May 31--There aren't many goals Joe Maddon hasn't accomplished outside of a World Series title.
But the Cubs manager did share one regret -- not serving in the United States military -- as he reflected on Memorial Day while driving Monday to Wrigley Field.
"At the time, a very unpopular Vietnam War was going on," said Maddon, who was a student-athlete at Lafayette College. "At the time, you thought you were very fortunate to not have to do that. But retrospectively, that would be the one lack of experience I missed out on that I wish I had."
Maddon said his father, grandparents and uncles, including one that was a POW, served in the military.
Maddon added that his father didn't encourage him to enlist.
"My dad just wanted me to play football," said Maddon, a quarterback at Lafayette. That's all he wanted me to do.'
Nevertheless, Maddon didn't lose sight of the importance of Memorial Day while driving down Clark Street.
"I'm watching everyone have a good time because people did this before us," Maddon said.
