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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 28 May 2004 22:57:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
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Those who have older relatives that were in WW2 have no problem respecting
veterans. Unfortunately, the # of people with living WW2 vets is quickly
decreasing.
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Yes. Frankly, I am more than a little bitter that I was not taught this respect
at an early age. Instead, I was schooled to despise the military. That is
just not right.
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It doesn’t help that a lot of WW2 vets have never discussed their experiences
in the Great War. My great-uncle refused to talk about it for more than 40
years.
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The humility. The willingness to answer the call of duty. To serve knowing
that death was a very real possiblity. It leaves one speechless. What a
remarkable and selfless generation.
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Luckily, he an other members of his company finally wrote a book about their
experiences, so they will not be lost.
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And these books and experiences should be the first thing that current and
future generations of young Americans read and hear and internalize.
Freedom most certainly isn’t free. This is the only thing I fear about the
future fledgling Democracy of Iraq-- that they didn’t fully earn it themselves.
But they have made sacrifices (the 1,000s of innocents killed), and I hope that
they view those sacrifices as an inspiration to persevere and preserve Freedom
and Democracy, rather than as an excuse to hate and blame.
JOHN
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) The attempts of the pro-war right to link George “AWOL” Bush’s illegal war in Iraq to WW2 never fail to leave me bemused. (...) They did not make sacrifices; they were "sacrificed". Many of us have yet to be convinced that they died for (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| Those who have older relatives that were in WW2 have no problem respecting veterans. Unfortunately, the # of people with {living} WW2 vets is quickly decreasing. It doesn't help that a lot of WW2 vets have never discussed their experiences in the (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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