What an ignorant thing to say.
There were dead Americans below our feet. They were killed in a sneak attack and possibly by the fathers and grandfathers of the people standing in the line with us.
It was very “hallowed ground” and AS AMERICANS we felt the sadness of the event. I expected the respect that was due and I wasn’t disappointed.
Perhaps not...allow me to offer a different context. It's possible that many of those visiting were there to offer thanks to the American liberators. In the aftermath of WWII, America fed and rebuilt Europe.
During my tour in Germany, I heard many stories from Germans who remembered the kindness of Americans, and they wanted me to know America's sacrifice would not be forgotten.
“There were dead Americans below our feet. They were killed in a sneak attack and possibly by the fathers and grandfathers of the people standing in the line with us.”
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I know,I’ve been there.
“Possibly by the fathers and grandfathers-——”. So what? It’s in the past. The war has been over for 69 years.
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