Cue to the “it’s-a-small-world”-and-everyone-in-knows-someone-who-reads-The-Corner song again; here’s an e-mail I just received:

K-Lo,
The two women mentioned by your correspondent were my daughter, Christine, and her friend, Kathreja. Since New Year’s, they have been getting up every Monday at 4:30 AM to go down to the Pentagon to show their support for our military. Since Chris can normally sleep the entire morning away if undisturbed, this is even more impressive than it sounds!
The police make sure they keep their distance from any protestors in the area. The girls never respond to protestors’ taunts: their purpose is to support the troops, not debate opponents. This shows more good sense than I would demonstrate in similar circumstances.
Their rewards have been smiles from the Pentagon workers, occasional cups of coffee (much appreciated on cold winter mornings), and a salute from a four-star!
Me, I just keep Jonah straight on Edwardian adventure stories.
Bob Chase