Have you ever seen film Glory? It came out in 1989 and it was about the deeds of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. The 54th was one of the first US Army units made up entirely of African American soldiers, and the movie gives us an inspiring look at these men who lived lives of such dignity and honor when everyone around them treated them with such dishonor. If you’ve seen it, then you must remember the climax of that movie with the brave men of the 54th charging while snowballs were raining upon them from above …
Actually, I don’t think there was a single snowball in the entire movie. But here is an interesting clip that was made at an outing at Sierra Lodge this past winter. It doesn’t quite capture the inspirational quality of the real movie, but it’s still pretty good. A hearty thanks to the brothers and sisters of Gracepoint Berkeley who put the work into building Sierra Lodge so that we could have such memory-making moments.
P.S. I actually highly recommend watching the real Glory movie. It really is quite excellent and inspiring.
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