In the first season of The West Wing, the Christmas episode had a storyline in which Toby Ziegler (the communications director, and my favorite character on the show) was contacted when a homeless man died wearing one of his overcoats. It turned out to be a coat Toby had donated to Goodwill without removing his card from the pocket…and it turned out that the homeless man was a Korean War vet. Toby used his influence to arrange a full military funeral for the man, which resulted in one of the first season’s most memorable endings.
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Well done Sire, you inspired me to write.
Tears march in cadence. 21 guns salute their prey. White stone marks a youth entombed in yesterday. Gather children duty must be heeded. Honor all our wealthy leaders. War marks this generation. Profit a failed negotiation. Ask not, only abide. A farewell to hope as tyrants tweet. Freedom is elusive and now redefined.
I loved this episode! Thanks for the reminder.
Very affecting, even out of context.
God, I love that episode. Just reading your description of it made me well up.