[TallahasseeConservative]

I guess I’m going to say something unpopular. But if these men, served honorably and the community wants to honor them and their comrades sacrifice, shouldn’t they be able to? Because Germany lost the war, they don’t deserve to be honored? The Israelis honor the Haganah and the Irgun, which committed terrorist acts against the British when they occupied the area.

[Cronos]

Exactly -- if they didn't take part or condone massacres of innocents and civilians, they fought for Latvia against the Soviets.

If any of them did commit holocaust atrocities then they would ahve been punished by now.

[Hugh the Scot]

That’s a penalty flag and 25 antisemitism points for using logic and reason.

Don’t let it happen again.

[wardaddy]

Reason is why western civilization prevailed for several millineum

But today even on free republic emotion will prevail sadly

Waffen SS

Confederates

Crusaders

Boers

Serbs

All evil....no nuance allowed

Nice try though

[yuleeyahoo]

These Divisions fought exclusively against their historic oppressors the Russians. The majority of survivors were executed by the Russians after the war when they re-occupied Latvia.