[Mishmash] The King's Speech

[Fred Atkinson]

Folks,

	I just finished sitting through a remarkable film entitled, 'The 
King's Speech'.

	It was about King George VI.  He had a speech impediment that he had 
to overcome in order to lead his people through World War II.

	It is a true story.  He was treated by a speech therapist that his 
wife chased down before he became king.  He did not know until he was 
about to ascend the throne that his therapist wasn't a doctor at 
all.  He had treated a bunch of Australians that were returning from 
the first World War and had developed motor speech problems while 
they were fighting the war.  He learned all of his methods 'on the fly'.

	He was at King George VI's side at every wartime speech during the war.

	Remarkable, isn't it, that the common man is sometimes the greatest 
man behind the scenes?

	On a scale of one to ten, I'll give it a twelve.

	This is one you should really see.

	Regards,




								Fred, WB4AEJ