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Nov 11, 2015 09:00:24 #
I have such mixed feelings about this day....
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
Nov 11, 2015 09:01:49 #
I'm a 20-year naval veteran and find your image to be lovely and emotional, Nan. Thank you!
Nov 11, 2015 09:11:56 #
thank you so much for your service and comment which brought tears to my eyes. Thank you Linda from Maine...Thank you for helping me sounds so shallow but it is so deep.
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm a 20-year naval veteran and find your image to be lovely and emotional, Nan. Thank you!
Nov 11, 2015 09:17:52 #
Nov 11, 2015 09:22:11 #
Anyone who finds this image offensive should feel free to not let the door hit them on the way out of the country.
Nov 11, 2015 09:23:37 #
jaymatt wrote:
Anyone who finds this image offensive should feel free to not let the door hit them on the way out of the country.
Well dais!
Dave
Nov 11, 2015 09:39:37 #
jim hill
Loc: Springfield, IL
RiverNan wrote:
I have such mixed feelings about this day....
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
A lovely tribute, Nan. By all that is holy I should be at rest with those who lost everything but respect and gratitude. Brought a tear to my eyes as I thought of those brothers of mine who did not survive the Police Action of the early 1950's.
Nov 11, 2015 09:44:16 #
Quite fitting ..... and this from a LCDR, USN (Ret.), still alive to enjoy the sentiment this photo brings.
Nov 11, 2015 13:02:42 #
Nov 11, 2015 21:48:36 #
RiverNan wrote:
I have such mixed feelings about this day....
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?
It is certainly not offensive. You have the essential characteristics of any grave site. Headstone and flowers. The fact that there are so many identical headstones simply intensifies the point that these people all died for the same reason, which was to serve their country. The flag as a watermark over the entire image is very appealing. I like the image; but it also saddens me. Certainly not offensive.
Nov 12, 2015 08:34:05 #
Thank you Erich I realize that there are times when a people must fight for their beliefs. I think I was afraid that my sentiments regarding this need and the results for so many might offend. I am glad to have this place to find out and know that the answers, even if it was offensive would be gentle.
This Cemetery was very controversial with many people in the area not wanted it. But the fact that the area, Washington Crossing, PA is historical because of the American Revolution led many others to feel it was exactly the right place for these soldiers to lie in eternal rest. It is the Washington Crossing National Cemetery. It always saddens me, when I go to places with rows and rows of headstones like this and places like the USS Arizona, the 911 Memorial, and the Viet Nam Memorial where the list of names seems to go on for ever.
This Cemetery was very controversial with many people in the area not wanted it. But the fact that the area, Washington Crossing, PA is historical because of the American Revolution led many others to feel it was exactly the right place for these soldiers to lie in eternal rest. It is the Washington Crossing National Cemetery. It always saddens me, when I go to places with rows and rows of headstones like this and places like the USS Arizona, the 911 Memorial, and the Viet Nam Memorial where the list of names seems to go on for ever.
Nov 12, 2015 09:27:55 #
jim hill
Loc: Springfield, IL
RiverNan wrote:
Thank you Erich I realize that there are times whe... (show quote)
And let's not forget the Korean conflict that killed 37,000 American soldiers with over 7,000 still unaccounted for. And lest we forget that both sides lost: 400,000 Chinese and 215,000 North Korean soldiers. All these men and boys - all of them had families who mourn them. All this killing in a little over three years.
I am happy, Nan, that you thought enough to remind us of the horrid cost of war.
Nov 12, 2015 09:31:19 #
[quote=RiverNan]I have such mixed feelings about this day....
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?[/quote
Offensive? Absolutely not
Acceptable? Absolutely
I wish that everyone could...or would take or make the time to visit these memorials. Recognition that the sacrifice of the legions of the many thousands who have assured the continuance of our Nation through their call to duty reminds the rest of us to be better aware that the freedoms and rights we enjoy are not to be taken as a matter-of-course, but are truly priceless gifts bought with their lives.
Your image is an exceptionally reminder of the absolute requirement that we remember!
Dave
I am grateful to have been born in the land of the free with all of its goodness and bad.
I am grateful that young men and women are WILLING to give their life for the values we in the US hold so dear.
I wish with all that I am that they did not have to...
Is this image acceptable? Is it offensive?[/quote
Offensive? Absolutely not
Acceptable? Absolutely
I wish that everyone could...or would take or make the time to visit these memorials. Recognition that the sacrifice of the legions of the many thousands who have assured the continuance of our Nation through their call to duty reminds the rest of us to be better aware that the freedoms and rights we enjoy are not to be taken as a matter-of-course, but are truly priceless gifts bought with their lives.
Your image is an exceptionally reminder of the absolute requirement that we remember!
Dave
Nov 12, 2015 09:44:58 #
Jim Hill.
I was in Washington DC this past summer and visited the Korean Memorial. I have seen so many. It would be impossible to list them all. I think the one that made me wish I would never have to see another was the 80,000 names in the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague.
"The Pinkas Synagogue became the Memorial to victims of the Holocaust in 1950s. The walls of the nave, the gallery and the vestibule were covered with names of the victims. There are almost 80 000 names of Bohemian and Moravian Jews written there. The deportation dates are added as the last information about the dead. It is probably the largest epitaph in the world"
Yet I continue to visit new places with new names and mourn them all. The most recent being the 911 memorial and I actually knew someone whose name was carved into the granite. A childhood friend who lived right next door to me.
I was in Washington DC this past summer and visited the Korean Memorial. I have seen so many. It would be impossible to list them all. I think the one that made me wish I would never have to see another was the 80,000 names in the Pinkas Synagogue in Prague.
"The Pinkas Synagogue became the Memorial to victims of the Holocaust in 1950s. The walls of the nave, the gallery and the vestibule were covered with names of the victims. There are almost 80 000 names of Bohemian and Moravian Jews written there. The deportation dates are added as the last information about the dead. It is probably the largest epitaph in the world"
Yet I continue to visit new places with new names and mourn them all. The most recent being the 911 memorial and I actually knew someone whose name was carved into the granite. A childhood friend who lived right next door to me.
Nov 12, 2015 09:48:57 #
jim hill
Loc: Springfield, IL
RiverNan wrote:
Jim Hill. br I was in Washington DC this past summ... (show quote)
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