https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/category/military/Recent content in Military on PolimathHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ussrh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)Stephen HaptonstahlFri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/veterans-day-breakfast/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.)https://haptonstahl.org/polimath/veterans-day-breakfast/<p>The sixth graders stood in a rough line, like at their first dance, uncertain about approaching. Each held an envelope or sheet of paper. One, a boy I recognized as a friend of my son, came up to me. I put down my napkin and stood to face him.</p>