‘Cavalry’ is word meaning soldiers

Published 1:19 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Just a note of education in honor of my father who served in the U.S. Cavalry in World War II. His pet peeve was people saying CALvary (as in the Bible) instead of CAValry (as in soldiers on horseback).

His whole company was wiped out in the Philippines going up against light armor on horseback. So the history buff guy on “Pawnstars” says CALvary, terrible! Now, Dwayne Johnson, aka “the Rock,” is in a movie trailer for the new “Fast and Furious” movie saying, “Lady, I am the calvary.” So it made it past editors, producers, script writers, etc., and I thought I’d do my part to educate on the difference, and honor this rich historical branch of the Armed Services. Yes, I know we have ISIS, and racism, and homelessness to worry about, but hey, please say cavalry when referring to soldiers, even though it’s harder to pronounce.

Tim O’Neill

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