Peter Glennon

Honor Flight Rochester co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors; @RochesterRotary President 2020-2021; Trusted Litigation Attorney

[Peter Glennon @peterglennon]

Hi @ArlingtonNatl I found my Great Uncle Aubrey. Age 18. KIA 29 Sep 1918 in the Second Somme, Hindenburg Line — the Meuse River–Argonne Forest offensive, bloodiest day of WW1.

[Erin Maguire @Erinmaguire]

America’s oldest continuously operating roller coaster is the Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze Amusement Park in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

And it’s still the best.

[𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 @LiberTasWar79]

The image depicts Katherine Cathey, the pregnant widow of U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. James “Jim” Cathey, lying on an air mattress on the floor in front of her husband’s flag-draped casket the night before his burial. A Marine honor guard stands vigil in the background.

Jim Cathey was tragically killed in action in Iraq in August 2005. Overcome with grief, Katherine refused to leave her husband’s casket. She requested to spend one final night with him. Two Marines went to great lengths to provide her with a makeshift bed, using a mattress and pillows on the floor. One Marine stood guard over her and the casket throughout the night.

This powerful and Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph was captured by Todd Heisler in 2005 as part of his series “Jim Comes Home” for the Rocky Mountain News.

[Arlington National Cemetery @ArlingtonNatl]

Reminder: Visitors planning to attend Flowers of Remembrance Day tomorrow, May 24 should be advised that the annual "Rolling to Remember" motorcycle ride will take place on the same day. For potential traffic impacts please visit https://t.co/xdNaMSwfT5

[Mat Best @MatBest11x]

Mat Best - Folded Flag (Official Music Video)

This song was written for the men and women who stepped into the fire for this country and never made it home, and for the families, friends, and brothers left carrying their memory forward.

Memorial Day isn’t just a long weekend. Behind every folded flag is a name, a story, and a sacrifice that built the freedom we live in every day.

This song proudly supports the Major Brent Taylor Foundation and the Gold Star families it supports.

[Arlington National Cemetery @ArlingtonNatl]

Family pass holders visiting their loved ones over Memorial Day weekend may enter ANC via Memorial Avenue. Please note that the Service Complex Gate is closed due to necessary construction on the Southern Expansion project. For full details, visit: https://t.co/1Kx2WIf8wF.

[Peter Glennon @peterglennon]

Honor Flight Rochester Mission 95 Welcome Home happening right now.

All female veterans flown!

#HFR @HonorFlightROC

[Ancient History Hub @AncientHistorry]

In 458 BC, Rome was on the brink of collapse.

An invading army had trapped the Roman consul and his legion in a mountain pass. Panic spread through the city. The Senate did the only thing they could think of:

They sent messengers to find a 60-year-old farmer plowing his field.

His name was Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. He had once been a senator, then lost his fortune paying his son's bail. Now he worked his own four-acre plot just to feed his family.

When the Senate's envoys arrived, they found him sweating behind a plow. They asked him to put on his toga so they could deliver an official message.

The message: Rome was making him dictator. Absolute power. Total command of the army. No checks. No oversight. No term limit.

He accepted.

Within 16 days, Cincinnatus had raised an army, marched out, surrounded the enemy, and forced their surrender. The republic was saved.

He had legal authority to rule for six months. He could have stayed. He could have expanded his power. He could have done what every other ruler in human history did when handed unlimited control.

Instead, he resigned on day 16.

He took off the toga, walked back to his farm, and finished plowing the field he'd left half-done.

Twenty years later, when Rome faced another crisis, they called him back. He was 80 years old. He took command, crushed the conspiracy, and resigned again, this time after just 21 days.

He died poor. On his farm.

2,200 years later, when George Washington was offered a kingship after winning the American Revolution, he refused and went home to Mount Vernon. The reason he was hailed as "the American Cincinnatus" is because Europeans literally could not believe a man who had won would willingly give up power.

King George III, on hearing Washington would resign rather than rule, said: "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."

The lesson isn't that Cincinnatus was humble.

The lesson is that for most of human history, the people most qualified to lead were the ones who didn't want to. And the moment a society starts rewarding those who chase power instead of those who flee from it is the moment the republic begins to die.

Cincinnati, Ohio is named after him.

Most people who live there have no idea why.

[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

Taking in the moment 🥹 @EHeidenreich44

[Bob Duffy @BobDuffyROC]

12 years ago today, I had the honor of being with the late/great Joe Floreano - for a St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ event at our Convention Center - that today bears his name.
Joe was a great man - who welcomed thousands of guests into his “home” every year.
⁦@RochesterChambr⁩

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

Now, that's how you start The Great American Race, @nascar's #DAYTONA500

[Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute @RonaldReagan]

Happy Birthday to Ronald Reagan — Dutch, The Gipper, The Great Communicator, Ronaldus Maximus, and forever, our 40th President of the United States.

