Posted on 05/27/2015 7:04:49 PM PDT by mkleesma
Memorial Day and Veterans Day often get equated, but there is an essential distinction between the two. Veterans Day honors all who have served the American military in wars. Memorial Day honors those who've perished. It's an annual reminder that wars have grave human costs, which must be both recognized and minimized.
Those costs are not inevitable. We ought to also set aside time to remember those throughout American history who have tried hardest to reduce them, to prevent unnecessary loss of life both American and foreign: war resisters.
War resistors can be heroes....
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
My thoughts exactly.
"On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today our sense of patriotism is particularly strong."
Stand up Chuck
I believe Veterans Day honors all vets, not just those who have served in wars.
We’ve already observed 2 of those days:
November 4, 2008
November 6, 2012
I have conflicting opinions on war, as voiced by two of my historical heroes:
“It is a good thing that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it” - General Robert E. Lee
“Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance.” - General George S. Patton Jr.
Bookmarked for reading after work.
Please build a monument to Jane Fonda. Pretty please.
I can think of a number of ways to honor her monument.
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