Letters to the Editor – Three cheers for Capt. Larry Taylor, editorial page, SVP Dallas

1 Capt. Larry Taylor — Re: Pilot gets Medal of Honor — Army lieutenant made daring rescue in Vietnam firefight,” Sept. 6 news story.

Bravery begins when there is no one around to judge you. In 1968, low on ammunition and in the middle of a firefight himself, then 1st Lt. Larry Taylor, a 26-year-old Cobra attack helicopter pilot, knew it was up to him to try to extract a four-man reconnaissance team, which was about to be overrun, even if it took his own life.

Continuously under heavy attack, he acted with total courage while ignoring orders to return to base. This was after he ordered his wingman to fire his remaining rounds at the enemy and return to base camp. Taylor did not know the identities of the four men he saved that day. He is what legends are made of.

Congratulations, retired U.S. Army Capt. Taylor, for receiving the Medal of Honor. Thank you for your service and for helping to preserve freedom for all of us!

Barry Rothschild, Dallas/Preston Hollow

2 Sept. 9 Editorial page — Your selection of letters and the editorial page of the Sept. 9 edition of The Dallas Morning News in my opinion rates five stars as one of the best you have printed in many years. The letters were so well written, and your admission of a wrong viewpoint, concerning hemp products of several years ago, was well thought-out.

As we all know, but sometimes forget, every pancake has two sides.

Harry Bomberger, Flower Mound

3 Social Venture Partners Dallas — Three cheers to a team of executive professionals volunteering to help a successor nonprofit serve kids aging out of foster care!

The Transition Resource Action Center’s staff of caring and trained coaches provide outreach to homeless teens, crisis counseling, workforce training and life skills plus concrete resources. With TRAC being spun off from CitySquare as its own independent nonprofit, a team of professionals was essential to handle the transition.

In addition to the new TRAC board of directors, a talented team of 12 Social Venture Partners Dallas professionals have swooped in to provide a transition project plan which includes instituting outcome tracking systems, contract management, marketing, executive coaching and more. The lead partners are Christina Hanger, Bob Appel and Jordan Smith.

SVP Dallas is a community of engaged philanthropists committed to strengthening our city through the collective application of resources and expertise.

To attain the support of just one, no less a professional team of a dozen volunteer partners is an astounding commitment from these executives and a huge boon to the future of a sustainable, growing and independent TRAC.

Children who have suffered the trauma of abuse and then find themselves removed from their homes just to be subsequently shuffled from foster home to foster home eventually emancipating from state care at a mere age of 18 are arguably the most vulnerable population in our community. Dallas needs TRAC and TRAC needs team SVP. Kudos!

Madeline McClure, Dallas

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