Too Young
May 1, 2024 15:29:31 #
I am a retired military man. I was visiting a few cemeteries in Belgium and Luxembourg to pay my respects to those who had fallen. I came across this headstone and almost passed it by until I noticed the children's toys at the base. It was only then that I realized this young man was 15 yrs old when he died in the war -- a boy among men who gave their all.
May 1, 2024 16:02:16 #
May 1, 2024 16:06:46 #
NMGal wrote:
That is so young, surprised the Army took him.
Back then they weren't very fussy. Throughout the ages young men have lied to enlist.
May 1, 2024 17:25:09 #
Old enough to know men die in battle, young enough not to believe it could happen to him. May God hold him in his arms.
May 1, 2024 18:15:57 #
May 1, 2024 18:27:55 #
May 2, 2024 09:38:19 #
May 2, 2024 09:54:13 #
It's always shocking to me to see how young men - boys, actually - lie to go to war. I understand the patriotism that drives them to it. But I do wish they'd grow up a bit before acting on it.
May 2, 2024 10:46:00 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Old enough to know men die in battle, young enough not to believe it could happen to him. May God hold him in his arms.
Amen.
May 5, 2024 14:03:59 #
Someone that young shouldn't be in battle.
All deaths are tragic, but that young is especially tragic.
All deaths are tragic, but that young is especially tragic.
May 5, 2024 15:48:56 #
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