Lovely rememberance, Jules. Heart breaking. And we don't seem to learn, do we, not to follow madmen.
The horrors of WWI are so long ago that maybe people of my son's generation don't get it, but they're almost as far back for me, and the thought of the blood and horror is wrenching. And all the grief. And as far as I can tell, it's never worth it. Maybe WWII, disposing of Hitler, but these days we're finding out that every side lies to their own people, all the time. But there's not much doubt the world would have been a much worse place had Hitler won.
My dad served in the US Navy, in the Pacific. He was a SeaBee, a carpenter, and never had to fire a gun, but he only seldom talked about the war, too, and then only about the "wacky hijinx" parts. I feel we owe those men and women so much, and their numbers are dwindling. Just remember, I guess, is all we can do.
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where have all the young men gone?
Date: 2007-11-12 01:12 am (UTC)The horrors of WWI are so long ago that maybe people of my son's generation don't get it, but they're almost as far back for me, and the thought of the blood and horror is wrenching. And all the grief. And as far as I can tell, it's never worth it. Maybe WWII, disposing of Hitler, but these days we're finding out that every side lies to their own people, all the time. But there's not much doubt the world would have been a much worse place had Hitler won.
My dad served in the US Navy, in the Pacific. He was a SeaBee, a carpenter, and never had to fire a gun, but he only seldom talked about the war, too, and then only about the "wacky hijinx" parts. I feel we owe those men and women so much, and their numbers are dwindling. Just remember, I guess, is all we can do.