Tag: Parents

And They’re Off!

Oct 20, 2024

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Ben East

in Family, Government Studies, Non-Fiction, NPS, Politics, Running, Virginia, War

I headed down off the knoll and onto the course, tracking my son’s progress along fields of long-buried soldiers and lost, dud ordnance, gamely chasing a PR in the glory of his youth.
Take Your Child to Work Day

Apr 25, 2018

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by

Ben East

in About, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies

My favorite work day of the year. The cafeteria never seems so alive. The visitor hall buzzes with energy. At State our children take the same oath of service—to uphold the constitution—that we took when we came on board. “I stachername, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United…