From the Desk of the Executive Director

• Citation: Vol. 28 No. 4 Pg. 2
• Publication year: 2005
• Pages: 2
• Year: 2005

Wyoming Bar Journal 2005.

Vol. 28, No. 4 #2 (August 2005). FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WYOMING LAWYER
August 2005/Vol. XXVIII, No. 4

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .

By Mary B. Guthrie

Originally, I was going to focus on a topic directly related to the operation of the Bar office. However, several events occurred on July 7th that made me decide to start anew and write a column on courage

The first defining event of July 7th was the terrible bombing in London. While the initial reactions to the tragedy were fear and horror, Londoners quickly regained the strength and calm for which they are known and moved on with their lives. Many Brits showed true grit by boarding subways and buses on July 8th as if nothing had happened. One Brit described this strength by commenting, "We are a plucky lot."

The second July 7th experience came from reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about Andy McCaffey, an Army Staff Sergeant who lost an arm to a hand...