by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 05/28/2017 at 20:33
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 05/28/2017 at 20:33
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I while back, I read a Kurt Vonnegut essay that lamented the transformation of Armistice Day, which stood for an international commitment to recognize the horror of war (World War I) into Veteran’s Day, which lacked the sense of mourning of our loss of brave men and women.
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Let us remember those who have been lost with the proper perspective on the sacrifice of young men and women who are certainly more brave than I could ever hope to be. Those who are in command must ensure their courage is never spent without necessity.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/28/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 0
Do you have a link to the essay? I’d like to read it. Also, if you haven’t read Vonnegut’s letter to his parents after he was freed as a POW in WWII, you should.
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/slaughterhouse-five.html
"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3)
05/28/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 1
“Those who are in command must ensure their courage is never spent without necessity.”
As our military is currently seeking more troops in Afghanistan, at which we’ve been involved in a 16 year long war, the longest in our history.
(Not knocking the military’s request for more personnel. They desperately need it and should be given all the resources they need. It’s more a commentary on the profiteering of certain few individuals who revel in the “business” of war).
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
05/29/2017 at 00:22, STARS: 1
“young men and women who are certainly more brave than I could ever hope to be.”
I dont believe this. I think they are just like us.