How America Can Get Back In the Game
It’s been nearly three years since an obscure virus from a place named Wuhan, in China, began a series of events that would change our lives forever. Few of us had ever heard of Wuhan, and it was impossible to imagine that anything from such a faraway place could affect us here in America. Yet over the next few months, Wuhan and something called the COVID-19 virus would become our number one dinner topic.
I remember those early reports indicating that Chinese authorities had discovered a particularly lethal virus in the Hubei Province. I felt sympathy for those who might die of the plague but thought there was little chance it would have any impact on me or my family.
Little did I realize how interconnected today’s world is. Little did I know that the 2019 Military World Games had just concluded and that the possibility existed that a virus if indeed there was a virus, might have spread among the hundreds of soldiers, sailors, and airmen taking part in the games.
In review, it’s hard to imagine how different our world was back then. The world was at peace; China and Russia were our friends and allies. It was as natural as night and day for Americans, Chinese, and Russians to participate in an international sporting event to bring our countries closer together.
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