St. Thomas Academy honors Ken Deans, class of 1930, for his 27 ...

Ken Deans was a newlywed soldier living on a beach in Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor shattered his paradise.

[Alum]

Great article. Great photos. No better school around to honor our veterans than ST(M)A. Go Cadets!

[The Big Bopper]

God bless you sir, and thank you for your service to your country!

[Rockin John Pt 2]

Thank you for your service to our country! To all my fellow veterans, thanks for your service to our country and welcome home!

[1LT in 101st Airborne]

I stood at the bar at Novadell Golf Course near Ft Campbell last week waiting for the girl behind the counter to get me a Gatorade. While I was there, the idiot on CNN referred to last month being "horrific" in terms of American casualties in Afghanistan because 59 people died. If you ask me, horrific was when 2,500 died in one day on Iwo Jima or 3,000+ died at Pearl Harbor. In a day and age when everyone is using the term "hero" much too freely on those of us in the military, I as a military officer would like to say that Mr. Deans and many of his generation represent what a hero truly is. It takes more to be a hero than to just raise your right hand. All soldiers have their own personal motives for enlisting or seeking an officers commission. Maybe it's the guaranteed income when they couldn't find a job. Maybe it's a way to pay for college or put off growing up just yet. For a very small percentage, it might be solely because of patriotism. Not all of us possess the attributes of a hero. Using the term so loosely cheapens the title of the really great Americans who have earned it. Like Mr Deans.

[Mark]

The article said that Mr. Deans "worked for Universal Automatic Computer and Control Data Corp."

"Universal Automatic Computer" is more commonly known as UNIVAC, which had much of its origins here in the Twin Cities. Control Data was a spin-off of UNIVAC.

[sock]

1LT in 101st Airborne wrote:

...In a day and age when everyone is using the term "hero" much too freely ...

I agree that the hero label is thrown around much too casually. No longer is one required to risk anything at all. That a train driver who didn't run someone over is hailed as a hero is disgusting.

[RDS]

Really? This is the PiPress' BIG EDUCATION NEWS STORY OF THE DAY?

While the St Paul Public School news just gets swept under the rug and buried?

Crack reporting there, Pioneer Press.

[Mike]

RDS wrote:

Really? This is the PiPress' BIG EDUCATION NEWS STORY OF THE DAY?
While the St Paul Public School news just gets swept under the rug and buried?
Crack reporting there, Pioneer Press.

Its Veterans Day, have some respect DF

[Alum Mom]

This is why I am proud to say my son is an STA grad. They do not forget their brothers or the men & women who have so bravely served our country.

[Niether of the Above]

RDS wrote:

Really? This is the PiPress' BIG EDUCATION NEWS STORY OF THE DAY?
While the St Paul Public School news just gets swept under the rug and buried?
Crack reporting there, Pioneer Press.

Sir:
Pardon me, but you are a complete moron!

[Julie]

We need to support all military personnel. They, today, are protecting us from terrorism. We must fight for as long as it takes to protect our freedom. Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran, and or more countries are causing a lot of trouble. We must stand up against this threat. I'm thankful for veterans protecting me.