[rollei_list] Re: OT: Memorial Day
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 13:38:42 -0700
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From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:03 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Memorial Day
For once we completely agree.
When I was in grammar school we still made paper poppies
for Armistice day. I think we were actually told what it was
about. I was born just before WW-2 so the memory of war was
still close at hand even though it was a later war. Of
course, in a real way WW-2 was an extension of the "War to
end all war", maybe a modern Thirty Year War.
It is particularly galling to me that soldiers are
blamed for the wars they must fight in. It is seldom, if
ever, that the soldiers have anything to do with it: its
always a failure of someone's politicians in one way or
another. Veteran's Day and Memorial Day should really be
solemn days dedicated to the memory of those who have fallen
in action as a reminder that only vigilance by the citizens
can prevent future wars. Sometimes we MUST fight but all too
often in the past wars have been avoidable.
BP= Busted Promises
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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