Category Archives: Military

Protected: A Sudden Chinook

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Petraeus to Penelope

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Thoughts Along the Wall

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: A Tide in the Affairs of Men

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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“Naked We Stand on the Naked Ground”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I have been cleaning out my office and found this item among some papers I had inherited when I became chair.  It is poem about Statius’ Thebaid by my former colleague and well-loved Sewanee Classics professor, Bill Bonds.  It is … Continue reading →

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Protected: Concerning Flowers and Soldiers

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Night-piece

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Tonight’s “supermoon” puts me in mind of a passage from the Iliad.  A long day’s battle has been raging outside the walls of Troy, but by the end of Book Eight, the Trojans have taken the field and determinedly set … Continue reading →

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By the Rude Bridge

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Those are my boys, standing by the Old North Bridge in Concord, grimly determined to face down the Redcoats, and wondering when we can get some ice cream.  The picture was taken a few years ago when we were spending … Continue reading →

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Major Archibald Butt

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Major Archibald Butt has a funny name, it cannot be denied— Major Butt! Har har har— but by all accounts, he was a kind and even noble soul who died a hero’s death when the Titanic sank in the North … Continue reading →

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