Remembering Those Who SERVED:
Mimbari
The Importance Of Remembering Those Who Served Willingly!
Memorial celebrations in every culture, means different things to
different people. But like most cultures, memorial day ceremonies are
viewed as a reflection upon the human losses and contributions made
with their lives on the 'field of battle,' for the country they serve
of represent. In the USA, this day is also remembered and celebrated
by the States, Cities, and the Federal Government, as homage to those
who made the ultimate sacrifice when called upon to do so for their
country.
But just let me make a few points that I feel need to be said, and
remembered!
* Politicians and governments make wars with other countries. But it
is the ordinary soldiers and civilians alike, that die in the tens of
thousands during any military conflict.
* Some may call death during a war as just one of the hazards of that
activity. But I also believe that wars, just or unjust, must never be
readily embraced without stringent reasoning, diplomatic negotiations,
compromises, and the willingness to settle differences by some other
means, if possible.
Because when a nation or nations feel that the only solution to
regional, or global conflicts necessitates going to war. Then humanity
is surely destined to speed up the process, to the total elimination
of this species from this planet.
Om Shanti.
Derryck.
NYC