…On a lighter note, today would be Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. Have you heard of the DoIt4Youth campaign that launches today in his name? It asks people to do 4 things – Get Up (exercise), Skill Up (learn something new), Free Up (give up a bad habit) & Hand Up (do something charitable)….

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…Lately they are excited about an air refueling mission in which the KC-135 Stratotanker provided gas for a F-35 over France. This sounds to me like a big waste of fossil fuel & not at all in keeping with our climate change goals. Please do what you can to encourage more research into electric airplanes….

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…I understand that the Boris Johnson’s G7 agenda is to get the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. Let’s get on board with that. Keep sending those Johnson & Johnson shots to developing countries as part of the Covax program….

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…Blue Origin space company will be sending JB & his brother up to the the Kármán line for a quick look-see back at Earth. He says the voyage will be transformational because in his words, “It changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity.” If that’s true, perhaps you & XJ could blast off in the New Shepard together & end this dangerous rivalry between China & the US….

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…Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson WBW) Jr. was a 21-year-old medic when he got wounded when his landing craft was hit by a shell. Despite the severe injury, WBW set up a first-aid station & was responsible for saving the lives of 200 men during his 30-hour stint during the invasion. Because he was Black, he didn’t receive a Medal of Honor even though generals urged President Roosevelt to give him one. I hope you will remedy this grave omission…

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…Perhaps you are busy preparing for the upcoming G7 summit where you’ll get to hobnob with 10 leaders of the world’s great democracies. It’s discouraging that there’s only 1 woman in the group & you are one of the 6 white males….

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I loved seeing the photos of you & Jill on your bikes on the Gordon Pond Trail yesterday. I hope you enjoyed the ride….

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…I am jealous that you will soon go to Windsor Castle to visit with QE2. I wonder how she is doing since her husband died. I’m sure your visit will cheer her up….

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According to the Tulsa World, you left a great impression of the folks who met you. …Michelle Brown-Burdex appreciated your genuine interest in the Greenwood Cultural Center which helped set her at ease as she toured you around.

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…Survivors Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis, his sister, Viola Fletcher & Lessie Benningfield Randle are asking for justice & recognition so I am grateful that you will be in Tulsa today & will meet them. Unfortunately, many feel like the commemoration has been turned into a tourist attraction, where White folks are profiting from the harm they caused….

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When I was 13, I was elected by the Girl Scouts to lead the Memorial Day Parade. I had no conception of war at the time. I did not picture 18-years-olds jumping out of airplanes, or riding in a tank, or running up over a dune dodging bullets, grenades & rockets….

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…So, here’s a radical thought for you to ponder, given that War is Not the Answer, you can divert all of the $$ going into the development of new weapons to pay for your infrastructure projects. Free 2 birds with 1 key…

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…Your speech was great, except for the part when you tried to compliment Brittany Bean (BB). That was cringe-worthy….

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…Please help me understand your stance on the environment. … Don’t you think it’s crazy that they will have to install chillers into the permafrost so that they can drill? Isn’t that a sign that things are awry?…

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…I wonder if George Floyd’s death signifies the racial reckoning that we need. …So, my friends, students & sister who insist that they mean no harm, that they aren’t racist, that they don’t see color, still don’t get it. The legislative efforts of various states to ban critical race theory demonstrate the desire of many to ignore the past….

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