning, a proper and mature meaning. Those who stand up for peace, who put their little boat in the water, send out little waves that remind God and our fellow creatures that we do take our deepest beliefs seriously. We do stand for something, and that something is kindness to each other, to the children of all nations, and to a future that might yet be safe for the peaceful regions of the human heart—as it exists within all human hearts. For the rest of my days, my sincerest thanks for what you are doing and for adding my name to your good work here today. In love, Doris Granny D Haddock Do you want big money out of politics? Public funding of elections will do just that. To take back our government and have our legislators represent us instead of pandering to special interests and corporations, join the public funding effort! “Democracy is not something we have, it’s something we do.” Granny D. Email: grannyd3@verizon.net. |
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