Reply #12: It's about never forgetting... [View All]

[cynatnite]

and I think it's rather presumptuous to think ANYONE has the right to tell a loved one who lost a spouse or their child that the lives of their loved ones was thrown away. Right or wrong, people need to cope and to make sense of losing someone they loved.

Like it or not, it does take a lot of guts to put on a uniform and whether they died in a shootout on a military installation, died in Vietnam, Iraq, or whatever...the very act of putting on a uniform means you are not just willing to risk your life...you are also putting faith in the leaders of this nation when it comes to going to war.

I don't view these losses as senseless or elevating them to warrior status in order to propegate wars. Some people actually do that and it's a disgrace to the memories of those who have died...whether you agree with that particular war or not.

Leaders like Bush have disgraced our military and those who have died. Every leader who CHOSE to send our military to war for dishonorable reasons are the ones who deserve our disrepect and our contempt. They are the ones who did the killing.

As for who we fought in the past...historically, that is how it is. We fought England and we're best buds with them.

I'm a vet and despite how torn I am about Veterans Day, I use today as a memorial to the fallen in hopes that in the future less wars will be fought.