[Jennifer Lewke @WHEC_JLewke]

I’m so sorry to report that Fred “Gunny” Stenglein, the #ROC Veteran who served our country in WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam, has passed away. It was an absolute honor to spend time with him back in November. Here's the story I did with this American patriot:

[Peter Glennon @peterglennon]

Why? Because the dumpster fire was not hot enough? @BuffaloBills

[NFL @NFL]

Bills promoting OC Joe Brady to be next head coach. (via @RapSheet, @TomPelissero, @MikeGarafolo)

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Thank you, Coach. ❤️💙

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Thank you for everything, Coach McDermott.

[Matthew Bové @Matt_Bove]

The Buffalo Bills have announced a 10:00 a.m. press conference tomorrow morning with Terry Pegula & Brandon Beane. I would imagine Pegula makes a statement then Beane takes over, but we shall see.

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

NFL playoff scheduling is not fair. It might produce good ratings but it’s not fair.
This late in the season recovery time is crucial and it is not given equally. Rams & Bears played Saturday games. They will face each other on Sunday with an extra day of rest. 49ers played on Sunday and will face Seattle on Saturday-short week of recovery. Why?
In the AFC the Bills will have to travel to Denver on a short week. Why? Because there’s a Monday night AFC Wild Card game.
The Texans play Pittsburgh. The winner will automatically have a short week and travel to New England. Why?

Several years ago the league did away with Monday Night games in Week 18 of the regular season because it created a disadvantage if one of those teams made the playoffs. Now we create that disadvantage.
The Wild Card round should be 3 games on Saturday and 3 games on Sunday. Then try to schedule the Divisional games so the teams have equal rest. Don’t force San Francisco, Buffalo and Houston or Pittsburgh to play the most important game of their season on a short week just for TV ratings. That is not fair!

[Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library @TRPresLibrary]

📽️ On This Day: January 8, 1919 — A Nation Bids Farewell

On a cold winter morning in Oyster Bay, New York, the 26th President of the United States was laid to rest.

Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral was as humble as the man himself. No state funeral. No great parade. Just a quiet procession through the small town he loved, witnessed by mourners who lined the streets with heavy hearts.

🎞️ This rare film captures solemn moments at Christ Episcopal Church, where Rev. George E. Talmadge led the simple service, followed by Roosevelt’s casket carried up the steep path to Youngs Memorial Cemetery.

Among the pallbearers and mourners:
🇺🇸 Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
🎖️ Gen. Peyton C. March, Army Chief of Staff
⚓ Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow
👔 Oscar Straus, Roosevelt’s former cabinet member
👨‍👦 His son Archie Roosevelt, in uniform
🪖 Major General Leonard Wood, his Rough Rider comrade

No other U.S. president had lived such a life of action—and no other would be laid to rest so simply.

On that day in 1919, the world said goodbye to more than a president. It said goodbye to a symbol of courage, conservation, and conviction.

🎥 Watch the footage and remember the man who always chose to get in the arena.

#OnThisDay #TheodoreRoosevelt #TRPL #TRLegacy #PresidentialHistory #OysterBay #StrenuousLife #AmericanHistory #GetInTheArena #CraftedToEndure

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

Today, we honor and celebrate the extraordinary life and service of Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris, one of only 61 living Medal of Honor Recipients. Please join us in wishing him a very happy birthday!
S/Sgt. Melvin Morris distinguished himself by extraordinary gallantry while leading a Strike Force near Chi Lang, Vietnam, on September 17, 1969. When his unit encountered a minefield and intense enemy fire, he learned that a fellow team commander had been killed near an enemy bunker. Immediately reorganizing his men, S/Sgt. Morris advanced under heavy fire to recover his fallen comrade. After his two accompanying soldiers were wounded, he returned them to safety, then charged alone into enemy fire.
Facing continuous machine-gun fire, S/Sgt. Morris destroyed four enemy bunkers with hand grenades, repelled hostile forces, and retrieved the body of his fallen teammate. Despite being wounded three times during the return, he successfully carried his comrade back to friendly lines. 🇺🇸🫡

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, @UnitedConcordia, and the Buffalo Bills surprised 52-year stadium employee and Army Veteran Jack Hoffstetter with Super Bowl LX Tickets!

@BCBSWNY | #BillsMafia